"...an excellent work for anyone interested in the Catalina’s international service."

Air Power History, Spring 2022

This very detailed book by Andrew Hendrie provides an important point of reference for the role of the Catalina during World War Two, across the globe, in various theatres of conflict, which explains the planes famous achievements and exploits, as well as the individual stories of the crews who flew them. It serves as a very useful point of reference, or indeed a 'stand alone' read...

Andrew Henries book leaves an important legacy for the story of this aircraft.

Jon Sandison

: "...an in-depth, extensively researched study of this extraordinary flying boat/amphibian..."

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Midwest Book Review

Flying Catalinas: The Consoldiated PBY Catalina in WWII is an in-depth, extensively researched study of this extraordinary flying boat/amphibian, used not only by the US Army Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard during World War II, but also by the air forces of a multitude of other Allied powers - Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and more. A wealth of vintage black-and-white photographs enhance the chapters about Catalinas deployed in a vast array of different locations, with detailed historical records of the outcome. A wealth of appendices and an index round out this superb reference and resource highly recommended for personal and public library Aviation and Military History collections.

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Midwest Book Review

Pen and Sword have re-printed Flying Catalinas in hardback with a brand new cover. This is great news for anyone who didn't buy it the first time around. It is simply great that the book has been republished – congratulations to the publisher.

The Catalina News – The Catalina Society

The late Andrew Hendrie wrote the book for first publication in 1988, having logged over seventy flights in Sunderlands during WWII and then begun a second tour in Wellingtons, the author began writing books about maritime flying operations in 1980. He died in 2004 and this new edition of his work provides a fitting tribute to his experience and work.
The author has told the Catalina story comprehensively and the text is very ably supported by some fine photographs embedded within the text. There are also drawings and maps, with appendices proving a wealth of further information. This is a very informative book that reads well and covers an exceptional aircraft that has previously received much less coverage than it deserved. It is sad that the author will never see the first rate job that the publishers have done in this new edition of his carefully researched work.

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