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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
bomber
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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7 to 9
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp_radial_engines
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1935
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gptkbp:height
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21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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PBY Catalina
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gptkbp:introduced
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1936
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gptkbp:length
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63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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179 mph (288 km/h)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Canso
gptkb:Dumbo
gptkb:cat
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gptkbp:notableFor
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long-range patrols
rescuing downed airmen
sinking U-boats
spotting Japanese fleet at Midway
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 3,300
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:range
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2,520 mi (4,050 km)
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gptkbp:retired
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1980s
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gptkbp:role
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transport
search and rescue
maritime patrol
anti-submarine warfare
air-sea rescue
convoy escort
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:China
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Costa_Rica
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Dominican_Republic
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:El_Salvador
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Haiti
gptkb:Honduras
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Panama
gptkb:Paraguay
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Uruguay
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Yugoslavia
Zaire
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:PBY-5
gptkb:PBY-5A
gptkb:PBY-6A
gptkb:PB2B
gptkb:PBV
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gptkbp:wingspan
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104 ft 0 in (31.70 m)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Royal_Danish_Air_Force
gptkb:VP-8
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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