Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)

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The Convair PBY Catalina, originally developed by Consolidated, is a widely used American World War II-era flying boat and amphibious patrol bomber renowned for its long-range maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare, and air-sea rescue roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious aircraft ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
patrol bomber ⓘ
aircraftType twin-engine flying boat ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewSize 7 to 10 ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1935 ⓘ
introduced late 1930s ⓘ
laterManufacturer Convair ⓘ
legacy one of the most widely used flying boats of World War II ⓘ
manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed around 170 knots ⓘ
nickname Catalina ⓘ
notableFeature ability to operate from water ⓘ
amphibious capability in some variants ⓘ
long endurance ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
primaryRole air-sea rescue ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
range over 2,000 nautical miles ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 15,000 feet ⓘ
status retired from front-line military service ⓘ
usedBy Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
Dutch Naval Aviation Service ⓘ
New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Soviet Navy ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor air-sea rescue "Dumbo" missions ⓘ
anti-shipping strikes ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
long-range ocean patrol ⓘ
night bombing in some theaters ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
submarine hunting ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant PBY-5 ⓘ
PBY-5A ⓘ
PBY-6A ⓘ

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Convair → notableProduct → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) ⓘ
Netherlands Naval Aviation Service → operatedAircraft → PBY Catalina ⓘ
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Pratt & Whitney Hornet → application → Consolidated PBY Catalina (some variants) ⓘ
linked to: Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp → notableApplication → Consolidated PBY Catalina ⓘ
linked to: Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)
Consolidated PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-5 ⓘ
linked to: Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)
Consolidated PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-5A ⓘ
linked to: Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)
Consolidated PBY Catalina → variant → PBY-6A ⓘ
linked to: Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)