PBY Catalina
The Consolidated PBY Catalina, also known as the Canso in Canadian service, is an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations.
This American Catalina went down in 1943, apparently after hitting a small boat in the surface in the bay, not far from Tulagi. She sits on the bottom at about 34m the right way up, as if someone had just (badly) parked her there. Though a deepish dive, the visibility here makes for wonderful photography as you can often see the entire plane.
📌 PBY Catalina, Tulaghi, Solomon Islands
📷 Adam Beard
