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In vivid and stirring prose, this booklet tells the tale of a lone PBY-5 faced with a challenge of rescuing 9 Army aircrew stranded at sea. Battling 20 knot winds, 40 foot seas, and low fuel, lives were at stake, death was near. Prepared for discipline from Pearl for their actions, the men of the PBY-5 reavealed the true meaning of courage.

$75/each (signed by the author)

Here is the PBY Catalina Foundation license plate frame to mount proudly on your car or truck. Let people know that you support the Foundation and how they can find us.

$20/each - Thank You Gift

On December 30, 1941, at maximum range, while on patrol looking for the expected Japanese invasion fleet of Hawaii, a lone PBY-5 from VP51, piloted by Ens. Frank M. (Fuzzy) Fisler and NAP 1/C Leonard H. (Snuffy) Wagoner, spotted two life rafts containing a B-17 crew commanded by Lt. Earl J. Cooper from the U.S. Army, 18th Bombardment Wing, Hickam Field. Facing 20 knot winds, 40 foot seas, low fuel and approaching darkness, the crew of the PBY landed and successfully rescued the Army aircrew. The pilots were awarded the Navy Cross December 31, 1941 by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz at Pearl Harbor. Each lithograph is hand signed by a member from each crew.

$260/each

These Navy blue and gold caps fit any head size and show head on view of a PBY Catalina with the Foundations web address.

$20/each

These shirts are navy blue with gold trim and the Foundation logo on the right chest area. (Currently available in M/L/XL/XXL.)

$45/each

The Foundation T-shirt is white with many colors of a PBY about to make an open sea landing. The picture is very dramatic. (Currently available in S,M,L,XL,XXL.)

$20/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive a thank you gift post card of your choice. For $25, you can receive all seven as a donation thank you gift.

 $25/set

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

This collection of post cards represents a segment of American seaplane history. For a $10 donation, you can receive this post card as a thank you gift
                  
 $5/each

These 8.5 by 5.5 inch note pads are great for that short note to a friend.

$4/each

These 8.5 by 5.5 inch note pads are great for that short note to a friend.

$4/each

These 8.5 by 5.5 inch note pads are great for that short note to a friend.

$4/each

Mouse pads measure 8.5 by 9.75 inches and will make a great home for the computer mouse. You will also know the Foundation’s web address when you use this mouse pad. It also has a production number of 001.

$15/each

PBY: THE CATALINA FLYING BOAT by Roscoe Creed has 351 pages of history about the greatest of all the flying boats. He tells the PBY story beginning with its design and production then on to its use in war and peace. This is the book that all catholics must have.

$40/each

This is the history of VP44; a U.S. Navy PBY Catalina squadron. This squadron was like many of the PBY squadrons during World War II: It fought a war, lost men, and was at those places noted in the history books. PBYs were everywhere during World War II yet very little of their history is remembered. This is one of several books that brings to life the experiences of the pilots and the flight crews of the PBY Catalina.

$25/each

This is the story of a search by a son for information about his father. The father was a PBY pilot, shot down, captured by the Japanese, and executed. What happen to his father’s crew and why were they killed is product of the author’s search. This book and this clash of cultures is must reading to help answer that baby boomer’s question of "Daddy? What did you do during the war?"

$25/each

If you want to know the history and the evolution of the PBY Catalina, this book will answer your questions with clear and concise information. Pictures and diagrams give the Catoholic a short course Catalinaisum. Prewar and war years with pictures of post war use of the PBY give the reader more than they can absorb. This book is a must for any Catoholic. This book is personally signed by the author.

Captain William E. Scarborough, USN (Ret) passed away peacefully on February 11, 2013 at the Fleet Landing Health Center in Atlantic Beach, FL. He was 96. Read more here:

Signed copies $60 each
Unsigned copies $30 each.