World's Only PBY Catalina Medal of Honor

[Nels_Anderson]

 

World's Only PBY Catalina Medal of Honor

By Frank's MS Flight Sim

 

Come see how American pilot Nathan Gordon earned his Medal of Honor, and each of his 8 crew the Silver Star, in WW2 New Guinea (Kavieng Harbour), by landing his Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft four times in a row, under fire and in rough seas, to save 15 downed airmen. The story is partly told in his own words, in quotes, from a 2003 interview. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

Frank's MS Flight Sim

 

https://www.youtube.com/@FranksMSFlightSimulator

About Frank's MS Flight Sim

I am an avid recreational pilot and flight simmer. Now retired, my career was in airport engineering, and engineering education and training. I use MSFS to practice aspects of my real-life recreational flying, and to make YouTube videos to share on all aspects of aviation such as: heritage/vintage flights, airfields and aircraft; bush/outback/back-country/mountain/water airstrips; aircraft accident investigations; scenic locations; wars; etc. I make a new video every 7 to 10 days. I provide brief, interesting information, often with history, geography, maps, pictures etc, and great places to fly in MSFS. As an avid, curious life-long learner, my focus is on interesting content. Hope you enjoy watching as much as I do producing. Cheers.

 

[sfgarland]

Great program!   Another tale of why that generation is called "The Greatest Gen."    Enjoyed the presentation and so enjoy these nearly forgotten events in history.  Thank you.

[PhrogPhlyer]

This story highlights the amazing contributions that the Catalina and crews brought to the war effort.

During the rescue efforts following the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the Catalina crews took herculean efforts to save as many as they could from sea conditions beyond what the Catalina was designed for.

Well done Frank. Bravo Zulu