Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina / Eric Friedebach
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | US Navy BuNo: 33966US Civil Registration: N3936AFrom Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_CatalinaThe Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. In Canadian service it was known as the Canso. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. The last military PBYs served until the 1980s. As of 2014, nearly 80 years after its first flight, the aircraft continues to fly as a waterbomber (or airtanker) in aerial firefighting operations in some parts of the world. None remain in military service. The PBY was originally designed to be a patrol bomber, an aircraft with a long operational range intended to locate and attack enemy transport ships at sea in order to disrupt enemy supply lines. With a mind to a potential conflict in the Pacific Ocean, where troops would require resupply over great distances, the U.S. Navy in the 1930s invested millions of dollars in developing long-range flying boats for this purpose. Flying boats had the advantage of not requiring runways, in effect having the entire ocean available. Photo by Eric Friedebach |
| 撮影日 | 2013-11-15 12:40:57 |
| 撮影者 | Eric Friedebach |
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| 撮影地 | Lake Juliana Landings Mobile Home Estates, Florida, United States 地図 |