Before LaGuardia and JFK, New York City had Floyd Bennett Field, its first dedicated airport. From the moment it opened in 1931, it served as the location in Brooklyn for modern aviation to get off ...

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.

CONWAY — Carla Grabert-Lowenstein always hoped the military would find the remains of her uncle, missing World War II pilot Frank "Bud" Hayes of Filer, Idaho. But she won't see the end of the search.

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 ...

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Atwater, you might spot small aircraft in the sky on a clear day. The Merced County Radio Control Club normally flies model planes, but on Thursdays, they fly helicopters.

The Lexus RC and RC F are shuffling off the mortal coil, and with it, yet another V8-powered Lexus is retired. According to a press release, the 2025 model year will not only mark the end of the ...

These more angular RC coupes aren't offered as convertibles, are a sort of mashup of the IS and discontinued GS four-door sedans underneath, and line up against Mercedes-Benz's CLE coupe, BMW's 4 ...

When the USS Cooper (DD-695) was hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Battle of Leyte, a famed PBY “Black Cat” was up to the task. Almost immediately, just after midnight, the U.S. Navy destroyer group ...

WASHINGTON — Arthur Hibray piloted PBY Catalina “Dumbos” — seaworthy planes equipped with boat hulls — across the Pacific theater during World War II performing air-sea rescues of downed aviators and ...

A South Carolina couple’s search for a missing-in-action World War II pilot will enter a new phase in the Philippines later this month. The pilot, whose boat-like rescue aircraft crashed in late 1945 ...

This 100-year-old Navy veteran flew PBYs in World War II Dave Kindy Members of the Black Cat squadron wait for orders in the shade provided by the wing of a Consolidated PBY Catalina. There is a ...