
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 7099 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated PB2Y Coronado |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PB2Y Coronado |
Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado |
C/n (msn): | 57 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
Photo Date: | 31 May 2013 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
Photo ID: | 77869 |
Photo Comment |
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Now on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation this Coronado is the last survivor of 210 built and was intended as a larger, higher perfomance variant of the Catalina. This aircraft served as an executive transport taking the staff of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to Tokyo for the Japanese surrender ceremony on 2nd September 1945. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 August 2018, and has since been viewed 695 times. |