PBY "Strawberry 5"
This plane saved a lot of fliers lives who were either shot down or aircraft malfunction required "ditching" in water areas of the world.
We see a lot on the restorations of WWII era bombers and fighters, but this one is something quite unusual.
The story of PBY-5A CATALINA (Strawberry 5) discovery and restoration for the US Navy museum in San Diego. It was the only remaining intact PBY 5 Catalina remaining in the World, and it was discovered in South Africa .
PBY "STRAWBERRY 5" WAS THE PLANE THAT FOUND THE JAPANESE CARRIERS AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WHICH BECAME THE TURNING POINT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WWII.