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CONSOLIDATED PBY CATALINA
CATALINA SERVICE
The Consolidated Aircraft Corp., San Diego, California, USA
(In 1941, became The Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp.)
(In 1943, named changed to Convair Aircraft Corp.)
Manufacturers: Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(In 1944, became Canadair Ltd.)
Model: Model 28
Designations: PBY; A-10, OA-10, PBN, PBV, PB2B, PB3Y, P3Y
Catalina; Nomad (PBN), Canso (Canada),
Names:
"Mop" (Russia, US codename)
First official flight: (XP3Y-1) 15/03/1935
Factory production period: 1934 - 1945
Primary service period: 1936 - 1948
Last official flight: (PBY-6A) 03/01/1957
CATALINA VARIANTS
Flying Boats
1935 Model 28 XP3Y-1 1 Total: 0001
1936 Model 28-1 PBY-1 60
1937 Model 28-2 PBY-2 50
1937 Model 28-3 PBY-3 66
1938 Model 28-4 PBY-4 33
1937 Model 28-1/-2/-3/-4/-5 Commercial 7 Total: 0216
Model 28-5/-5MA
1940 PBY-5 1175
-5MC/-5ME/-5MN
1943 Model 28-5 PBN-1 155 Total: 1330
Foreign built -
1943 Canada: PB2B-1 240
Model 28-5
1944 Model 28-6 PB2B-2 67 Total: 0307
Amphibians
Model 28-5A/-5AMC
1941 PBY-5A 828
-5AMN
1944 Model 28-6A PBY-6A 175 Total: 1003
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Foreign built -
1942 Canada: Canso A 55
Model 28-5A
1943 Model 28-5A PBV-1A 369 Total: 0424
Grand Total: 3281
Foreign built - Russia:
1940 ~150 Grand Total: ~150
GST "Mop"
View from the starboard blister on ex. RCAF PBV-1A Catalina s/n: 11054,
at this time flying with civilian number ZK-PBY.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2000.
CATALINA PRODUCTION
Flying Boats
XP3Y-1
Prototype twin engine patrol flying boat, straight rudder.
Revised in 1936 and redesignated as XPBY-1.
Produced 1934 - 1935
Consolidated Buffalo, New York (Y)
BuNo.9459 unknown 1 Total: 0001
PBY-1
As XP3Y-1, rounded rudder, front turret.
Original designation was P3Y-1.
Produced 1936 - 1937
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
BuNo.0102 / 0161 1 / 60 60 Total: 0060
PBY-2
As PBY-1, improved performance, equipment changes.
Produced 1937 - 1938
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
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BuNo.0454 / 0503 1 / 50 50 Total: 0050
PBY-3
As PBY-2, engine upgrade, greater fuel capacity.
Produced 1937 - 1938
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
BuNo.0842 / 0907 1 / 66 66 Total: 0066
PBY-4
As PBY-3, engine upgrade, pointed prop spinners.
Produced 1938 - 1939
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
BuNo.1213 / 1245
2 to RAAF as A24-28, 1 / 33 33 Total: 0033
A24-29.
Commercial Catalina:
Catalina's factory made for civil applications.
Produced 1937 - 1939
Consolidated San Diego, California
NC777 (civil reg.) C-1, named "Guba". 1
? C-2, to Russia. 3
C-3, named "Guba" (2).
NC777 (civil reg.) 1
To RAF as AM258, then SM706.
C-4, named "Transatlantic",
NC18997 (civil reg.) 1
to US Navy as BuNo. 99080.
NX21732 (civil reg.) C-5, to RAF as P9630. 1 Total: 0007
Views from the large waist blisters (introduced on the PBY-5) gave excellent
visibility when searching for downed aircrews or enemy shipping.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2000.
PBY-5
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As PBY-4, revised tail, bubble waist turrets, engine upgrade.
RAAF aircraft Model 28-5MA, NIEAF aircraft Model 28-5MN.
Produced 1940 - 1944
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
Delivered as PBY-5:
BuNo.2289 / 2455 mixed 1 to 291
BuNo.04425 / 04514 597 / 686
BuNo.08124 / 08549 mixed 1018 to 1503 783
37 to RAAF as A24-30 / A24-61,
A24-64 / A24-68.
13 to RNZAF as NZ4001, NZ4004,
NZ4012 / NZ4022.
7 to Brazil, 3 to Chile, 2 to NEIAF.
(RAAF) A24-1 / A24-18 mixed 40 to 350 18
(NEIAF) Y-38 / Y-73 mixed 232 to 388 36
Delivered as (Model 28-5ME) Catalina Mk. I to:
(RAF) W8405 / W8434 mixed 7 to 152
(RAF) Z2134 / Z2153 mixed 154 to 194
(RAF) AH530 / AH569 mixed 9 to 147
(RAF) AJ154 / AJ162 mixed 360 to 419 99
9 to RCAF as, no s/n change.
Delivered as (PBY-5B) Catalina Mk. IB to:
(RAF) FP100 / FP324
8 to RCAF as Catalina mixed 687 to 1017 225
Mk. IIB, no s/n change.
