USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17921 VMF-223 BARAKOMA EMP. AUGUSTA SOPAC 1STLT R.P. KESSLER S
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17876 VMF-225 EWA BARBERS POINT ECENPAC 2NDLT R.C. VIRGIN D
12/1/1943 F6F-3 26179 VF-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) APAMAMA WCENPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 SB2C-1 00198 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) MAKIN CENPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 SB2C-1 00028 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) MAKIN CENPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17632 VMF-223 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 SBD-5 11002 VMSB-236
 		 MUNDA SOPAC MAJ PARIS S
12/1/1943 SBD-5 35976 VMSB-236
 		 MUNDA SOPAC 1STLT E.R. WHITELY M
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17486 VMF-311 WALLIS ISLAND
 		 SOPAC LT AYLWARD S
12/2/1943 PV-1 33189 VB-131 PARAHARIBO ZANDERY FIELD NORLANT LT SWONETZ S
12/3/1943 PB4Y-1 32014 VB-103 DUNKESWELL OKEHAMPTON ENGLAND LT F.A. LUCAS D
12/3/1943 F6F-3 66177 VF-1 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/3/1943 PV-1 33212 VB-137 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/3/1943 PV-1(N) 29857 VMF(N)-531 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC CAPT D.R. JENKINS U
12/3/1943 PV-1 33217 VB-140 GUADALCANAL MUNDA SOPAC LT A.J. JONGEWAARD S
12/3/1943 TBF-1 06024 VMTB-233
 		 MUNDA SOPAC 1STLT C.O. PYLANT D
12/3/1943 OS2N-1
 		 VS-63 SAN JUAN
 		 NORLANT ENS W.E. BELRINGER S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25804 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 40096 VF-10 KAHULUI MAUI ECENPAC ENS G.A. CALHOON D
12/4/1943 FM-1 15746 VF-60 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) ENR ROI CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 66023 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) MARSHALLS CENPAC ENS FIZALKOWSKI S
12/4/1943 SB2C-1 00025 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) BERMUDA NORLANT ENS R.A. HORN S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 08936 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) ROI WCENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 SBD-5 36088 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC LT BLOCH M
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25750 VF-2 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) KWAJALEIN CENPAC ENS E.D. REDMOND S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 08921 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 SBD-5 28496 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 66153 VF-10 KAHULUI MAUI ECENPAC ENS J.C. ENDRES S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 08942 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25933 VF-6 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25953 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT K.B. SATTERFIELD D
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25907 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LCDR E.M. OWEN S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 04939 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT H.T. GILL M
12/5/1943 SBD-5 28344 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 PBM-3C 6583 FAW-6 GEORGETOWN BRITISH GUINEA NORLANT
 
 
12/5/1943 SB2C-1 00166 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) BERMUDA NORLANT LT A.F. SEAVER S
12/5/1943 SBD-5 10869 VMSB-236
 		 EFATE SOPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 F6F-3 25893 VF-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) BERMUDA NORLANT ENS W.A. PRESTIN D
12/5/1943 F6F-3 40042 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PEARL ECENPAC ENS J.R. HILL, JR. S
12/5/1943 TBF-1 00386 VJ-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 SBD-5 28388 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 F6F-3 66197 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 TBF-1C 24488 VT-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) MARSHALLS CENPAC LT W.S. WATSON S
12/5/1943 TBF-1 24214 VT-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT R.F. KELRAIN D
12/6/1943 F4U-1 02571 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC LT DIXON S
12/6/1943 SBD-5 36099 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/6/1943 SBD-5 36045 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/7/1943 PBY-5 08372 VP-14 ESPIRITU SANTO TIKOPEA SOPAC LTJG N. CLARK D
12/7/1943 F4U-1 17420 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC CAPT MANGEL U
12/7/1943 F4U-1 17750 VMF-216 RUSSELLS TOROKINA SOPAC
 
 
12/8/1943 F6F-3 26088 VF-18 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) NAURU CENPAC ENS A.F. SMITH M
12/8/1943 SO3C-3 04213 SOSU-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS A.G. MENGEL S
12/8/1943 TBF-1 47589 VC-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) NAURU CENPAC ENS T.L. HALL S
12/8/1943 TBF-1C 47933 VT-32 USS LANGLEY (CVL-27) OFF PANAMA CENLANT ENS J.H. MILLIKEN D
12/9/1943 PV-1 34774 VB-136 ATTU ALASKA NORPAC ENS E. WATSON S
12/9/1943 TBF-1 06259 VT-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) ENR PEARL CENPAC
 
 
12/9/1943 SBD-5 28324 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) ENR PEARL ECENPAC ENS PRICHARD M
12/9/1943 SB2C-1 00081 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) NAURU CENPAC ENS E.D. WILLIAMS U
12/10/1943 PBY-5 08541 VP-72 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 TBF-1C 47702 VC-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) GILBERTS CENPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 SBD-4 10521 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 SBD-4 10451 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 F6F-3 40002 VF-33 ONDONGA BARAKOMA SOPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 OS2U-3
 		 VCS-2 USS MARBLEHEAD (CL-12)
 		 SOLANT
 
 
12/11/1943 PV-1 33428 VB-142 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC LT R.S. BRANE D
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04904 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 40355 VF-39 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS E.G. MCHATTON S
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04792 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04794 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 SBD-5 28629 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 66064 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 26190 VF-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 TBF-1 06041 VT-12
 		 PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04817