PBY Catalina

GPTKB entity

Statements (99)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
bomber
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 7 to 9
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830_Twin_Wasp_radial_engines
gptkbp:firstFlight 1935
gptkbp:height 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PBY Catalina
gptkbp:introduced 1936
gptkbp:length 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 179 mph (288 km/h)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Canso
gptkb:Dumbo
gptkb:cat
gptkbp:notableFor long-range patrols
rescuing downed airmen
sinking U-boats
spotting Japanese fleet at Midway
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 3,300
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 2,520 mi (4,050 km)
gptkbp:retired 1980s
gptkbp:role transport
search and rescue
maritime patrol
anti-submarine warfare
air-sea rescue
convoy escort
gptkbp:usedBy 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
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:PBY-5
gptkb:PBY-5A
gptkb:PBY-6A
gptkb:PB2B
gptkb:PBV
gptkbp:wingspan 104 ft 0 in (31.70 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Danish_Air_Force
gptkb:VP-8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5