Delivered as (Model 28-5ME) Catalina Mk. II to:
(RAF) AM264 / AM270 mixed 6 to 15 7
Delivered as (PBY-5B) Catalina Mk. IVA to:
(RAF) JX200 / JX269
2 to RAAF as A24-62,
A24-63.
8 to RCAF, no s/n
mixed 1150 to 1513 70
change.
9 to RNZAF as NZ4002,
NZ4003, NZ4005 /
NZ4011.
Delivered as (Model 28-5MC) Canso to:
(RCAF) 9701 / 9736 mixed 233 to 389 36
Consolidated New Orleans, Louisiana (Y)
BuNo.63992 1 (New Orleans c/n) 1 Total: 1175
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PBN-1 Nomad
NAF version of PBY-5, bow extension, new tail /
floats / hull underside / electrical system, more fuel.
Produced 1943 - 1945
Naval Aircraft Factory, US Navy Yard,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (N)
BuNo.02791 / 02945 unknown 155 Total: 0155
BuNo. 02802 rebuilt as BuNo. 02946.
17 to US Navy.
138 Lend-Lease to Russia as KM-1, later
KM-2 after engine upgrade.
124 additional airframes cancelled.
PB3Y - 1942, proposed heavy bomber variant, cancelled.
Catalina Mk. V - PBN-1 orders for RAF, cancelled.
Foreign built - Canada:
PB2B-1
Boeing Canada version of PBY-5, domed front turret.
Produced 1943 - 1944
Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (B)
Delivered as PB2B-1:
BuNo.44188 / 44227 61094 / 61133
~28086 / 28149
BuNo.72992 / 73116 165
~60956 / 60977
6 retained by US Navy.
34 to RNZAF as NZ4023 / NZ4056.
125 delivered as Catalina Mk. IVB to:
(RAF) JX345 / JX437
(RAF) JX586 / JX617
7 to RAAF as A24-200 / A24-206.
Delivered as Catalina Mk. IVB to:
(RAF) JX270 / JX344 unknown 75 Total: 0240
PB2B-2
As PB2B-1, PBN-1 tall tail, domed front turret, radar pod.
Produced 1944 - 1945
Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (B)
BuNo.44228 / 44294 61134 / 61200 67 Total: 0067
8 retained by US Navy.
59 delivered as Catalina Mk. VI to:
(RAF) JX618 / JX662
(RAF) JZ828 / JZ841
47 to RAAF as A24-300 / A24-309,
A24-350 / A24-386.
18 additional airframes cancelled.
Amphibians
PBY-5A
Amphibious version of PBY-5, later models had
domed front turret, radar pod.
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NEIAF aircraft Model 28-5AMN.
Produced 1941 - 1945
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
Delivered as PBY-5A:
BuNo.2456 / 2488 mixed 294 to 392
BuNo.7243 / 7302 mixed 394 to 469
BuNo.02948 / 02977 545 / 574
BuNo.04399 / 04420 mixed 575 to 596
BuNo.04972 / 05045 471 / 544
BuNo.08030 / 08123 mixed 849 to 942
BuNo.33960 / 34059 1514 / 1613
BuNo.46450 / 46579 1814 / 1943
BuNo.48252 / 48451 1614 / 1813 743
(NEIAF) Y-74 / Y-85 837 / 848 12
46 to RAAF as A24-69 / A24-114.
15 to Brazil, 30 to Free French.
Delivered as (Model 28-5AMC) Canso A to:
(RCAF) 9737 / 9750 mixed 393 to 427 14
RAF designation Catalina Mk. IA.
Consolidated New Orleans, Louisiana (Y)
BuNo.46580 / 46638 1944 / 2002 (New Orleans c/n: 2 / 60) 59 Total: 0828
PBY-6A
As PBY-5A, tall tail, radar, additional armour.
Produced 1945
Consolidated New Orleans, Louisiana (Y)
BuNo.46639 / 46698 2003 / 2062 (New Orleans c/n: 61 / 120)
BuNo.46724 2063 (New Orleans c/n: 121)
BuNo.63993 / 64099 2064 / 2170 (New Orleans c/n: 122 / 228)
BuNo.64101 / 64107 2171 / 2177 (New Orleans c/n: 229 / 235) 175 Total: 0175
48 to Russia.
1675 additional airframes cancelled.
Foreign built - Canada:
Canso A
Boeing Canada built version of PBY-5A.
Components from Consolidated San Diego, California.
Produced 1942 - 1944
Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
(RCAF) 9751 / 9805 21980 / 22034 55 Total: 0055
PBV-1A
Canadian Vickers version of PBY-5A. In 1944
became Canadair Ltd. with last 57 OA-10A's
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designated Model CL-1.
Original designation was PBV-1.
