Plane s/n
04981
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
Ordered
____-___-__
Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
PBY-5A
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
____-___-__
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1942-Mar-06
____-___-__
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
04981
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1942-May-22
1942-Jun-09
VP-44
NAS Midway
Midway Island
US Territory
44-P-7
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1942-Jun-01
1942-Jun-01
Flight - 11.8 hours. "Had a helluva fight"
Midway Island
US Territory
Monday
Monday
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Midway Island
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
ARM1c
James A. Fielder
Radioman
United States
USN
AMM1c
Edward E. Garner
_________________________
United States
USN
Sea2c
George B. Johnson
_________________________
United States
USN
ARM
James C. Mills
Radioman
United States
USNR
Ensign
Russel W. Neil
_________________________
United States
USN
AMM3c
Edward C. Roark
_________________________
United States
USN
AMM2c
Conrad E. Smith
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Robert R. Sparks
_________________________
United States
USN
Ensign
Richard V. Umphrey
Pilot
United States
USN
CAP (NAP)
Mathias J. Vopatek
_________________________
United States
Publication
Note
Page
From; Action; Crew
30
Book: Blue Catalinas of World War II (James C. Mills' logbook)
From; Action; Crew.
To: inferred.
142