![]() ![]() The PBY was originally designed to be a patrol bomber, an aircraft with a long operational range intended to locate and attack enemy transport ships at sea in order to disrupt enemy supply lines. None remain in military service.ĭesign and development Background As of 2021, 86 years after its first flight, the aircraft continues to fly as a waterbomber (or airtanker) in aerial firefighting operations in some parts of the world. The last military PBYs served until the 1980s. Catalinas served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. In Canadian service it was known as the Canso. The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. January 1957 ( United States Navy Reserve)ģ,308 (2,661 U.S.-built, 620 Canadian-built, 27 Soviet-built) Soviet Gidrosamolet Transportnii factory at Taganrog (GST) ![]()
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