Produced 1943 - 1945
Canadian Vickers Ltd., St. Hubert,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (V)
BuNo.03563 / 03592
Delivered as Canso A to:
(RCAF) 9806 / 9835 CV-240 / 269 30
Canadian Vickers Ltd., Cartierville,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (V)
BuNo.03593 / 03712
Delivered as Canso A to:
(RCAF) 9836 / 9844 CV-270 / 278
(RCAF) 11001 / 11025 CV-279 / 303
(RCAF) 11026 / 11039 CV-308 / 321
(RCAF) 11040 / 11100 CV-329 / 449 (odd numbers) 109
BuNo.67832 / 68061
Delivered as OA-10A-VI to USAAF:
44-33868 / 44-33871 CV-304 / 307
44-33872 / 44-33878 CV-322 / 328
44-33879 / 44-33938 CV-330 / 448 (even numbers)
44-33939 / 44-34097
- 44-34037 (BuNo.
67930), CV-450 / 608 230 Total: 0369
later to USN as PBY-5A,
BuNo. 21232.
150 additional airframes cancelled.
Grand Total: 3281
Now on the New Zealand civil registry as ZK-PBY, this Catalina was originally
delivered in 1944 as a PBV-1A (Canadian Vickers version of the PBY-5A), with
RCAF s/n: 11054 and like all Canadian serving aircraft of this type,
was officially named as a Canso, not Catalina.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2000.
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Foreign built - Russia:
GST (Gidro Samolyet Transportnyi) "Mop"
Russian version of the PBY-5, GST - seaplane transport.
Some variants designated as KM-2.
Unarmed transport version designated MP-7.
Produced 1939 - 1941
Amtorg Co., Taganrog, Sea of Azov, Russia
? ? Grand Total: ~150
CATALINA CONVERSIONS
US Navy
PBY-4(1245), experimental prototype.
XPBY-4 1
Later redesignated as a PBY-4.
(XPBY-5A) 1 XPBY-4, 1939, amphibian prototype for PBY-5A.
XPBY-5A, 1945-1946, conversion to transport flying boat
(PBY-5R) 1
named "Sea Mare".
SPBY-5 1+ PBY-5, possible post-WW2 conversions?
PBY-5AG 1+ PBY-5A, transfers to USCG.
PBY-5A(M) 1+ PBY-5A, RAAF conversions with undercarriage removed.
APBY-5A 1+ PBY-5A, possible post-WW2 conversions?
PBY-6AG 1 PBY-6A(64096), staff transport used by USCG.
PB2B-2R 1+ PB2B-2, RAAF conversions to transport aircraft.
Model 28-5ACF 1+ PBY-5A / Canso A, 1947, commercial conversions post-WW2.
USAAF / USAF
5 PBY-5 / 51 PBY-5A, aircraft in service with the USAAF.
Assigned s/n: 41-18772, 41-18773,
42-107401 / 42-107405 (PBY-5), 42-109020 / 42-109025,
43-3259 / 43-3270, 43-43839 / 43-43863,
OA-10-CO 56
43-47956 / 43-47961.
2 additional conversions cancelled.
2 additional PBY-5A obtained in 1947 as OA-10-CO,
assigned s/n: 47-638, 47-639.
(A-10-CO) 56 1948, USAF redesignation of OA-10.
PBY-6A, aircraft in service with the USAAF.
OA-10B-CN 10 Assigned s/n: 45-57833 / 45-57842. Additional 65 assigned
s/n: 45-57843 / 45-57907 not delivered.
(A-10B-CN) 10 1948, USAF redesignation of OA-10B.
1948, USAF redesignation of OA-10A. 2 additional PBY-5A
A-10A-VI 230 and 1 PBY-6A obtained in 1949 as A-10A-CO.
Assigned s/n: 49-2894 / 49-2896.
British RAF
PBY-5(RAAF A24-2), transfer to RAF, assigned RAF s/n: DP202.
Catalina Mk. I 1 Later to RCAF as Catalina Mk. I. A24-1 reserialled as A24-2.
Catalina Mk. I s/n: AH534 to RAAF as A24-1 replacement.
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(PBY-5MC) Canso, aircraft in service with the RAF.
Assigned RAF s/n: mixed VA701 to VA736.
Catalina Mk. IIA 29 Conversions: GR.Mk. IIA.
9 to RAAF as A24-19 / A24-27.
14 additional airframes cancelled.
PBY-5A, aircraft in service with the RAF.
Catalina Mk. IIIA 12
Assigned RAF s/n: FP525 / FP536.
26 PBY-5 / 1 PBY-5A, aircraft in service with the RAF.
Catalina Mk. IVA 27 Assigned RAF s/n: JX570 / JX585, JV925 / JV935.
4 to RCAF, no s/n change.
Catalina ASR.Mk. IVB 1+ Catalina Mk. IVB, conversions to air-sea rescue duties.
Foreign Conversions
CV-14 1+ 1980's, Canadian airborne communications aircraft.
Tp-47 3 Canso A, 1947, conversions by Sweden.
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- The Catalina saw service in many countries around the world into the 1970's.
- Many Catalina's sold on the civil market as freighters, fire-bombers,
utility and survey aircraft etc.
- Catalina civil conversions included the Bird Innovator, Landseaire,
Super Catalina and Super Canso S/C 1000.
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