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9 unusual facts about Manila Bay


2d Air Refueling Squadron

The squadron's primary mission was coastal patrols and reconnaissance in and around the Manila Bay region.

5th Interceptor Command

Some survivors escaped to Corregidor Island in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands and surrendered on 6 May 1942, ending all US organized resistance to the Japanese in the Philippines.

Elmer Charles Bigelow

While assisting minesweeping operations prior to landings on Manila Bay's Corregidor Island, Fletcher was hit by an enemy shell which penetrated the No. 1 gun magazine, igniting several powder cases.

Joseph N. Callahan

In 1907 he set the record for swimming the 12 miles of Manila Bay in 4.5 hours.

Kenneth Whiting

After Porpoise leveled off in Manila Bay at a depth of 20 feet (6.1 meters), Whiting informed his crew that he was convinced that a man could escape from a submarine through a torpedo tube and that he intended to test the idea on himself.

Mitsubishi Ki-20

During World War II, the Japanese originally intended to utilize the Ki-20s to attack the forts at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines and for deep penetration missions into Siberia.

No. 76 Wing RAAF

 43 Squadron, augmented by Catalinas from No. 11 Squadron based at Rathmines, New South Wales, mined Manila Bay to keep Japanese shipping "bottled up", thus supporting the Allied landing at Mindoro taking place the next day.

Rich Field

He was born in Indiana, and had been instructed to fly by Lt. Frank P. Lahm in May 1913, then crashed his Wright Model C into Manila Bay on November 14, 1913, the tenth U.S. pilot to die in a flying accident.

Selma Calmes

Calmes was born in Corregidor, an island in Manila Bay, in 1940; however, her family returned to the United States the same year she was born.


VFA-195

On 5 November 1944, squadron aircraft participated in the sinking of the Nachi, a Japanese heavy cruiser, which was making a sortie out of Manila Bay.

Wawa, Pilar

Located in the eastern part of the town, it is bordered by the Wawa River to the north and west and Manila Bay in the east.


see also

Don Antonio de Ulloa

Don Antonio de Ulloa, a Spanish Navy cruiser that fought at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

Don Juan de Austria

Don Juan de Austria, a Spanish Navy cruiser that fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

Isla de Luzon

Isla de Luzon, a Spanish Navy second-class protected cruiser that fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

Reina Cristina

Reina Cristina was a Spanish cruiser that fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

Thomasites

The name Thomasite was derived from the transport vessel USAT Thomas (earlier known as SS Minnewaska in private service), which brought the educators to the shores of Manila Bay.