Appendix 3

MLD PBY-5 Catalina Flying Boats in the Netherlands East Indies

Y-38; Left San Diego: 8/25/41; Reached Manila: 9/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/5/41; Remarks: Never entered active service with MLD and attached to flight training school at Morokrembangan. Lost in collision with towboat February 9, 1942, after emergency landing.

Y-39; Left San Diego: 8/25/41; Reached Manila: 9/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/5/41; Remarks: Never entered active service with MLD and attached to flight training school at Morokrembangan. Transferred to PatWing 10 January 19, 1942, and shot down by Japanese fighters over Makassar Strait February 5, 1942.

Y-40; Left San Diego: 8/31/41; Reached Manila: 9/11/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/13–14/41 (est.); Remarks: Never entered active service with MLD and attached to flight training school at Morokrembangan. Shot down over Madoera Strait while on training flight by Japanese fighters February 3, 1942.

Y-41; Left San Diego: 8/31/41; Reached Manila: 9/11/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/13–14/41 (est.); Remarks: Never entered active service with MLD and attached to flight training school at Morokrembangan. Transferred to PatWing-10 January 19, 1942, and destroyed in Japanese attack on Darwin February 19, 1942.

Y-42; Left San Diego: 9/02/41; Reached Manila: 9/11/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/13–14/41 (est.); Remarks: Never entered active service with MLD and attached to flight training school at Morokrembangan. Transferred to PatWing 10 January 19, 1942. Shot down by Japanese fighters near Makassar February 24, 1942.

Y-43; Left San Diego: 9/10/41; Reached Manila: 9/23/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/25-26/41 (est.); Remarks: Transferred to PatWing 10 January 19, 1942, and destroyed in Japanese raid on Morokrembangan February 5, 1942.

Y-44; Left San Diego: 9/13/41; Reached Manila: 9/23/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/25-26/41 (est.); Remarks: Lost in landing accident at Tandjoeng Pinang, Banka Island, December 6, 1941.

Y-45; Left San Diego: 9/13/41; Reached Manila: 9/23/41; Reached Soerabaja: 9/25-26/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated to Australia March 8, 1942. Was the last Allied plane to leave Java before its surrender.

Y-46; Left San Diego: 9/18/41; Reached Manila: 10/07/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/9-10/41 (est.), ’41; Remarks: Heavily damaged during air raid on Morokrembangan March 1, 1942. Likely destroyed to prevent capture March 2, 1942.

Y-47; Left San Diego: 9/18/41; Reached Manila: 10/07/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/9-10/41 (est.), ’41; Remarks: Lost in night landing accident at Tandjoeng Priok February 23, 1942.

Y-48; Left San Diego: 9/18/41; Reached Manila: 10/07/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/9-10/41 (est.), ’41; Remarks: Damaged at Tandjoeng Priok and destroyed March 3, 1942.

Y-49; Left San Diego: 9/30/41; Reached Manila: 10/12/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/14–15/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated to Australia with MLD flight training school February 19, 1942.

Y-50; Left San Diego: 9/30/41; Reached Manila: ?; Reached Soerabaja: 1/16/42; Remarks: Shot down by Japanese fighters over Soerabaja February 5, 1942. Possibly landed at Morokrembangan where written off March 1 and later destroyed by MLD personnel.

Y-51; Left San Diego: 9/30/41; Reached Manila: 10/10/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/12/41; Remarks: Burned on Barito River (Borneo) by Japanese fighters January 21, 1942.

Y-52; Left San Diego: ?; Reached Manila: 10/12/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/15/41; Remarks: Transferred to 205 Squadron and renumbered FV-Y December 12, 1941. Burned by JAAF fighters at Seletar January 17, 1942.

Y-53; Left San Diego: ?; Reached Manila: 10/12/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/15/41; Remarks: Transferred to 205 Squadron and renumbered FV-U December 12, 1941. Irreparably damaged landing at Tandjoeng Priok February 18, 1942; blown up March 1, 1942, to prevent capture.

Y-54; Left San Diego: ?; Reached Manila: 10/12/41; Reached Soerabaja: 10/15/41; Remarks: Transferred to 205 Squadron and renumbered FV-W December 12, 1941. Destroyed at Broome March 3, 1942.

