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Voices from Combat: The Consolidated PB2Y Coronado Becomes a Bomber

Vintage Aviation News

Chet Smith, who had learned to fly the Coronado as co-pilot to DeLorenzo, said his altimeter over the target indicated less 50 feet. Note the radome above the cockpit. “Machine gun fire you could definitely hear the firing, even from the cockpit and over the noise of all four engines. Mission accomplished!”

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Daher Aircraft’s continual improvement strategy brings new avionics and systems enhancements to its Kodiak product line in 2025

Professional Pilot

Daher Aircraft acquired the Kodiak product line in 2019 and has invested millions of dollars to evolve these go-anywhere aircraft renowned for their STOL (short takeoff and landing) capabilities in remote and challenging environments, rugged durability and payload capacity.