CONSOLIDATED PB2Y CORONADO
CORONADO SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Consolidated Aircraft Corp., San Diego, California, USA (In 1941, became The Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp.) |
| Model: | Model 29 |
| Designations: | PB2Y; JRY |
| Name: | Coronado |
| First official flight: | (XPB2Y-1) 17/12/1937 |
| Factory production period: | 1937 - 1944 |
| Primary service period: | 1941 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | 1945 |
CORONADO VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
XPB2Y-1
1937, prototype 4-engined, patrol-bomber
flying boat for the US Navy. Initially with
single fin, later with twin fins.
Produced 1937
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
| BuNo.0453 | ? |
Total: 001 |
PB2Y-2
1939, as XPB2Y-1, redesigned fuselage,
engine and armament upgrade.
Produced 1939 - 1940
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
| BuNo.1633 / 1638 | ? |
Total: 006 |
PB2Y-3
1941, as XPB2Y-3, late production
airframes with dorsal radome.
Produced 1941 - 1944
Consolidated San Diego, California (Y)
| BuNo.7043 / 7242 | ? | |
| BuNo.02737 / 02746 | ? |
Total: 210 |
|
Grand Total: 217 |
CORONADO CONVERSIONS
US Navy
| XPB2Y-3 | 1 | PB2Y-2(1638), 1941, prototype with engine / armament upgrade, self-sealing fuel tanks and crew armour. |
| (XPB2Y-5) | 1 | XPB2Y-3, 1944, prototype to the PB2Y-5. |
| PB2Y-3R | 10 | PB2Y-3, 1945, unarmed cargo conversions, engine upgrade. Original designation was JRY-1. Conversions by Rohr Aircraft Corp., California. |
| XPB2Y-4 | 1 | PB2Y-2(1636), 1944, prototype with engine upgrade. Later redesignated as XPB2Y-6. |
| PB2Y-5 | 1+ | PB2Y-3, 1944-1945, engine / fuel capacity upgrade with (RATO) rocket-assisted take-off gear. |
| (PB2Y-5R) | 1+ | PB2Y-5, 1945, unarmed cargo conversions. Some with medical evacuation interiors designated as PB2Y-5F / -5H. |
| (PB2Y-5Z) | 1 | PB2Y-5(7073), VIP transport conversion. |
British RAF
| Coronado GR.Mk. I |
32 |
PB2Y-3, 1943-1946, Lend-Lease version for RAF, US designation was PB2Y-3B. 22 retained by the US Navy, 10 used by RAF on transatlantic flights. Assigned RAF s/n: JX470 / JX501. |
CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Two Coronado flying boats in civil use after Word War II, one going to the
Hughes Tool Co. as N69003 (civil reg.).