Consolidated Vultee Aircraft PB2Y-3 Coronado patrol bomber

View of PB2Y-3 Coronado patrol bomber, manufactured by the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation for the U.S. Navy. Label on back: "From: Hill & Knowlton. For: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, California. This Navy long-range patrol bomber is one of the growing fleet of four-engine planes now being built by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, producers also of the famed Liberator bomber, Liberator Express, and Catalina, a flying boat. Designated by the Navy as the PB2Y-3, this model is known as the Coronado. It is the largest and most powerful mass-production airplane in Navy service and has a wingspan of 115 feet, length of 79 feet and a gross weight of 66,000 pounds. It has a normal range, fully loaded, of about 3000 miles. Crew capacity is seven." Stamped on back: "Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., Lindbergh Field, San Diego, Calif. This picture has been officially released by the Navy Department and permission is hereby granted for its reproduction. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, California. Please credit Otto Menge." Handwritten on back: "Aircraft in action."