PBY Catalina seaplane

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The PBY Catalina seaplane is a World War II–era American flying boat renowned for its long-range maritime patrol, search-and-rescue, and anti-submarine warfare roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flying boat ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
patrol bomber ⓘ
seaplane ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ
civilianDesignation Canso (in Canadian service) ⓘ
civilianUse aerial firefighting ⓘ
survey and transport ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewSize 7 to 10 ⓘ
designer Isaac M. Laddon ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1935 ⓘ
hullType boat hull ⓘ
introduced 1936 ⓘ
manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft ⓘ
nameOrigin PBY stands for Patrol Bomber, Boeing (Y indicating manufacturer code in USN system) ⓘ
linked to: PBY
NATOReportingName Cat ⓘ
notableAchievement credited with numerous U-boat sinkings ⓘ
performed open-ocean rescues of downed airmen ⓘ
notableFeature amphibious capability in some variants ⓘ
long range ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
Pacific theater long-range patrols ⓘ
operator Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
Dutch Naval Aviation Service ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
Soviet Navy ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines ⓘ
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
range over 2,500 miles ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 15,000 feet ⓘ
status operated by warbird and heritage organizations ⓘ
preserved in museums ⓘ
retired from front-line military service ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
USNDesignation PBY ⓘ
variant PBY-1 ⓘ
PBY-2 ⓘ
PBY-3 ⓘ
PBY-4 ⓘ
PBY-5 ⓘ
PBY-5A ⓘ
PBY-6A ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ

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Philippe Cousteau → vehicleUsed → PBY Catalina seaplane ⓘ
No. 205 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → PBY Catalina ⓘ
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No. 209 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Consolidated PBY Catalina ⓘ
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Naval Station Argentia → hosted → U.S. Navy PBY Catalina flying boats ⓘ
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Consolidated Catalina → designation → PBY ⓘ
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Consolidated Catalina → NavyDesignation → PBY ⓘ
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Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor → category → World War II United States patrol aircraft ⓘ
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Qantas Empire Airways → operatedAircraftType → Consolidated PBY Catalina ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → USNDesignation → PBY ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-1 ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-2 ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-3 ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-4 ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-5 ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-5A ⓘ
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PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-6A ⓘ
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