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Description
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated | |
| Base model: | PBY | |
| Designation: | PBY | |
| Version: | -5A | |
| Nickname: | Canso A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1935-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Patrol Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Amphibious | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 63' 11" | 19.5 m | |
| Height: | 20' 0" | 6.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 101' 8" | 31.0 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,399.4 sq ft | 130.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 20,864 lb | 9,484 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 33,904 lb | 15,375 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 33,904 lb | 15,411 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 116 mph | 188 km/h | 101 kt |
| Max Speed: | 178 mph | 288 km/h | 155 kt |
| Ceiling: | 20,008 ft | 6,100 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Canada Aviation Museum | +ttawa | Ontario |
| Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum | Mount Hope | Ontario |
| McChord Air Museum | McChord AFB | Washington |
| NAS Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Florida |
| National Atomic Museum | Kirtland AFB | New Mexico |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| San Diego Aerospace Museum | San Diego | California |
PBY-5A on display
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jack L Gilbert Rio Rancho, NM | My dad (SMsgt. Jack L Gilbert, USAF, Ret.) served as a PBY flight engineer during two tours in the Aleutions during WW II (VP-62 & Flt. Air Wing 4). Mustered out in 1946 & transferred to the USAAF. Flew in C-54s during the Berlin Airlift, C-47s in Korea, C-124s during the Cold War, C-141s throughout Vietnam. Is now retired in Summerville, SC. He once told me that the one thing that scared him most about military aviation was the thought of hitting a floating log on Puget Sound while landing/taking off in a PBY. He also said that the dash-5A was a huge improvement over the dash-5 because it meant you didn't have to get in the cold water to attach beaching gear! Musta been fun, in the Aleutions, in January! 12/27/2008 @ 16:39 [ref: 23356] |
| Sal Eagle River, AK | The photo listed as a PBY-5A at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum is actually an OA-10, not a PBY-5A. The aircraft belonged to the 10th Rescue Squadron (USAAF and then USAF) and made an emergency landing at Dago Lake. It was abandoned and actually eventually sold off to some folks who recovered the engines and the fuel tanks. Eventually it was recovered by an Alaska Army National Guard CH-54 Skycrane for the AK Aviation Heritage Museum. As a matter of fact, that's why you see the AK ARNG decal on the side of the nose. 03/19/2007 @ 22:26 [ref: 15960] |
| Gordon Beaven ste therese, QC | I'm looking to get an idea of accurate markings and insignia on the Canadian PBY's that were flown during WWII. I'm not sure if the maple leaf was being used yet. Anyone with information, please email me at muddyknees2000@yahoo.com 07/30/2006 @ 21:44 [ref: 13770] |
| Sue Kimmel Aiken, SC | My father, Charles William Goodman, enlisted in the Navy in 1941 when he was 17. His enlisted name was "BILLY GOODMAN". He often tells stories of his experiences on a PBY-5A. He also served on the USS Ranger. I know he was stationed in Greenland for a short time. Does anyone remember serving with him? He would really like to know if he has any Navy "buddies" around. He turns 83 today (February 27, 2006). 02/27/2006 @ 10:00 [ref: 12631] |
| Tom Mitchell , TX | The Historical Aircraft Memorial Museum at Tyler Texas now has a PBY-5A which is to be restored. No color scheme has been decided on but it will probably be two years before it is complete. Anyone thats in the area is welcome to come by and work on it and if you just want a tour then please contact me to be assured the trip wont be wasted because of no one there.
Our website is WWW.tylerhamm.org 07/10/2005 @ 19:08 [ref: 10709] |
| Ron Liston Chesapeake, VA | Do you want to see an operational PBY up close and personal? Visit the TTI hangar at the Suffolk, Virginia Airport. This operation specializes in restoration of vintage aircraft. You'll be surprised with their collection of aircraft. You will find the folks there friendly. They welcome visitors who know how to behave in a working restoration and flying environment. 06/02/2005 @ 20:44 [ref: 10379] |
| Thomas Richards , NC | I just wanted to let everyone know that may be interested in going up in a restored PBY-5A. Charlie Clements in Miami FL. has a beautifully restored plane and is extremely accommodating in taking up ‘PBY’ aficionados -- especially WWII veterans (like my father). Charlie took me, my mother & father up for about 1 hour at a very reasonable price. Charlie & his crew were fantastic and accommodating in every way.
Info: Website: superthree.com Phone 305-251-6890 email (he reads this one): super3@flightline.com 05/10/2005 @ 14:48 [ref: 10175] |
| Gordon McPherson Ottawa, ON | My father, Fl.Lt. Gordon McPherson, RAF Ferry Command, who passed away 10 yrs ago at 75, told me his story when he was volunteered as a flight engineer (sometime 1944-45) to fly/ferry a PBY to Australia beginning in Scotland by way of Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, New York, Florida, San Diego, Hawaii, and Wake Island...all at 90mph. He described it as hours upon hours of boredom listening to the engines drone on while flying over the oceans interspersed with moments of sheer terror when something would 'hiccup'. He said she took off at 90, cruised at 90 and landed at 90. Later in the '60's he was again a flight eng. on a Canso working forest fire patrol over northern Quebec. 04/27/2005 @ 16:28 [ref: 10053] |
| J. Crossen Boston, MA | My dad just turned 80. His name is Robert Panora. He flew PBYs in the Pacific. Recently we found a ring he wore after graduating from school in Pensacola. It needs to be repaired. Does anyone have one that they could send a picture of to me. (Looks like there were stars surrounding the stone) I would like to give it to him repaired. 04/01/2005 @ 11:20 [ref: 9857] |
| N.W. Muench 217 Fernwood Circle, FL | It was my military aviation duty to fly a PBY5A with Coast Guard Squadron VP6 in Greenland at BW-1 and from our relief base at NAS Argentia, Newfoundland during WWII.
The PBY is a very reliable aircraft which was extremely versatile in its usage. We mainly flew anti-submarine patrols out of BW-1. Our minimum altitude for instrument flying was 12,000 feet because of the Greenland Ice Cap. Another mission was to locate on the ground weather stations in Greenland which the Germans established to forecast weather on the European continent. Major weather hazards were heavy fog, icing conditions and Fhoen Winds that blew from the Ice Cap at velocities of over 100 mph. In Nfdld, where similar weather hazards existed, it was my privilege to fly as Patrol Plane Commander the first mail pickup at the CG long range navigation (Loran) station at Battle Harbour, Labrador. (The Loran navigation stations, located in very remote places, made it possible for the first time to navigate precisely over large areas of the open ocean.) The pickup system consisted of two posts, like goal posts, on the ground which had a catch line strung between them. The procedure was to fly the plane close to the ground to enable the plane's sky hook to catch the line hauling the mail through the open rear hatch of the aircraft. Also was PPC for the first International Ice Patrol flight on 6 March 1946 locating icebergs in the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic. The Coast Guard initiated the the patrol by CG Cutters after the sinking of the Titanic. Aircraft, which could cover a much greater area in less time, took over the duty from that date on. Again, the PBY5A is a very reliable and versatile aircraft flying at approximately 100 knots of airspeed. 01/13/2005 @ 12:34 [ref: 9128] |
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