A NEW BBC ALBA documentary being shown tonight follows the successful rescue of one of the world’s only airworthy Catalina flying boats to prevent it from ending its days as a wreck in the depths of Loch Ness.
“Miss Pick Up”, operated by Plane Sailing, is one of only 15 airworthy Catalinas left in the world, and the only airworthy one in the UK.
The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat produced in the 1930s and 1940s and was one of the most widely used seaplanes of the Second World War.
Plane Sailing’s sole mission is to keep the aircraft flying and honour her legacy.
The PBY Catalina was used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escort, search and rescue missions and cargo transport.
Teicheadh bho Loch Nis/Escape from Loch Ness airs on BBC ALBA tonight at 9pm.
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