PBN-1

PBN-1

Family
PBY Catalina
Class
Flying boat
Aliases
Nomad, KM-1
Produced
155
Changes
Naval Aircraft Factory version of the PBY-5: bow extended by 2 ft, revised hull lines and step, redesigned tip floats and tail, revised electrics. Built for the RAF as the Catalina V, but 138 went to the Soviet Navy as the KM-1.
Engines
2

Service

≈ Jul 1944 – May 1945
≈ 9 Aug 1945 – Sep 1945