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  PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 2302 Number 11 (22-P-11)
USN
Patrol Wing 10
VP-101

Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Delivered to the U. S Navy (USN) as PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 2303.

Wartime History
Assigned to Patrol Wing 10 (Pat Wing 10) to Patrol Squadron 101 (VP-101) with squadron number Ex-22-P-11 with tail number 11. No known nickname or nose art.

Mission History
While operating from the seaplane ramp at Halong Seaplane Base, this PBY was badly damaged during a Japanese air raid. On January 25, 1942 written off as beyond salvage and abandoned.

References
Another source lists date of loss as February 14, 1942
Thanks to Lou Dorny / The Baltic Group Archive for this information

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Last Updated
February 13, 2021

 

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