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Bookmark or Share- Consolidated PBY Catalina - WikipediaThe 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]
- Consolidated (Model 28) PBY Catalina - Aviation HistoryThe Consolidated (Model 28) PBY Catalina was one of the most widely used seaplanes used in the USA and air forces from around the world. It had an extremely long range and was used for reconnaissance, submarine patrol and air sea rescue.
- PBY Specifications - The Catalina Preservation SocietyConsolidated PBY–5A Catalina All specifications are based on manufacturer’s calculations. All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, military gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted.
- PBY Catalina History - The Catalina Preservation SocietyThe PBY had been manufactured by Consolidated plants in the United States at Buffalo New York, San Diego California and New Orleans. To meet the demand for the pby-5 and pby-5A, Boeing Aircraft of Canada, with a plant near Vancouver, and Canadian Vickers at St. Hubert, later Cartierville Airport near Montreal, were licensed to produce PBY’s ...
- Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina - Military Aviation MuseumFrom spotting the German battleship Bismarck, to locating the Japanese fleet off Midway, to its vital roles in air-sea rescue and sinking enemy submarines, the PBY was the war’s most successful flying boat.
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