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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 ]
Article XV squadrons serving under direct command and control of the RAF, with RAF owned aircraft. No. 413 Squadron RCAF Catalina I/IB/IV (Jul 41 - Dec 44) (UK and Ceylon). No. 422 Squadron RCAF Catalina IB/III/IV (Jul 42 - Nov 42) (while working up to operational status). Operational Squadrons of the Home War Establishment (HWE) (Based in Canada)
The Double Sunrise service was formed in July 1943 to re-establish the Australia–England air link that had been cut due to the fall of Singapore in February 1942. The service initially operated from its base in Nedlands, Western Australia near Perth, [4] to the Royal Air Force base at Lake Koggala near Galle in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
The Catalina 30 is a series of American sailboats, that were designed by Frank Butler and later by Gerry Douglas. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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PBY Catalina G-AGKS of the Double Sunrise service September 9, 1940 ( 1940-09-09 ) : Pan Am set another record for the longest non-stop commercial flight by changing their eastbound trans-atlantic route between Bermuda and Lisbon to no longer have a scheduled stop in Horta, Azores.
The Coronado 15 is a recreational planing sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.It has a fractional sloop rig with black anodized aluminum spars. The mast is flexible and supported by stainless steel standing rigging.
During the late 1960s Forrest Bird and his Bird Corporation developed a conversion for the PBY Catalina to improve performance. The Catalina was modified by adding two 340 hp (254 kW) Lycoming GSO-480-B2D6 engines positioned outboard of the original Pratt & Whitney radials to increase range and performance. [ 1 ]