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  PBY-5  Catalina Bureau Number 2451  
USN
VP-14

Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PBY-5 Catalina bureau number 2451. Assigned to Patrol Squadron Fourteen (VP-14). No known nickname or nose art.

Mission History
On December 7, 1941 this Catalina was parked in a hanger on Ford Island and was damaged and destroyed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

References
USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1941 PBY-5 Catalina 2451 VP-14 lost December 7, 1941
Thanks to Jim Sawruk for additional information

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Last Updated
November 29, 2023

 

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