Download or read book Consolidated PBY Catalina written by David Legg and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed in the USA in the 1930s, the Catalina was facing obsolescence by the end of the decade, however due to World War II and some changes in design it regained popularity, being used widely in the war. Even today there are many airframes still in existence, some still airworthy.