USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List February 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
2/1/1944 OS2U-3 09689 VCS-13 USS MOBILE (CL-63) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 FM-1 46770 VC-63 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) MAJURO CENPAC ENS L.R. VENABLE S
2/1/1944 SBD-5 36190 VMSB-235 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 TBF-1 06346 VT-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) ROI WCENPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 OS2U-3 5750 VO-8 USS INDIANA (BB-58) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 FM-1 46761 VC-66 USS NASSAU (CVE-16) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 F6F-3 40121 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) KWAJALEIN CENPAC ENS J.R. CLEM D
2/1/1944 F6F-3 40030 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) ROI WCENPAC LTJG J.O. BENTON M
2/1/1944 OS2U-3 5906 VO-8 USS INDIANA (BB-58) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 SOC-3A 1067 VCS-6 USS MINNEAPOLIS (CA-36) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/1/1944 F6F-3 66212 VF-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) MARSHALLS CENPAC ENS E.T. JOYCE S
2/1/1944 F6F-3 26073 VF-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/2/1944 OS2N-1 01245 VO-3 USS IDAHO (BB-42) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/2/1944 SBD-5 28530 VMSB-235 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC
 
 
2/2/1944 SB2C-1C 18279 VB-14 USS WASP (CV-18) PUERTO RICO CENLANT LT F.C. BRANDENBURG S
2/2/1944 TBM-1C 25147 VT-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/2/1944 SBD
 		 VB-98 ESPIRITU SANTO AOBA IS. SOPAC
 
 
2/2/1944 PBY-5 08486 VP-91 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/3/1944 F6F-3 40017 VF-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LTJG A.L. MASTIN S
2/3/1944 F4U-1 18012 VMF-218 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT J. HENABERY M
2/3/1944 TBF-1C 47738 VT-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT R.F. KIPPEN S
2/3/1944 TBM-1C 25384 VC-60 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) ROI WCENPAC LTJG P.A. GOLSH S
2/3/1944 TBF-1C 24458 VT-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ENIWETOK CENPAC LTJG J.K. PEARSON M
2/3/1944 F6F-3 25803 VF-18 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) NAMU ISLAND CENPAC
 
 
2/3/1944 TBF-1C 24484 VT-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ENIWETOK CENPAC LCDR F.M. WHITAKER M
2/3/1944 TBF-1C 24347 VT-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ENIWETOK CENPAC LTJG W.D. STACK M
2/3/1944 TBM-1C 25656 VC-8 USS SOLOMONS (CVE-67) ENR BALBOA CENPAC ENS J.D. WALLENG S
2/3/1944 PV-1 33254 VMF-215 PIVA BUKA SOPAC
 
 
2/3/1944 F4U-1 55938 VMF-218 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT E.C. MILLER M
2/3/1944 F4U-1 56039 VMF-215 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT R.M. HANSON M
2/3/1944 F6F-3 40024 VF-6 USS INTREPID (CV-11) ENR TRUK CENPAC ENS T.A. HALL D
2/3/1944 TBF-1C 47661 VC-55 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 NORLANT LTJG CALVIN E. MANSELL S
2/3/1944 F4U-1 02540 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC 2NDLT C.B. SELVEY M
2/3/1944 F4U-1 03840 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC 2NDLT D.B. POLLOM M
2/4/1944 F4U-1 17949 VF-17 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC ENS P.E. DIVENNEY M
2/4/1944 F4U-1 18057 VF-17 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC LTJG D.T. MALONE M
2/4/1944 SBD-5 28924 VMSB-341 MUNDA RABAUL SOPAC
 
 
2/4/1944 F6F-3 40356 VF-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS M.H. HIGH S
2/4/1944 F6F-3 04930 VF-16 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 SBD-5 36462 VB-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) ENIWETOK CENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 R5C-1 39497 VMJ-252 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC 1STLT W.L. TWITS S
2/5/1944 OS2U-3 5693 VCS-5 USS CHESTER (CA-27) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 SOC-2 0405 VCS-4 USS NEW ORLEANS (CA-32) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 TBF-1 23969 VMTB-233
 		 RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT F.W. PAINTER M
2/5/1944 TBF-1 00617 VT-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 F6F-3 40808 VF-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) ENIWETOK CENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 F4U-1 55982 VMF-218 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 F6F-3 40836 VF-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) ENIWETOK CENPAC
 
 
2/5/1944 F4U-1 55916 VMF-218 PIVA RABAUL SOPAC 2NDLT R.S. THOMPSON M
2/6/1944 TBM-1C 25390 VT-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/6/1944 PBY-5 08432 VP-52 PORT MORESBY DARU ISLAND SW PAC
 
 
2/6/1944 PBM-3D 48175 VP-202
 		 MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
2/6/1944 SBD-4 10417 VS-57 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/6/1944 PBY-5 08434 VMJ-253 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC WHEELER D
2/6/1944 OS2U-3 5807 VCS-5 USS CHESTER (CA-27) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/6/1944 OS2U-3 5954 VCS-5 USS CHESTER (CA-27) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
2/7/1944 F6F-3 40911 VF-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/7/1944 FM-2 74239 VC-8 HAWAII HAWAII ECENPAC ENS SAMUEL R. LAKE S
2/7/1944 FM-1 46747 VC-66 USS NASSAU (CVE-16) TAROA CENPAC ENS S. TAKIS S
2/7/1944 TBM-1 24674 VC-63 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) MAJURO CENPAC ENS R.J. GORANSON M
2/7/1944 FM-1 46812 VC-63 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) MAJURO CENPAC LTJG E.J. BECKER S
2/7/1944 TBF-1 06419 VC-33 USS CORAL SEA (CVE-57) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/7/1944 SBD-5 36026 VB-98 ESPIRITU SANTO LUGAN FIELD SOPAC LTJG J.H. LANKFORD D
2/7/1944 TBF-1C 48122 VC-33 USS CORAL SEA (CVE-57) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
2/7/1944 F6F-3 40319 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
2/8/1944 OS2U-3 09425 SOSU-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG J.D. GORDON S
2/8/1944 F6F-3 66004 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) MAJURO CENPAC LT C.N. QUINLAN S
2/8/1944 OS2N-1 01369 VO-9 USS ALABAMA (BB-60) MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
2/8/1944 TBM-1C 25133 VC-51 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) TRINIDAD CENLANT LT L.R. HOLE S
2/8/1944 F6F-3 25900 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
2/8/1944 F6F-3 40625 VF-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/9/1944 F4U-1 17729 VMF-211
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/9/1944 PV-1(N) 33253 VMF(N)-531
 		 BARAKOMA SOPAC LT C.W. WATSON D
2/9/1944 F4U-1 02517