My Dad flew this variant of the PB2Y. It was the medevac version and he actually flew his Marine Corps 1st cousin off of Saipan. I am looking for sources for more information on this aircraft and, among other things, am curious as to just how many of this type were produced, unit designations...
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/catalina-destroyed-florida.html
A World War Two seaplane has been left abandoned and stranded for a while on a beach off the north Gulf Coast of the US. It the subsequent “recovery operation” the Catalina broke apart and has been destroyed.
The...