USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
12/1/1944 OS2N-1 01424 CL-65 USS PASADENA (CL-65) LUZON PHIL LT ROBERT W. BROWNFIELD S
12/1/1944 OY-1 60505 VMO-5
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/1/1944 F4U-1D 57540 VMF-122 PALAU
 		 WCENPAC 1STLT RICHARD C. ALLISON D
12/1/1944 SB2C-4 19746 VB-83 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG BILLY JESS SHEARON D
12/1/1944 F4U-1 50050 VMF-218 HOLLANDIA
 		 SW PAC
 
 
12/1/1944 F6F-5 71917 VF-33 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS JOSEPH J. FREINEIT D
12/1/1944 FG-1 14430 VMF-218 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL
 
 
12/2/1944 J2F-5 00705 A.A. GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/2/1944 TBM-3 23221 VT-45 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) ENR MANILA PHIL
 
 
12/2/1944 TBM-1C 45524 VMTB-134
 		 PELELIU WCENPAC
 
 
12/2/1944 SBD-5 35993 A.A. GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/2/1944 PBM-3D 45288 VPB-20
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
12/2/1944 TBM-1C 25168 VMTB-242
 		 TINIAN WCENPAC 1STLT JOHN I. NEVANS S
12/2/1944 F6F-3N 43036 NACTU BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS RICHARD R. MELMICK S
12/2/1944 TBM-1C 16803 VT-100 USS MAKASSAR STRAIT (CVE-91) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS L.E. OLESON D
12/2/1944 FG-1 14221 VMF-121 PALAU
 		 WCENPAC LT FISHER S
12/3/1944 TBM-3 23347 VC-88 USS HOGGATT BAY (CVE-75) MARIANAS CENPAC LT CONSTANTINE L. HERBSTER S
12/3/1944 F6F-5N 70542
 		 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/3/1944 FG-1 14508 VMF-212 CAPE GAZELLE
 		 SW PAC 1STLT HAROLD E. BOYSEN D
12/3/1944 F6F-5 71000 VF-87 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS THOMAS W. FORTUNE M
12/4/1944 F4U-1D 57333 VMF-323 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC 2NDLT KEITH W. FOUNTAIN S
12/4/1944 SB2C-4 20154 VB-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS GEORGE I. MATHER S
12/4/1944 SBD-5 29066 A.A. ESPIRITU SANTO ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 TBM-1C 45982 VC-13 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69) ENR HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 SBD-5 29106 A.A. ESPIRITU SANTO ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 SBD-5 29094 A.A. ESPIRITU SANTO ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 TBM-1C 73335 CASU(F)-13
 		 PONAM SW PAC
 
 
12/4/1944 F4U-1D 57174 VMF-224 ROI
 		 CENPAC 2NDLT RUSSELL E. TORGERSON S
12/4/1944 SBD-5 29089 A.A. ESPIRITU SANTO ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 JRF-1A 1672 A.A. ESPIRITU SANTO ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 F4U-1D 50394 VMF-422 ENIWETOK
 		 CENPAC 2NDLT ARTHUR WAGNER S
12/4/1944 F4U-1 49733 VMF-216 GUAM
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 F4U-1 49919 VMF-225 GUAM
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
12/4/1944 F6F-5 71838 VF-8 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC ENS GLEN M. LARKINS D
12/4/1944 TBM-1C 45464 CASU(F)-13
 		 PONAM SW PAC
 
 
12/5/1944 F4U-1D 57490 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL LT JEROME G. BOHLAND D
12/5/1944 PBM-3D 45386 VPB-19
 		 PARRY IS. WCENPAC LT CLAYTON M. REES U
12/5/1944 SB2C-4 19942 VC-87 USS SALAMAUA (CVE-96) ADMIRALTIES SW PAC ENS ELI PINTER M
12/5/1944 F6F-5 70770 VF-20
 
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
12/5/1944 PB4Y-1 38823 VPB-117
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
12/5/1944 SB2C-3 19698 CASU-13
 		 PONAM SW PAC
 
 
12/5/1944 SC-1 35304 VCS-16 USS ALASKA (CB-1) W OF PANAMA SEPAC ENS E.B. CLARK, JR. S
12/5/1944 PBY-5 08138 VPB-33
 		 WOENDI SW PAC LTJG GEORGE H. FAVORITE U
12/5/1944 FG-1 14417 VMF-222 NEW BRITAIN
 		 SW PAC 1STLT MOSZEK ZANGER M
12/6/1944 TBM-3 22880 VC-91 USS KITKUN BAY (CVE-71) ENR MANUS WCENPAC ENS CLAGGETT H. HAWKINS D
12/6/1944 SB2C-4 19923 VB-100 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS EDWARD N. JENNINGS D
12/6/1944 PBY-5A 46512 VPB-71
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
12/6/1944 PB4Y-1 38816 VPB-104
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL LTJG JEFFREY D. HEMPHILL U
12/6/1944 FG-1A 14063 VMSB-333 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC 1STLT DORAN O. KEMPER D
12/6/1944 F4U-1 50025 VMF-115 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL
 
 
12/6/1944 F6F-5 71369 VF-87 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS GRANVILLE O'BYROM S
12/6/1944 FG-1 14538 VMF-115 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL
 
 
12/7/1944 SBW-3 21350 AR & OH
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
12/7/1944 TBM-1C 45660 VMTB-232
 		 ULITHI WCENPAC 1STLT THOMAS M. SCHRIVER D
12/7/1944 TBM-1C 45675 AR & OH
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
12/7/1944 PBM-3D 45220 VPB-20
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
12/7/1944 TBM-1C 46232 AR & OH
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
12/7/1944 TBM-1C 73128 AR & OH
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
12/7/1944 F6F-3 41565 AR & OH
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
12/7/1944 F4U-1D 57484 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL LT CATLIN S
12/7/1944 F4U-1D 57510 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL LT ALLEN S
12/7/1944 F4U-1D 57527 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL
 
 
12/7/1944 F4U-1D 57532 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL LT LOUIS W. REISNERS M
12/7/1944 F4U-1D 57609 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL MAJ WITOMSKI S
12/8/1944 SBD-5 36757 A.A. GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/8/1944 SBD-5 35924 A.A. GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/8/1944 F6F-3 41653 VF-11 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/8/1944 F6F-5 58824 VF-11 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/8/1944 PB4Y-1P 38805 VD-5
 		 GUAM WCENPAC CDR A.D. FRASER S
12/9/1944 F4U-1 49906 VMF-217 GUAM
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
12/9/1944 PB4Y-1 32200 VPB-103
 		 DUNKESWELL ENGLAND
 
 
12/9/1944 SNJ-4 26463 A.A. BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/9/1944 SBD-5 28848 A.A. GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/10/1944 F6F-5 58620