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Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22)

Details:

Title

Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22),

Collection

WWII Military Units, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Location

Darwin, Bathurst Island,

Nation of service

United States of America,

Service

Navy,

Service branch

Catalinas,

Unit

Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22),

Alternative unit name

PatWing 10,

Parent unit

Patrol Wing 10,

Date arrived in NT

1942-02-05,

Date left the NT

1942-02-23,

History

VP-22 patrolled from Darwin with tender support supplied from the William B. Preston. While on a patrol mission she was shot down by the Japanese. The seriously wounded were picked up by the tramp steamer SS Florence-D which was sunk that same afternoon. Some of VP-22 crew made it to Bathurst Island and were rescued on 23 February by HMAS Warrnambool and returned to Darwin.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

Second Word War, 1939-1945, United States Navy, Catalina, Patrol Squadron 22, PatWing 10, Patrol Wing 10, Navy, Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22),

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/2927 [PictureNT : PH0106/0009, US Navy Catalina flying boat, Duncan Jenkins Collection], http://www.ozatwar.com/usnavy/vp-22.htm [Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22)], http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=35635 [Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22)],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842581,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842850