Cachet Category 1937 Flight San Diego to Pearl Harbor
Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use
the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.
HISTORICAL NOTE
VP-6.
This squadron was formed in San Diego in 1936. VP-6 flew its 12-plane squadron of PBY-1 aircraft to Pearl Harbor - the first squadron to accomplish this feat. The Commanding Officer was Lt.Cmdr. William McDade. At Pearl Harbor, the squadron was re-numbered VP-23.
In July 1941, the squadron was re-numbered VP-11. In early October, VP-11 mass-flew its 13 PBY-1s back to North Island, thence to Corpus Christi and Jacksonville, thus becoming the first squadron to mass-fly its entire fleet both ways across the Pacific.
In late October 1941, the squadron flew back to Kaneohe with new PBY-5 aircraft. Every one of them were destroyed or badly damaged on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese.
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Contributed by Tom Kean.
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Backstamped with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Backstamped with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Backstamped with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Backstamped with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Postmarked on the front with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Backstamped with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Postmarked on the front with the Pearl Harbor Type 6 Duplex
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Signed by members of the flight.
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1937-01-27 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
Signed by a member of the flight.
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1937-01-28 |
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1937 Flight Cachet |
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1937-01-29 |
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Typed Cachet |
Signed by the CO, Lt.Cmdr William McDade.
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