The Memorial Plaque placed in honor of the nine US Navy (USN) World War II (WWII) crew members, assigned to Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11), who were killed in a crash at Barbers Point, Hawaii (HI) while trying to land their PBY-5A Seaplane, while returning to base in foul weather, and darkness, at Makapuu Point, HI
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Makapu'U Point
State: Hawaii (HI)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Ben A. Gonzales, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
2005 - 2015
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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