PBY-5A Catalina Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug 1942

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Commanding all US Navy, Marine Corps and USAA aircraft in the South Pacific area, Vice Admiral John S. McCain (grandfather of Senator John S. McCain III) was a capable leader at a crucial time in the Pacific War. He used this PBY-5A as his command flagship, and had it fly critical supplies into Henderson Field just five days after the Marines had first gone ashore on Guadalcanal. It thus became the very first aircraft to land at this strategically critical airfield following its capture by US forces.