USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
7/1/1943 F4U-1 02495 VMF-121 SOLOMONS
 		 SOPAC LT RHODES S
7/1/1943 F4U-1 17751 VMF-122 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC LT BOURGEOIS S
7/1/1943 SBD-5 28189 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
7/1/1943 PV-1 33277 VB-150 USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CV-39) ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
7/1/1943 TBF-1 06356 VF-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
7/1/1943 PBY-5 08228 PATSU-1 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
7/1/1943 F4F-4 11839 VF-28
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC LT WOODS M
7/1/1943 F4F-4 02038 VF-28
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC LT J.A. MAHONEY D
7/1/1943 F4U-1 02668 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC CAPT CLOAKE S
7/1/1943 SOC-1 9875 CL-58 USS DENVER (CL-58)
 		 SOPAC LT ENGLISH S
7/1/1943 OS2N-1 01260 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/1/1943 F4F-4 11779 VF-28
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC ENS WALKER M
7/2/1943 TBM-1C 25407 VT-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
7/2/1943 OS2U-3 5496 VS-67
 		 FIJI IS. SOPAC LTJG YOUNG D
7/2/1943 F4U-1 02394 VMF-121 SOLOMONS
 		 SOPAC CAPT TRENCHARD S
7/2/1943 F4U-1 02381 VMF-121 SOLOMONS
 		 SOPAC CAPT FORD S
7/2/1943 TBF-1 47490 VC-1 USS CARD (ACV-11) ENR NORFOLK CENLANT LTJG H.A. CACH S
7/2/1943 F4U-1 02384 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT MILTON V. VEDDER S
7/2/1943 TBF-1 47465 VT-7
 
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
7/2/1943 F4U-1 02383 VMF-121 SOLOMONS
 		 SOPAC LT BARKER M
7/3/1943 F4U-1 02237 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT SPOEDE M
7/3/1943 PBM-3C 6571 VP-74
 
 		 SOLANT
 
 
7/3/1943 R4D-1 01990 NAS DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
7/3/1943 F4U-1 02282 VMF-122 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC CAPT RASMUSSEN D
7/3/1943 SBD-4 10662 VC-2
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
7/3/1943 F4U-1 02423 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT T.R. BROWN S
7/3/1943 F4U-1 17485 VMF-121 RENDOVA
 		 SOPAC LT DAILEY S
7/4/1943 SOC-1 9950 CL-48 USS HONOLULU (CL-48) LUNGA POINT SOPAC ENS HOFFMAN S
7/4/1943 SOC-3 1084 CL-50 USS HELENA (CL-50) VELLA LAVELLA SOPAC
 
 
7/4/1943 SON-1 1148 CL-50 USS HELENA (CL-50) VELLA LAVELLA SOPAC
 
 
7/4/1943 F4F-4 11868 VF-21
 		 RENDOVA SOPAC LTJG HEARD M
7/4/1943 PBY-5 08293 VP-11 AUSTRALIA
 		 SW PAC ENS J.E. HETHERMAN D
7/5/1943 TBF-1 05912 VC-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
7/5/1943 F4U-1 02529 VMF-221 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
7/5/1943 F4U-1 02376 VMF-223 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
7/5/1943 SBD-5 10861 VB-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC ENS T.F. KENNY, JR. D
7/6/1943 PB4Y-1 31992 VB-102
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT C.R. VAN VOORHIS M
7/6/1943 F6F-3 04825 VF-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
7/7/1943 TBF-1 00403 VMTB-233
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC LT MCGOWAN D
7/7/1943 TBF-1 06063 VT-21 GUADALCANAL KAHILI SOPAC LTJG MCKINNEY M
7/7/1943 R4D-5
 		 FAW-11
 
 		 SOLANT
 
 
7/7/1943 TBF-1 06166 VT-17
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
7/7/1943 TBF-1 24016 VC-19
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
7/7/1943 PB4Y-1P 32005 VD-3
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC LCDR ALFRED WILSTAM D
7/7/1943 F4U-1 17501 VMF-122 RENDOVA
 		 SOPAC 1STLT EWING S
7/9/1943 TBF-1 00653 VT-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9)
 		 WCENPAC FREDERICK L. MARVIL S
7/9/1943 PV-1 33147 VB-126
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
7/9/1943 PV-1 33419 VB-134
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
7/9/1943 F4F-4 11944 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LTJG CYRUS G. GARY M
7/9/1943 F4F-4 03495 VF-26 USS SANGAMON (ACV-26) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
7/10/1943 SOC-3A 1146 CL-42 USS SAVANNAH (CL-42) GELA, SICILY EUROPE
 
 
7/10/1943 SOC-3A 1097 CL-42 USS SAVANNAH (CL-42) GELA, SICILY EUROPE LTJG JOHN G. OSBORN S
7/10/1943 SBD-5 28180 VB-6 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/10/1943 SOC-3A 1091 CL-42 USS SAVANNAH (CL-42) GELA, SICILY EUROPE LT CHARLES A. ANDERSON D
7/10/1943 SOC-3A 1130 CL-41 USS PHILADELPHIA (CL-41) SICILY MED
 
 
7/10/1943 PV-1 33097 VB-131
 		 GUANTANAMO BAY CENLANT
 
 
7/11/1943 F4U-1 17521 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT A.R. BORG S
7/11/1943 F4U-1 17675 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT TREFFOR U
7/11/1943 OS2N-1 01277 CL-12 USS MARBLEHEAD (CL-12) ENR MED SOLANT
 
 
7/11/1943 F4U-1 02490 VMF-221 MUNDA
 		 SOPAC CAPT SWEET S
7/11/1943 F4U-1 02514 VMF-221 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT SEGAL S
7/11/1943 F4U-1 17517 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT THOMAS S
7/11/1943 F4U-1 02510 VMF-221 MUNDA
 		 SOPAC LT SAGE M
7/12/1943 F4F-4 02012 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
7/12/1943 F6F-3 08856 VF-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
7/12/1943 PBY-5 08246 VP-24 TULAGI
 		 SOPAC LTJG ROBERT C. ALLEN D
7/13/1943 OS2U-3 5641 VS-68
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
7/13/1943 F4F-4 12112 VC-13 USS CORE (ACV-13) 27-15N/034-18W NORLANT
 
 
7/13/1943 F4F-4 12118 VF-28
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC ERNEST INGOLD S
7/14/1943 TBF-1 06089 VC-19 USS CROATAN (ACV-25) ENR NORFOLK NORLANT
 
 
7/14/1943 F4U-1 17491 VMF-221 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT HACKING S
7/14/1943 F4F-4 11833 VF-27
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC LT STEEP M
7/14/1943 TBF-1 06240 VT-21 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT JACOBSON S
7/14/1943 F4F-4 12098 VF-27