Museum quality PBY Catalina water bomber wooden model airplane, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.
Model Airplane: PBY Catalina Flying Boat Water Bomber Aircraft
Wingspan: 18.9"
Fuselage Length: 11.6"
Scale: 1/66
Material: Mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Consolidated Aircraft
Engine: Propeller
Era: World War II
Branch: US Navy (USN), United States Army Air Force (USAAF), Royal Navy
Consolidated PBY Catalina Flying Boat Wood Model Airplane showcases the exact markings of the actual US Navy Catalina PBY aircraft and has a wingspan of 18.9 inches, body length of 11.6 inches. The PBY Catalina water bomber wooden model airplane is made to recognized collector scale of 1/66 for enhanced value. After passing through several stages of sanding and priming, our talented artists paint and detail the PBY Catalina mahogany airplane with historically correct markings of the Consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft. The PBY Catalina model airplane is supplied with a mahogany base for display.
PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. PB stands for Patrol Bomber, with Y being Consolidated Aircraft's manufacturer identification. PBY Catalina Flying Boat could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes, and .50 caliber machine guns and was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBY Catalinas served with every branch of the US military and in the air forces and navies of many other nations.
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