| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX21731 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated P4Y Corregidor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated P4Y Corregidor |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated XP4Y-1 Corregidor |
| C/n (msn): | [ 27852 ] |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1940 to 1942 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 459542 |
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In 1938 Consolidated ventured to build an efficient large flying boat with a high aspect ratio Davis wing and two big R-3350 Cyclone engines. The Model 31 prototype, NX21731, first flew on 5 May 1939, but no commercial orders were forthcoming. NX21731 was then modified as the XP4Y-1 patrol bomber and the P4Y was ordered into production by the US Navy, but this was cancelled as all R-3350 engines were needed for the B-29. NX21731 allocated BuNo 27852. Photo from: Consolidated / Detroit Public Library This photo was added on 11 May 2022, and has since been viewed 1388 times. |