USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
7/1/1944 SBD-5 54527 VMSB-331 MAJURO TAROA CENPAC 1STLT T.J. ROSS S
7/1/1944 SB2C-3 18985 VB-20 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/1/1944 TBM-1C 25473 VT-60 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) MARIANAS CENPAC ENS H.G. JEDLONG S
7/1/1944 F6F-3 40545 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) BONINS CENPAC LT STEVE G. KOVA S
7/1/1944 TBM-1C 25278 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/1/1944 F6F-5 58113 VF-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
7/1/1944 F6F-3 40505 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
7/1/1944 PV-1 34789 VB-132 PORT LYAUTEY MOROCCO NW AFR ENS L.H. HATCHETT S
7/1/1944 F4U-1 56018 VMF-314
 
 		 CENPAC 2NDLT D.W. BAIRD D
7/1/1944 SBD-5 35944 VB-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) GUAM WCENPAC LTJG DETEMBLE S
7/1/1944 JRF-5 34074 FAW-8
 		 SOUTH AMERICA SOLANT
 
 
7/1/1944 PBM-3S 01697 VP-210
 		 CARIBBEAN CENLANT LT FRANCIS GERTI D
7/1/1944 F6F-3 42488 VF-15 USS ESSEX (CV-9) ROTA CENPAC
 
 
7/1/1944 FM-2 16190 COM7THFLT PERTH AUSTRALIA SW PAC
 
 
7/1/1944 F6F-5 58613 VF-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) TRINIDAD CENLANT ENS J.W. FRAIJOGL S
7/1/1944 TBM-1 24599 STAG-1 SUNLIGHT FIELD
 		 CENPAC LT J.L. BARNES S
7/2/1944 SBD-5 54510 VS-46 FORD ISLAND HAWAII ECENPAC CAPT E.W. BOSWELL S
7/2/1944 TBM-1C 25110 VC-65 USS MIDWAY (CVE-63) SAIPAN WCENPAC LT C.W. SCHUNKE M
7/2/1944 SB2C-1C 18591 VB-18 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS A.E. WATKINS M
7/2/1944 SB2C-1C 18338 VB-18 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC LT F.A. MCALLISTER M
7/2/1944 SB2C-1C 01049 VB-14 USS WASP (CV-18) ENR IWO JIMA CENPAC ENS CLYDE SLAY, JR. D
7/2/1944 F4U-1 56112 VMO-251 PIVA
 		 SW PAC LT L.L. NEAL S
7/2/1944 F6F-3 41648 VF-15 USS ESSEX (CV-9) ROTA CENPAC
 
 
7/3/1944 SBD-5 30929 ARU SOLS
 
 		 SOPAC (SALVAGED)
 
7/3/1944 F4U-1 56010 VMF-314
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC 2NDLT R.H. BURRUS S
7/3/1944 F6F-3 41813 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
7/3/1944 F6F-5 58063 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT R.R. BUTLER M
7/3/1944 F6F-5 58359 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
7/3/1944 F6F-5 58401 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS EDWARD J. O'NEAL M
7/3/1944 SBD-5 36753 ARU SOLS
 
 		 SOPAC (SALVAGED)
 
7/3/1944 SBD-3 03259 ARU SOLS
 
 		 SOPAC (SALVAGED)
 
7/3/1944 SBD-5
 		 VMSB-235
 
 		 SOPAC LT BECKNER M
7/3/1944 SB2C-1C 01014 VB-11 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS J. ANDERSON D
7/3/1944 FM-2 16658 VC-33 USS CORAL SEA (CVE-57) E. OF SAIPAN CENPAC
 
 
7/3/1944 F6F-3 41069 VF(N)-76
 		 IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS T.E. CUNNINGHAM S
7/3/1944 TBM-1C 45694 VC-4 USS WHITE PLAINS (CVE-66) SAIPAN WCENPAC LT THOMAS LUPO S
7/3/1944 F6F-3 41405 VF-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT N.D. DUBERSTEIN S
7/3/1944 F6F-3 41893 VF-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT A.J. WARD M
7/4/1944 F6F-3 40863 VF-50 USS BATAAN (CVL-29) CHICHI JIMA CENPAC
 
 
7/4/1944 SB2C-3 18726 VB-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) BONINS CENPAC LTJG M.J. BOWER M
7/4/1944 OS2U-3 5363 VCS-13 USS SANTA FE (CL-60) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LTJG N.W. HENDERSLOT S
7/4/1944 SBD-5 36755 VMSB-333 EWA HAWAII ECENPAC 2NDLT R.D. MATTHEWS S
7/4/1944 F6F-5 58321 VF-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) BONINS CENPAC LTJG D.E. JAINES S
7/4/1944 F6F-5 58357 VF-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) BONINS CENPAC LTJG J.B. JOHNSON S
7/4/1944 F6F-3 43041 VF-14 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS A.C. NISI M
7/4/1944 TBM-1C 25174 VT-19 ENIWETOK PONAPE CENPAC
 
 
7/4/1944 F6F-3 42626 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LTJG WILSON S
7/4/1944 TBM-1C 45837 VT-14 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS DRAKE S
7/4/1944 F6F-3 40259 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS F. HANCOCK, JR. M
7/4/1944 TBM-1C 45922 VT-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) TRINIDAD CENLANT LT C.C. FRANCONI S
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 01124 VB-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
7/4/1944 SBD
 		 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) GUAM WCENPAC LT R.N. MCMACKLIN S
7/4/1944 SB2C-3 18704 VB-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) BONINS CENPAC ENS J.E. MILLER S
7/4/1944 F6F-3 40317 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LTJG M.L. LOOMIS M
7/4/1944 F6F-5 58348 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
7/4/1944 F6F-3 40524 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC LT W.K. BLAIR S
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 18570 VB-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC ENS W.L. CONNELL M
7/4/1944 F6F-3 42185 VF-50 USS BATAAN (CVL-29) BONINS CENPAC LTJG P.C. THOMAS S
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 00363 VB-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC ENS G.M. ARMBRUSTER S
7/4/1944 F6F-3 41879 VF-14 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS J.H. DOUGHERTON M
7/4/1944 F6F-3 40307 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LTJG H.G. ELEZIAN, JR. M
7/4/1944 SBD
 		 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) GUAM WCENPAC LTJG C.L. BROWN S
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 01191 VB-14 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 00272 VB-14 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS C.E. BRADY D
7/4/1944 SB2C-3 18725 VB-14 USS WASP (CV-18) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
7/4/1944 F6F-3 40523 VF-2 USS HORNET (CV-12) BONINS CENPAC
 
 
7/4/1944 F6F-3 41448 VF-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) BONINS CENPAC LT W.C. MOSELEY M
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 01169 VB-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) CHICHI JIMA CENPAC ENS O.M. HINTZ M
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 18547 VB-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) CHICHI JIMA CENPAC LT W.K. WRIGHT M
7/4/1944 SB2C-1C 18548 VB-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) CHICHI JIMA CENPAC ENS J. DRYSDALE M
7/4/1944 F6F-3 43046 VF-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) BONINS CENPAC LT H.R. CHILTON S
7/5/1944 F6F-3
 		 VF-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) PALAU CENPAC
 
 
7/5/1944 F6F-3 42112 VF-27 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) GUAM WCENPAC LT RODGERS S
7/5/1944 F6F-5 58603 VF-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14)