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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Vic's) in honor of World War II airmen. Related development Consolidated PBY Catalina Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor Aircraft of comparable role, configuration...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 152 and almost universal on parasol-winged types such as the Consolidated PBY Catalina. Less commonly, some low-winged monoplanes like the Piper Pawnee...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • number of stars in a story about "skyjacking beauty queens" on a Consolidated PBY Catalina. The passengers include five beauty pageant contestants, their...
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  • list of USAAF, USN, USCG, and USMC aircraft from World War II. Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina - Amphibian flying boat Curtiss SOC-4 Seagull - Floatplane Douglas...
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    Dog Consolidated N2Y Consolidated PBY Catalina (Suspended) Consolidated PBY Catalina (Cutaway) Consolidated PBY Catalina (Flight Line) Consolidated PB2Y...
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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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  • aircraft were acquired, as well as an ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force Consolidated PBY Catalina for survey flights. The inaugural Tasman service between Auckland's...
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    ground looping incidents. Several amphibious aircraft such as the Consolidated PBY Catalina, use retractable wingtips as floats. Moveable wingtips can affect...
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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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  • the 84th Air Depot. The first aircraft to be overhauled was a Consolidated PBY Catalina followed by every type of aircraft operated in India and Burma...
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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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