Consolidated
OA-10 Catalina
The OA-10 is the Army Air Forces version of the PBY series seaplanes and amphibians. The OA-10 was used primarily for air-sea rescue work with the USAAF's Emergency Rescue Squadrons throughout World War II.
The Brazilian Air Force was one of several Allied nations that received Catalinas during World War II. It operated this Catalina in a variety of roles in the Amazon Basin until 1981. Flown to the museum in 1984, it was restored and painted as an OA-10A assigned to the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron in the Pacific Theater during WWII.