Squadron
OA-10A Catalina
44-33876 on the first operational mission -
27 July 1944 [Mission Report] A B-24 crew had gone
down in
Geelvink Bay the day before. The crew searched for seven hours
before sighting a life raft. Her crew was: (Pilot) 1Lt. John S. Denison, (Co-Pilot) 1Lt.
Eric A. Lakes, (Navigator)
Lt.
Peter Y.
Naylor, (Engineer) T/Sgt John Y.
Cunningham, (Radio) Cpl. Raymond B. Bean, (Radar) Sgt. George
E. Bock, (Surgical Tech) Sgt. Franklin C. Besse. Photos were taken by her
Squadron sister ship.
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