PB4Y-2 Privateer

E194155

The PB4Y-2 Privateer was a U.S. Navy long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft developed from the B-24 Liberator and used extensively in World War II and the early Cold War.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
anti-submarine warfare aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft
armament 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine guns
bombs
depth charges
rockets
torpedoes
basedOn Consolidated B-24 Liberator
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crewSize 11
designationSystem U.S. Navy patrol bomber designation
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine
firstFlight 1943
fuselageModification lengthened fuselage compared to B-24
introducedBy United States Navy
manufacturer Vultee Aircraft
surface form: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
maximumSpeed 300 mph
notableVariant P4Y-2W Privateer
surface form: P4Y-2G Privateer

P4Y-2S Privateer
P4Y-2W Privateer
numberOfEngines 4
operator French Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Coast Guard
United States Navy
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare
long-range maritime patrol
range approximately 2,800 miles
retiredFromUSService 1950s
secondaryRole electronic intelligence
reconnaissance
search and rescue
serviceEntry 1944
tailConfiguration single vertical tail
tailModification single tall vertical fin replacing B-24 twin tail
turretConfiguration multiple powered gun turrets
usedExtensivelyDuring early Cold War maritime patrol missions
late World War II Pacific operations
usedFor anti-shipping strikes
convoy escort
minelaying
signals intelligence
weather reconnaissance
usedInConflict Cold War
Korean War
World War II
wingConfiguration high-wing monoplane

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Consolidated B-24 Liberator notableVariant PB4Y-2 Privateer
this entity surface form: PB4Y-1 Liberator
Operation Aphrodite mission usedWeapon PB4Y-2 Privateer
subject surface form: Operation Aphrodite
this entity surface form: PB4Y-1 Liberator
Consolidated Aircraft producedAircraft PB4Y-2 Privateer
this entity surface form: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer