PBY Catalina, one of the most valuable yet under-rated aircraft of the second world war, and probably one of the nicest looking aircraft too, there is a purposefulness of its beauty. She wasn't fast, but she could get the job done, time after time after time and that job was keeping the Atlantic and Pacific shipping lanes open.

Was glad to see it finally get clear of the water! Tremendous drag, but the moment she clears, and gets air under the angled bottom, lift and great acceleration! I’ve always loved those old graceful workhorses. They saved many lives! Thanks!!🌈

Thanks for not ruining it with music

This aircraft saved many lives of sailors and pilots in all the oceans.

I love the way the retractable floats blends in as wing tips!

Truly beautiful aircraft so graceful! I tried to buy a derelict one, to restore, I found in the middle of a jungle, many years back but couldnt pull it off.

What a beauty. That wingspan is really something

Entre os anos de 1960 a 1980, o Catalina PH-PBY foi de grande utilidade na Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB), principalmente na região amazônica, com a missão de suprir a demanda de pequenas cargas e o transporte de militares aquartelados nos batalhões de fronteira localizados no extremo norte do Brasil. Boas lembranças do robusto, eficiente e versátil Catalina.

Excellent film footage and sound. Some great background shots as well.

Greta footage. Something I haven't seen before online....This Catalina is so light (not a full fuel load for a long flight, I imagine, plus no munitions strapped underneath the wings) that the wingfloats aren't even touching the water during taxiing! and the plane took off so quickly...... a Cat loaded to capacity would have taken waaaay longer than that to get airborne.

Beautiful... and a priceless contribution for breaking the U boat blockade of Britain during WW2. It helped to make sure I was born free.

Beautiful! Just beautiful! It is awesome to see one takeoff from the water.

Great seeing some of these old planes still flying today.

Such a beautiful simple design.

Effectively! But the main landing on the runway hard not to forget the landing gear .......

Thank you for sharing with us these beautiful images.

It must feel beautiful when it comes out and up from the water

beats any turboprop.... That pure sound of pistons..

Id love to get a good copy of the blue prints

Don't you just love it ... a boat that flys

Прикольная техника. Братану такую на рыбалку гонять!

very nice plane

Great plane, even by today's standards, range is exceptional. Hope they carry flotation bags and pumps, just in case - like the one in Florida lost only 10 metres from shore.

bij mijn weten is die hembrug al jaren niet meer in gebruik... vervangen door de coentunnel (auto-tunnel), de hemtunnel (trein-tunnel) en de hempont (die ik gebruik als ik het in mijn hoofd haal om op de fiets naar Amsterdam te gaan).

Mooi!

The nose of this plane reminds me of the b-24 liberator, then again they are the same company.

A bit of swing on takeoff.....sounded awesome, is she still in Holland?.

Heb hem ook nog vanaf de Zaankade kunnen waarnemen, thv. LAB44 / entree Oost.

Lindo

MEER WAARD DAN 5 JFK"S

OK. Lets just see if the pontoons fully retract before the plane is out of sight. Or not. (pet peeve of mine)… Love the cat no matter what. *edit* This time is like 99% of all the other take offs that don’t show the pontoons retract. Why???? I DON’T DON’T KNOW. GO AWAY NOW.