US Navy PBY-5A Patrol Aircraft, berth, the forerunner for todays business class beds. The difference is this guy can smell the bacon and eggs, the cook is doing for him next door.
US Navy PBY-5A Patrol Aircraft. The Cook is making breakfast for one of the crew members having a short rest.
On the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, NOAA and University of Hawaii archaeologists released rare images of a sunken PBY-5 Catalina, a U.S. Navy seaplane that was lost during the attack. University of Hawaii dive teams have attempted to photograph the wreckage since 1994; it wasn’t until their latest effort that they … Continued
Consolidated PBY Catalina The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. In Canadian service it was known as the Canso. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalina served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations including Denmark. The last military PBYs served until the 1908s. As of 2014, nearly 80 years after its first flight, the aircraft continues to fly as waterbomber (or airtanker) in airial firefighting operations in some parts of the wiorld. None remain in military service. From Wikipedia, the free encylopedia About the model: With a wingspan of 32 meters the Catalina is quite a big plane, and it would have given me quite a headache how to store it if I had build it my ususal 1:40 scale. So I decided to give it a try with the widely used common scale for many plastic building kits 1:72, and I`m quite happy with the result. My model depicts the later PBY-6A which had a taller tailrudder and no gun turret in the nose. It also carries the characteristic pear shaped radar radome above and sligthly behind the cockpit. The models only working feature is the retractable wingtip stabilizing floats. The Danish Catalinas were mainly used for inspection and search and rescue missions hence the high visible orange nose and wingtips. Today, three surviving Catalinas of the RDAF can be found in musesums. L866 (my model) can be seen outdoor at the RAF Cosford museum in the UK. L861 is on display in Danmarks Flymuseum in Stauning DK. The last one, L-857, a PBY-5A can be seen in Norway painted in an all black livery.
Album photos d’un Consolidated PBY 5-A Catalina - Walk Around - English
Photo taken at Farnborough (FAB / EGLF) in England, United Kingdom on July 11, 2011.
Постепенно по Каталине накапливается материал.Я видел ее в воздухе , на земле , в разрезе ,но вот никак не удавалось побывать внутри летного самолета. И вот мечта идиота осуществилась. В Даксфорде базируется именно та Каталина,которую мы все могли видеть на авиашоу в Жуковском,посвященном 100 летию…
This was a real PBY Catalina that was cutaway to show interior crew stations. This cut away was used as a teaching aid to train WWII PBY crewmen at NAS Pensacola.
PBY-5 Catalina FAE,En 1942, un PBY de la USAF aterrizó por error en el Sahara español, siendo trasladado a Getafe (Madrid). En 1949, el entonces ministro de
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin engine military reconnaissance flying boat. Widely used in World War Two.
RNZAF No. 6 F.B. Squadron PBY-5 Catalina NZ4016 XX-S on a flight from Segond Channel in October 1943. Courtesy of WWII RNZAF PBY Captain Dave Sheehan.
Back in the 1980s Skywave issued a series of tiny aircraft kits to go along with the Waterline Series ships in 1/700 scale. These kits were simple but nicely done; this particular set contained four B-17s and two PBY Catalinas - and there were even decals! I started with the PBY; a mere 8 parts o...
The Consolidated PBY Catalina is an unusually named aircraft with a unusual set of abilities, it was designed in 1935 to fill an order for the US Navy who
This is a defensive 50 caliber machine gun on a WWII era PBY Catalina
This is a repaint of the Aerosoft Consolidatd PBY5A Catalina in the colors of U.S. Coast Guard utilizing the paint kit provided by Aerosoft. Textures only. By Henry William.Screenshot of US Coast Guard PBY Catalina in flight.You must have a legal copy of the Aerosoft PBY Catalina to use these files.Instructions:A) Extract the content of this file on your prefered location.B) Copy and paste the "texture.uscg" in the folder where you have the Aerosoft_PBY-5A_Civ Usually this path: C:...
This Dakota Hunter Blog shows you some rare photos of the Consolidated Catalina PBY before, during and after WWII. The Seaplane was a contemporary of the
Hello everyone Here is my first post in the RFI gallery on this forum. It's Academy PBY-5A Catalina in 1/72 scale. A fine model, not too accurate though . Still, It's my favorite of the flying boats, and I always wanted one on the shelf. Now i find that one is not enough The colors are my mix, us...
