PBJ LINKS
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U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Aircraft Bureau Numbers - A web-page listing the Bureau of Aeronautics Numbers of all the PBJ-1s accepted for naval service. Included in this listing are remarks identifying which aircraft were lost, as well as the cause of the loss. To access this web-page, click on the following link: Bureau Number Listing 35000 Series Bureau Number Listing 88000-89000 Series |
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PBJ-1 for the U.S. Navy - A web-page providing a history of the Navy's procurement of the PBJ-1s and general information pertaining to its use by the Marine Corps. This web-page also includes a listing of the Bureau of Aeronautics Numbers, by model and production block, of all the PBJ-1s accepted for naval service. To access this web-page, click on the following link: PBJ-1 Web-Page |
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Naval Historical Center - A web-page article published in the March-April 1986 edition of Naval Aviation News describing the Marine Corps' use of the PBJ-1. Additionally this article provides technical information pertaining to specifications and flight handling characteristics. To access this web-page, click on the following link: Naval Aviation News Article |
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North American PBJ Mitchell - A web-page providing a detailed history of the Navy's procurement of the PBJ-1s and in-depth information pertaining to the various models and production blocks. Also included is a brief historical summary of each of the Marine Bombing Squadrons that were formed during World War II. To access this web-page, click on the following link: PBJ-1 Mitchell Web-Page |
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Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dispatch Archive - Two web-pages articles published in 1997 in the Commemorative Air Force's magazine, The Dispatch. These articles contain basic information on the Marine Corps' use of the PBJ-1 Mitchell and the personal accounts of two Marine Bombing Squadron Four-Thirteen (VMB-413) pilots. To access these web-page, click on the following links: CAF Article 1 CAF Article 2 |
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Marine Bombing Squadron Aircrew Losses - A web-page providing a listing of personnel killed while serving with PBJ-1 units in the Second World War. To access this web-page, click on the following link: PBJ-1 Unit Personnel Losses |
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Captain Doit L. Fish - Written by a son who never knew his father, this is a heart-wrenching webpage detailing the life, loss, and recovery of a Marine Bombing Squadron Six-Eleven (VMB-611) pilot who was killed-in-action. An excellent tribute to a brave man, and a strong reminder of the cost of war. To access this web-page, click on the link provided below: Captain Doit L. Fish Webpage |
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Crash-Site of PBJ-1D, Bureau Number 35099 - A webpage providing information on the loss of a PBJ-1D in a stateside accident during April of 1944. Also included within this website are many other documented crash-sites of other types of aircraft lost on the west coast of the United States. To access this web-page, click on the following link: Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West |
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Loss of PBJ-1H, Bureau Number 89050 - A webpage detailing the loss of a PBJ-1H in an accident in North Carolina during June of 1944. Also included is highly detailed information pertaining to the subsequent attempts to locate the wreckage. To access this web-page, click on the following link: The Badin Bomber: PBJ-89050 |
| Sergeant Leland E. Baumbach Memorial Profile - Written by two seventh-grade students as a school project, this webpage is a memorial to VMB-613 member, Sergeant Leland E. Baumbach. Sergeant Baumbach was killed-in-action on February 6, 1945 during a raid over Ponape. To access this webpage, click on the following link: Leland E. Baumbach Memorial Profile |