In the hands of fate : the story of Patrol Wing Ten, 8 December 1941 - 11 May 1942 /
Statement of responsibility: by Dwight R. Messimerby
Messimer, Dwight R
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BookPublisher: Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, c2002Description: xv, 351 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 16 cm.ISBN: 1557505470 (softbound).Subject(s): United States. Navy. Patrol Wing 10 -- History | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean | World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American | aerial operations | evacuation of Corregidor | Netherlands East Indies campaign | Patrol Wing Ten | PBY flying boats | Philippine defense campaign | US Asiatic FleetOnline resources: VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES General Note(s): Patrol Wing Ten was the only U.S. Navy aviation unit to fight the Japanese in the early weeks of World War II, and the daring exploits of its PBY scout-plane pilots offer a dramatic tale of heroism, duty, and controversy. - Roderick HallLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Well-researched account of the US Navy Asiatic Fleet's aerial reconnaissance unit. Based in the Philippines at the outbreak of the war, the Wing’s PBY flying boats flew patrol and bombing missions against the invading Japanese, even though their planes were no match to the Japanese fighter aircraft. Several planes were lost, either shot down or destroyed while at anchor, and PatWing Ten was withdrawn to the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia), where it participated in the desperate defense of that archipelago. Two of PatWing Ten’s planes flew to Corregidor to evacuate nurses and selected individuals just before the Japanese invasion of the island fort. Several men of the unit were left behind in the Philippines where they fought in Bataan and Corregidor, where they fought as infantry and eventually became prisoners of war; this book covers their experiences in detail. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 773 .M43 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 13617 |
Patrol Wing Ten was the only U.S. Navy aviation unit to fight the Japanese in the early weeks of World War II, and the daring exploits of its PBY scout-plane pilots offer a dramatic tale of heroism, duty, and controversy. - Roderick Hall
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