Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line)

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amphibious aircraft flying boat maritime patrol aircraft patrol bomber

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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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Consolidated PBY Catalina 1
Consolidated PBY Catalina (some variants) 1
Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) canonical 1

Statements (50)

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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Netherlands Naval Aviation Service ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Naval Aviation Service

Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
surface form: 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 Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PBY-5

Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PBY-5A

Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PBY-6A

Referenced by (7)

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

Convair → notableProduct → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) ⓘ
Netherlands Naval Aviation Service → operatedAircraft → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) ⓘ
this entity surface form: PBY Catalina
Pratt & Whitney Hornet → application → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Consolidated PBY Catalina (some variants)
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine → notableApplication → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
this entity surface form: Consolidated PBY Catalina
Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) → variant → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Consolidated PBY Catalina
this entity surface form: PBY-5
Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) → variant → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Consolidated PBY Catalina
this entity surface form: PBY-5A
Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) → variant → Convair PBY Catalina (as Consolidated predecessor line) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Consolidated PBY Catalina
this entity surface form: PBY-6A