USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List August 1942

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
8/1/1942 PBO-1
 
 		 GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA CENLANT
 
 
8/3/1942 F4F-3 1891 VMF-111 SAMOA
 		 SE PAC
 
 
8/3/1942 F4F-3 1863 VMF-111 SAMOA
 		 SE PAC
 
 
8/3/1942 TBF-1 00421 FAW-2 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/3/1942 F4F-3 1884 VMF-111 SAMOA
 		 SE PAC
 
 
8/4/1942 F4F-4 5224 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) SANTA CRUZ SOPAC MACH CLAYTON ALLERE, JR. D
8/4/1942 TBF-1 00455 VT-6 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/4/1942 SBD-3 4580 VB-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) ENR GUADALCANAL SOPAC ENS J.A. RUTLEDGE S
8/5/1942 SBD-3 03230 VS-72 USS HORNET (CV-8)
 		 SOPAC ENS HELMUTH F. HOERNER S
8/5/1942 OS2U-3 5810 VSD-3 USS CINCINNATI (CL-6)
 		 NORLANT ROBERT G. LONG D
8/6/1942 F4F-3A 3918 VMF-212 NEW CALEDONIA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/6/1942 F4F-3A 3908 MAG-21 EWA HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/6/1942 F4F-4 02042 VMF-211 PALMYRA
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
8/6/1942 SBD-3 03317 VS-2 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC ENS W.R. BELL M
8/6/1942 F4F-4 5083 VMF-211 PALMYRA
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
8/6/1942 OS2U-3 5345 BB-41 USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) OFF SAN FRAN. CENPAC
 
 
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5228 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) TULAGI SOPAC MACH J.A. ACHTEN S
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5103 VF-71 USS WASP (CV-7) TULAGI SOPAC ENS THADDEUS J. CAPONSKI S
8/7/1942 SOC-1 9935 VCS-6 USS MEMPHIS (CL-13) MARTINIQUE CENLANT
 
 
8/7/1942 F4F-4 02111 VF-71 USS WASP (CV-7) TULAGI SOPAC
 
 
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5068 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) TULAGI SOPAC AP1/C STEPHENSON M
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5071 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) TULAGI SOPAC MACH P.L. NAGLE M
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5128 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5082 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) TULAGI SOPAC LTJG G.E. FIREBAUGH S
8/7/1942 F4F-4 4076 VF-71 USS WASP (CV-7) TULAGI SOPAC
 
 
8/7/1942 SOC-1 9945 BB-58 USS INDIANA (BB-58) KISKA NORPAC
 
 
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5133 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT J.J. SOUTHERLAND S
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5137 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5190 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC ENS R.L. PRICE M
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5235 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) TULAGI SOPAC MACH R.H. WARDEN S
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5192 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC ENS J. DALY S
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5236 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) TULAGI SOPAC ENS E.W. COOK M
8/7/1942 F4F-4 5154 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC LTJG BOLT S
8/7/1942 SBD-3 03320 VS-71 USS WASP (CV-7) TULAGI SOPAC LT DUDLEY H. ADAMS S
8/8/1942 F4F-4 5202 VF-5 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) GUADALCANAL SOPAC ENS F. BLAIR S
8/8/1942 PBY-5 2350 VP-72
 
 		 SOPAC LT L.W. THURLOW S
8/8/1942 SBD-1 1596 VMSB-234 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC MARINE GUNNER WIRTA S
8/9/1942 SON-1 1155 CL-90 USS ASTORIA (CA-34) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-3 1087 CL-90 USS ASTORIA (CA-34) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-3 1072 CL-90 USS ASTORIA (CA-34) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-3 1123 CL-64 USS VINCENNES (CL-64) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SON-1 1156 CL-90 USS ASTORIA (CA-34) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-1 9946 CL-64 USS VINCENNES (CL-64) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-1 9955 CA-25 USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-3 1075 CA-71 USS QUINCY (CA-71) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-1 9933 CA-71 USS QUINCY (CA-71) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-1 9927 CA-71 USS QUINCY (CA-71) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-1 9874 CA-71 USS QUINCY (CA-71) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SON-1 1151 CA-71 USS QUINCY (CA-71) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/9/1942 SOC-2 0389 CL-64 USS VINCENNES (CL-64) SAVO IS. SOPAC
 
 
8/10/1942 TBF-1 00402 VT-6 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/10/1942 JRF-5 6451 TF-24 NEWFOUNDLAND
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/11/1942 OS2N-1 01242 VO-3 USS IDAHO (BB-42) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/12/1942 SBD-3 4548 VS-8
 		 MIDWAY ECENPAC
 
 
8/14/1942 F4F-4 5244 VF-3 MAUI HAWAII ECENPAC ENS JOHN J. MCCURDY D
8/14/1942 F4F-4 03404 VMF-224 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT KENNEDY S
8/14/1942 SBD-1 1751 VMSB-232 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/14/1942 F4F-4 5166 VF-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) HAWAII ECENPAC LT ALBERT O. VORSE S
8/14/1942 OS2N-1 01227 VO-2 USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) OFF CALIFORNIA CENPAC ENS EDWARD P. JOYCE S
8/14/1942 SNJ-3 01883
 
 
 		 ECENPAC 2NDLT FRED R.P. GROSS D
8/15/1942 SOC-3 1096 CL-47 USS BOISE (CL-47)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/15/1942 SON-1 1152 CL-47 USS BOISE (CL-47)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/16/1942 J2F-4 1653 NAS DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
8/16/1942 OS2U-3 5287 VO-4 USS MARYLAND (BB-46) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00505 VT-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00539 VGS-12
 
 		 NORPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00436 VT-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00472 VT-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00513 VT-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00499 VT-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 TBF-1 00502 VT-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/18/1942 F4F-3 4037 VGS-12
 
 		 NORPAC
 
 
8/19/1942 PBY-5 2389 FAW-2 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LT MATHEWS S
8/19/1942 OS2U-3