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, overhead view, aerial view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

This overhead aerial view shows the twin-engine Consolidated PBV-1A Canso A amphibious patrol aircraft, registration G-PBYA, serial CV-283, in flight at UK Warbirds 2023. Painted in historic U.S. Army Air Forces rescue colors as 'Miss Pick Up', the Canadian Vickers-built variant of the PBY-5A Catalina family features a parasol wing above a hull fuselage, twin radial piston engines driving propellers, and observation blisters. The aircraft is shown in clear sky during an air-to-air session.