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Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 2454. Assigned to Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23) with side number 23-P-11. This Catalina was based at NAS Pearl Harbor (Ford Island Seaplane Base) on Ford Island inside Pearl Harbor. Wartime History On December 7, 1941 this Catalina survived the first wave of the Japanese surprise attack against Pearl Harbor and Oahu with the fabric from the control surfaces burned off. After the first wave attack, a photograph was taken from the Ford Island water tower showng this Catalina facing south outside Hange 54. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - PBY-5 Catalina 2454 This is No Drill: The History of NAS Pearl Harbor and the Japanese Attacks of 7 December 1941 (2008) page 132 (photo NARA 80-G-32449, cropped) Thanks to Mike Wenger for additional information Contribute
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