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| USN VP-14
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Aircraft History Built by Consolidated. Assigned to the U.S. Navy (USN) to VP-14. Tail number 14-P-4. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On December 7, 1941 moored in Kaneohe Bay (Kāneʻohe Bay). During the first wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu attacked by Japanese carrier planes including Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber Kanko / B5N1 Kates that bombed the airfield and facilities, approximately nine minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbor. During the attack, this Catalina was on the seaplane ramp at NAS Kaneohe and was attempting to take off when damaged and sunk. Afterwards, salvaged and rebuilt. This PBY continued to operate until striken on August 28, 1944 at NAS Pensacola. References This Catalina's tail number was incorrectly listed as "14-P-6" in the after action reports. AIIR USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1941 PBY-5 Catalina VP-14 lost December 7, 1941 Thanks to Jim Sawruk for additional information Contribute
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