USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List April 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
4/1/1944 SO3C-2 4909 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/1/1944 JRB-2 4722
 		 PEKOA FIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
4/1/1944 F6F-3 40691 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WOLEAI CENPAC ENS A.W. SPINDLER D
4/1/1944 TBM-1C 25373 VMTB-134
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
4/1/1944 TBM-1C 25443 VT-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WOLEAI CENPAC ENS W.H. LARSEN S
4/1/1944 F6F-3 25827 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WOLEAI CENPAC LTJG ABERCROMBIE S
4/1/1944 F6F-3 40078 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WOLEAI CENPAC ENS J.H. HUNNICUTT S
4/1/1944 F4U-1 18062 VMF-225 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC 1STLT R.F. HARVEY S
4/1/1944 F6F-3 41295 VF-15 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS G.F. BUTLER D
4/1/1944 TBF-1C 24387 VC-13 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) CAPE VERDE NORLANT LTJG J.P. BURKE S
4/1/1944 PBJ-1D 35134 VMB-413 TREASURY
 		 SOPAC 1STLT R.A. DREASHER M
4/1/1944 F6F-3 40695 VF-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) WOLEAI CENPAC ENS J.R. GALVIN S
4/1/1944 SB2C-1C 18488 VB-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS J.D. BOGAN S
4/1/1944 SB2C-1C 18264 VB-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) WOLEAI CENPAC ENS D.R. SILLS D
4/1/1944 SBD-5 54202 COMAIRSOPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
4/1/1944 F6F-3 25824 VF-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) WOLEAI CENPAC ENS M.W. DELEADERNIER M
4/2/1944 SBD-5 54375 HEDRON-21 ESPIRITU SANTO EFATE SOPAC 2NDLT C.F. MILLER M
4/2/1944 TBF-1C 24490 VC-40 TOROKINA ST. GEORGE SOPAC LTJG R.J. COLLINS S
4/2/1944 F6F-3 66192 VF-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) WOLEAI CENPAC LT R.Z. HUGHES S
4/2/1944 F6F-3 66219 VF-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) WOLEAI CENPAC
 
 
4/2/1944 SBD-3 06670 VS-54 GUADALCANAL BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC
 
 
4/2/1944 F4U-1 17873 VMF-114 GREEN ST. GEORGE SOPAC CAPT J.K. CONGER S
4/2/1944 SBD-4 10699 HEDRON-21 ESPIRITU SANTO EFATE SOPAC 2NDLT A.R. MILLER M
4/3/1944 SBD-5 36907 VB-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) OFF NEW YORK NORLANT LT J.R. FULNECKY M
4/3/1944 F6F-3 41447 CASU-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/3/1944 TBF-1 24101 VC-66 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
4/3/1944 R5C-1 39501 VMJ-252 APAMAMA
 		 CENPAC CAPT R.S. LAMBERT S
4/3/1944 F6F-3 66094 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PALAU CENPAC
 
