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Pilot Lt(jg) Robert C. Allen, O-104885 USNR (MIA / KIA) CA Crew AMM2/c William Craig Henderson, 3601519 (MIA / KIA) TX Crashed July 12, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Delivered to the United States Navy (USN) as PBY-5 Catalina bureau number 08246. Flown overseas to the South Pacific (SoPAC). Wartime History Assigned to Patrol Squadron 24 (VP-24). No known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On July 12, 1943 took off piloted by Lt(jg) Robert C. Allen on a night patrol escort duty mission with enforced radio silence. Returning, this Catalina crashed in the vicinity of Tulagi. The entire crew was officially declared dead Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. The entire crew is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Relatives Craig Henderson (nephew of Henderson) References Navy Serial Number Search Results - PBY-5 Catalina 08246 "08246 (VP-24) crashed 7/12/1943 Tulagi Harbor. All 7 killed." USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1943 PBY Catalina 08246 lists unit as VP-24 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Robert C. Allen American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William C. Henderson FindAGrave - LtJG Robert C Allen (photo, tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - AMM2 William C Henderson (tablets of the missing) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated August 16, 2022 |
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