Photos: PBY-1
9-P-1
9-P-2
9-P-3
9-P-4
9-P-5
9-P-6
9-P-7
9-P-8
11-P-9
11-P-10
12-P-1
12-P-2
12-P-6 (BuNo 0130)
12-P-7 (BuNo 0131?)
and many others

Note: VP-12F became VP-12 on 1937-Oct-01.

Caption:
NAVY BOMBERS IN MASS FLIGHT--
Most of the 48 Navy Patrol Bombers to take
part in a loose formation flight today from
San Diego Bay to San Point Air Station, Seattle,
are shown here shortly before the take off.
Rear Admiral Charles Blakely, commanding the
Scouting Force aircraft units, is in charge
of the flight. Similar Navy crafts have made
non-stop flights from here to Honolulu.

VP-12F
Jun 1938


(Photo from the R.L.Lawson collection, courtesy of the Nat'l Museum of Naval Aviation)