Consolidated Catalina

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Consolidated Catalina Specifications
Item Specification
Type Maritime Patrol / Anti-submarine/ Rescue
Accomodation 9: pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio/radar operator, flight engineer, 3 gunners
Power Plant Two 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder two-row radials
Armament One 0,5 inch in nose and turret, two 0.5 inch in beam blisters, 4 depth charges, two torpedoes or four 1.000 lb bombs
Wing Span 104 ft
Height 12 ft 4 in
Length 63 ft 11 in
Weight Empty 21,705 lb
All Up Weight 34,000 lb lb
Max Speed 196 mph
Max Ceiling 18,200 ft
Range At cruising speed of 100 mph - 3,100 miles
Description The Royal Air Force were assigned 602 PBY 5s and gave them the name later adopted by the US Navy the Catalina. The Catalinas of RAF Coastal Command played a key role in the Battle of the Atlantic, sinking a number of German submarines.

SourceThe British Aircraft Directory

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