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Description
| Notes: Aircraft reroled to fulfill the forward air control (FAC) mission. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated | |
| Base model: | OA-10 | |
| Designation: | OA-10 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Catalina | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | |
| Basic role: | Observation, Amphibian | |
| See Also: | A-10 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 53' 4" | 16.2 m | |
| Height: | 17' 8" | 5.3 m | |
| Wingspan: | 57' 6" | 17.5 m | |
| Wingarea: | 506.0 sq ft | 47.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 24,959 lb | 11,319 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 47,000 lb | 21,315 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 50,000 lb | 22,675 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric TF34-GE-100 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 9,065 lb | 4,111 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 2,454 miles | 3,951 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 345 mph | 555 km/h | 300 kt |
| Max Speed: | 518 mph | 834 km/h | 450 kt |
| Climb: | 6,000 ft/min | 1,828 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 44,200 ft | 13,472 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USAF | 23d Wing | Pope AFB | NC |
| USAF | 46th TW | Eglin AFB | FL |
| USAF | 51st FW | Osan AB | SKOR |
| USAF | 52d FW | Spangdahlem AB | GER |
| USAF | 53d Wing | Nellis AFB | NV |
| USAF | 103d FW | Bradley IAP | CT |
| USAF | 104th FW | Barnes MAP | MA |
| USAF | 110th FW | W K Kellogg Airport | MI |
| USAF | 111th FW | Willow Grove ARS | PA |
| USAF | 124th Wing | Boise Air Terminal | ID |
| USAF | 175th Wing | Baltimore | MD |
| USAF | 347th Wing | Moody AFB | GA |
| USAF | 354th FW | Eielson AFB | AK |
| USAF | 355th Wing | Davis-Monthan AFB | AZ |
| USAF | 442d FW | Whiteman AFB | MO |
| USAF | 917th Wing | Barksdale AFB | LA |
| USAF | 926th FW | NAS JRB New Orleans | LA |
| USAF | Sacramento ALC | McClellan AFB | CA |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Connecticut ANG - 103rd FG, Windsor Locks | Winsor Locks | Connecticut |
| Davis-Monthan AFB | Davis-Monthan AFB | Arizona |
| Empire State Aerosciences Museum | Scotia | New York |
| Grissom Air Park - Heritage Museum Foundation | Grissom AFB | Indiana |
| Massachusetts ANG - 104th FW, Westfield | Westfield | Massachusetts |
| McChord Air Museum | McChord AFB | Washington |
| McClellan Aviation Museum | McClellan AFB | California |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
| New York ANG - 174th FW, Syracuse | Syracuse ANGB | New York |
| Pennsylvania ANG - 111st FG, Willow Grove | Willow Grove | Pennsylvania |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Pope AFB | Pope AFB | North Carolina |
| USAF Armament Museum | Eglin AFB | Florida |
| USAF History and Traditions Museum | San Antonio | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
A-10A on display
Connecticut ANG - 103rd FG, Windsor Locks | Empire State Aerosciences Museum | Grissom Air Park - Heritage Museum Foundation | Massachusetts ANG - 104th FW, Westfield | |
McClellan Aviation Museum | New England Air Museum | Pima Air & Space Museum | Pope AFB | |
United States Air Force Museum | USAF Armament Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Greg Visé in Belgium, OTH | In fact I confirme that OA-10A is a version of the A-10A Warthog. No way to say there is a mistake, there isn\\\'t .
The OA-10A is an A-10A used as a FAC. So he has more radio-equipment and his armament is different to mark the targets and if needed to kill it. For that purpose he carries rokets-launchers and AGM-65 Mavriks. And some times,Mk bombs series. Greg from Visé in Belgium 09/08/2005 @ 09:57 [ref: 11180] |
| Bogdan ATAMAN Warsaw, OTH | Yes, yes, yes - more photos of Warthogs ; let's have fun...
To the good man who submited photos of REAL Concolidated OA-10 I own a big pack of the best Polish beer. Greetings from Poland Bogdan 04/25/2004 @ 18:23 [ref: 7298] |
| Dave , VA | Hey Ross... come in through the Manufacturers link and go to Consolidated.. now click on OA-10. Youll find this page and you must also know by looking at the top of this page that Consolidated doesnt make the A-10 Warthog!! 03/12/2004 @ 17:28 [ref: 6965] |
| Ross Chappell , KS | Easy folks on the OA-10A! This is the correct spot for the
Warthog. If you want to see the old WWII propjob don't look under the "Attack" section.....Hello!!!! 10/07/2002 @ 14:02 [ref: 5837] |
| Martin Jones Mulberry, FL | The Consolidated OA-10A was a USAAF amphibous aircraft. It was used as an emergency rescue craft and picked up large numbers of downed airmen during the war.
When the Army Air Force becace a separate branch of the military designated United States Air Force in September 1947, the aircraft was redesignated SA-10A and a number of them were assigned to the USAF Air Rescue Service worldwide. These were phased out and replaced by the Grumman SA-16 Albatross amphibians in the early 1950s. I mwas an aircrew member on SA-10 with Flight B, 6th Air Rescue Squadron at Ernest Harmon AFB in Stephenville, Newfoundland The U.S. Navy operated a much larger number of these same aircraft designated PBY-5A It really is a shame that this great aircraft is incorrectly described in your web site. If you would like to correct your information, I will be pleased to furnish whatever information I can and to refer you to some authorative sources if you wish. Thanks for your efforts to preserve some history of these aircraft and the men who flew them. 01/10/2002 @ 20:30 [ref: 4050] |
| Christopher Hill , CA | Photos of the Republic A-10 have no place here. They are
almost a discrace to the beauty, and honor of the CONSOLIDATED OA-10 (aka PBY-5A). To whoever uploaded the shots, please read the Manufacturer, as well as the designation. Correctness of information here is of upmost importance. What if a person who didn't know better saw the shots and assumed the A-10 flew rescue missions in WWII. Nonsense. Please be more careful. Thank You. Christopher Hill 09/14/2001 @ 17:20 [ref: 3186] |
| terence Geary , CA | To whom it may concern:
You have the USAAF PBY aka OA-10A's description is fine, when you get to the specs we find it has jet engines, OA-10 w"Warthog" and the OA-10A Amphipian are not one in the same..why not seperate them as two completley different aircraft. Such as OA-10A 44-33877 2nd,ERS(emergency rescue squadron; OA-10A'aka PBY saved lives,Please seperate them. Terry 05/12/2000 @ 00:39 [ref: 182] |
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