#Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Consolidated PBY-4 Catalina flying over a hangar and several North American SNJ Texans, Navy trainers, at Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

Photographed by Thornton, H. Marion in the 1950s.

Alaska State Library: ASL-P338-0409

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One of the most recognized aircraft in the world, the Consolidated PBY Catalina not only served in the U.S. Navy, but also with the air arms of Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union. The PBY was involved in almost every major operation in World War II, and figured significantly in defeating the U-boat menace in the Atlantic. The overall effect was an aerodynamically clean aircraft far superior to previous flying boat designs. Early trials proved quite successful and the Navy ordered 60 of the aircraft in June 1935. Because it could carry a substantial bomb load, the aircraft was redesignated a patrol bomber.

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'Black Cats on the Beach'

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina sur une plage de l'atoll d'Ulithi – Guerre du Pacifique – Iles Carolines – 13 mars 1945

©Naval History and Heritage Command – NH 309720

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Ad for Rohm & Haas Company’s Plexiglas - 1938.

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PBY Catalina

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1944 Catalina Flying Boat landing on Lake Wanaka

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PBY Catalina: The Story OF The Black Cats. Restored Videos From The National Archives (NARA)

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Grumman J2F Ducks and two Consolidated PBY-4 Catalina patrol bombers sitting on the airfield at Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base, Amaknak Island, Unalaska, Alaska.

Date: 1940s

Alaska State Library: ASL-P338-0529

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Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

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December 1943. A Consolidated PBY 5 Catalina starboard side, waist gunner manning a .50 caliber machine gun. ‘Black Cat Squadron’ VP-12 at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Consolidated PBY Catalina seaplane of Norwegian arctic explorer Bernt Balchen after landing on ice, during a rescue mission in Greenland, 1943.

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28 March 1935. First flight of the Consolidated XP3Y-1 ‘Catalina’. American flying boat most widely used multi-role aircraft of WWII, anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport.

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1943 PBY making a graceful arrival at the International Seaplane Meeting at Bisscarrosse, France

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Consolidated PBY Catalina photographed from USS President Jackson APA-18 off of Rendova - 1943.