Plane s/n
2389
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
Ordered
____-___-__
Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
____-___-__
USN Model
PBY-5
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
1942-Aug-06
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1941-Jul-18
1942-Sep-30
United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
2389
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1942-Jul-15
1942-Sep-30
VP-23
________________________
Espiritu Santo
New Hebrides
_______
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1942-Aug-06
1942-Aug-06
Flight: Patrol.
Plane crashed into a hill, killing entire crew. Remains of plane and crew found 49 years later.
Espirtu Santo
New Hebrides
Thursday
Thursday
Espiritu Santo
_________________________
New Hebrides
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
Lieutenant
Maurice "Snuffy" Smith
Pilot
United States
Publication
Note
Page
Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 2: Chapter 4 - VPB-23 [aka VP-23 #2]
Action; Site-from; Crew.
From, To: approx.
430