USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List August 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
8/1/1944 TBM-1C 25207 VT-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) MARIANAS CENPAC ENS H.A. BO S
8/1/1944 F6F-5 58424 VF-22 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) HAWAII ECENPAC LT JOHN C. MAXEY, JR. D
8/1/1944 SBD-5 35963 ARU SOLS
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 FM-2 46941 VF-4 NAVY NO. 24 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 R4D-5 12408 VMR-153
 		 NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-5 10808 ARU SOLS
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 F6F-5 58282 VOF-1 USS TULAGI (CVE-72) FRANCE EUROPE
 
 
8/1/1944 F6F-3 04865 CASU-40
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 J2F-3 1576 ARU SOLS
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-3 06519 VMSB-234
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10569 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10651 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10758 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10631 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10759 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10630 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10617 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 PBM-3D 48215 VP-202
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC ENS L. HUBERT S
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10589 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-5 36477 COMAIR7THFL
 		 BIAK SW PAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10559 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10532 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 J2F-5 00753 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 J2F-5 00713 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 J2F-5 00687 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 F4U-1 49689 VMF-314 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC LT FURMAN H. KELLER S
8/1/1944 SBD-5
 		 VMSB-333 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC 1STLT R.D. FITZGERALD D
8/1/1944 F6F-3 41268 VF-100 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC LT E.J. BECKER S
8/1/1944 SBD-5 54222 VMSB-251
 		 MUNDA SOPAC 1STLT J.C. EIKNER S
8/1/1944 SBD-4 10598 VS-65 FUNAFUTI NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
8/1/1944 TBM-1C 16895 VC-4 USS WHITE PLAINS (CVE-66) TINIAN WCENPAC LT HAROLD H. CARSON D
8/2/1944 J2F-5 00662 VJ-7 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 PV-1 33247 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 TBM-1C 45928 VT-18 USS INTREPID (CV-11) MARSHALLS CENPAC LTJG W.C. BATES S
8/2/1944 SBD-3 06656 VJ-10 PALLIKULO AIRFIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 PB4Y-1 32138 VB-108 TARAWA ENIWETOK CENPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 TBM-1C 45820 VC-83 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 FM-2 47271 VC-82
 
 		 CENPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 F6F-3N 40844 VF(N)-79 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) PEARL ECENPAC ENS R.W. KLOCK S
8/2/1944 GB-2 32996 POOL EBON ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 SNJ-4 27664 NAS DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 SBD-3 4573 VJ-10 PALLIKULO AIRFIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 TBM-1C 45901 VT-18 USS INTREPID (CV-11) MARSHALLS CENPAC LT JOHN L. ROBINSON M
8/2/1944 SBD-3 03377 VJ-10 PALLIKULO AIRFIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 SBD-3 03357 VJ-10 PALLIKULO AIRFIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 SBD-3 03228 VJ-10 PALLIKULO AIRFIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/2/1944 J2F-5 00802 VJ-10 PALLIKULO AIRFIELD
 		 SOPAC
 
 
8/3/1944 FM-2 16155 VC-66 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC LT CHARLES T. EDWARDS U
8/3/1944 F4U-1 56151 VMO-251 COMAIRNOSOLS CAPE ST. GEORGE SOPAC 1STLT ORVILLE F. LORCH M
8/3/1944 FM-2 16371 VC-11 USS NEHENTA BAY (CVE-74) MARIANAS CENPAC
 
 
8/3/1944 FM-2 47308 VC-11 USS NEHENTA BAY (CVE-74) MARIANAS CENPAC
 
 
8/3/1944 TBM-1C 25487 VC-42
 		 BERMUDA NORLANT LTJG B.C. SISSLER S
8/3/1944 TBM-1C 45945 VT-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
8/3/1944 TBM-1C 46009 VT-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC ENS V.G. STAUBER S
8/3/1944 PV-1 34924 VB-125 CUBA SAN JULIAN CENLANT LT ROY I. BEATHARD S
8/3/1944 F6F-3 41889 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
8/4/1944 TBM-1C 45783 VT-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) CHICHI JIMA CENPAC LTJG HORNBERGER M
8/4/1944 PB4Y-1 32263 VB-109 ENIWETOK SAIPAN WCENPAC LT E.H. KASPERSON M
8/4/1944 F6F-3 40137 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
8/4/1944 F6F-3N 43106 VF(N)-78
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC CDR J.S. GRAY, JR. S
8/4/1944 F6F-3 41291 VF-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT JOHN B. CZERNY M
8/4/1944 F4U-1 17781 VMF-422 ENIWETOK
 		 CENPAC 2NDLT R.V. SCHROEDER D
8/4/1944 TBM-1C 25205 VT-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) MUKO JIMA CENPAC LT CLARENCE G. CAMPBELL D
8/4/1944 F6F-3 40645 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) ENIWETOK CENPAC
 
 
8/4/1944 F6F-3 42356 VF-19 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS B.M. WAKEFIELD M
8/4/1944 SB2C-1 18342 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
8/4/1944 F6F-3 41907 VF-14 USS WASP (CV-18) ENIWETOK CENPAC
 
 
8/4/1944 F6F-3 42031 VF-19 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT H.R. BURNETT M
8/4/1944 SB2C-3 19306 VB-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) BONINS CENPAC ENS D. HEIZER S
8/4/1944 SB2C-3 18874 VB-19 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS ROY F. MAJORS M
8/4/1944 TBF-1 06171 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/4/1944 TBM-1C 45450 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
8/4/1944 SB2C-3 18909 VB-19 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS WILLIAM S. EMERSON S
8/4/1944 SBD-5