Plane s/n
2291
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
Ordered
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Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
PBY-5
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
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From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1940-Oct-31
1942-Jan-21
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
2291
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1940-Oct-31
1941-Jan-09
VP-14
NAS San Diego
North Island, San Diego, California
United States
14-P-11
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
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
Friday
Friday
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King Ranch, Texas
United States
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USNR
Ensign
Robert B. Clark
Co-pilot
United States
USN
Lt.(jg)
Murray Hanson
Pilot
United States