Consolidated Catalina

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The Consolidated Catalina was a widely used American flying boat and amphibious aircraft of World War II, renowned for its long-range maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and air-sea rescue roles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Consolidated Catalina canonical 3
Consolidated PBY Catalina 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious aircraft ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
patrol bomber ⓘ
amphibiousCapability can operate from water and land (amphibious variants) ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crewSize 7 to 10 ⓘ
designation PBY ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
famousFor air-sea rescue missions in World War II ⓘ
long-range ocean patrols ⓘ
firstFlight 1935 ⓘ
hullType boat hull ⓘ
introducedBy United States Navy ⓘ
manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft ⓘ
NavyDesignation PBY ⓘ
nickname Cat ⓘ
notableFeature long range endurance ⓘ
stability on water ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
Dutch Naval Aviation Service ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
Soviet Navy ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
primaryRole air-sea rescue ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
productionPeriod late 1930s to mid-1940s ⓘ
serviceEntry 1939 ⓘ
usedFor U-boat hunting ⓘ
aircrew training ⓘ
coastal patrol ⓘ
mine laying ⓘ
night bombing ⓘ
transport ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 6 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Consolidated Catalina ⓘ
Consolidated Aircraft → producedAircraft → Consolidated PBY Catalina ⓘ
linked to: Consolidated Catalina
No. 210 Squadron RAF → aircraftUsed → Consolidated Catalina ⓘ
RAF Pembroke Dock → aircraftTypeOperated → Consolidated Catalina ⓘ