[ARC5] [Milsurplus] History of the GO-series of USN

[Glen Zook]

There is a book, entitled "Doomed at the Start", by William H. Bartsch, that gives a very detailed history of the American pursuit pilots in the Philippines during 1941 - 1942.  There are over 500-pages of relatively small type font, in the book.  In my opinion, the book is well written and gives quite the insight to that period of time.


The American pilots were flying P-35, P-36, and a fair number of early P-40 aircraft.  The P-26, B-10, and B-12 aircraft were flown by Philippine pilots.  One of the Philippine B-12 bombers actually sank a small Japanese warship.  There were a relatively small number of B-17 bombers, as well as a number of seaplanes besides the PBY aircraft.  Unfortunately, a number of the B-17 aircraft were destroyed, on the ground, after being sent out to protect them from Japanese attack immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack.  When the attack did not happen immediately, the aircraft returned to base and were then destroyed by a large bomber force that attacked soon after the aircraft returned.

 Glen, K9STH 
Website: http://k9sth.net

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Thanks, Wayne!  I stand corrected.  I think the Profile on the PBY was my source, and according to that publication PatWing Ten was equipped with PBY-2 and PBY-3 in the late 30s prior to deployment to the PI.  I forgot the info about their new aircraft, received before shipping out.
At the same time, the Army Air Corps in the PI was still flying B-10s, P-26s and P-35s, prior to the too-little-too-late reinforcement with B-17s and P-40s beginning in mid-1941.

  
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