WWII PBY Catalina Seaplane Destroyed Off Florida Coast In Movie Mishap

War History Online ^ | 4/16

[shotgun]

then you hear that high pitched scream...

[lodi90]

We had 2 of those here at KWHP a few years back, they were being restored, and they flew regularly. I would bet this is one of them.

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The Catalina is one of the most common warbirds. A lot of survivors.

[South Dakota]

The Indianapolis carried little boy, one of the nukes to Tinian.

[elpadre]

agreed - any aviation mechanic of the USCG during WWII would have it back in the air in 24 hours.

[abb]

Hooper ya idiot! Starboard! Ain’t you watchin’ it?

[HombreSecreto]

Indeed!

[TexasTransplant]

Dang it

My Dad flew in those in the Navy.
I got to ride in one when I was a kid (they were used in Alaska to ferry passengers to Islands, and those bubble windows are not watertight, I got soaked on landing)

[elpadre]

it is obvious the barge crew didn’t know what they were doing. More than likely they were told it was salvage and made no effort to save it. Sad!

[Sasparilla]

..Just watched Con Air take the Vegas strip out...

And there’s the 67 Corvette Stingray that fell from the sky. Enough to make a grown man cry.

[SamAdams76]

Saved us all in World War Two
Beat Nazi Germany
Done in by recreation

[NorthMountain]

That picture sure looks worse than the picture in #1. That said, I have flown aboard aircraft that had previously crashed badly, requiring rebuild of major sections of wing and fuselage.

[Kartographer]

Nothing some duct tape and a couple bungee cords can fix!

[Oratam]

Seen one eat a rocking chair one time.

[Flag_This]

I’ll never wear a life jacket again.

[virgil]

I think they would be awful noisy with the engines right overhead.

[wally_bert]

Never cared for Con Air. The Rock on the other hand, I like a lot.

[USNBandit]

near the Alabama and Florida state border

There aren't many naval aviators that haven't had a mishap at the Flora-Bama.

[nascarnation]

LOL my wife and I had lunch there two years ago on vacation.
It was really HOT outside.

She refused to look at all the ladies bathroom stalls to see if Jagger had really autographed them.

[minnesota_bound]

Just used this to put it back good as new.
https://www.5secondfix.com/

[T-Bone Texan]

Best movie momologue EVAH.