USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List June 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
6/1/1943 F4U-1 02274 VMF-215 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC LT NEWHALL S
6/2/1943 J2F-5 00706 VB-41 USS RANGER (CV-4)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
6/2/1943 OS2N-1 01356 VS-51
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/2/1943 F4F-4 11728 MAG-12 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/2/1943 F4F-4 12086 COMFAIR GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
6/2/1943 SBD-4 06962 VMSB-132
 		 NEW HEBRIDES SOPAC M/GUN KENNETH S. GORDAN M
6/2/1943 SBD-4 10338 VMSB-132
 		 NEW HEBRIDES SOPAC LT DENNETH H. DIEFFENBACH S
6/2/1943 SBD-4 10697 VMSB-132
 		 NEW HEBRIDES SOPAC MT/S HOWARD H. HICKS M
6/3/1943 PBY-5A 04405 VP-94
 
 		 SOLANT LTJG DONALD M. FAULKNER S
6/3/1943 SBD-4 10463 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) OFF MASS. NORLANT
 
 
6/3/1943 F4F-4 5140 VF-37
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/4/1943 F4F-4 12030 VMF-441 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC LT WESTERLIND M
6/4/1943 J2F-5 00664 VJ-9
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/4/1943 OS2U-3 5450 CL-6 USS CINCINNATI (CL-6)
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
6/5/1943 TBF-1 47473 VT-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) OFF MASS. NORLANT ENS EUGENE F. TERNASKY S
6/5/1943 PBY-5A 08078 VP-54
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/5/1943 SBD-3 06520 VB-21
 		 SHORTLANDS SOPAC LARSON U
6/5/1943 F4U-1 02499 VMF-112 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/6/1943 F4F-4 02008 VF-23
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
6/7/1943 OS2N-1 01508 VC-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) OFF NORFOLK CENLANT
 
 
6/7/1943 F4U-1 02331 VMF-112 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC 1STLT PERCY S
6/7/1943 F4U-1 02393 VMF-112 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC MAJ R.B. FRASER S
6/7/1943 F4U-1 02349 VMF-112 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC LT W.S. LOGAN S
6/7/1943 OS2N-1 01470 VS-65
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/7/1943 F4U-1 02220 VMF-124 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/7/1943 F4U-1 02379 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT SNEE S
6/7/1943 F4F-4 11923 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/7/1943 F4U-1 02374 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC MAJ VROOME S
6/7/1943 F4F-4 11871 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC HUBLER U
6/7/1943 F4F-4 11751 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC HUBERTSON U
6/8/1943 R4D-5 12406 MAG-25
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/8/1943 TBF-1 06036 VC-27
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/8/1943 F4U-1 02464 VMF-124 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/8/1943 F4U-1 02395 VF-12
 
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
6/8/1943 F4U-1 02584 FAW-3 COCO SOLO
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
6/8/1943 F4U-1 02416 VMF-124 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/9/1943 F4U-1 02491 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO NEW HEBRIDES SOPAC MAJ JAMES R. ANDERSON S
6/9/1943 F4F-3 1876 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO NEW HEBRIDES SOPAC
 
 
6/9/1943 TBF-1 06352 VMTB-233
 		 NEW HEBRIDES SOPAC MAJ HOWARD F. BOWKER M
6/9/1943 F4F-4 11877 VF-27
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/9/1943 TBF-1 06067 VT-27 GUADALCANAL KAHILI SOPAC ENS C.R. ROWLEY, JR. S
6/9/1943 F4F-4 12038 VMF-221 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/10/1943 PBM-3C 6534 VP-205
 
 		 SOLANT
 
 
6/10/1943 TBF-1 47539 VT-21
 		 KAHILI SOPAC
 
 
6/10/1943 J2F-5 00760 VJ-10
 
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
6/10/1943 F4U-1 02382 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT BARBER M
6/11/1943 F4U-1 02480 VMF-122 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC LT HARRY E. ATWATER S
6/12/1943 F4U-1 02456 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC CAPT SCHMITT M
6/12/1943 F4F-4 12119 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC ENS VERNON GRAHAM S
6/12/1943 PBY-5A 7273 VP-84
 		 ICELAND NORLANT LTJG DOUGLAS S. VIEIRA D
6/12/1943 F4U-1 02318 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/12/1943 F4U-1 02343 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/13/1943 F6F-3 04940 VF-30
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
6/15/1943 TBF-1 06116 VC-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
6/15/1943 F4U-1 02509 MAG-22 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
6/15/1943 FM-1 15106 VF-24
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/16/1943 F4U-1 02519 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/16/1943 F4U-1 02332 VMF-122 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC T/SGT E.F. STATHION U
6/16/1943 F4F-4 11937 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC PRESALER U
6/16/1943 TBF-1 47448 VT-21
 		 KAHILI SOPAC PECK U
6/16/1943 F4F-4 11899 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC HULL U
6/16/1943 F4F-4 03442 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC BOSWELL U
6/16/1943 F4F-4 4095 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC RICKER U
6/16/1943 SON-1 1184 CL-55 USS CLEVELAND (CL-55) ENR SHORTLANDS SOPAC
 
 
6/16/1943 F4U-1 02210 VMF-213
 
 		 SOPAC LT WILLIAM S. JOHNSON S
6/17/1943 OS2U-3 09691 VS-66
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
6/18/1943 F4U-1 02430 VMF-122 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT ERNEST A. POWELL S
6/18/1943 F4F-4 11710 VF-6 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC ENS R.J. MOORE U
6/19/1943 F4U-1 02251 VMF-222 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC T/SGT LAWRENCE ROUD M
6/20/1943 F4U-1 02489 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT WILLIAM B. HARLAN S
6/21/1943 TBF-1 00535 VMSB-233
 
 		 SOPAC LT HOLLIS S
6/21/1943 PV-1 33329 VB-131
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
6/22/1943 F4F-4 03536 VC-26 USS SANGAMON (ACV-26) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
6/22/1943 F4U-1 02611