Y-55; Left San Diego: 10/18/41; Reached Manila: 11/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/5–6/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated from Java to Ceylon March 2, 1942.

Y-56; Left San Diego: 10/18/41; Reached Manila: 11/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/5–6/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated Admiral Helfrich to Ceylon March 2, 1942.

Y-57; Left San Diego: 10/27/41; Reached Manila: 11/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/5–6/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated Admiral Helfrich’s staff to Ceylon March 2, 1942.

Y-58; Left San Diego: 10/27/41; Reached Manila: 11/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/5–6/41 (est.); Remarks: Lost with entire crew over Kema January 11, 1942.

Y-59; Left San Diego: 11/02/41; Reached Manila: 11/09/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/11–12/41 (est.); Remarks: Lost at Broome March 3, 1942.

Y-60; Left San Diego: 10/27/41; Reached Manila: 11/03/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/11–12/41 (est.); Remarks: Lost at Broome March 3, 1942.

Y-61; Left San Diego: 11/02/41; Reached Manila: 11/09/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/11–12/41 (est.); Remarks: Heavily damaged in initial Japanese raid on Morokrembangan February 3, 1942. Written off March 1 and later destroyed by MLD personnel.

Y-62; Left San Diego: 11/09/41; Reached Manila: 11/15/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/17–18/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated from Java to Australia March 6, 1942.

Y-63; Left San Diego: 11/08/41; Reached Manila: 11/15/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/17–18/41 (est.); Remarks: Shot down by JAAF fighters off North Gebroeders Island February 27, 1942.

Y-64; Left San Diego: 11/08/41; Reached Manila: 11/15/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/17–18/41 (est.); Remarks: Evacuated from Java to Australia March 2, 1942.

Y-65; Left San Diego: 11/17/41; Reached Manila: 11/02/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/4–5/41 (est.); Remarks: Irreparably damaged by IJN fighters over USS Langley March 4, 1942. Destroyed at Tjilatjap to prevent capture March 5, 1942.

Y-66; Left San Diego: 11/17/41; Reached Manila: 11/02/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/4–5/41 (est.); Remarks: Destroyed in air raid on Tjilatjap March 4, 1942.

Y-67; Left San Diego: 11/19/41; Reached Manila: 11/02/41; Reached Soerabaja: 11/4–5/41 (est.); Remarks: Lost at Broome March 3, 1942.

Y-68; Left San Diego: 11/27/41; Reached Manila: —; Reached Soerabaja: —; Remarks: Destroyed at Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack December 7, 1941.

Y-69; Left San Diego: 11/27/41; Reached Manila: —; Reached Soerabaja: —; Remarks: Heavily damaged at Midway Island and returned to Consolidated plant at San Diego, California, for repairs. Joined MLD forces on Ceylon end of March 1942.

Y-70; Left San Diego: 11/27/41; Reached Manila: ?; Reached Soerabaja: 12/41; Remarks: At Wake Island December 7, 1942, en route to Java. Reached Java late December 1941 and later burned at Broome March 3, 1942.

Y-71; Left San Diego: ?; Reached Manila: ?; Reached Soerabaja: 1/08/41; Remarks: Reached Java via Atlantic route January 8, 1942. Evacuated from Java to Australia March 6, 1942.

Y-72; Left San Diego: 12/08/41; Reached Manila: ?; Reached Soerabaja: 1/42; Remarks: Reached Java via Atlantic route January 8, 1942. Unattached to a GVT when shot down by Japanese fighters over Waroe, Java, February 5, 1942. Transported back to Morokrembangan by truck; fuselage attached to wing and engine assembly of PatWing 10 PBY 22-P-12 and returned to active service as P-46. Evacuated to Australia March 1942.

Y-73; Left San Diego: ?; Reached Manila: ?; Reached Soerabaja: 1/42; Remarks: Irreparably damaged by Japanese fighters at Morokrembangan March 1, 1942.

Y-3; Left San Diego: —; Reached Manila: —; Reached Soerabaja: —; Remarks: Damaged PatWing 10 PBY-4 (P-3) abandoned at Tjilatjap. Repaired by MLD personnel and flown to Australia. Transferred to RAAF March 1942.