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Description
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated | |
| Base model: | PBY | |
| Designation: | PBY | |
| Version: | -5A | |
| Nickname: | Catalina | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1935-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Patrol Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Amphibious | |
| Crew: | 7-9 | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 63' 10" | 19.4 m | |
| Height: | 20' 2" | 6.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 104' | 31.7 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,400.0 sq ft | 130.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 20,910 lb | 9,482 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 35,420 lb | 16,063 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 2,350 miles | 3,784 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 17 mph | 27 km/h | 14 kt |
| Max Speed: | 179 mph | 288 km/h | 155 kt |
| Climb: | 620 ft/min | 188 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 13,000 ft | 3,962 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Historic Aircraft Restoration Projects | Brooklyn | New York |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Galveston | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
PBY-5A on display
Historic Aircraft Restoration Projects | Lone Star Flight Museum | United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Wayne King Winterhaven, CA | I 1953, I was stationed at NAAS Monterey, CA and we had aircraft there so the Aviators attendiong Naval Post Graduate School could fly to stay proficient. We had SNBs, JRBs, SNJs F6Fs and F8Fs as well as the what I understood was the last operational PBY-5As in the navy. The PBYs were parked in the boonies near the end of the runway which was a lonely spot. No building or anything. However, in good navy tradition, we had to stand watch on the old beauties. We had a small bonfire off to the side so we could stay warm, a small load of firewood was hauled out to the area each day, the galley would send out a huge pot of coffee each evening which lasted all night. It got pretty strong about 0400 but kept you awake. We kept it warm on the fire. The watch was armed with a Carbine. The PBYs were flowen mostly by two APs (enlisted pilots) Chief Kastner and Chief Clark. Can you imagine in this day and age, standing aircraft watch by a campfire with a pot of coffee. One night we decided to pull a joke on the guy on watch and dressed a guy in a foul weather suit and wearing an oxygen mask with oygen bottles on his back and taxi wand in his belt to give it an eerie effect. We had him step out of the bushes making wierd sounds. As soon as we heard the carbine click, we started calling to the guy on watch not to shoot. I really believe he would have shot him as he was totally terrified and could hardly talk. 06/23/2008 @ 08:54 [ref: 21582] |
| Fred Nicolau rio preto, FL | please Rebecca Dent and Charles Anselmo and other people who had info on Natal and Recife and Brazil in WW2 please contact me . my email is blackrivercousins@yahoo.com
thank you 05/01/2008 @ 14:36 [ref: 20773] |
| manoel gentil marinho pessoa neto NATAL BRAZIL, OTH | Studant of history II WAR, of Parnamirim Field Camp, Natal city of Brasil.
You photos, films, etc of Natal city, Parnamirim camp Field(1940/1945)?? MANOEL GENTIL MARINHO PESSOA NETO R JOSE DE ALENCAR, 878 BL B APT 101 C ALTA CEP 59025 140 NATAL BRASIL 04/22/2008 @ 18:04 [ref: 20683] |
| Charles Anselmo Redwood City, CA | My father was stationed in Brazil during WW II, flying submarine patrols off the coast. He saw action in the sinking of a surfaced U-boat with the plane's system of releasing four bombs in rapid sequence. The submarine nonetheless did fire upon the Catalina, which flew back to its base on a single engine. I was fortunate enough to view a restored plane with my father many years later at one of the air shows presented at Moffett Field in California, probably around 1985. I believe this particular aircraft was shown under the auspices of the Confederate Air Force. 11/05/2007 @ 09:56 [ref: 18404] |
| Charles Anselmo Redwood City, CA | My father was stationed in Brazil during WW II, flying submarine patrols off the coast. He saw action in the sinking of a surfaced U-boat with the plane's system of releasing four bombs in rapid sequence. The submarine nonetheless did fire upon the Catalina, which flew back to its base on a single engine. I was fortunate enough to view a restored plane with my father many years later at one of the air shows presented at Moffett Field in California, probably around 1985. I believe this particular aircraft was shown under the auspices of the Confederate Air Force. 11/05/2007 @ 09:56 [ref: 18403] |
| sara najmeddine casablanca, OTH | Dear Sir or Madame,
In collaboration with Royal Air Forces, National Office of Airports and the GIMAS, Moroccan group of Aeronautics and Space Industrials, IEC organises "AEROEXPO 2007", the 1st International Exhibition for the Aeronautic Industry and Services in Morocco. ,The event will be held at the international airport of Marrakech from 24th to 27th October 2007. We are glad to inform you that the event is held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, it covers three main fields, industrial subcontracting, maintenance as well as civil and military aviation. 08/27/2007 @ 06:04 [ref: 17771] |
| char;lie k akins quinton, AL | Was in Brazil for 18 months during 1943/44 at both Recife and Natal Flew as a crew member in Pby's, B24's and PBM's 08/13/2007 @ 15:02 [ref: 17594] |
| Roy , VA | My late-father was a pilot of a pby-5a when he was stationed in Brazil in WWII. He got a DFC for sinking a u-boat. 08/09/2007 @ 09:17 [ref: 17536] |
| Bruce Williamson Philadelphia, PA | My mother helped to build them at the Philadelphia Navy yard. 05/31/2007 @ 18:37 [ref: 16690] |
| Rebecca Dent , SC | Does anyone have information on the Crawfishers? 03/22/2007 @ 04:15 [ref: 15999] |
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