USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
7/1/1945 F4U-4 81061 VMF-222
 		 AWASE EMPIRE
 
 
7/1/1945 F6F-5N 77671 VMF(N)-543
 		 KADENA EMPIRE
 
 
7/1/1945 PB4Y-1 38907 VPB-117
 		 MINDORO STRAIT PHIL LTJG ROBERT E. HEPTING M
7/1/1945 PBM-3D 45391 VPB-28
 		 LINGAYEN GULF PHIL
 
 
7/1/1945 SBD-5 54500 VJ-8
 
 		 PHIL LTJG C. RACZKOWSKI S
7/1/1945 PBM-5E 59301 VPB-25
 		 LINGAYEN GULF PHIL
 
 
7/1/1945 FG-1D 87860 VMF-312
 		 AWASE EMPIRE 1STLT HOWARD F. HEYLIGER S
7/1/1945 FG-1D 76730 VMF-322
 		 KADENA EMPIRE 2NDLT PETER N. HOMRICH M
7/1/1945 F6F-5P 77424 VMF-512 USS GILBERT ISLANDS (CVE-107) BALIKPAPAN BORNEO 1STLT JAMES B. CRAWFORD D
7/1/1945 F4U-1D 82303 VMF-312
 		 AWASE EMPIRE 2NDLT JOHN P. FLYNN S
7/1/1945 FG-1D 88254 VMF-224
 		 CHIMU EMPIRE LT W.A. ROGERS D
7/1/1945 PBY-5 08355 VPB-63 BRITISH GAMBIA
 		 NW AFR LT ELMER D. MOONE S
7/1/1945 FM-2 56688 VC-83 USS SARGENT BAY (CVE-83) LEYTE GULF PHIL ENS W.R. REID S
7/1/1945 FG-1D 76660 VMF-312
 		 AWASE EMPIRE 2NDLT SAMUEL S. SMITH M
7/2/1945 SBD-6 54959 VMSB-243
 		 ZAMBOANGA PHIL
 
 
7/2/1945 F4U-4 81158 VBF-94 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
 		 EMPIRE LTJG JOHN F. O'NEIL D
7/2/1945 FG-1D 76650 VBF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
7/2/1945 F4U-4 81605 VBF-89
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG ROBERT S.C. BAIN S
7/2/1945 PB4Y-1 38918 VPB-102
 		 TINIAN WCENPAC
 
 
7/2/1945 PBM-3D 45379 VPB-28
 
 		 PHIL
 
 
7/2/1945 SB2C-4E 20694 VB-16 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
7/2/1945 SB2C-4E 20794 VB-16 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15)
 		 EMPIRE ENS K.E. MOORE S
7/2/1945 F4U-1D 57474 VMF-113
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE 2NDLT CHALMUS N. JONES S
7/2/1945 F4U-1D 57783 VMF-311
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE 2NDLT JAMES FRIEL S
7/2/1945 TBM-3 68667 VMTB-131
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE 1STLT ROBERT G. STATLER S
7/2/1945 FG-1D 88099 VMF-113
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE MAJ O.H. RAMLO S
7/2/1945 FG-1D 88242 VMF-224
 		 OKINAWA EMPIRE CAPT J.P. LYNCH S
7/2/1945 F4U-1D 82626 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) ENR HOKKAIDO EMPIRE ENS W.E. REDMON S
7/2/1945 F4U-4 81303 VBF-86 USS WASP (CV-18)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
7/2/1945 PB4Y-2 59534 VPB-124
 		 OKINAWA EMPIRE LT G.E. MILLER S
7/3/1945 SB2C-4 19740 VB-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS ORIE N. SPEGAL S
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54355 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 F6F-5 79490 VF-94 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
 		 EMPIRE ENS THOMAS LA VON NEILSON S
7/3/1945 FG-1D 88307 VBF-1 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) ENR KURE EMPIRE LTJG F.B. PHILLIPS S
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54329 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54364 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54419 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54356 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SB2C-5 83143 VB-86 USS WASP (CV-18)
 		 EMPIRE LTJG ROBERT JOHNSON D
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54352 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54349 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54436 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54341 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54458 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54233 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 36506 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 36287 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 PBJ-1C 35034 VMB-443
 		 EMIRAU SW PAC 1STLT GEORGE J. KOZLOWSKI S
7/3/1945 SB2C-5 83380 VB-86 USS WASP (CV-18)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 28414 NAS KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54346 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 TBM-3E 69516 VT(N)-91 USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31)
 		 EMPIRE ENS A.R. KLEINHAUF S
7/3/1945 OS2N-1 01399 CL-12 USS MARBLEHEAD (CL-12)
 		 CENLANT
 
 
7/3/1945 F6F-5N 79322 VF(N)-91 USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31)
 		 EMPIRE LT C.Z. STEWARD S
7/3/1945 F6F-5N 79151 VF(N)-91 USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54423 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/3/1945 SB2C-4E 20757 VB-87 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) GUAM WCENPAC ENS RICHARD P. BREWITT S
7/3/1945 J2F-6 32652 AV-17 USS CUMBERLAND SOUND (AV-17) ENR ENIWETOK WCENPAC CAPT LOUIS PETERSON S
7/3/1945 F6F-5N 78537 VF-16 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15)
 		 EMPIRE ENS H.D. BLACKBURN M
7/3/1945 OY-1 75180 VMO-8
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
7/3/1945 OY-1 60482 VMO-8
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
7/3/1945 OY-1 60474 VMO-8
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
7/3/1945 SBD-5 54463 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
7/4/1945 PV-1 29845 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/4/1945 PV-1 34934 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/4/1945 PV-1 34983 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
7/4/1945 F6F-5E 78296 NACTU BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WILLIAM R. BARNETT S
7/4/1945 F6F-5N 77526 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) ENR HOKKAIDO EMPIRE ENS WILLARD K. DANDO M
7/4/1945 PBM-3D 45291 CASU(F)-34
 		 PARRY IS. WCENPAC
 
 
7/4/1945 F4U-4 81529 VBF-150 USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CV-39) CULEBRA IS. CENLANT LT J.P. HANCOCK D
7/4/1945 FG-1D 88441 VMF-113
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE 1STLT RUSSELL HUNCHAR S
7/4/1945 FG-1D 88399 VMF-113
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE 2NDLT MARTIN W. HARKE S
7/4/1945 FG-1D 87875 VMF-323
 		 KADENA EMPIRE 1STLT GUSTAVE T. BROBERG, JR S
7/4/1945 PBM-3D