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| USN USS William B. Preston Patrol Wing 10 VP-102
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Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PBY-4 Catalina bureau number 1230. Wartime History Assigned to Patrol Wing 10 (Pat Wing 10), Patrol Squadron 102 (VP-102) operating from USS William B. Preston (AVD-7) based at Cavite Naval Base at Manila Bay. Mission History On December 8, 1941 in the morning, this Catalina and PBY Catalina 1229 were moored in Malalag Bay off Davao Del Sur. Shortly before 8:00am, nine Japanese fighters strafed both flying boats. Damaged, both Catalinas caught fire and sank. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - PBY-4 Catalina 1230 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1941 PBY-4 VP-102 1230 U.S. Navy official history adds: [Japanese fighters] "strafed the helpless PBYs, turning them into colanders of metal and fabric and setting them afire..." Contribute
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