Comments by "Bill Webb" (@billwebb9643) on "The most underrated Allied aircraft of WW2 | PBY Catalina" video.

  1. Catalinas were very involved during the Pearl Harbor attack. One of the first shots fired was when a Catalina (along with a destroyer) attacked an approaching Japanese mini-submarine (this was before the air raid had commenced; unfortunately the news about the intruder didn't get kicked upstairs quickly enough, or wasn't taken seriously enough.) Most of the available Cats were NOT out on patrol at the time of the attack and were destroyed on the ground (or in the water).
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  2. There is also a Coronado island, which I assume gave its name to the less-known Coronado seaplane.
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  3. Catalinas had large crews - he had a lot of mouths to feed!
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