A LIVING LEGEND
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was arguably the greatest flying boat ever built. With extraordinary range, endurance and the ability to operate from water as well as land, Catalinas served across the world in roles ranging from maritime patrol and air-sea rescue to transport and reconnaissance.
More than 80 years after she was built, Miss Pick Up still flies.
She is the last airworthy Catalina operating in Europe and one of only a handful remaining worldwide. More unusually still, she continues to operate from water — something very few surviving Catalinas now do.
That is what makes Miss Pick Up special. She isn’t simply a preserved example of an extraordinary aircraft. She can still take to the water, rise into the air and demonstrate what the Catalina was designed to do.
From water and land to the sky.
ONE AIRCRAFT,
THREE ELEMENTS
There is something fantastic about flying boats and their ability to operate from land or water.
This versatility made the Catalina one of the adaptable aircraft of the Second World War.
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KEEP THE CAT PURRING
Keeping a 1940s flying boat in the air takes expertise, dedication and your support.
Every rivet, every part and every hour helps keep history alive.
Keep her flying →FOLLOW MISS PICK UP
See where she’s going, see what shes doing and see the people who keep her flying.
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