Thanks for those images.
My WWII SW Pacific Dad was intrigued by this loss, but he died 9 years ago. He was a PBY-5 pilot, with Lou Conter (Arizona survivor, 102 yrs old) as his co-pilot.
The number of “lost” WWII planes is astounding. Here is one page (of three) cataloging losses by serial or hull number:
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries1.html