Photos: PBY-5 |
04492 (?) The angle of the photo makes the BuNo look like 04482 (VP-53), but it must be 04492. VP-61's Chronology (as well as its Narrative) put the date of the storm as 1942-Nov-02. Photo: 80-G-20704 (NARA) Caption: PW 4 No. 1303 31 Oct. 1942 Damaged Navy Patrol Bomber, PBY, No. 45, Squadron VP-61, at Adak Island, Alaska. Damaged rudder. (Photo courtesy of the National Archive and Records Administration) |