PBY-5A

PBY-5A

Modification of
PBY-5A, PBV-1A, PB2B-1A
Aliases
OA-10, Catalina IIIA
Changes
US Navy amphibian, delivered October 1941 – January 1945; the first 124 had one bow gun, the rest two. Diversions went to the USAAF as the OA-10 and to the RAF as the Catalina IIIA.
Crew
8
Length
19,460 mm
Wingspan
31,700 mm
Wing area
130.06 m²
Empty weight
9,485 kg
Max takeoff weight
16,066 kg
Internal fuel
7,003 L
Engine
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp
Engines
2
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed
Max speed
315 km/h

Range

Distance, kmFuel
4,056Internal

Armament

WeaponCountPosition
Browning AN/M22Turret
Browning AN/M21Flexible
Browning AN/M2 .502Flexible

Loadouts

NameChanges
Bombs or depth chargesUp to 4,000 lb under the wings; torpedo racks were also available.