Cat in the Clouds

This is a PBY-5 Catalina belonging to the Military Aviation Museum. It is a flying boat, used during WWII for reconnaissance, air-sea rescue, anti-submarine patrol, bombing, and carrying cargo and passengers.

I was at the Museum for a volunteer committee meeting when the Cat was being taken to an auxiliary hangar at a different airport so it could be sheltered from the gale-force winds that were coming in from Hurricane Ida.

Here the big Cat is on its way out to shelter.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Better be safe from Idal Great capture.

[Allison Williams]

Where is this museum located?

[Maggiemae]

We had a Catalina here in NZ one year at the Airshow. A familiar shape to me!

[Tim Erskine]

@allie912 1341 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach, VA 23457

If you come down to visit, let me know. I can arrange a guided tour for you.