Calum's video: WWII Flying Home That Ended in Disaster - PBY Catalina Landseaire

Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/tRoV30smyws In the 1950s, The Landseaire was the ultimate go-anywhere adventure machine. Based on a sturdy WWII-era PBY Catalina flying boat and fitted with beds, bathrooms, kitchens and even deployable boats, they were a long-range home in the sky like no other. But what happened? Where did they go and for one family, how did it all end so tragically? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calumraasay Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/calumraasay Twitter......................►https://twitter.com/calumraasay Instagram................►http://instagram.com/calumraasay Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/BPahz6vHJd Website....................►http://calumgillies.com Big thanks to Dave and his blog which uncovered so many of the details of this story: https://www.vintagewings.ca/stories/sweet-dreams-and-nightmares Some great aerial photos of the plane now: https://www.esquireme.com/culture/53270-why-is-there-a-seaplane-in-the-middle-of-the-saudi-arabian-desert 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Visiting a PBY Catalina 03:43 - Origins of the Consolidated PBY Catalina 04:34 - Design & War Service 05:57 - The Original Landseaire 09:12 - What Happened to the Original Landseaire? 10:01 - The Kenndals Landseaire 10:45 - Kenndals Round-The-World-Trip 11:42 - A Near-Death Escape 14:44 - Remains of the Kenndal Landseaire 15:31 - Where Are They Now?