_PBY PeeINTRODUCTION [Ne design can chalenge the PBY Catlin or bin the mest success thing boat ‘ime than aay oft yop bt ast nce See neces eR Indust tora production teh ot pata planes based on he Gorachucies Seo ane {ho Beles XPao- proltypes. The competing dag had sik compte soto can pono Wth ane pvr arses unas 7 fame dour fo pee and Consaaiess bcc 000 et san, bing substan fewer than the Gouget of S000 wor tne amo "The PBY was names "Onan by hess Neve 1940, shorty ser dla colt est of many PBs hat woul eventual sere with ne ANE Toe Peters an elt con ar ‘eereed names for arat m4, many Bits Sesignains for allanes common {he wo nation, including Casing for he PRY mee says he Gencaens ene {he ACAPveatan ofthe BEY fying boat as “Cans and th arehioan cones Starner not widely wn rama’ aPBY vran, was Nea he tana sects forthe rane amajor design om PBY-S unortaken and prodscedby te Na ara Picton at Piaaaphin ue "ttn a obsclescat ty the US. Nay i 19 whan thet of the PBY4 he ben vere. and wit prototypes of bropose replacement sandy thing tn enlae ‘0h Maris, nd the od XP62" Cororaga and XPS) he PRY conirucs nee cton oy totause Conglate recewedsubtantl foreign oer or he Mee 95 Serzaresenatine bam ranean ta cea ater ete ey teed Papua nn Bsa cow ‘These contact provaeathe Hl of he arr which woud ea he Caan eps ‘nig today‘ the PSY sontruar fo domonstns the eset) and sopenssoy Early Consolidated Flying Boats sTuliengie seat designe pe Sorat node tare eign oa Neary borbe cade h ‘ection at rigm Fl espana or mu-egine esigh and aslo ‘entre, haa headed team of onpinear which degra sang coat at denen om" satin eee fexoece fer macegeamertat eleiis, eae saeeeette trae Secre eeramnee eee XPY-1 Admiral Cconsolidatd's xPY'. Ths high mingall metal monoplane mes an ene) ew consent tearara alr Ga anne cles trea ih ie or ope yng bos alter mach ot ieotang ha devlopren sf nm ortauge tor he tthe ther, feoutonary algninom aly the XPT saamiait was conics f Glencoe and sSppd by raf WAS Arcos wher ho Sie XY wsvedat Anacostia cur he Christmas holidays ad easemy unde Mae Ladgorssipavison was bogun mesa Following ed fst Mae was flow suecesstly ov 0 Janoary 1923 wih avy letenat AW. 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The XP2V.} fia law on 26 March 1082 onfigraton The the angine wan femoved eatin he ah tes rogram a ermine tat povided no sigteatimprovarentnpaormnce oe wo gies, itsnunrocedetad emanctrtonof conidence nconsatdaed, th Ny No seed {youcton coma for 2 0f he naw bats ert Gasighation Pav daly 13! 2 fas ihan tres mone tar the rsr or fhe protoype and more han mina mons ‘orto the arotohpe' taht "Fhe watys sonlGence i Cansokdses was walloed The P2Y prod tobe ao cepa sapble pata steve ston ram Nay XP3Y-1 nF gave ane, Ney nur adnan cont {Son and he Congolese engineering twa welcomad the challenge o anew desig ist, onto! that the sxporance gaia ding’ te Sevslpment ot the PY and te {econ oraling pertermance neat epurtions apenas high penalty at scare for ‘hen ange i rst. Gabo es Cacdons mane eas eudoy tal Patent Ses ‘Sa amend conact So Cones for fer evelopment of he ean an $tuctonofssngspoteype unde the designation XPBY Tha ia stp nthe 2a "PBY-5A Catalina Amphibian PBY-5A Amphibian hike{ot compas! nba bow. ow compurment st ray over Light Gray. (USN) aepena ndings request, demonstrated by ‘eosnsewn sea) mpners NAB New Oars dung 1866 vate Radio Antenna Details IFF, Lorenz & ASV Antenna InstallationPort Waist Gun Blister (Open)(= sh Standard TureetNSO A (stil 8750, Soong of Cana Hs! Henaoe bull PBYSA, wes named = Seen a Fars =F —_PBN NomadGerpatconCatalina VI (PB2B-2) Flying BoatPBY-6A AmphibianPBY-6A CatalinaU.S. Navy PBY Operations Pre-World War II 15. Navy PBY patrol squaronepeation during th naning yes ot pac site ama ig exteaes te igh aa gaTunnel mies ay Gun = ee Fuselage Blister na (WE Lemiy ve € LokoTorpedo Attacks Black Cats repeated elarrces 0 Jury raged” PVE making opedo steko ors uneh mig tna wamead artng sac te apn & ay ope fra eo cit cute th tack at Jsbenese elence on ght oveant ot suppues sé personnal primary by barge and ‘Many Pe togedostieke ware ade cing Word WI usealymullana ight-c to main tay gasand pura he Paci ands sien sry ne ner Ant wma some nucensaoe erm sama and esses oma Pas Nigh putea sali. ansig fais ha barn own hy pio seus tere mina thers ware ter oad planes ale sn fw Cai aac were operating the Satamane a om lg 1d Bt the fat susan tbe spcteay ‘potas ar 190 ‘ouloed or not tack was VED The squsrenarved or Gundelene! wth lack flied rash rn Encondr tard pment i arch 18 hen VE the solomone neuded Vest Vist VE. an Vso ar moved west te pal sauce leo moves Ahaugh usally ender. “Some 01 tbe ost sqarone mere andonsed othe acusted arse were pad se ramp ana ine tequved Tactics wo ailca.Coteraey,anhineh Squedrone were snatincatenderaased and operates Wom sesame wen anaig ‘enfowamens Japanese and bnses nok Cal operons reach ne Desk nae Torpedo Hoist and tua Loading Platform oa, “Cowboys from Bile” few the Hest US. 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Production Summary Flying Boats Nov SrauG 36 Way Sa00N 39 SUN SHU Feo Man as ro SEMALSREMARKS. uNo 9480 Radesg XPBY-) May BCC bian0%6! The het 10 lete CAC ars) Siaan GBA TRANSATLANTIC, 3 CARGO MAIL deomm arin Sato tween ISACATIVG to RAE, Su uncles 34 10 Nz, Zee Far USN Kain rere dort S962 First eft fr CAC Now Orcas, Ekngio REAF srovors, PAP CAT Ta eats “Save or tat ot of Model 20 4ME RAF Cataas eerie! sone bioouzes MODEL es Pave PBY/Catalina/CANSO Production Summary ‘Amphibians DELIVERIES SERIALSIREMARKS Far ae CATIA Fosoi6s9 seni, CAC wan aan Guus? uuanoagp 20 USAAF: CACISD AUG arse 42 Gaoorgs "eto USAAF CACISD Jutdocr at Sieeoasnis 31 w USAF caLiso Ser‘erpec a) tetoatsrs 12 1 USAAF ALISO Total Amphaiane Production tiie: (ConestedAterat! Com (CAC), Pane at San Deg, Cal. (50, New eames (NO) Bui, USI Nava Asal ecto Priaaeph, Pena. (NAP. Boning a Canada, Vancaver OEICAN, Cena Vener, Ld Miva ANIC, rgnalydeignstag PUTS wth USN SN farts by eon.1S8N0-8¢747-1490