USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List August 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
8/1/1943 SBD-4 10666 VMSB-141
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC LT WOODLEY S
8/1/1943 SBD-4 10655 VB-11
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1943 PBY-5 08231 VP-63
 		 BAY OF BISCAY ENGLAND LT W.P. TANNER, JR. S
8/1/1943 SBD-3 06521 VB-11
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1943 F4U-1 02508 VMF-123
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1943 OS2N-1 01472 VS-64
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1943 PV-1 29920 VB-127 PORT LYAUTEY MOROCCO NW AFR
 
 
8/1/1943 F4U-1 02475 VMF-215 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT STIDGER S
8/1/1943 F6F-3 04820 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/1/1943 F6F-3 04863 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/2/1943 R4D-1 4706 MAG-25
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1943 PBY-5 08513 VP-33
 
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
8/2/1943 F6F-3 04846 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/3/1943 SBD-5 10827 VB-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/3/1943 PBM-3C 6722 VP-205
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/3/1943 J2F-5 00717 VJ-2
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/3/1943 OS2N-1 01345 VS-53 ROI
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
8/3/1943 SBD-4 10518 VB-19 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/4/1943 F4F-4 12090 VF-27 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) SOLOMONS SOPAC LT IRWIN BINK M
8/4/1943 TBF-1 06369 VC-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/4/1943 F4F-4 12139 VF-27 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) SOLOMONS SOPAC ENS WILLIAM T. CLIFTON M
8/4/1943 J2F-5 00727 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/4/1943 F4U-1 02575 VMF-213 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC LT JACK P. DUNN S
8/5/1943 SBD-5 28190 VB-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/5/1943 OS2U-3 5955 BB-46 USS MARYLAND (BB-46)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/5/1943 PV-1 33284 VB-133
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/5/1943 SBD-4 06735 MAG-21 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC LT CLIFFORD D
8/6/1943 F6F-3 04840 VF-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/6/1943 F4U-1 02492 VMF-214 SHORTLANDS BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC LT W.H. BLAKESLEE S
8/6/1943 F6F-3 04829 VF-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/6/1943 PBM-3C 6713 VP-205
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/6/1943 F4U-1 02266 VMF-123
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/6/1943 SBD-4 06972 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT LEROY SMITH S
8/6/1943 PV-1 33220 VB-138
 
 		 WCENPAC LT ROBERT E. SLATER D
8/6/1943 F4F-4 12101 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/6/1943 PV-1 33347 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/7/1943 PV-1 29916 VB-128
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/7/1943 F4U-1 02474 VMF-214 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC MAJ W.A. PACE D
8/7/1943 SBD-4 06716 VMSB-141
 
 		 SOPAC LT GILFORD TAYLOR M
8/7/1943 PB4Y-1 32037 VB-103 DUNKESWELL
 		 NORLANT LTJG WALTER HENRY U
8/8/1943 F4F-4 11845 VC-1 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 NORLANT ENS SPRAGUE M
8/8/1943 TBF-1 01750 VC-1 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 NORLANT LT SALLENGER S
8/8/1943 F4U-1 18072 VMF-214 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC LT LAMPHIER U
8/9/1943 TBF-1 47476 VT-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/9/1943 SBD-4 06980 VMSB-235
 
 		 SOPAC LT CHARLES RUMBOLD S
8/9/1943 F4U-1 49770 VMF-221 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT DUNCAN S
8/9/1943 F4U-1 17499 FAW-3 COCO SOLO
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/9/1943 TBF-1C 24389 VC-1 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 NORLANT LTJG THOMAS S
8/11/1943 SBD-5 28467 VB-1 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 F4U-1 03825 VMF-223 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 SBD-5 28108 VB-1 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 SOC-3 1120 CL-43 USS NASHVILLE (CL-43) ENR PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 TBF-1 06095 VT-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 TBF-1 06081 VT-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 SBD-5 28472 VB-1 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/11/1943 TBF-1 06457 VT-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/12/1943 PB4Y-1 32064 VB-107 NATAL NATAL SOLANT
 
 
8/12/1943 F4U-1 49744 VMF-112 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC LT HARRY E. ATWATER S
8/12/1943 JRF-5 6443 NAS SANTA LUCIA CUBA CENLANT
 
 
8/12/1943 F4U-1 02615 VMF-215 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC DENING S
8/12/1943 F4U-1 49745 VMF-121
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/12/1943 SBD-5 28311 VB-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/13/1943 F4U-1 02409 VMF-124 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LANGER U
8/13/1943 F4U-1 02679 VMF-124 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT WALSH S
8/14/1943 F4U-1 02670 VMF-224 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/14/1943 OS2N-1 01328 CL-7 USS RALEIGH (CL-7) GERTRUDE COVE NORPAC
 
 
8/14/1943 F6F-3 25799 CASU-10 ESPIRITU SANTO PALLIKULO SOPAC
 
 
8/15/1943 F4U-1 02494 VMF-124 MUNDA
 		 SOPAC LT HARTSOCK S
8/15/1943 F4U-1 02244 VMF-124 MUNDA
 		 SOPAC LT HARTER S
8/15/1943 F4U-1 02485 VMF-123 VELLA LAVELLA
 		 SOPAC LT BLAINE S
8/16/1943 F4F-4 12159 VC-13 USS CORE (CVE-13)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
8/16/1943 F4U-1 02215 VMF-224 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LT HERBERT W. STRASS, JR. D
8/17/1943 PBY-5 2446 VP-101
 		 NEW GUINEA SW PAC LT T. W. MARSHALL S
8/18/1943 PBM-3C 6716