The aircraft for today is the Consolidated PBY Catalina which is also known by its names as Casno when it was employed for Canadian service is the American made Flying Boat and later used as an amphibious aircraft under production of 1930s and 1940s. The aircraft was manufactured by a company named Consolidated Aircraft. The Consolidated PBY Catalina holds the title for being one of the most used flying boats and seaplanes during the World War II conflict. Consolidated PBY Catalina is also among few of the aircraft that served almost all of the branches of the United States Army as well as with navies and air forces of many other countries. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was used for numerous roles by its operators during the World War II mainly for ASW, patrol bombing runs, search & rescue and convoy escort missions and in some cases for cargo transport. The aircraft was retired by US Army back in the late 1950s with other operators retiring it in the early 1980s. Despite its retirement some of them are in fly worthy conditions and are used as water bomber for the aerial firefighting roles in some countries. Designation “PBY” of Consolidated PBY Catalina:- The Consolidated PBY Catalina has the designation of “PBY” as per the US Navy Aircraft Designation System of 1922. The “PB” in this designation stands for the Patrol Bomber role while the “Y” designation is the code that was assigned to the aircraft’s manufacturer named Consolidated Aircraft. Some of the Consolidated PBY Catalinas that were built under license for other operators were given different designations like Canadian Vickers PBV, PB2B and the PBN. Even the Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft that were employed for service by Royal Canadian Air Force are named as Casno after the name of the town located in Nova Scotia. Origin:- The origin of the Consolidated PBY Catalina comes from the time when US Navy was considering a conflict soon to occur in the Pacific Ocean where there troops would require the supply of resources from great distances. This dates back to even 10 years before the war broke out in 1930 when US Navy poured in millions for developing the flying boats with long ranges. Many design models were presented but among them Consolidated PBY Catalina made itself distinguishable. The pilots of the Consolidated PBY Catalina even went on to give the aircraft nicknames like Cat or Dumbo during the combat and aerial-sea rescue missions. First Prototype and First Flight:- The first prototype of the Consolidated PBY Catalina by its manufacturer was designated as XP3Y-1 which was completed back in 1935. Another major competitor for this US Navy contract was the Douglas Aircraft but Navy steered towards Consolidated’s design due to the project cost being only 90000 dollars per aircraft. The first flight of the Consolidated PBY Catalina took place back on March 28th 1935 after which the aircraft was handed over to US Navy for trail service. Powerplant & performance:- For power, the Consolidated PBY Catalina was fitted with 2 of the Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial position engines which would output about 1200 HP each. These engines were fitted on the aircraft along with its leading wing edges which would provide the clearance against the air of the salty sea. This much power generation allowed for the Consolidated PBY Catalina to fly at a top speed of about 195 mph for a ferry range of about 2520 miles at a service ceiling of approximately 16000 feet. Armaments:- The Consolidated PBY Catalina consisted of the standard armament configuration of 3 machine guns of 0.30 calibers each; with two of them fitted at its nose section and one at its tail section’s ventral side. The aircraft also donned 2 of the heavy machine guns of 0.50 calibers fitted at each of its beams. As for additional mission specific munition load, the aircraft could carry a store of about 4000 lbs which included following munitions. Depth charges used most often Torpedoes Drop bombs Anti-Ship missiles Service in World War II:- A total of 3300 of the Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft were manufactured and nearly all of them served their numerous roles during the World War II. The Consolidated PBY Catalina served with prominence with its each operator and especially US in their fight against Japanese. The most considerable service carried out by the Consolidated PBY Catalina was during the Pacific Ocean’s first year of the World War II. The roans for this was that at that time only Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated PBY Catalina were the only aircraft that could gain effective range in the Pacific Ocean. Commercial Use “The Flight of Double Sunrise”:- Some of the Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft were also used by the Airlines for the commercial aerial travels. One of them was the Qantas Empire Airways which took passengers from Suva to Sydney for a journey of 2060 miles which the aircraft completed in 2 days back in 1949. The longest commercial flights when talking about the time aircraft remain aloft was also made on a Consolidated PBY Catalina starting from back on June 29th 1943 until July of 1945. These flights were dubbed as Double Sunrise and were made over the Indian Ocean. The service was provided by Qantas for a non-stop flight from Perth to Colombia; covering distance of about 3592 miles. The flight took about 24 to 32 hours and was often called as Flight of the Double Sunrise as the passengers often saw 2 sunrises during this flight. Catalina Affair:- In the Cold War history there is an incident which is named Catalina Affair which is related to a Consolidated PBY Catalina. During this incident of Cold War, a Swedish Air Force’s Consolidated PBY Catalina was fighting over the Baltic Sea when it was shot down by Soviet Forces back in June of 1952. The aircraft was investigating the disappearance of another Swedish Air Force aircraft, the Douglas DC-3. The aircraft after
