The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated...
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information. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co. Several...
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The List of Consolidated PBY Catalina operators lists the countries and their naval aviation and air force units that have operated the aircraft: Argentine...
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Developed as a naval patrol aircraft, the Consolidated PBY Catalina was a widely exported flying boat during World War II. Over the course of the conflict...
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Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 05023". Retrieved February 12, 2024. "ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 04404". Retrieved...
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a Consolidated PBY Catalina by the Bird Corporation. During the late 1960s Forrest Bird and his Bird Corporation developed a conversion for the PBY Catalina...
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body of water. Similar in configuration to the World War II–era Consolidated PBY Catalina, the Canadair CL-215 and its derivative the CL-415 are designed...
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one was used by Hughes Aviation. After deliveries of the PBY Catalina, also a Consolidated aircraft, began in 1935, the United States Navy began planning...
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Developed as a maritime patrol aircraft, the Consolidated PBY Catalina was a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was widely used during the Second...
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and the early Cold War era. It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB2Y Coronado in service. A total of 1,366 PBMs were built...
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like the Catalina, saw action in both the Pacific and European theaters. In 1943, Consolidated merged with Vultee Aircraft to form Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft...
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Bjørnøya Consolidated PBY Catalina crash (Norwegian: Bjørnøya-ulykken) was a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) of a Consolidated PBY Catalina on the...
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and Manila, Philippines), operated by several Dakotas and nine Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibious aircraft. On 28 December 1949, KLM-IIB was nationalized...
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Canadian Vickers-built 369 Canso (which was itself a variant of the Consolidated PBY Catalina).[citation needed] Arising from an earlier 1960s research study...
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spray. Examples include the Martin M-130, Dornier Do 18 and the Consolidated PBY Catalina. Compared to a biplane, a parasol wing has less bracing and lower...
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used in the conflict, including the American-made twin-engine Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats, and the large, four-engine British Short Sunderland...
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aircraft design Consolidated PBY Catalina, the US Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat Fly Synthesis Catalina, an Italian ultralight...
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Three days after the initial incident, on 16 June 1952, two Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flying boats, known in Swedish service as Tp 47, searched for...
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Canadian Vickers company, it initially operated as a manufacturer of Consolidated PBY "Canso" flying boats on behalf of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)...
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Model 18 in 1942; and with two De Havilland Dragon Rapides and a Consolidated PBY Catalina in 1944, the latter being the first ever aircraft registered in...
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over the course of its existence including the Short Singapore, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Short Sunderland and the Lockheed P-3 Orion. Initially, the squadron...
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survivors of sunk ships. The most common seaplanes at the base were Consolidated PBY Catalina and Martin PBM Mariner. The Mogmog seaplane base take off and...
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Kong from 1948 to 1961. Formed in 1948, the airline operated two Consolidated PBY Catalina seaplanes from Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau (old location...
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1967, Bird developed the Bird Innovator, a conversion of the Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibian aircraft, the aircraft being based at Palm Springs until...
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Base, knew Rasmussen and his idea. Balchen led a flight of two Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats to Thule on 24 August 1942 and then sent a report...
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in a series of flying boat developments that led to the famous Consolidated PBY Catalina of World War II fame. The only known Model 16 Commodore remaining...
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JRC - Transport Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator - Patrol bomber Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer - Patrol bomber Consolidated PBY/PBN Catalina - Seaplane patrol...
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Lanka) with average flight times of around 28 hours, using a Consolidated PBY Catalina. The flight from Ceylon to Australia on Aug 30, 1943 remains the...
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participating in several nighttime bombing raids flying a PBY-5 variant, the Consolidated PBY Catalina with Patrol Squadron Eleven (VP-11), then known as Black...
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became the largest flying-boat base in the east. The RAF flew Consolidated PBY Catalinas and Short Sunderlands initially No. 205 Squadron RAF and No 413...
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