Plane s/n
(23P04)
Factory
___________________________________
Ordered
____-___-__
Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
_________
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
____-___-__
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1941-Dec-18
____-___-__
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1941-Dec-18
____-___-__
VP-23
NAS Pearl Harbor
Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
23-P-4
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1941-Dec-20
1941-Dec-20
Flight. Departed Wake Island at 201940GCT. Arrived Midway at 210345GCT (1600 Midway time). Japanese began assault that lead to capture of Wake Island shortly after plane left.
Carried Major Baylor, author of The Last Man Off Wake Island, plus mail and personal belongings from personnel who knew they would soon be taken prisoner by the Japanese (98 were executed in 1943-Oct).
Wake Island
US Territory
Saturday
Saturday
________________________________
Midway Island
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Ensign
Howard P. Ady
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Cheney
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Hampy
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
James J. Murphy
PPC
United States
USN
ARM3/c
Glenn E. Pennock
_________________________
United States
USN
___________
Francis C. Riley
1st Pilot
United States
USN
RM1/c
J.A. Spraggins
NAP
United States
Publication
Note
Page
History of United States Naval Operations in WWII:
The Rising Sun in the Pacific
From (East Time), Site-from, Action: inferred
246
FAW-2 War Diary: 1941-Dec-20
From; To; Site-from; Site-to; Action
031
NAS/NOB Midway War Diary: 1941-Dec-20
To; Site-from; Site-to; Action
086
Book: On Hell's Perimeters / Pacific Tales of PBY Patrol Squadron 23 in WWII
From; Action; Site-from; Site-to; Crew
028
Book: On Hell's Perimeters / Pacific Tales of PBY Patrol Squadron 23 in WWII
From (East Time); Crew
029
Book: On Hell's Perimeters / Pacific Tales of PBY Patrol Squadron 23 in WWII
From (East Time); Action; Site-from; Site-to; Crew
030
Book: On Hell's Perimeters / Pacific Tales of PBY Patrol Squadron 23 in WWII
From; To; Action; Site-from; Site-to; Crew
031