Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor

The Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor, company Model 31, was an American twin-engined long-range maritime patrol flying boat built by Consolidated Aircraft for the United States Navy. The Model 31 was a new all-metal flying boat started in 1938 for both military and commercial use, with a high-mounted cantilever Davis wing later used on the B-24 Liberator, an upswept aft fuselage with twin endplate fins, retractable wing floats and two Wright R-3350 radial engines; the civil version could seat 52 passengers. The prototype first flew on 5 May 1939 and was bought by the Navy as the XP4Y-1, fitted with gun turrets. An October 1942 order for 200 P4Y-1 aircraft was cancelled after delays and a shortage of Duplex Cyclone engines, leaving only one built.