Consolidated Vultee Aircraft PBY-5A Catalina transport plane
Description:
View of PBY-5A Catalina transport plane, 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. Here is the Navy's PBY-5A versatile amphibian built by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, makers also of the Coronado, the famed liberator and Liberator Express -- new cargo carrier. Known as the Catalina, this long-range patrol bomber is capable of landing or taking off on land or water. It has a wing spread of 104 feet, length of almost 64 feet and is powered by two Pratt and Whitney motors rated at 1200 hp. Carrying crew of five, they have a maximum speed of 193 miles per hour at 7500 feet and a service ceiling of 16,000 feet. At 10,000 feet, the Catalina covers 3100 miles with 1463 gallons of gas fully loaded." 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."
