Plane s/n
XXXXX
Factory
___________________________________
Ordered
____-___-__
Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
_________
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
____-___-__
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
____-___-__
____-___-__
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1942-Jun-04
____-___-__
VP-42
Dutch Harbor
Aleutians, Alaska
US Territory
42-P-5
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1942-Jun-04
____-___-__
Flight. Damaged by AA fire making unsuccessful torpedo attack on Japanese carrier.
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
US Territory
Thursday
___________
________________________________
_________________________
____________________________
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
___________
Al A. Birchman
Plane captain
United States
USN
Ensign
M.E. Johnson
Co-pilot
United States
USN
___________
H. Boyd Peer
2nd mechanic
United States
USN
Lt.Cmdr
Cy E. Perkins
Pilot / commander
United States
USN
___________
H.S. Smith
Navigator
United States
Publication
Note
Page
Black Cats and Dumbos / WWII's Fighting PBYs
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58
Those Navy Guys and Their PBYs / The Aleutian Solution
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88