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RHFleet
R.H.Fleet Values & Leadership
Biography
Origins (1887-1916)
Early Life & First Flights
Early Army Aviation Service
Ballooning
WWI (1917-1919)
WWI Flight Training Commander
Aviation Safety Innovations
Fuel-Balancing Spin Recovery System
Improving the DH-4
Testing, Tragedy, New Frontiers (1919-1930)
McCook Field
Founding the First Airmail
The Crash & Turning Point
NYRBA — The First Airline
Fleet’s Aviation Adventures
Building an Aviation Empire (1923-1945)
Founding Consolidated Aircraft
Aviation Pioneers
Consolidated Moves to San Diego
Navy Partnership
Birth of the PBY Catalina
Building the B-24 Liberator
Legacy & Influence (Post WWII)
Later Years & Legacy (Post WWII)
Fleet Science Center Legacy (1973-Present)
Impact on Aviation Safety
Contributions to Military Aviation
Fleet’s Design Influence
Family Legacy
Consolidated Aircraft
Consolidated Origins (1923–1924)
Early Designs & Experiments (1920s)
Move to Buffalo (1924–1935)
Move to San Diego (1935-1936)
Navy Partnerships (1920s–1930s)
The Great Depression (1929-1939)
Training Aircraft Program
Training Program Overview
PT Series
Trainers in the 1920s–1930s
Observation Aircraft Program
Observation Program Overview
O-Series
Army Recon Doctrine
Recon Evolution
Transport Aircraft Program
C-87 Liberator Express Transport
C-109 Fuel Transport
Other Transport Variants
Pursuit Aircraft Program
P-30 / PB-2 Advanced Fighter
Experimental Fighters
Seaplane Aircraft Program
Flying Boat Designs
Maritime Strategy
Bomber Aircraft Program
Pre-B-24 Bomber Concepts
Strategic Bombing Doctrine
B17 vs. B24
WWII Production Lines
Fort Worth Plant & Expansion
Industrial Growth
Women at Consolidated
Manufacturing Innovations
Quality Control
War Department Contracts
Convair & Postwar Legacy
Postwar Aircraft & Jet Age
Missile & Space Programs
Corporate Legacy
Hangar
Training Aircraft
PT-1 “Trusty”
PT-3 “Trusty”
PT-11 “Husky”
Other Training Aircraft
Commercial Aircraft
Consolidated Model 9
Consolidated Model 14
Consolidated Model 15
Consolidated Model 16
Fleetster (Model 17 & Variants)
Fleetster (Model 19)
Fleetster (Model 20)
Observation Aircraft
Early Observation Planes
O-Series Overview
O-19
Experimental
Recon Development
Transport Aircraft
Early Consolidated Transports
C-87 Liberator Express
C-109 Tanker
Other Transports
Pursuit Aircraft
P-30 / PB-2 Fighter
Other Fighters
Seaplanes & Flying Boats
XPY-1 Admiral
P2Y Ranger / Rangemaster
Flying Boat Variants
XP3Y / P3Y Prototype
PBY Catalina
PBY Catalina — Variants
PBY-1 to PBY-4
PBY-5 — The Wartime Catalina
PBY-5A — The Amphibious Catalina
PBY-6A — The Final Evolution
Special Operations (PBY)
Black Cats (Night Operations)
Catalina Rescue Missions
Catalina ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare)
Bombers
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Variants
Early Production (A & D)
Mid-War (E, G, H, J)
Late-War (L & M)
Experimental B-24s
B-24 Special Uses
PB4Y-1 Naval Liberators
PB4Y-2 Privateer
Other Consolidated Bombers
WWII
The Air Campaign
Army Air Forces
Aircrews & Squadrons
Squadron Life
Surviving the War
Training for Combat
Survival Kits & Bailouts
Escape & Evasion
Test of Endurance
The Air War
Anti-Aircraft Fire (Flak)
Enemy Fighters & Tactics
Weather, Altitude & Navigation
Formation Flying
Reconnaissance
Maritime Patrol
Early Warning & Intelligence
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Spotting the Bismarck
Winning WWII
Strategic Bombing
Battle of the Atlantic
Ploesti Raid
Air Superiority
Wartime Culture
Humor, Rituals & Memory
Nose Art
War Posters
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Reuben H Fleet
Nothing Short of Right is Right
