Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

The PB2Y Coronado is a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft, and used by the US Navy during World War II in bombing, antisubmarine, medical/hospital plane, and transport roles. Obsolete by the end of the war, Coronados were quickly taken out of service. Only one known example remains, at the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Before WW2 large flying boats were important for long distance international routes, as the ability to land on water without a land-based airstrip was useful. It proved to be good supporting aircraft in the Pacific War, which often required transport across long distance of oceans in harm's way, to places with no prepared airstrips.

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Consolidated Coronado; Coronado; Coronado (Consolidated PB2Y); PB2Y (Consolidated Coronado); PB2Y Coronado
217 produced, 
patrol bomber, maritime patrol flying boat, Royal Air Force, United States Navy, Consolidated Aircraft, United States, 

arit, Hansa-Brandenburg CC, PB2Y-2 Coronado, PB2Y-3 Coronado, PB2Y-5 Coronado, Savoia-Marchetti SM.62, Sunderland I, Sunderland V, XPB2Y-1 Coronado, 

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  PB2Y-2 Coronado ⓘ
  flying boat model by Consolidated Aircraft

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  PB2Y-3 Coronado ⓘ
  1941 reconnaissance aircraft model by Consolidated

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  PB2Y-5 Coronado ⓘ
  flying boat model by Consolidated Aircraft

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  XPB2Y-1 Coronado ⓘ
  prototype flying boat model by Consolidated Aircraft

Frameless

Consolidated PB2Y-3R Coronado loads cargo at the Pan American Airways dock, Treasure Island, California (USA), in January 1943 (80-G-K-1149)

PB2Y in flight 1942

Consolidated PB2Y Coronado in flight c1942

231 Squadron RAF Coronado in Bermuda WWII IWM CH 15944

Convair PB2Y-3, At NAS Patuxent River, Maryland September 1945. (51006050787)

PB2Y-5R BuAer 3 side view

American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Consolidated Coronado. MH2768

Franklin D. Roosevelt visiting Consolidated PB2Y production c1942

XPB2Y-1 Coronado in flight c1939

PB2Y-3 VPB-1 at NAAF Galapagos c1945

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		PB2Y-2 Coronado	Consolidated PB2Y Coronado	Wikidata
class	aircraft		PB2Y-3 Coronado	Consolidated PB2Y Coronado	Wikidata
class	aircraft		PB2Y-5 Coronado	Consolidated PB2Y Coronado	Wikidata
class	aircraft		XPB2Y-1 Coronado	Consolidated PB2Y Coronado	Wikidata
commons	image		Consolidated PB2Y-3R Coronado loads cargo at the Pan American Airways dock, Treasure Island, California (USA), in January 1943 (80-G-K-1149)		Commons
commons	image		PB2Y in flight 1942		Commons
commons	image		Consolidated PB2Y Coronado in flight c1942		Commons
commons	image		231 Squadron RAF Coronado in Bermuda WWII IWM CH 15944		Commons
commons	image		Convair PB2Y-3, At NAS Patuxent River, Maryland September 1945. (51006050787)		Commons
commons	image		PB2Y-5R BuAer 3 side view		Commons
commons	image		American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Consolidated Coronado. MH2768		Commons
commons	image		Franklin D. Roosevelt visiting Consolidated PB2Y production c1942		Commons
commons	image		XPB2Y-1 Coronado in flight c1939		Commons
commons	image		PB2Y-3 VPB-1 at NAAF Galapagos c1945		Commons