Don't miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. Mr Mitchell was an aircraft mechanic assigned to maintain the Catalinas which were used to transport ...

Plane spotters paradise as a Catalina flying boat landed at Sunshine Coast Airport enroute to Bankstown where it will be restored to its wartime configuration. The aircraft, purchased in Portugal last ...

The fly-past at 9am will open a special commemoration ceremony on the Cairns Esplanade, where a plaque will be unveiled in tribute to the lost crewmen. The Poseidon aircraft, which will be flown by ...

More than 15,000 people turned out for the 6th annual Catalina Festival at Rathmines on the weekend. The festival is designed to celebrate the significance of the Rathmines RAAF base which reached its ...

Mr Mitchell was an aircraft mechanic assigned to maintain the Catalinas which were used to transport anti-submarine depth chargers. They were extensively used to defend the waters north of Darwin for ...