Boeing PB2B

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PB2B
Type
Manufacturer	Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Number built	67

The Boeing PB2B-2 was a flying-boat aircraft. A total of 67 PB2B-2's were built by Boeing at their Vancouver British Columbia plant. Eight of these aircraft were used by the USN, five by the RAF and the rest by the RAAF. Only one PB2B-2 has survived and it is on display at the Power House Museum in Sydney. It is marked in post WWII Qantas paint scheme and named "Frigate Bird". It is subject of a book "The Sky Beyond" by Todd Crozier

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