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Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

PBY-420Scrapped

RegistrationTHHS-POF

TROperatorTRAPAS, Transports Aériens du Pacifique Sud

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina. Operated for TRAPAS, Transports Aériens du Pacifique Sud, Air France and Royal Canadian Air Force. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationTailandia

MSN420

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Consolidated PBY Catalina

Figures for the PBY-5A (en uso civil) variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.5 m64 ft

Wingspan31.7 m104 ft

Height6.4 m21 ft

Range4,056 km2,190 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed201 km/h109 ktMach 0.19

Service ceiling4,816 m15,801 ft

Maximum take-off weight12,701 kg28,001 lb

Maximum payload3,216 kg7,090 lb

Endurance20 h 11 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 3,308 units built · Production ended in 1945

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Operators

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TRAPAS, Transports Aériens du Pacifique Sud

Registration F-BBCB

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Air France

Registration F-BBCB

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Royal Canadian Air Force

Registration 9747

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina · HS-POF · TRAPAS, Transports Aériens du Pacifique Sud}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/PBY-420},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/PBY-420}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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