USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List February 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
2/1/1945 F4U-1 56196 VBF-86 HAWAII HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WALTER STEPAHIN D
2/1/1945 F4U-1 49812 A.A. PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/1/1945 TBM-1C 73379 VC-69 USS MISSION BAY (CVE-59) CUBA CENLANT LTJG O.E. FRYE S
2/1/1945 FG-1A 14286 VBF-86 HAWAII HAWAII ECENPAC ENS ROBERT C. CREGER D
2/1/1945 FG-1 14505 VMF-223 LUZON
 		 PHIL 2NDLT EUGENE F. PRORILX S
2/1/1945 PBY-5A 46464 VPB-23
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC LT OSCAR T. OWRE S
2/1/1945 F6F-5 71385 VF-86
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS R.E. BOUCHET S
2/1/1945 PBY-5A 48268 VPB-100 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC LT ROBERT ERICKSON D
2/1/1945 FG-1 14185 VMF-114 PELELIU
 		 WCENPAC LT J.R. ANDERSON S
2/1/1945 TBM-1C 46265 VC-58 USS CORE (CVE-13)
 		 NORLANT LT A.R. THOMPSON S
2/2/1945 SBD-6 54889 VMSB-241
 		 LUZON PHIL 2NDLT WILLIAM A. GANTT M
2/2/1945 F4U-1D 57391 VMF-251 LINGAYEN
 		 PHIL
 
 
2/2/1945 F6F-5 71332 POOL
 		 ADMIRALTIES SW PAC
 
 
2/2/1945 PBY-5A 46529 VPB-71
 		 LUZON PHIL LT A.J. LEHMICKE M
2/2/1945 F6F-5 71284 VF-100 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG JOHN RICHARD SIMPSON S
2/2/1945 F6F-3 40794
 		 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/2/1945 FM-2 56880 VC-91 USS SAVO ISLAND (CVE-78) ENR LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
2/3/1945 F6F-5 71953 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/3/1945 F4U-1D 57804 VMF-122 PELELIU
 		 WCENPAC 1STLT STANLEY J. POSLUSSNY S
2/3/1945 FM-2 55580 VC-58 USS CORE (CVE-13)
 		 NORLANT (DECK LOSS - ROUGH WEATHER)
 
2/3/1945 TBM-3 22957 VC-58 USS CORE (CVE-13)
 		 NORLANT LTJG HARRY D. OROUTT S
2/3/1945 SBD-6 54769 VMSB-236
 		 LINGAYEN GULF PHIL CAPT G.H. SCHLUCKEBIER S
2/3/1945 F6F-5 70327 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/3/1945 F6F-5 58198 VF-80 USS HANCOCK (CV-19)
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
2/4/1945 F4U-1D 82291 VMF-216 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
2/4/1945 F6F-5 58511 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/4/1945 F6F-5 71940 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) ENR ULITHI WCENPAC LT B.F. LINEHOUSE, JR. S
2/4/1945 F6F-5 71728 VF-80 USS HANCOCK (CV-19)
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
2/4/1945 SOC-1 9982 SEAPL BASE
 		 NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
2/4/1945 F6F-5 58825 VF(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT ERWIN W. BECKEE S
2/4/1945 TBM-3 23118 POOL
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
2/4/1945 SBD-5 36719 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
2/4/1945 F6F-5 70326 VF(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) FORMOSA EMPIRE LTJG JAMES A. BARNETT S
2/5/1945 SBW-3 21301 CASU(F)-43
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
2/5/1945 F6F-5 77452 VF-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WILLIAM H. PRITCHARD S
2/5/1945 F6F-5 58681 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/5/1945 F6F-5E 71326 VF-33 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG JACK C. WATSON S
2/5/1945 SB2C-3 18773 VB-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/5/1945 TBM-1C 73398 VT-81 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
2/5/1945 PBM-3D 45335 VPB-25
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL LT WELSEY A. STEENSON S
2/5/1945 PB4Y-1 65294 VPB-111
 		 MOROTAI PHIL LT H.E. SIRES M
2/5/1945 JM-1 66634 VJ-2
 		 ADMIRALTIES SW PAC LT A.W. PORTER S
2/5/1945 F6F-5 58423 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/5/1945 F6F-5 72348 VF-12 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) ENR ULITHI WCENPAC LCDR F.H. MICHAELS S
2/6/1945 PB4Y-1 32331 A.A. KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/6/1945 FM-2 73709 CASU(F)-13
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
2/6/1945 FM-2 56920 VOC-2
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC LT E.H. SPENCER S
2/6/1945 PBJ-1H 35275 VMB-613
 		 PONAPE CENPAC 1STLT WILLIAM J. LOVE D
2/6/1945 F6F-5N 71287 VF(N)-90 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/6/1945 PB4Y-1 32279 A.A. KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/6/1945 FM-2 73683 CASU(F)-13
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
2/6/1945 TBM-3 23137 CASU(F)-13
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
2/6/1945 FG-1A 14382 VMF-324 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC 2NDLT AUBREY LIVERMORE S
2/6/1945 FG-1 14449 VMF-222 SAMAR
 		 PHIL
 
 
2/6/1945 F6F-5 72815 VF-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/6/1945 TBM-3 23154 CASU(F)-13
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
2/6/1945 J2F-5 00788 1ST MAW
 		 TOROKINA SOPAC
 
 
2/6/1945 F6F-5 71988 VF-81 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
2/6/1945 F6F-5N 71868 VF(N)-90 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/6/1945 PB4Y-1 38856 VPB-104
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL LTJG EARL BITTENBENDER S
2/7/1945 FM-2 73698 CASU(F)-12
 		 GUAM WCENPAC ENS GUISEPPO SCHEMBRIO S
2/7/1945 F4U-1D 57505 VMF-211 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL
 
 
2/7/1945 TBM-3 68724 VT-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS ALFRED C. HOLMES S
2/7/1945 F6F-5 77457 VF-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WILLIAM A. SINNOTT S
2/7/1945 TBF-1 00405 A.A. GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/7/1945 SOC-3A 1135 A.A. PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/7/1945 TBM-3 68425 VT-24 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG TRAVIS N. POWELL S
2/8/1945 F6F-5 72600 VF-46 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) ENR ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
2/8/1945 F6F-5 58257 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/8/1945 PBY-5 08167 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/8/1945 F6F-5 70195 VF-100 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS TOM WINN, JR. D
2/8/1945 TBM-1C 73229 AA & RH
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/8/1945 FM-2 16663 A.A. GUAM GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
2/8/1945 OS2U-3 09580