German Focke-Wulf FW200 Condor at Immola Airfield, Finland - 4 June 1942

Avro 696 Shackleton MR1. Long-range maritime patrol aircraft. Type first flew 9 March 1949. RAF 220 Sqdn. At RAF Langar. ca1958

Consolidated PBY Catalina

Manufacturer:Consolidated Aircraft CorporationType:Patrol bomberCrew:7 to 9

Dimensions:

Length: 63 ft. 10 in. Height: 18 ft. 6 in.   Wingspan: 104 ft.  Wing Area: 1,400 sq. ft.Weight:

Empty: 17,526 lb. Gross: 34,000 lb.Performance:

Max Speed: 189 mph at 7,000 ft.  Ceiling: 18,100 ft.  Range: 2,990 miles

Armament:

Two .30-in. and two .50-in. flexible-mounted machine guns and provisions for four 1,000 lb. bombs

Consolidated PB2Y Coronado patrol bomber of patrol squadron VP-13, 1941

Hydravion de patrouille maritime Consolidated P2Y-1 de l'Escadron de patrouille VP-10F – 1931-1934

©United States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation - 2004.114.018

Le drapeau avec 4 étoiles sous le cockpit indique qu'un amiral est à bord.

Vulcans also had a Maritime patrol role during their long career. RAF 27 Sqn Avro Vulcan V-Bomber Flying Low over an Oil-Rig.

British Heritage aircraft

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Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

With the first versions of the PBY Catalina beginning to be supplied to the Navy in 1935, attention turned to potential successor machines with better performance. Both Sikorsky and Consolidated were solicited for proposals, and although the Sikorsky model was ready first it was the PB2Y which would win the production contract. The prototype XPB2Y-1 was ready for its first flight by December 1937, and despite several issues was preferred to Sikorsky’s XPBS-1.

The PB2Y shared some innovations from the XP3Y/PBY, most notably the retractable floats, but was otherwise a completely new design. It was a very large aircraft, equipped with four R-1830 engines – unusually on later models these were fitted with 4-bladed propellers inboard, and 3-bladed outboard. The PB2Y originally had a single large tail, but there were problems with directional instability so additional stabilizers were added in an attempt to remedy the problem. This failed to solve the problem and instead a completely new twin tail was designed. Bomb bays were located in the wing roots with fittings for bombs, torpedoes or mines.

The first production machines entered service in late 1940. In squadron service the PB2Y was found to be underpowered, particularly the definitive PB2Y-3 version which had self-sealing fuel tanks and crew armour which added considerable weight. As a result the Coronados were primarily used as transports instead of combat aircraft. VP-13, the original PB2Y operator, established a series of services across the Pacific including a route from Hawaii to Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia – a 4,000 mile one way trip. Additional routes were added to other bases across the South Pacific and beyond as the Central Pacific offensive opened in late 1943. Some PB2Ys were converted into hospital aircraft and employed ferrying wounded servicemen back to Hawaii from forward garrisons, particularly Tarawa.

The PB2Y’s brief career as a combat aircraft began in January 1944, when VP-13 and VP-102 were assigned to strike Wake Island in support of the Marshall Islands campaign. 14 PB2Ys staged from Midway and carried out four raids between January 30 and February 9. 50 tons of bombs were dropped on Wake, but no PB2Ys were lost during any of the 2,100 mile missions. The missions were considered so important that the commanding officer of Fleet Air Wing 2, RAdm John D. Price, flew on two of the raids as an observer. In April 1944 a detachment of radar-equipped PB2Ys from VP-13 flew from Eniwetok, dropping mines in the seas around Truk, but the externally mounted mines badly effected the performance of the aircraft. The same detachment later flew harassment bombing raids on bypassed islands in the Marshalls, as well as anti-submarine patrols. During this time there were occasional contacts with Japanese aircraft, and VP-13 claimed five Japanese bombers shot down. Thereafter the PB2Y reverted back to non-combat roles.

10 PB2Y-3s were provided to the RAF via lend-lease, but they were not popular as patrol aircraft due to their relatively short range. Instead, like the Americans, the British assigned them secondary roles with RAF Transport Command operating them on transatlantic routes.

Consolidated PB2Y Coronado Specifications

PB2Y-3

PB2Y-5

XPB2Y-1

Consolidated PB2Y-3 CoronadoRolePatrol BomberCrew10Powerplant4x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-88 (1,200hp)Speed140mph (cruise) 224mph (max)Ceiling20,900ftRange2,310 miles (internal)Armament4x Browning M2 .50cal Machine Gun Ordnance12,000lb bombsDimensions79ft 3in (length) 115ft 0in (wingspan) 27ft 6in (height)Wing Area1780 sq.ft.Weight41,031lb (empty) 68,000lb (gross) RadarAN/APS-4 (Airborne surface search)Number produced210

Consolidated PB2Y-5 CoronadoRolePatrol BomberCrew10Powerplant4x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 (1,200hp)Speed170mph (cruise) 194mph (max)Ceiling20,500ftRange1,070 miles (internal)Armament8x Browning M2 .50cal Machine Gun Ordnance12,000lb bombs 2 torpedoesDimensions79ft 3in (length) 115ft 0in (wingspan) 27ft 6in (height)Wing Area1780 sq.ft.Weight40,850lb (empty) 66,000lb (max)RadarASC (Airborne surface search)

Consolidated XPB2Y-1 CoronadoRolePatrol BomberCrew10Powerplant4x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-72 (1,050hp)SpeedCeiling0ftRangeArmament2x Browning M2 .50cal Machine Gun 3x Browning AN-M2 .30cal Machine Gun OrdnanceDimensions0ft 0in (length) 0ft 0in (wingspan) 0ft 0in (height)Weight49,754lb (gross) Number produced1

1943 Consolidated PBV-1A Catalina "Miss Pickup" lifting off at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura.  First flew in 1941. Served with the USN in a patrol bombing role.

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Bombardier de patrouille maritime Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (dérivé du B-24 Liberator) en vol au large de la côte Est d'Oahu – Hawaï – Etats-Unis – 1945

Photographe : US Navy

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DBM releases Payments for three AFP Modernization Programs

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently released the Payments for three of the Modernization Programs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The three Programs are the:

BrahMos Missile Acquisition of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC)

C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF)

Long Range Patrol Aircraft (LRPA) of the PAF

The most recent released Payment for the BrahMos Missiles is the third one, the first and second ones was released at the same time two Years ago last December of 2021.

Here is the Link to the Article at the Philippine News Agency (PNA) Website: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1215325

SOURCE: DBM releases P5.6-B 3rd Payment for BrahMos Missile System {Archived Link}

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