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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 ...
Consolidated PBY Catalina: 1936 1,871 Twin engine monoplane flying boat patrol bomber Consolidated PB2Y Coronado: 1937 217 Four engine monoplane flying boat patrol bomber Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor: 1939 1 Prototype twin engine monoplane flying boat patrol airplane Consolidated B-24 Liberator: 1939 ~9,251 Four engine monoplane heavy bomber
The name Catalina had been used by Consolidated for their commercial sales prior to the British order, and was eventually adopted by the US Navy on October 1, 1941. Initial deliveries of the Royal Air Force's Catalinas began in early 1941 and these entered service with No. 209 and No. 240 squadrons of Coastal Command .
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 ]
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Clyde Boats was a small, privately owned, custom boat company located in Detroit, Michigan. For nearly fifty years it produced custom mahogany motorboats for clients in the Great Lakes area. Clyde Boats were available in three sizes; 12', [ 1 ] 14', and 16'. [ 2 ]
VP-61 PBY-5A over the Aleutians in 1943 1 May 1942: VP-61 was established at NAS Alameda , California, as a seaplane squadron flying both the PBY-5 Catalina and the amphibious PBY-5A version. During this period the squadron came under the operational control of PatWing-8.