PBY Catalina Flying Boat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual

One of the most widely-used multi-roleaircraft of WWII, the Consolidated PBYCatalina was a flying boat to be reckoned with. They were used as anti-submarine warfare platforms in the Atlantic, and gained notoriety in the Pacific as rescue and reconnaisance platforms, and as bombers. With their distinctive fuselages painted the shade of midnight, the "Black Cats" undertook daring raids of Japanese shipping and shore installations. Originally printed by the U.S. Navy during World War 2, this FlightOperating Handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. Classified "Restricted", the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been slightly reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.Navy, United States is the author of 'PBY Catalina Flying Boat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual', published 2007 under ISBN 9781430321606 and ISBN 1430321601.