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The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. In US Army service it was designated the OA-10, in Canadian service as the Canso and it later received the NATO reporting name Mop. [4]
PBY Catalina Survivors identifies Catalinas on display, and includes aircraft designations, status, serial numbers, locations and additional information. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co. Several variants were built at five US and Canadian ...
It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB2Y Coronado in service. A total of 1,366 PBMs were built, with the first example flying on 18 February 1939, and the type entering service in September 1940, with the last of the type being retired in 1964.
The legendary Catalina is suiting up again—really. A famous WWII flying boat is making a legitimate comeback for modern war. The legendary Catalina is suiting up again—really.
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined flying boat developed by the American company Consolidated Aircraft as a maritime patrol aircraft for use by the United States Navy. It had a wingspan of 31.7 metres (104 ft), a fuselage length of 19.5 metres (64 ft), and a beam of just over 3.0 metres (9.8 ft).
Like the PBY Catalina before it, the PB2Y's wingtip floats retracted to reduce drag and increase range, with the floats' buoyant hulls acting as the wingtips when retracted. The price of the PB2Y-2 was US$300,000, or approximately three times that of the PBY Catalina. [3] Development continued throughout the war.
Note the derelict Consolidated B-24/PB4Y ''Liberator'' in the background.<br> Note: The date given is "1 November 1943". However, the aircraft wear national markings as used between May 1942 and early 1943.File:PBY-5A Catalina with bombs at Adak c1943.jpg A similar view of the same aircraft dates the photo to "circ...
After wartime experiences suggested improvements, Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft were given extra features to augment their air-sea rescue capability. One such invention was a small platform that could be braced against the side of the flying boat's hull to allow a team of two Catalina crewmen to lean out into the water and rescue a swimmer ...