PB2Y-5 Coronado, U.S. Navy Patrol Bomber- In 1944-45 markings, Also fitted for JATO -Jet Assisted Take Off

A Coronado in 1944-45 markings- here a

PBM-5 with a radar dome and machinegun turrets. They were also fitted for JATO (Jet

Assisted Take Off)

rockets which could boost its load capacity.

As a passenger model they could carry 44

people, or as a transport, lift 8000 pounds of cargo for over 1,300 miles.

The Coronado wing-tips

folded down to make

landing floats, in the same

way as the Catalina.

PB2Y Coronado U.S. Navy Patrol Bomber. The Coronado wing-tips folded down to make landing floats, in the same way as the Catalina. A Coronado in 1944-45 markings- here a PBM-5 with a radar dome and machinegun turrets. They were also fitted for JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) rockets which could boost its load capacity. As a passenger model they could carry 44 people, or as a transport, lift 8000 pounds of cargo for over 1,300 miles.

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