Photos: PBY-5

04492 (?) This plane broke loose in an Aleutian storm, struck some other planes, and was blown ashore. (VP-61's Chronology and Narrative put the storm's date as 1942-Nov-02). Note the white flag on the rocks near the right edge: the wind is still blowing hard enough to stand it straight out, snapping rapidly. Photo: 80-G-20709 (NARA) Caption: PW 4 No. 1300  31 Oct. 1942 Damaged Navy Patrol Bomber, PBY, No. 45, Squadron VP-61, at Adak Island, Alaska. Looking East. (Photo courtesy of the National Archive and Records Administration)