USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List January 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
1/1/1943 SO3C-1 4834
 
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/1/1943 TBF-1 00598 VMSB-131
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
1/1/1943 SBD-3 03261 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT W.E. ECK U
1/2/1943 F4F-4 5169 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT PETERSON M
1/2/1943 OS2U-3 09609 A.A. KODIAK ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
1/2/1943 F4F-4 5124 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT CRUM M
1/2/1943 SBD-4 06787 VMSB-233
 
 		 SOPAC LT THOMPSON S
1/2/1943 SBD-4 06892 MAG-13
 		 TUTUILA SOPAC 2NDLT H. JOHN TARE EVEWDEN S
1/3/1943 SOC-2 0420 CL-56 USS COLUMBIA (CL-56) ENR RENNELL IS. SOPAC
 
 
1/5/1943 PBY-5A 04407 VP-41
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
1/5/1943 SOC-2 0413 VCS-64 USS NORTHAMPTON (CA-26) THANNEMBOGA SOPAC LT REICHEL M
1/5/1943 PBY-5 04482 VP-53
 
 		 CENLANT AP1/C W.E. EDWARDS S
1/5/1943 F4F-4 03476 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC MARINE GUNNER MORAVES S
1/5/1943 F4F-4 03450 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT CARTER M
1/6/1943 SO3C-1 4857 CL-58 USS DENVER (CL-58)
 		 NORLANT ENS DONALD ALLISON U
1/7/1943 OS2N-1 01386 CL-13 USS MEMPHIS (CL-13) ENR GAMBIA SOLANT
 
 
1/7/1943 PV-3 33926 VP-82
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
1/8/1943 TBF-1 05952 VGS-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) ENR RECIFE CENLANT
 
 
1/8/1943 SBD-4 06790 VMSB-233
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT AVAET M
1/9/1943 F4F-4 4096 VF-11 HAWAII HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
1/9/1943 SO3C-1 4871 CL-56 USS COLUMBIA (CL-56) RENNELL IS. SOPAC
 
 
1/9/1943 F4F-4 03455 VMO-251 ESPIRITU SANTO ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
1/9/1943 SBD-3 06568 VGS-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) ENR NOUMEA SOPAC ENS HOGAN S
1/9/1943 R4D-1 4694 VMJ-253
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/10/1943 SBD-3 03213 VB-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC LTJG R.K. CAMPBELL S
1/10/1943 SBD-4 06788 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT WHITTEN S
1/10/1943 F4F-4 11895 VMF-213 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LT HODDE S
1/11/1943 F4F-3 3991 MAG-13
 		 TUTUILA SOPAC 1STLT KENNY FORD S
1/11/1943 PBY-5 04502 VP-72
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/11/1943 F4F-4 11939 VGS-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) ENR RECIFE CENLANT
 
 
1/11/1943 F4F-4 03494 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT CANNON M
1/12/1943 PBY-5 04452 VP-33
 
 
 
 
 
1/12/1943 PBY-5 04459 VP-41
 
 		 NORPAC
 
 
1/12/1943 F4F-4 11669 VF-6 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC LT HAROLD E. RUTHERFORD D
1/12/1943 BELLANCA 09785
 
 
 		 NORPAC
 
 
1/12/1943 F4F-4 11699 VF-72 USS NASSAU (CVE-16)
 		 SOPAC LTJG H.J. LOWNDS III D
1/13/1943 SBD-4 06786 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT RODGERS S
1/14/1943 SOC-1 9978 VCS-64 USS NORTHAMPTON (CA-26) THANNEMBOGA SOPAC LT HAUGE M
1/14/1943 SOC-1 9911 VCS-64 USS NORTHAMPTON (CA-26) THANNEMBOGA SOPAC LT BRACKETT D
1/15/1943 SBD-3 03198 VMSB-142
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT WIGGINS S
1/15/1943 F4F-4 03509 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT NARONTATE U
1/15/1943 F4F-3 1852 VMO-251
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/16/1943 F4F-4
 		 MAG-13
 		 TUTUILA SOPAC LT ROBERT J. PATTERSON S
1/16/1943 PBY-5A 7257 VP-92
 		 MOROCCO NW AFR
 
 
1/16/1943 SBD-4 06837 MAG-13
 		 TUTUILA SOPAC LT JOHN W. HANNA S
1/17/1943 PBY-5 04440 FAW-4 DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
1/20/1943 SBD-4 06769 VMSB-142
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC MAJ RICHARD S
1/21/1943 SBD-4 06796 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC LT WALTER A. ECKMABRES D
1/21/1943 F4F-4 11894 VMF-213 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LT C.B. PERKINS S
1/21/1943 SBD-3 06567 VC-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) ENR RECIFE SOLANT
 
 
1/22/1943 SBD-4 06745 VMSB-142
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT BASS M
1/22/1943 F4F-4 11761 VGF-27 USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 03343 VMSB-233
 
 		 SOPAC T/SGT RALPH P. ACKERMAN D
1/23/1943 F4F-4 11857 VMF-221 EWA HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 F4F-3 1866 VMF-111
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 F4F-4 11783 VGS-11 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18)
 		 SOPAC ENS ARTHUR BURTON WOLUS U
1/23/1943 PBY-5A 02957 VP-24
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 03308 VMSB-241
 		 MIDWAY ECENPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 03382 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 06506 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 06647 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 06675 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 OS2U-3 5963 VS-5 (DET 14)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-3 03251 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 OS2N-1 01427 CL-10 USS CONCORD (CL-10)
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
1/23/1943 PBY-5A 7302 VP-84
 		 ICELAND NORLANT
 
 
1/23/1943 SBD-4 06771 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC 2NDLT WILLIAM H. HRONEK, JR. D
1/23/1943 F4U-1 02175 VMF-124 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/24/1943 SO3C-1 4804 CL-58 USS DENVER (CL-58)
 
 		 LT E.M. POST D
1/24/1943 PBY-5 04431 FAW-10
 
 		 SW PAC
 
 
1/24/1943 TBF-1 05877 VGS-27 USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) NEW CALEDONIA SOPAC LT HUDDLESTON S
1/24/1943 SO3C-1 4861 CL-58 USS DENVER (CL-58)
 
 		 A.B. HASELTINE S
1/24/1943 SOC-2 0422 CL-56 USS COLUMBIA (CL-56) RENNELL IS. SOPAC
 
 
1/27/1943 F4F-3 1849