Consolidated Vultee Catalina (PBY) Powered by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Twin Wasps (R- 1830)

Date1942-1945

MediumSerigraphy; colored printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 16 1/2in. (31.1 x 41.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 16 3/4 x 20 1/2in. (42.5 x 52.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Douglas B. Marshall

Object number2010.65.10

DescriptionA floatplane with United States insignia has landed on an icy body of water. Men are in the water beside the aircraft. Another man sitting on the wing of the airplane. The pilots are visible n the cockpit and a man can be seen in the window beneath the right propeller.

NotesSubject Note: The Consolidated flying boat PBY Catalina was widely used during the 1930s and 1940s. During World War II, PBYs were used by all branches of the United States military and in the armed forces of many other nations. They were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions, and cargo transport. Some PBYs were still in use by the military as late as the 1980s. They continued to be used as airtankers in aerial firefighting in the 21st century. (Finlay 4/1/2010)

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