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Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1937· maritime patrol bomber
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Consolidated PB2Y-3R Coronado loads cargo at the Pan American Airways dock, Treasure Island, California (USA), in January 1943 (80-G-K-1149): Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 2. Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado in flight c1944: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 3. Coronado GR.I at RAE Helensburgh 1944: Royal Air Force official photographer· Public domain
- 4. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives in Tokyo Bay in PB2Y-5R Coronado on 29 August 1945: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 5. Consolidated PB2Y Coronado in flight c1942: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 6. Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronado aircraft at the Consolidated Aircraft plant in San Diego, California (USA), in July 1943 (80-G-K-15707): U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-15707· Public domain
- 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt visiting Consolidated PB2Y production c1942: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 8. PB2Y NASM Hughes: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 9. PB2Y-3 Coronado at NAS Patuxent River in September 1944 (front view): U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 10. PB2Y-3 Coronado at NAS Patuxent River in September 1944 (rear view): U.S. Navy· Public domain
what is it?
The PB2Y Coronado is a large flying boat patrol bomber designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was operated by the United States Navy during World War II in bombing, antisubmarine, medical/hospital, and transport roles. Development of the Coronado began during the interwar period at the behest of the United States Navy's (USN) Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer).
How to recognise it: 4 piston engines with propellers · 35 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 35 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Range of 1,720 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1937-12-17
- introduced
- 1940
- status
- retired
- number built
- 217
- role
- maritime patrol bomber
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Consolidated Aircraft
- engines
- 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
- length
- 24.2 m
- wingspan
- 35 m
- height
- 8.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 30 t
- top speed
- 310 km/h
- cruise speed
- 272 km/h
- range
- 1,720 km
- ceiling
- 6,250 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q648792, Wikipedia: Consolidated PB2Y Coronado (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.