The Catalina called Miss Pick Up was flown to Loch Ness on 17 October, and after landing on the loch the right engine failed to start. It is one of only 15 airworthy Catalinas in the world, and the only one in the UK. Built in the 1930s, the aircraft were used in antisubmarine warfare and for maritime rescues by Allied forces during World War Two with American Catalina crews being the Black Cats.

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Exposed to the elements and with the risk of storms on the notorious loch this programme documents the fraught sixweek battle with funds, weather and logistics, and the race to save the precious seaplane

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