The Consolidated Vultee Model 29 Coronado (US Navy designation PB2Y) was an American patrol and transport flying-boat of the Second World War. The Coronado was a high-wing cantilever monoplane first prototyped in 1938 and entered service in 1941. The Coronado carried a crew of ten and was powered by four Pratt and Whitney R-1830-88 or R-1830-92 radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 310 kmh and a range of 1710 km. The Coronado was armed with three power-operated turrets fitted with 0.50 inch calibre machine-guns and had stowage for bombs or depth-charges in the wings. Research Coronado
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