PBY Catalina Vietnam War and fuselage length increased by

and fuselage length increased by 14 ft

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and later named Spirit

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Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican USCG model

PBY Catalina Vietnam War and fuselage length increased byConsolidated PBY Catalina airplane model. A total of approximately 4000 PBY Catalinas were built between 1936 and 1945. Because of their worldwide popularity, there was scarcely a maritime battle in WW II in which they were not involved. The PBY had its vulnerabilities: it was slow, with a maximum speed of 179 mph, and with no crew armor or self sealing tanks, it was highly vulnerable to anti aircraft attack. However, it was these weaknesses,