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This Flying Boat Helped Win World War II At Sea The Consolidated PBY Catalina was used in anti-submarine warfare, convoy escort, search and rescue and cargo transport missions. Here s What You Need to Know: This patrol bomber was very useful during the war in the Pacific. While it may have been the U.S. Army Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers that received all the glory during the Second World War, it was aircraft such as the Consolidated PBY Catalina that played a major role in the war effort. Developed in the 1930s, the prototype Catalina first flew in 1935. The aircraft served with every branch of the United States military during the war. ....
This patrol bomber was very useful during the war in the Pacific. While it may have been the U.S. Army Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers that received all the glory during the Second World War, it was aircraft such as the Consolidated PBY Catalina that played a major role in the war effort. Developed in the 1930s, the prototype Catalina first flew in 1935. The aircraft served with every branch of the United States military during the war. Designated “PBY” PB for “Patrol Bomber” while the Y was the code assigned to Consolidated by the U.S. Navy, the twin-engine, parasol-mounted monoplane was equipped with a flying boat hull as well as retractable tricycle landing gear and retractable wing-tip floats. Originally designed as a patrol bomber thanks to its long operational range, it was intended to locate and attack enemy transport ships at sea. ....