USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List April 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
4/1/1945 FG-1D 76543 VBF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 F4U-1D 82217 VMF-451 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE 2NDLT J.K. MORGAN M
4/1/1945 TBM-3 68433 VT-84 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) AMAMI EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 F4U-1D 57900 VMF-451 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE 1STLT R.K. MARBLE M
4/1/1945 SNJ-4 09875 CASU-4 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) HAWAII ECENPAC LCDR D.A. RATLEY S
4/1/1945 TBM-1C 46213 VC-13 USS ANZIO (CVE-57) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS JOHN E. CARPENTER S
4/1/1945 TBM-3 23110 VT-29 USS CABOT (CVL-28) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG C.F. NORTON S
4/1/1945 SB2C-4 20265 VB-6 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT J.T. MALONEY S
4/1/1945 F6F-5 72532 VF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 PB4Y-1 38794 VPB-104
 		 CLARK FIELD PHIL
 
 
4/1/1945 PB4Y-2 59452 VPB-119
 		 LUZON PHIL LCDR R.C. BALES M
4/1/1945 PV-1 48694 CASU(F)-44
 		 TINIAN WCENPAC
 
 
4/1/1945 F6F-5 71531 CASU(F)-43
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
4/1/1945 F6F-5 70043 VF-46 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
4/1/1945 F6F-5 72648 VF-12 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
4/1/1945 J2F-5 00762 NAS MIDWAY MIDWAY ECENPAC
 
 
4/1/1945 F6F-5 72921 VF-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG GRANT LELAND KELLY D
4/1/1945 F6F-5N 77491 VMF-511 USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) HAWAII ECENPAC LT ROBERT E. WAGNER S
4/1/1945 FM-2 73924 VC-88 USS SAGINAW BAY (CVE-82) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS WILLIAM G. MANCE D
4/1/1945 FG-1D 76676 VBF-6 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 F6F-5P 70291 VF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG LANEY D
4/1/1945 F6F-5 70553 VF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 F6F-5 71767 VF-10 USS INTREPID (CV-11) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 F4U-1D 82661 VF-10 USS INTREPID (CV-11) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 SB2C-4 20847 VB-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/1/1945 TBM-3 23397 VT-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE LCDR STEWART S
4/1/1945 F6F-5 71769 VF-40 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS GEORGE W. WARNER S
4/1/1945 OS2N-1 01354 BB-40 USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG HAROLD K. ANDERSON U
4/2/1945 FM-2 74159 VC-90 USS STEAMER BAY (CVE-87) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS R.J. UNVERSAW D
4/2/1945 F4U-1D 82805 VBF-10 USS INTREPID (CV-11) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 71982 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG C.A. MCCREA S
4/2/1945 F6F-5 72596 VF-45 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 PV-2 37096 VPB-142 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 71010 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 77390 VF-25 USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS ROBERT T. WRIGHT S
4/2/1945 F6F-5N 71777 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 71932 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS S.F. MCCOLE M
4/2/1945 F6F-5 77961 VF-25 USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 72243 VF-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 72901 VBF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG J.H. CALES D
4/2/1945 F6F-5 70867 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5N 72362 VF-33 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5N 72361 VF-33 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 TBM-3 68426 VT-33 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 FM-2 47306 VC-87 USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) NEAR OKINAWA EMPIRE DONALD G. WELLS S
4/2/1945 F6F-5N 58632 VMF(N)-541
 		 ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
4/2/1945 PBM-5 45419 VPB-21
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC
 
 
4/2/1945 F4U-1D 82349 VMF-112 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE 2NDLT DEANE E. ERICKSON S
4/2/1945 F6F-5 72088 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS E.H. SCHMUTZLER S
4/2/1945 FG-1 14504 VMF-212 SAMAR
 		 PHIL 2NDLT JOHN D. WOODLOCK S
4/2/1945 SBW-3 21411 VMSB-245
 		 ULITHI WCENPAC 1STLT LLOYD C. WALSH S
4/2/1945 F4U-1D 82799 VBF-10 USS INTREPID (CV-11) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 71903 VF-23 USS LANGLEY (CVL-27) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 TBM-3 68406 VT-33 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 71022 VF-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 TBM-3 68308 VT-33 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 TBM-3 68452 VT-45 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS CARLTON L. SHARP, JR. M
4/2/1945 FM-2 56962 VC-9 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS ALEXANDER XAVIER CIOLEK S
4/2/1945 F4U-1D 57951 VF-84 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) AMAMI EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F4U-1D 57940 VMF-451 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) AMAMI EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 72977 VF-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG GLEN WILLIAM FREEMAN S
4/2/1945 F4U-1D 57904 VMF-451 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) AMAMI EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 TBM-3 68504 VT-40 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT EVERETTE G. TRULY S
4/2/1945 SB2C-4 20245 VMSB-231 MAJURO MAJURO CENPAC 1STLT GEORGE B. CHIPMAN S
4/2/1945 F6F-5N 70125 VF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 71085 VBF-9 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 F6F-5 70834 VBF-9 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
4/2/1945 FG-1 14051 VMF-115 ZAMBOANGA
 		 PHIL LT RAY H. MCDONALD S
4/2/1945 FG-1 14008 VMF-115 ZAMBOANGA
 		 PHIL LT GEORGE A. COSHAL M
4/2/1945 F6F-5N 70143 POOL USS WINDHAM BAY (CVE-92) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS L.E. COLVIN S
4/2/1945 F6F-5 72851 POOL USS WINDHAM BAY (CVE-92) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG J.H. BATEMAN S
4/3/1945 J2F-5 00791 POOL GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
4/3/1945 F4U-1D 82397 VMF-123 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) IWO JIMA EMPIRE 1STLT RANDOLPH SMITH S
4/3/1945