USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List June 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
6/1/1945 FG-1D 76652 VMF-312
 		 OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/1/1945 PB4Y-2 59563 VPB-106
 		 PALAWAN PHIL CDR H.F. MEARS M
6/1/1945 SB2C-4E 21064 VMSB-331
 		 MAJURO CENPAC 2NDLT MERRILL E. STEVENS S
6/1/1945 FG-1 14100 VBF-100
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WILLIAM J. VON OHLEN S
6/1/1945 SBD-5 54270 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 TBM-3E 68845 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT W.G. REED S
6/1/1945 FG-1D 87848 VBF-93 LEEWARD FIELD CUBA CENLANT ENS W.R. BROCK S
6/1/1945 F6F-5N 77514 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/1/1945 SBD-5 36628 NAS MIDWAY MIDWAY ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 PB4Y-1 32194 FAW-7 ENGLAND DUNKESWELL ENGLAND
 
 
6/1/1945 OS2U-3 5485 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 F6F-3 42428 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 SB2C-4E 64998 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 F6F-5 71776 VF-25 USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT B. PHILLIPS S
6/1/1945 F6F-5 78814 CASU-4 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS CHESTER T. LAWRENCE S
6/1/1945 SBD-5 54287 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 PB4Y-1 32165 COMFAIR
 		 LUZON PHIL
 
 
6/1/1945 F6F-5 71370 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 F4U-1D 82628 VMF-112 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/1/1945 F4U-1 49949 VBF-2 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) PEARL ECENPAC LCDR ALBERT W. NEWHALL S
6/1/1945 SBD-5 54152 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/1/1945 FG-1D 87850 POOL USS WINDHAM BAY (CVE-92) OKINAWA EMPIRE 1STLT BYRON J. COSTELLO S
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54058 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 OS2U-3 09675 CL-64 USS VINCENNES (CL-64) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG R.M. KARISCH S
6/2/1945 F6F-5 77875 VF-46 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG M.E. STEWART S
6/2/1945 OS2N-1 01504 SOSU-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS RAYMOND J. WHISPELL S
6/2/1945 F4U-1 49834 VBF-2 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) HILO ECENPAC ENS JOHN R. GRIEBEL S
6/2/1945 OY-1 75172 VMO-8
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 F4U-1D 82371 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG WILLIAM HOWARD MARR M
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54539 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 F6F-5 78633 VBF-87 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT MERLE M. HERSHEY S
6/2/1945 PB4Y-2 59405 VPB-118
 		 OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/2/1945 OY-1 60478 VMO-2
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 F4U-1D 82789 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG CHERNOFF M
6/2/1945 F4U-1D 82751 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT ATKINSON M
6/2/1945 F6F-5E 78283 NACTU USS ROI (CVE-103) PEARL ECENPAC ENS JAMES R. KENNEDY S
6/2/1945 FG-1D 88170 VBF-351 USS CAPE GLOUCESTER (CVE-109) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54443 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 F4U-1D 82298 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG R.A. FULLER M
6/2/1945 FG-1D 76540 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT H.R. KENNEDY M
6/2/1945 FG-1D 76528 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG C.M. KIRKHAN M
6/2/1945 FG-1D 76477 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG TOENGES S
6/2/1945 F6F-5 78213 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/2/1945 PBM-3D 45271 ACORN-30 PL
 		 JINAMOC PHIL
 
 
6/2/1945 F4U-1D 82547 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT L. SOVANSKI S
6/2/1945 F6F-3 41591 VF-99
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 OS2U-3 5642 ACORN-30 PL
 		 JINAMOC PHIL
 
 
6/2/1945 F6F-5P 72853 VF-87 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT FRANK V. SCOTT, JR. S
6/2/1945 OS2U-3 5751 ACORN-30 PL
 		 JINAMOC PHIL
 
 
6/2/1945 PB2Y-3 7132 VPB-13
 		 KEREMA RHETTO EMPIRE
 
 
6/2/1945 OS2U-3 09496 ACORN-30 PL
 		 JINAMOC PHIL
 
 
6/2/1945 F4U-1D 57893 VMF-113
 		 IE SHIMA EMPIRE 2NDLT H.E. WENDT S
6/2/1945 F6F-3N 41148 VF-99
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54417 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 PBY-5A 46468 VPB-23
 		 IWO JIMA EMPIRE LT MILFORD G. MANN M
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54071 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54354 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 SBD-5 54387 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 SBD-5 36845 CASU(F)-20
 		 ROI WCENPAC
 
 
6/2/1945 F6F-5 78145 VBF-9 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KYUSHU EMPIRE ENS ROY G. KUELLER S
6/3/1945 F4U-1D 82636 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LTJG EDWARD DIXON, JR. M
6/3/1945 TBM-3 69023 VMTB-143 USS GILBERT ISLANDS (CVE-107) IE SHIMA EMPIRE 1STLT R.B. CROMWELL S
6/3/1945 F4U-1D 57895 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE ENS R.J. SUNDQUIST M
6/3/1945 F4U-1D 82753 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT SIGURD LOVDAL M
6/3/1945 FM-2 74544 VC-70 USS SALAMAUA (CVE-96) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG SHELLINGTON S
6/3/1945 FG-1D 76728 VMF-323
 		 OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/3/1945 TBM-3 68478 VT-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) OKINAWA EMPIRE LCDR E.E. DEGARMO S
6/3/1945 F6F-5 77545 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
6/3/1945 FG-1 14566 VBF-100
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS L.B. CONNELL S
6/3/1945 TBM-1C 25190 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
6/3/1945 FG-1D 87920 VMF-351 USS CAPE GLOUCESTER (CVE-109) HAWAII ECENPAC CAPT FREDERICK S. ROWE, JR. M
6/3/1945 SBD-6 54954 AROU-2
 		 SAMAR PHIL
 
 
6/3/1945 FG-1D 88042 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) KYUSHU EMPIRE LT JOHN H. SHROFF M
6/3/1945 FG-1D 76697