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Description
| Notes: Close air support aircraft with short field landing and takeoff capability. Survivability increased by armor protection and redundant systems (1 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated | |
| Base model: | A-10 | |
| Designation: | A-10 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Catalina | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Amphibian | |
| See Also: | OA-10 | |
Specifications
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| Gordon W. Hubbard , MO | The PBY-5A was used during WWII as a search/rexcue vehicle. The staging area for S/R crews was at Keesler AFB. I was in the 2nd E/R Sqdn briefly and later was Sqdn Inspector in the staging area. All our aircraft were PBY-5A's designated OA-10A. I'm not aware they were ever designated A-10A(Not to be confused with present day A-10 Warthog). Further, the OA-10A used a crew of three, pilot, copilot and engineer. A very reliable old bird that could fly "forever".
Gordon Hubbard CMSgt Retired 11/06/2005 @ 16:42 [ref: 11634] |
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