Plane s/n
2478
Factory
Consolidated - San Diego
Ordered
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Model
_________
RAF Model
_________
Finished
1941-Dec-11
USN Model
PBY-5A
USAF Model
_________
Destroyed
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From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
____-___-__
1941-Dec-11
Consolidated Aircraft Corp.
San Diego, California
United States
_______
From
To
Owner
Site
Country
s/n
1941-Dec-11
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United States Navy
Washington D.C.
United States
2478
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1941-Dec-11
1941-Dec-28
TTS
NAS San Diego
North Island, San Diego, California
United States
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1941-Dec-28
1942-Feb-28
VP-91
NAS Alameda
Alameda, California
United States
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1942-Feb-28
1942-Apr-01
VP-91
NAS Pearl Harbor
Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1942-Apr-01
1942-May-12
VP-91
NAS Kaneohe
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
_______
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1942-Apr-19
1942-Apr-19
Flight: Test - 0.3 hours
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
Sunday
Sunday
________________________________
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
___________
David W. Watkins
Pilot
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1942-May-12
____-___-__
VP-91
________________________
Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
US Territory
_______
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1942-May-12
1942-May-12
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. Patrolled within sector 262d to 322d, 800 miles out from Oahu.
Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
US Territory
Tuesday
Tuesday
________________________________
Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
US Territory
Service
Rate/Rank
Name
Post
Country
USN
___________
David W. Watkins
Co-pilot
United States
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
____-___-__
1943-May-30
VP-43
________________________
_________________________
____________________
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1943-May-30
1943-Jun-10
VP-61
________________________
Alaska
US Territory
_______
From
To
Unit
Base
Site
Country
Unit s/n
1943-Jun-10
1943-Oct-18
VP-61
________________________
Amchitka Island, Alaska
US Territory
_______
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
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1943-Oct-15
Flight: squadron relocation
Alaska
US Territory
___________
Friday
??? to Port Hardy
Vancouver Island
Canada
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Oct-13
1943-Oct-13
Flight: squadron relocation
Kodiak, Alaska
US Territory
Wednesday
Wednesday
NAS Kodiak to ???
Alaska
US Territory
From
To
Action/Location
Site From/To
Country
1943-Oct-16
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Flight: squadron relocation
Vancouver Island
Canada
Saturday
___________
Port Hardy to NAS Seattle
Seattle, Washington
United States