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2291
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
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1940-Oct-31
Consolidated Aircraft Corp.
San Diego, California
United States
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1940-Oct-31
1942-Jan-21
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
2291
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1940-Oct-31
1941-Jan-09
VP-14
NAS San Diego
North Island, San Diego, California
United States
14-P-11
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1941-Jan-03
1941-Jan-03
Flight: Ferry. Encounterd extremely severe weather near Corpus Christi, Texas. Crew ordered to bail out (two landed safely but one was found miles away, dead), leaving only the pilot and co-pilot. Made forced landing on a mud lake.
North Island, San Diego, California
United States
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King Ranch, Texas
United States
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USNR
Ensign
Robert B. Clark
Co-pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Murray Hanson
Pilot
United States
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1941-Jan-05
1941-Jan-05
Flight: Ferry. Vaqueros (cowboys) or NAS Corpus Christi personnel helped pull plane to edge of lake, where it was tied to a tree. Pilots ran up full power and the rope was cut with an axe. The plane took off from the mud successfully, trailing 20 feet of rope for the remainder of the trip.
King Ranch, Texas
United States
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Pensacola, Florida
United States
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USNR
Ensign
Robert B. Clark
Co-pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Murray Hanson
Pilot
United States
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1941-Jan-09
1941-Jan-10
VP-52
NAS Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
United States
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1941-Jan-10
1941-Jan-10
Flight: Ferry
Pensacola, Florida
United States
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Friday
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Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Jan-10
1941-Feb-01
VP-52
NAS Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Feb-01
1941-Feb-01
Flight: Ferry
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
US Territory
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1941-Feb-01
1941-Mar-03
VP-52
NAS San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
US Territory
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1941-Mar-03
1941-Mar-03
Flight: Ferry
San Juan, Puerto Rico
US Territory
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Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Mar-03
1941-May-05
VP-52
NAS Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-May-20
VP-52
NAS Quonset Point
Quonset Point, Rhode Island
United States
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1941-May-18
1941-May-18
Flight: Ferry - aborted
Quonset Point, Rhode Island
United States
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Quonset Point, Rhode Island
United States
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1941-May-20
1941-May-20
Flight: Ferry to Placentia Harbor
Quonset Point, Rhode Island
United States
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Argentia, Newfoundland
Canada
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1941-May-20
1941-Jun-10
VP-52
USS Albemarle
Argentia, Newfoundland
Canada
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1941-Jun-10
1941-Jun-10
Flight: Ferry
Argentia, Newfoundland
Canada
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Tuesday
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Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Jun-10
1941-Jul-01
VP-43
NAS Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Aug-15
VP-81
NAS Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Dec-21
VP-51
NAS Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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1941-Dec-11
1941-Dec-11
Flight: Ferry
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
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Pensacola, Florida
United States
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1941-Dec-13
1941-Dec-13
Flight: Ferry
Pensacola, Florida
United States
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Corpus Christi, Texas
United States
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1941-Dec-14
1941-Dec-14
Flight: Ferry
Corpus Christi, Texas
United States
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San Diego, California
United States
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1941-Dec-15
1941-Dec-15
Flight: Ferry
San Diego, California
United States
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Alameda, California
United States
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1941-Dec-20
1941-Dec-21
Flight: Ferry - 19.2 hours
Alameda, California
United States
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Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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1941-Dec-21
1941-Dec-25
VP-51
NAS Kaneohe
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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1941-Dec-29
VP-51
NAS Pearl Harbor
Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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1941-Dec-29
1942-Jan-21
PW-1
NAS Kaneohe
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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1942-Mar-16
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VP-11
NAS Kaneohe
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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1942-Mar-16
Flight - 12.0 hours. "War Patrol", "Kaneohe TH"
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
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USN
AMM3c
Walter F. Howard
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United States