LC control no. | sh 85020811 |
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Topical heading | Catalina (Seaplane) |
Variant(s) | Canso (Seaplane) Consolidated Canso (Seaplane) Consolidated Catalina (Seaplane) Consolidated PBY (Seaplane) |
See also | Airplanes, Military Consolidated aircraft Seaplanes |
Found in | Wikipedia, 7 April 2011 (the Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft; during World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions, and cargo transport; the initialism of "P.B.Y." was determined in accordance with the U.S. Navy aircraft designation system of 1922, PB representing "Patrol Bomber" and Y being the code used for the aircraft's manufacturer, Consolidated Aircraft; Canadian-built PBYs were known as the Canso) |