USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List March 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
3/1/1944 SBD-3 06518 VS-54 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/1/1944 SBD-4 06902 VS-66 TARAWA
 		 CENPAC
 
 
3/1/1944 SB2C-1 00107 VB-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/1/1944 SBD-5 36345 VMSB-151 WALLIS ISLAND
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/2/1944 SBD-5 29120 VMSB-241 TOROKINA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC CAPT L.A. WALLACE M
3/2/1944 F4U-1 55918 VMF-113 MAKIN MAJURO CENPAC 2NDLT C.B. PRATHER D
3/2/1944 TBM-1C 25425 VC-15 USS TULAGI (CVE-72) BALBOA ECENPAC ENS M.D. GALLOWAY S
3/2/1944 SB2C-1 00041 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
3/3/1944 F6F-3 40362 VF-19 PEARL MAUI ECENPAC ENS S.E. SIMONCIK S
3/3/1944 PBJ-1D 35145 VMB-423 EWA OAHU ECENPAC 1STLT H.E. SEEMAN D
3/3/1944 SBD-5 36481 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) ERMAJURO CENPAC ENS J.W. CHANDLER S
3/3/1944 SBD-4 06731 VS-53 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1944 F4F-4 12062 VC-33 USS CORAL SEA (CVE-57) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1944 SBD-5 28688 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) ERMAJURO CENPAC LTJG A.H. BURROUGH S
3/4/1944 JRF-5 37780 USCG SANTA LUCIA CUBA CENLANT LCDR R.L. MELLEN S
3/4/1944 TBF-1C 24357 VMTB-134
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
3/5/1944 SBD-5 36732 VC-35 USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
3/5/1944 PBM-3C 6737 VP-204 GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA CENLANT LTJG P.W. TOBIN S
3/5/1944 F6F-3 40515 VF-39 MAJURO EMIDJ CENPAC LT N.J. PINEUR S
3/5/1944 F6F-3 40519 VF-39 MAJURO EMIDJ CENPAC ENS C.C. WRIGHT S
3/5/1944 PB4Y-1P 31999 VMD-254 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
3/6/1944 F4U-1 02630 VF(N)-101 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) BARBERS POINT ECENPAC ENS C.B. TAYLOR D
3/6/1944 OY-1 60480 VMO-2
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/6/1944 SBD-5 36075 VMSB-331 MARSHALLS
 		 CENPAC
 
 
3/6/1944 F6F-3 09001 VF-1 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS G.G. ROSS M
3/6/1944 F4U-1 55823 VMF-113 ENGEBI
 		 WCENPAC 1STLT L.R. JOHNSTON S
3/6/1944 TBF-1 00595 VJ-2 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS W.H. JONES S
3/6/1944 R4D-5 12430 VR-3 ZANDERY
 		 NORLANT
 
 
3/7/1944 F4U-1 56047 VMO-155 MIDWAY
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
3/7/1944 FG-1A 13262 VMF-222 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC LT BEACON S
3/7/1944 PB4Y-1 32079 VB-104 MUNDA MUNDA SOPAC LTJG W.D. SEARLS M
3/7/1944 PBY-5 08134 VP-101 PERTH AUSTRALIA SW PAC ENS GREAGOR S
3/7/1944 F6F-3 40449 VF-39 MAJURO MILLE CENPAC LT J.W. BUDD D
3/7/1944 SB2C-1C 18322 VB-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS B.R. BARCLAY S
3/8/1944 F6F-3 26108 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 TBM-1 24602 STAG-1 RUSSELLS RUSSELLS SOPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 F4U-1 56030 CASU(F)-12
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 F4U-1 55897 VMF-223 PIVA TOROKINA SOPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 TBM-1 25035 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 TBF-1 24194 VC-40 PIVA TOROKINA SOPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 F4U-1 17891 ARU SOLS PIVA TOROKINA SOPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 TBF-1C 24479 VT-15 USS HORNET (CV-12) BARBERS POINT ECENPAC ENS R. CHAFFE S
3/8/1944 PBY-5A 48259 VP-12 ONDONGA CHOISEUL SOPAC LTJG C. BURKHARDT D
3/8/1944 J2F-6 36943 VS-52 ROI
 		 CENPAC
 
 
3/8/1944 ELECTRA 99091 PAN AM FAIRBANKS ALASKA NORPAC CAPT J. OLSON S
3/9/1944 F4U-1 17558 VMF-311 KWAJALEIN
 		 CENPAC
 
 
3/9/1944 F4U-1 17947 VMF-311 KWAJALEIN
 		 CENPAC
 
 
3/9/1944 SBD-5 35964 VC-40 PIVA TOROKINA SOPAC 1STLT W.G. GILBERT M
3/9/1944 F4U-1 02479 VMF-212 EFATE
 		 SOPAC 2NDLT R.L. ROUSH D
3/9/1944 F4U-1 02618 VMF-212 EFATE
 		 SOPAC 2NDLT C.E. LONGSHORE D
3/9/1944 TBM-1C 25219 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/9/1944 TBM-1C 25149 VT-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) AT SEA CENPAC ENS R.W. KIMBREL S
3/9/1944 TBF-1 00647 VT-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) AT SEA CENPAC LTJG C.E. HENDERSON S
3/9/1944 PBY-5A 08104 HEDRON-9/2
 		 BERMUDA NORLANT
 
 
3/9/1944 TBF-1C 24253 VC-95 USS BOGUE (CVE-9) ENGLAND EUROPE ENS A.H. HEINES S
3/9/1944 PB4Y-1 32069 VB-104 MUNDA KAPINGIMARANGI SOPAC LTJG A.E. ANDERSON M
3/9/1944 FG-1A 13269 VMF-217 VELLA LAVELLA BARAKOMA SOPAC 1STLT P.R. HAMMOND S
3/10/1944 TBM-1C 25111 VT-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
3/10/1944 F6F-3 66123 VF-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) ENR PEARL CENPAC
 
 
3/11/1944 F6F-3 40895 VF-19 PEARL PUUNENE ECENPAC ENS S.E. SIMONCIK D
3/11/1944 PBY-5 08522 VP-33
 		 HOLLANDIA SW PAC LTJG R. MCK. CHILDO M
3/11/1944 F6F-3 40510 VF-19 PEARL PUUNENE ECENPAC LT H.J. ROSSI S
3/12/1944 FG-1 13297 VMF-211
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
3/12/1944 PB4Y-1 63946 VB-110 DUNKESWELL CHERBOURG EUROPE LTJG W.H. RYAN M
3/12/1944 F6F-3 41610 VF-15 USS HORNET (CV-12) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
3/12/1944 F4U-1 02574 VMF-217 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC CAPT J.D. HENCH M
3/12/1944 FM-2 15978 VC-68 USS WHITE PLAINS (CVE-66) OFF ALAMEDA CENPAC ENS E.P. VAN HISE S
3/13/1944 SBD-5 10978 VMSB-341 EFATE RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT H.H. FRITZIE D
3/13/1944 PV-1(N) 33255 VMF(N)-531
 		 RUSSELLS SOPAC MAJ R.H. GEORGE S
3/13/1944 SB2C-1C 18432
 		 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
3/13/1944 TBF-1 01732 VMTB-242
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
3/13/1944 FM-2 16022 VF-26 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) PEARL ECENPAC ENS O.D. HAVERFIELD S
3/13/1944 F6F-3 40008 VF-35 USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) PEARL ECENPAC ENS L.W. BUNDY M
3/13/1944 TBF-1C 48080 VT-26 USS SANTEE (CVE-29)