The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Reuben H. Fleet. The result of a merger between Gaulladet Aircraft Company and Dayton-Wright Aircraft, Consolidated became famous during the 1920s and 1930s for its line of flying boats. The most prolific of the Consolidated patrol boats was the PBY Catalina, which was produced throughout World War II and used extensively by the Allies. Equally famous is the B-24 Liberator, a heavy bomber which, like the Catalina, saw action in both the Pacific and European theaters. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1923: Events January Air Union is created by the merger of Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes (CMA) with Grands Express Aériens (CGEA). ... Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... A B-24 Liberator photographed from above while in flight The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during World War II and was used by most of the Allied air forces during the war. ... A map of the Pacific Theatre. ... The European Theater of Operations, or ETO, was the term used by the United States in World War II to refer to most United States military activity in Europe north of the Mediterranean coast. ...

In 1943, Consolidated merged with Vultee Aircraft to form Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft or Convair. General Dynamics purchased a majority interest in Convair in March 1953, where it continued to produce aircraft or aircraft components until being sold to McDonnell Douglas in 1994. McDonnell Douglas shut down the division after just two years of operations in 1996. Consolidated Aircraft and later Convair had their headquarters situated in San Diego, California on the border of Lindbergh Field (KSAN). This is a list of aviation-related events from 1943: Events January January 27 - the USAAF makes its first daylight raid on Germany January 30 - Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquitos make the first daylight air-raid on Berlin January 30-31 – the H2S radar is used by RAF... The Vultee Aircraft Corporation became an independent company in 1939 and had limited success before merging with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in 1943 to form the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, or Convair. ... The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, universally known as Convair, was the result of a 1943 merger between Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, resulting in a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ... General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Aircraft

Consolidated aircraft (dates are of first flights):

• PT-1 Trusty (1923) [1]
• NY trainer [2]
• XPY-1 Commodore (1931)
• C-22 Fleetster(1932) [3]
• A-11/Y1P-25 [4]
• P2Y [5]
• PBY Catalina (1936)
• PB2Y Coronado (1937)
• PB3Y not built
• XP4Y-1 Corregidor (1939) [6]
• B-24 Liberator (1939)
  • PBY4-1 Liberator US Navy
  • C-87 Liberator Express
  • C-109 Liberator
  • PB4Y-2 Privateer (1944)
• B-32 Dominator (1942)

To view a video of the Consolidated PBY-5A flyby at a 2006 airshow please click this link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM1OkddF6aA 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Consolidated Commodore Clipper The Consolidated Aircraft Commodore was a flying boat used for passenger travel in the 1930s, mostly in the Caribbean operated by small companies like Pan American Airlines. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An early PB2Y-2 in flight. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Consolidated PB3Y was a design study for a four-engine U.S. Navy patrol bomber undertaken in 1940. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A B-24 Liberator photographed from above while in flight The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during World War II and was used by most of the Allied air forces during the war. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Military stubs | World War II American transport aircraft | U.S. military transport aircraft 1940-1949 ... PB4Y-2 Privateer in flight. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... B-32 Dominator in flight The Consolidated B-32 Dominator (Consolidated Model 33/34) was a heavy bomber made for United States Army Air Force during the Second World War. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...