"Peter Stickney" wrote in message
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W. D. Allen Sr. wrote:

What was the range of a WWII Navy Catalina?

My PBY-6A Standard Aircraft Characteristics gives the following
numbers:
ASW Patrol, with full internal fuel (8,778#) & 4 325# Depth Charges
under the wings: 1705 NMi at 1500'/102 Kts

Bomber, with 4 1,000# bombs under the wings and 6,756# of fuel,
1250 NMi at 1500', 104 Kts.

Search,m with 2 150 U.S. Gallon drop tanks (10,578# of gas)
2075 NMi at 1500', 104 Kts.

--
Pete Stickney
Java Man knew nothing about coffee.

While not Navy, the Qantas "Double Sunrise" Perth-Ceylon PBY flights were
about 3500 miles.

Matt.