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Sailor Steve · 09-09-10, 02:51 PM

The plane is a Consolidated PBY-5, called Catalina Mk 1 by RAF Coastal Command. It can be distinguished from the earlier PBY-4 by the large teardrop gun blisters on the sides (the -4 had open gunports) and from the later PBY-5A by the lack of retractible landing gear.

09-09-10, 02:51 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The plane is a Consolidated PBY-5, called Catalina Mk 1 by RAF Coastal Command. It can be distinguished from the earlier PBY-4 by the large teardrop gun blisters on the sides (the -4 had open gunports) and from the later PBY-5A by the lack of retractible landing gear. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo