Consolidated PBV-1A Canso A, Catalina, Canadian Vickers, Reg. G-PBYA, Alternate Serial No. 433915, Serial No. CV-283, Display Paint: U.S. Air Force, Aircraft Name: Miss Pick Up, observation blisters, amphibious, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

The Consolidated PBV-1A Canso A Catalina, registration G-PBYA, serial CV-283, named Miss Pick Up, is a Canadian Vickers-built amphibious patrol and reconnaissance aircraft used in WWII. Painted in U.S. Air Force colors, it features twin radial engines, high-wing monoplane configuration, retractable landing gear for water operations, observation blisters, and single-pilot cockpit. Captured in close-up air-to-air view at UK Warbirds 2023, it highlights maritime patrol capability and historic military aviation.