 
4/3/1944 SBD-5 36226 CASU-38 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/3/1944 F6F-3 41410 VF-1 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC LT W.R. CRUTCHER D
4/3/1944 F6F-3 66182 VF-1 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS J.O. HAMILTON D
4/3/1944 SB2C-1 00036 VB-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/4/1944 SBD-5 28452 COMAIRSOPAC GUADALCANAL BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC LANDON U
4/4/1944 TBM-1C 25406 VMTB-134
 		 GREEN SOPAC 1STLT M.M. GLIDDEN D
4/4/1944 PV-1 29921 VB-127 PORT LYAUTEY MOROCCO NW AFR LTJG D.L. SCHLATER D
4/4/1944 F6F-3 40888 VF-34 GREEN
 		 SOPAC LT J.A. ROSE D
4/4/1944 F4U-1 17926 VMF-311 ROI WOTJE CENPAC 1STLT R.A. HENENDORF S
4/4/1944 TBM-1C 25550 VT-35 USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
4/4/1944 FM-2 16081 VC-36 USS CORE (CVE-13) AZORES NORLANT LT R.E. TOLLARD D
4/4/1944 OS2U-3 09680 VS-49 DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
4/4/1944 PBY-5 08339 VP-11 PERTH AUSTRALIA SW PAC LTJG D.L. HAND S
4/5/1944 SB2C-1C 18253 VB-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/5/1944 F4U-1 56209 VMF-322 FORD ISLAND HAWAII ECENPAC LT D.B. HOUGE S
4/5/1944 F6F-3 65906 VF-18 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC ENS V. JACKSON D
4/5/1944 F4U-1 56404 VMF-322 FORD ISLAND HAWAII ECENPAC 1STLT J.E. INGRUM D
4/5/1944 SB2C-1 00118 VB-18 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/5/1944 F4U-1 02195 VMF-321 BARAKOMA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
4/6/1944 PBY-5A 08044 HEDRON-11 HAITI
 		 NORLANT LT W.T. SISSON S
4/6/1944 TBF-1D
 		 VT-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS H.R. HUDSON S
4/6/1944 F4U-1 56148 VMO-155 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC 1STLT S.L. LUTTON S
4/6/1944 PB4Y-1 32172 VB-106 NADZAB NEW GUINEA SW PAC LT D.C. DAVIS S
4/6/1944 F6F-3 40434 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
4/6/1944 TBM-1C 25382 VC-66 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
4/6/1944 F6F-3 40719 VF-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS C.M. PRICE S
4/6/1944 F6F-3 26006 COMAIRSOPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC ENS T.C. FEARING M
4/7/1944 F6F-3 40657 VF-18 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC ENS L.S. WOODWARD S
4/7/1944 TBM-1C 25434 VMTB-134
 		 GREEN SOPAC 1STLT J.E. BALL M
4/7/1944 TBM-1 24940 VC-41 USS CORREGIDOR (CVE-58) EMIRAU SW PAC ENS J.T. TRUESDELL S
4/7/1944 F4U-1 18056 VMF-422 ENIWETOK PONAPE CENPAC 1STLT W.T. REARDON M
4/7/1944 F4U-1 56263 VMF-217 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC 1STLT H.M. SHAFER D
4/7/1944 F4U-1 56334 VMF-217 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC 2NDLT L.W. DECAMP S
4/7/1944 PILGRIM 99098 PAN AM NOME ALASKA NORPAC R.L. PULLIS D
4/7/1944 SB2C-1C 00306 VB-14 USS WASP (CV-18) PEARL ECENPAC ENS R.C. WERNTZ D
4/7/1944 F6F-3 41911 VF-14 USS WASP (CV-18) PEARL ECENPAC ENS E.L. TOTEMEIER M
4/7/1944 PV-1(N) 29854 VMF(N)-531 GREEN
 		 SOPAC CAPT J.H. WEHMER S
4/7/1944 F4U-1 18113 VMF-422 ENIWETOK PONAPE CENPAC 1STLT D.K. SKILLIKORN M
4/8/1944 FG-1 13259 VMF-321 BARAKOMA KAVIENG SOPAC 2NDLT J.D. STITH S
4/8/1944 F6F-3 41894 VF-51 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) ENR PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
4/8/1944 AE-1 30264 CASU-31 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG E.J. BECKER S
4/8/1944 SB2C-1 00150 VB-100 USS WASP (CV-18) PEARL ECENPAC LT MCD. TYRE S
4/9/1944 TBF-1C 47816 VC-36 USS CORE (CVE-13) AZORES NORLANT LTJG N.L. BULL S
4/9/1944 F4U-1 56194 VMF-114 GREEN KAVIENG SOPAC 1STLT L.V. STRANDTMAN S
4/9/1944 SBD-5 28351 VB-100 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS P.F. CUNARD S
4/9/1944 F4U-1 55986 VMO-155 MIDWAY