USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List March 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
3/1/1943 JR2S-2 12390
 
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
3/1/1943 SBD-4 10319 VMSB-243 JOHNSTON ISLAND HAWAII ECENPAC 2NDLT AUGUST C. BUETENOLD D
3/2/1943 SBD-3 06550 VC-26
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/3/1943 TBF-1 06109 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT A.R. BERRY M
3/3/1943 PBY-5A 02977 VPB-126
 		 GREENLAND NORLANT LTJG VERNON D. STANLEY D
3/4/1943 TBF-1 00555 VT-11
 		 FIJI IS. SOPAC
 
 
3/4/1943 F4F-4 12021 VMF-441 SAMOA
 		 SE PAC LT R.L. TAGART M
3/5/1943 SOC-1 9973 CL-43 USS NASHVILLE (CL-43) NEW GEORGIA SOPAC
 
 
3/5/1943 PB4Y-1 31950 VB-101 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/5/1943 PB4Y-1 31947 VB-101 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/5/1943 SBD-4 06741 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/6/1943 PV-3 33950 VB-126
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 12141 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 11752 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 11848 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 11891 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 12036 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 12117 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/7/1943 F4F-4 12132 VMO-251 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/8/1943 F4F-4 11940 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/8/1943 F4F-4 12044 VC-1 USS CARD (ACV-11)
 		 CENLANT ENS WILLIAM B. BUCKELEW S
3/9/1943 OS2U-3 09630
 		 DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
3/10/1943 PBY-5 2334 FAW-2 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LT SAMUEL I. OGDEN M
3/10/1943 OS2U-3 5753 BB-33 USS ARKANSAS (BB-33)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
3/10/1943 TBF-1 06018 VC-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
3/10/1943 PBY-5A 7297 VP-43
 		 KODIAK NORPAC LT R.C. GISH D
3/10/1943 SBD-3 06692 VB-3 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
3/11/1943 F4F-4 03530 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/12/1943 SBD-4 10390 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/12/1943 TBF-1 00528 VC-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC LT W. UNDER (OR WUNDER) M
3/13/1943 SBC-4 1287 MAG-13
 		 TUTUILA SOPAC LT SHEPARD S
3/13/1943 F4F-4 12040 VF-41 USS RANGER (CV-4)
 		 NORLANT ENS ARTHUR J. BALDWIN S
3/14/1943 F4F-4 12068 COMFAIR GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/14/1943 F4F-4 12035 COMFAIR GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/14/1943 F4F-4 4098 VMF-213
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/14/1943 TBF-1 05964 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT PETER M. PAGE D
3/14/1943 TBF-1 06019 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT JOHN H. MARTINDALE M
3/14/1943 TBF-1 06092 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT JOSEPH H. KURZ M
3/14/1943 TBF-1 05966 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT WILFRED L. PARK M
3/14/1943 TBF-1 05899 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT RAYMOND K. EASTCOTT M
3/14/1943 TBF-1 06022 VMSB-143
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT GLEN I. ANDERSON M
3/15/1943 SBD-3 4599 VMJ-252 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC LT E. JIEDE U
3/15/1943 SBD-4 06768 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/15/1943 TBD-1 0306 VC-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) ENR NORFOLK CENLANT
 
 
3/16/1943 PBY-5 2449 FAW-10
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/16/1943 TBF-1 06068 VC-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) ENR NORFOLK CENLANT ENS CLAUDE N. BARTON S
3/17/1943 PV-3 33931 VP-82
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
3/18/1943 F4F-4 11786 VMF-123
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/18/1943 PBM-3C 6730 FAW-12 GRAND CAYMAN WEST INDIES CENLANT
 
 
3/19/1943 F4F-4 11907 VF-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
3/19/1943 SO3C-1 4786 FAW-2 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/19/1943 SNJ-4 05665 VMSB-131
 
 		 SOPAC CAPT STILES D
3/19/1943 SBD-3 03249 VB-20
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/19/1943 F4F-4 02073 VF-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC ENS W. CHARLES BAILEY D
3/19/1943 F4U-1 02293 MAG-21 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/20/1943 SOC-2 0408 CL-42 USS SAVANNAH (CL-42) ENR NEW YORK SOLANT
 
 
3/21/1943 SBD-3 06499 VB-20
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/21/1943 TBF-1 06091 VMSB-143
 		 KAHILI SOPAC 2NDLT MATHESON M
3/23/1943 F4F-4 11784 VMF-123
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/23/1943 PBY-5 08444 VP-52
 
 		 SW PAC
 
 
3/23/1943 F4U-1 02181 VMF-124
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/23/1943 TBF-1 00553 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/23/1943 F4F-4 02151 COMFAIR GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/23/1943 F4F-4 11785 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/24/1943 F4F-4 02047 VMF-211 PALMYRA
 		 ECENPAC CAPT HERBERT T. MERRILL D
3/24/1943 PBY-5A 02952 VP-71
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/24/1943 PBY-5 08136 VP-44 USS CURTISS (AV-4) FLORIDA IS. SOPAC LT JARLATH J. LYONS S
3/25/1943 PBY-5A 08052 VP-54
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/25/1943 J2F-5 00726
 		 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
3/25/1943 F4F-4 11981 VF-11 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC ENS ROBERT K. HAUSGARTNER D
3/25/1943 SBD-3 06589 VB-11
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/26/1943 F4U-1 02477 VMF-121 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC LT RODES S
3/26/1943 SOC-1 9947 CA-25 USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25) KOMANDORSKIS NORPAC
 
 
3/27/1943