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PBY Catalina

Also searchable as Catalina Flying Boats.

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  1. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:10:22Japanese flying boats and the payload needed for naval logisticsQ&A
  2. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:43:18Would Black Cat Catalinas outperform Coastal Command?Q&A
  3. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    1:02:40The SOC Seagull's usefulness fades beside carriers and patrol aircraftNotable Point
  4. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    1:05:25Floatplane recovery exposes the ship that needs reconnaissanceNotable Point
  5. More Lessons of Never Built Carriers
    23:40U.S. baby carriers could extend cruiser scoutingChapter
  6. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    26:11Midway's broken contact and the shadowing problemChapter
  7. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:14:59Catalinas for Coastal Command before the warQ&A
  8. Leadership of the Battle of Midway: When decisions go wrong...
    1:44:26The June 3 warning that Japan left unansweredNotable Point
  9. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:05:25How New Zealand Catalina production could change Force Z's reconnaissanceQ&A
  10. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    1:45:41Engine reliability in the flying-boat comparisonNotable Point
  11. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    7:43A seaplane tender worked as a mobile base, not a carrierChapter
  12. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    11:31Tenders could open patrol bases before airfields were readyNotable Point
  13. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    39:14Walrus, Swordfish, and Catalina offered different patrol reachChapter
  14. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    47:17Fleet Air Arm growth could bring Catalina orders forwardNotable Point
  15. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:15:44Choosing Walruses, Swordfish, and larger flying boatsChapter
  16. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    1:21:23Could tenders have brought Catalinas into naval service before the war?Notable Point
  17. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:22:46Would tenders escort convoys or support fixed patrol zones?Q&A
  18. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:52:30How extra air patrols would disrupt U-boat operationsQ&A
  19. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    16:22The North Pacific search gap between Kodiak and HawaiiChapter
  20. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:01:57Night aviation required trained units as well as skilled pilotsNotable Point
  21. Battle of Santa Cruz: The Deathsong of Japanese Naval Aviation in WWII
    1:03:47Simultaneous searches trigger the battleChapter
  22. Sōryū/Hiryū Class… Breaking into the future? Key Ships Series 9, Ships 5
    1:10:33Hiryū survives abandonment before her last crew escapesNotable Point
  23. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:18:47Carrier exercises expose first-blow and Pearl Harbor risksNotable Point
  24. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    2:12:54A damaged PBY could have raised Pearl Harbor alertnessQ&A
  25. Bruships 98: Steam Engines (both maritime and rail), random & naval questions
    1:11:45PBY Catalina books split between surveys and specialist studiesQ&A
  26. Portland Class: Heavy Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen?
    52:56A Catalina lands to save Indianapolis survivorsNotable Point
  27. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    24:33A reading list for US seaplane operationsQ&A
  28. Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)
    1:56:01What reinforcement did Pearl Harbor need most?Q&A
  29. Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)
    2:22:25The fourfold reconnaissance shortfallNotable Point
  30. Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)
    2:24:17Why Kimmel searched the southwest approachesChapter
  31. Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)
    2:34:11Why Catalinas, not bombers, carried the search burdenQ&A
  32. “Coastal Command in the 1920s & 1930s”
    25:37Sunderland combat power versus Catalina availabilityQ&A
  33. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    20:47Was the Jolo raid America's first offensive action?Q&A
  34. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 8: Questions Answered
    42:12From seaplane tenders to Black Cat night patrolsNotable Point
  35. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 8: Questions Answered
    55:00A caveat to German overengineeringQ&A
  36. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    1:31:07Practical defenses available before December 1941Chapter
  37. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    7:01Choosing naval aircraft for 1939Q&A
  38. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P3 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    9:18The Asiatic Fleet's reconnaissance advantageNotable Point
  39. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P3/4 WWII (Q)
    9:56PB2Y Coronado: payload over reconnaissance rangeNotable Point
  40. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P2/4 Inter-War
    16:30Catalina search radius and force employmentChapter
  41. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P2/4 Inter-War
    17:08Catalina production scale and service controlNotable Point
  42. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P2/4 Inter-War
    21:00Singapore's Catalina reconnaissance shortfallNotable Point
  43. A bit more on RN Destroyers - The Hunt for the Bismarck
    10:38Vian's destroyers leave convoy duty to find BismarckChapter