Plane s/n
0488
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
Ordered
1936-Jul-25
Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
PBY-2
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
____-___-__
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1937-Dec-17
1942-Oct-31
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
0488
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1941-Aug-22
1941-Aug-26
VP-23
[advance base]
Hilo, Hawaii
US Territory
_______
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1941-Aug-22
1941-Aug-22
Flight: Extended. Pilot performed stalled landing on return and bounced off water with insufficient airspeed. Right wing dipped, burying wingtip pontoon in water and spinning the aircraft into a can buoy. Keel broken, hull holed.
Hilo, Hawaii
US Territory
Friday
Friday
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Hilo, Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
NAP
Gale(?) Burkey
Pilot
United States
___________
___________
Cary
_________________________
United States
___________
NAP
Fisher
Pilot
United States
___________
___________
Guthrie
_________________________
United States
USNR
Ensign
J.P. Hart
Pilot
United States
USN
Lt.Cmdr.
Francis Massie Hughes
Pilot
United States
___________
___________
Meadeas
_________________________
United States
USN
ARM
Julian(?) Parker
Radioman
United States
___________
___________
Rood
_________________________
United States