The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. The Navy had been using B-24s wit
U.S. Navy PB4Y-2 from VP-23 in flight.
A PB4Y-2B carrying ASM-N-2 Bat glide bombs.
U.S. Coast Guard P4Y-2G BuNo 66306
P4Y-2 Tanker 123 BuNo 66260 (N7620C), of Hawkins & Powers in service supporting the CDF, at Chester Air Attack Base in the late 1990s—crashed 18 July 2002.
In June and July 2002, two large airtankers – a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer – crashed about a month apart while performing aerial firefighting operations. These crashes
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
…result of poor maintenance, and a much newer C-130 based aircraft also broke apart due to similar stresses, all remaining Privateers were retired. (See 2002 United States airtanker crashes.) United States Navy…
The tail section of Tanker 130 at the crash site
C-130A Tanker 130 owned by Hawkins & Powers of Greybull, WY. as seen circa early 2002 at Union Co. Airport, La Grande, Oregon
The main wreckage of Tanker 123 at the crash site