PBY Catalina seaplane

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flying boat military aircraft patrol bomber seaplane

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
PBY Catalina	1
Consolidated PBY Catalina	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flying boat ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ patrol bomber ⓘ seaplane ⓘ
armament	bombs ⓘ depth charges ⓘ machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ
civilianDesignation	Canso (in Canadian service) NERFINISHED ⓘ
civilianUse	aerial firefighting ⓘ survey and transport ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewSize	7 to 10 ⓘ
designer	Isaac M. Laddon NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin-engine ⓘ
engineType	radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight	1935 ⓘ
hullType	boat hull ⓘ
introduced	1936 ⓘ
manufacturer	Consolidated Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameOrigin	PBY stands for Patrol Bomber, Boeing (Y indicating manufacturer code in USN system) NERFINISHED ⓘ
NATOReportingName	Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific theater long-range patrols ⓘ
operator	Brazilian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Naval Aviation Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
variant	PBY-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBY-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBY-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBY-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBY-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBY-5A NERFINISHED ⓘ PBY-6A NERFINISHED ⓘ
wingConfiguration	high-wing ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Philippe Cousteau → vehicleUsed → PBY Catalina seaplane ⓘ

No. 205 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → PBY Catalina seaplane ⓘ

this entity surface form: PBY Catalina

No. 209 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → PBY Catalina seaplane ⓘ

this entity surface form: Consolidated PBY Catalina