Produced by Consolidated Aircraft, the PBY Catalina was a flying boat which later became an amphibious aircraft, used by several countries in the 1930ǃÙs and 1940ǃÙs.¨Ü It is a long range aircraft, which did not require a runway to operate, as it was capable of both take-off and landing on the water.¨Ü The PBYǃÙs uses included maritime patrol, bombing, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue missions.¨Ü Remembered for their role in rescuing downed airmen, the PBY saved thousands of lives.¨Ü Catalina airmen referred to their aircraft as the ǃ˙Catǃ˘ on combat missions and ǃ˙Dumboǃ˘ during air-sea rescue. This Die-cast metal airplane model comes in 1:150 scale with plastic stand and is approximately 5 1/8 inches long with 8 1/4 inch wingspan.