A view from the ramp looking up into the cockpit of a Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibian on the pilot's side.

The main landing gear upper struts and well of the Super Catalina.

As seen from the Catalina's entrance looking towards the pilots seat through the foreward-most bulkhead.

A full view of the landing gear strut of the Super Catalina amphibian. Early versions of the Catalina did not have landing gear. The inclusion of the amphibian features permitted quicker turnaround, dispatch and recovery of aircraft for maintenance and missions.

The engine arrangement on the Super Catalina complete with "Engine Art." Imgine the Dumbo with four engines. Someone did, and there is one reportedly still flying in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Full view of the starboard side. The PBY Catalina was also utilized by the RAF and was involved in searching and finding the German Battleship Bismarck, one of the events that led to that ship's destruction.

A Grumman/McKinnon G21G Turbo Goose at Thunder Over Michigan, a State and region in which Lakes abound.

A look at the P&W PT6A-60A turboprop motor that replaces the old Pratt & Whitney R995N Wasp piston workhorses.

The appearance is that of a pair of Dolphins escorting a whale, but a beautiful combination none the less.

Simple but rugged interior of the fully restored Trubo Goose, a modernization of Grumman's venerable Goose amphibian that has led to other modifications of piston-powered aircraft to turboprop capability.