Consolidated Catalina Mk 11A – 209 Sqn RAF, Pembroke Dock 1941. See Note

Corgi Aviation 1/72 scale AA36101: Consolidated PBY Catalina Mk11A of 209 Sqn RAF Coastal Command, Pembroke Dock during 1941. Amazing detailing includes rotating gun turrets, optional position undercarriage, swivelling outrigger floats plus stand.

Length 10.75 inches Wingspan 17.25 inches

PLEASE NOTE: Although in excellent condition the model appears to have had its upper wing detached and re attached, with corresponding light marks around the attachment struts. Please do not purchase unless you can live with this. As per the photographs.

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. In the United States Army Air Forces and later in the United States Air Force their designation was OA-10. A Canadian-built PBY would be familiarly called a Canso.

During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport. The PBY was the most successful aircraft of its kind; no other flying boat was produced in greater numbers. The last active military PBYs were not retired from service until the 1980s. Even today, over 70 years after its first flight, the aircraft continues to fly as an airtanker in aerial firefighting operations all over the world.

The initialism of “P.B.Y.” was determined in accordance with the U.S. Navy aircraft designation system of 1922; PB representing “Patrol Bomber” and Y being the code used for the aircraft’s manufacturer, Consolidated Aircraft.