File:Consolidated XPBY-5A BuNo 1245 Dec 1939.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy Consolidated XPBY-5A Catalina amphibian (BuNo 1245) at the Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington D.C., on 18 December 1939.
Original caption: “Navy's new 'mystery' plane. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. The U.S. Navy's giant amphibian patrol ship which has arrived in the Capital from Florida. The huge plane was built secretly by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego, Calif. Of the high-wing type, the amphibian has a spread of 104 feet and is 65 feet long. Its amphibian floats fold into the wings. Twin wasp engines, built into the wing, provide the power.”
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