PORT CLINTON — On March 24, 1945, a newly-built PBY-6A Catalina airplane was delivered to Floyd Bennett Field, a U.S. Naval Station in Brooklyn, New York, where it began service in World War II.

It's been a busy and exciting year for the preservation of Consolidated PBY Catalinas and their many variants. Across the world, progress continues in restoring, relocating, and protecting these ...