Watch the maiden flight of the PBY Catalina RC model, where nearly three crashes test its stability and handling. See how this detailed scale model performs in its first real-world flight.

Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" while serving as commander of a Catalina Patrol Plane that rescued 15 United States Army Fifth Air Force service members shot down in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. Full disclosure. Catalina Yachts do not build superyachts. Never ...

The Catalina’s actions at Midway not only redeemed its reputation after early war setbacks, but also exemplified how reconnaissance could dictate naval engagements. Flying high above the cerulean ...

The Catalina Wine Mixer, a fictional event that played a pivotal role in the 2008 Will Ferrell comedy, didn’t exist — until Catalina Island made it so a decade ago. The Catalina Wine Mixer, a ...

In the 1950s, The Landseaire was the ultimate adventure machine, based on the WWII-era PBY Catalina flying boat. It featured beds, bathrooms, kitchens, and deployable boats, making it a long-range ...

Santa Catalina Island, just 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles, is about an hour's journey by boat. Here, rolling hills meet pristine beaches and Avalon, its only incorporated city, hums with the ...

The Red Arrows will take part in this year's Jersey International Air Display, it has been announced. Organiser Mike Higgins said the RAF aerobatic display team would star in the show on 11 September.

Dionysus could bring holy ecstasy to his followers and cruel revenge to his foes. Associated with rebirth, he shaped religious practices across the Mediterranean until the dawn of Christianity. Fancy ...

Catalina Island, which has plenty of horses in its history but stopped offering rides to visitors in 2008, is bringing trail rides back. The fledgling, Avalon-based Catalina Horseback Adventures ...

Almost immediately, just after midnight, the U.S. Navy destroyer group spotted the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers Take and Kuwa. The three ruthlessly bombarded both targets and set two ships ablaze ...