PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 2309 Number 16

USN
Patrol Wing 10
VP 101

Ex 22-P-6

 

Crew  Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Clifford Alton Sharp, 3561822
Shot Down  February 5, 1942

Mission History
Shot down over Ambon by Japanese fighters. Crew member Sharp bailed out on the way down. Two of the crew survived and escaped to Australia, the others were killed. Nothing had ever been found about Sharp's fate.

Referneces
Thanks to Lou Dorny / The Baltic Group Archive for this information.

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