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RHFleet
R.H.Fleet Values & Leadership
Making Flight Safe
Biography
Origins (1887-1916)
Early Life & First Flights
Early Army Aviation Service
Ballooning
WWI (1917-1919)
WWI Flight Training Commander
Aviation Safety Innovations
Fuel-Balancing Spin Recovery System
Improving the DH-4
Testing, Tragedy, New Frontiers (1919-1930)
McCook Field
Founding the First Airmail
The Crash & Turning Point
NYRBA — The First Airline
Fleet’s Aviation Adventures
Building an Aviation Empire (1923-1945)
Founding Consolidated Aircraft
Aviation Pioneers
Consolidated Moves to San Diego
Navy Partnership
Birth of the PBY Catalina
Building the B-24 Liberator
Legacy & Influence (Post WWII)
Later Years & Legacy (Post WWII)
Fleet Science Center Legacy (1973-Present)
Impact on Aviation Safety
Contributions to Military Aviation
Fleet’s Design Influence
Family Legacy
Consolidated Aircraft
Consolidated Origins (1923–1924)
Early Designs & Experiments (1920s)
Move to Buffalo (1924–1935)
Move to San Diego (1935-1936)
Navy Partnerships (1920s–1930s)
The Great Depression (1929-1939)
Training Aircraft Program
Training Program Overview
PT Series
Trainers in the 1920s–1930s
Observation Aircraft Program
Observation Program Overview
O-Series
Army Recon Doctrine
Recon Evolution
Transport Aircraft Program
C-87 Liberator Express Transport
C-109 Fuel Transport
Other Transport Variants
Pursuit Aircraft Program
P-30 / PB-2 Advanced Fighter
Experimental Fighters
Seaplane Aircraft Program
Flying Boat Designs
Maritime Strategy
Bomber Aircraft Program
Pre-B-24 Bomber Concepts
Strategic Bombing Doctrine
B17 vs. B24
WWII Production Lines
Fort Worth Plant & Expansion
Industrial Growth
Women at Consolidated
Manufacturing Innovations
Quality Control
War Department Contracts
Convair & Postwar Legacy
Postwar Aircraft & Jet Age
Missile & Space Programs
Corporate Legacy
Hangar
Training Aircraft
PT-1 “Trusty”
PT-3 “Trusty”
PT-11 “Husky”
Other Training Aircraft
Commercial Aircraft
Consolidated Model 9
Consolidated Model 14
Consolidated Model 15
Consolidated Model 16
Fleetster (Model 17 & Variants)
Fleetster (Model 19)
Fleetster (Model 20)
Civilian Transport Conversions
Corporate & Executive Aircraft
Observation Aircraft
Early Observation Planes
O-Series Overview
O-19
Experimental
Recon Development
Transport Aircraft
Early Consolidated Transports
C-87 Liberator Express
C-109 Tanker
Other Transports
Pursuit Aircraft
P-30 / PB-2 Fighter
Other Fighters
Seaplanes & Flying Boats
XPY-1 Admiral
P2Y Ranger / Rangemaster
Flying Boat Variants
XP3Y / P3Y Prototype
PBY Catalina
PBY Catalina — Variants
PBY-1 to PBY-4
PBY-5 — The Wartime Catalina
PBY-5A — The Amphibious Catalina
PBY-6A — The Final Evolution
Special Operations (PBY)
Black Cats (Night Operations)
Catalina Rescue Missions
Catalina ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare)
Bombers
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Variants
Early Production (A & D)
Mid-War (E, G, H, J)
Late-War (L & M)
Experimental B-24s
B-24 Special Uses
PB4Y-1 Naval Liberators
PB4Y-2 Privateer
Other Consolidated Bombers
WWII
The Air Campaign
Army Air Forces
Aircrews & Squadrons
Squadron Life
Surviving the War
Training for Combat
Survival Kits & Bailouts
Escape & Evasion
Test of Endurance
The Air War
Anti-Aircraft Fire (Flak)
Enemy Fighters & Tactics
Weather, Altitude & Navigation
Formation Flying
Reconnaissance
Maritime Patrol
Early Warning & Intelligence
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Spotting the Bismarck
Winning WWII
Strategic Bombing
Battle of the Atlantic
Ploesti Raid
Air Superiority
Wartime Culture
Humor, Rituals & Memory
Nose Art
War Posters
Contact
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