USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List March 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72349 VF-46 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 70869 CASU-32 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC ENS J.D. O'CONNELL D
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72929 VF-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS G.C. TRACY, JR. M
3/1/1945 F4U-1D 82487 A.A. BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/1/1945 F4U-1D 82476 VMF-217 USS WASP (CV-18) OKINAWA EMPIRE 1STLT ROBERT E. WASHBON S
3/1/1945 F6F-5 71252 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) MYAKE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS F.P. HAHN S
3/1/1945 FG-1 14077 VMF-222 SAMAR
 		 PHIL
 
 
3/1/1945 F4U-1D 82820 VF-10 USS INTREPID (CV-11) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS C.R. GALLAGHER S
3/1/1945 SNB-2C 51136 NACTU BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG JOHN D. HAIGLER S
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72242 VF-46 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72585 VF-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 70164 VF-17 USS HORNET (CV-12) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 71526 VF-82 USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) MYAKE SHIMA EMPIRE LT B.F. LINEHOUSE, JR. M
3/1/1945 SC-1 35303 CB-1 USS ALASKA (CB-1) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 TBM-3 23310 VT-45 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) OKINAWA EMPIRE ENS JOHN L. MASON S
3/1/1945 TBM-3 23046 VC-85 USS LUNGA POINT (CVE-94) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LTJG ALBERT M. SARLECH D
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72249 VF-80 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 70863 CASU-32 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG J.P. LAVIN S
3/1/1945 F6F-5N 72655 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 71976 VF-46 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 TBM-3 68515 VT-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS C.D. BAYLES S
3/1/1945 PBM-3D 45249 VPB-19
 		 IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 SBD-6 54822 VMSB-236
 		 LINGAYEN GULF PHIL LT LACKEY S
3/1/1945 FM-2 73558 VC-94 USS SHAMROCK BAY (CVE-84) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72891 VF-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS W.N. THOMAS M
3/1/1945 TBM-3 23210 VT-4 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG NORMAN K. VOGT S
3/1/1945 F4U-1D 57594 VMF-124 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE 1STLT C.J. CHOP S
3/1/1945 TBM-3 68420 VT-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) IE SHIMA EMPIRE LT JACOB M. REISERT D
3/1/1945 FM-2 73868 VC-97 USS MAKASSAR STRAIT (CVE-91) IWO JIMA EMPIRE LTJG JOHN G. ARTHUR S
3/1/1945 F6F-5 71595 VF-30 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS R.O. BURNS M
3/1/1945 F6F-5 71585 VF-4 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG DOUGLAS R. CAHOON M
3/1/1945 F4U-1D 82196 VMF-221 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
3/1/1945 F6F-5 71788 VF-4 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG PURYEAR S
3/1/1945 F4U-1D 82590 VMF-451 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT SIMKUNA S
3/1/1945 SB2C-3 19435 VB-9 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS BEATY S
3/1/1945 F6F-5 72449 VF-46 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) IE SHIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/2/1945 F6F-5N 72373 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/2/1945 SBD-6 54786 VMSB-341
 		 LINGAYEN GULF PHIL
 
 
3/2/1945 SBD-6 54910 VMSB-241
 		 LUZON PHIL 1STLT RALPH D. CONSTANT M
3/2/1945 SBD-4 06714 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/2/1945 TBM-1C 46189 VC-77 USS RUDYERD BAY (CVE-81) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/2/1945 PB4Y-1 38933 VPB-104
 		 LUZON PHIL
 
 
3/2/1945 FM-2 47279 VF-99
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
3/2/1945 PB4Y-2 59429 VPB-119
 		 LUZON PHIL LT LEONARD J. REICHART D
3/2/1945 F6F-5N 72203 VF-84 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
3/3/1945 FM-2 74214 VOC-2 USS FANSHAW BAY (CVE-70) ENR ULITHI WCENPAC ENS RODERICK J. SUTTON S
3/3/1945 FM-2 74037 VC-81 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) BONINS CENPAC LTJG J.M. HUSTON D
3/3/1945 FM-2 56866 VC-81 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) BONINS CENPAC LTJG CLAUDE TATE S
3/3/1945 FG-1A 14241 VMF-114 PELELIU
 		 WCENPAC LT K.A. WALLACE D
3/3/1945 PB4Y-1 32326 VPB-102
 		 TINIAN WCENPAC
 
 
3/3/1945 PB4Y-1 38800 VPB-116
 		 TINIAN WCENPAC
 
 
3/3/1945 F6F-5 71130 VF(N)-90 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) IWO JIMA EMPIRE ENS W.I. GILLE S
3/3/1945 SB2C-3 19047 VB-88 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS R.W. RUSSELL U
3/3/1945 F6F-5 58690 VF-100 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS ROBERT RAYMOND WEEMS, JR D
3/3/1945 F6F-5N 72204 VF-84 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
3/3/1945 TBM-1C 46045 VC-83 USS SARGENT BAY (CVE-83) CHICHI JIMA EMPIRE ENS J.D. PROVOST DURHAM S
3/3/1945 PB4Y-1 32325 VPB-102
 		 TINIAN WCENPAC
 
 
3/3/1945 F4U-1D 57796 VMF-218 LUZON
 		 PHIL CAPT BILLY M. KEAHEY S
3/3/1945 PBM-3D 45244 VPB-17
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
3/3/1945 F6F-3N 40058 VBF(N)-534
 		 GUAM WCENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 F6F-5N 72812 VF(N)-90 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) IWO JIMA EMPIRE
 
 
3/4/1945 PB4Y-2 59436 A.A. KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 FM-2 56924 VC-76 USS PETROF BAY (CVE-80) GUAM WCENPAC LTJG WILLIAM H. RISHART S
3/4/1945 F4U-1D 57300 VMF-422 ENGEBI ENGEBI WCENPAC 2NDLT ROBERT J. MORS M
3/4/1945 FG-1 14257 VMF-121 PELELIU
 		 WCENPAC 1STLT W.F. BROWN S
3/4/1945 FG-1 14183 VMF-114 PELELIU
 		 WCENPAC MAJ ROBERT F. STOUT M
3/4/1945 SB2C-4E 20734 VB-10 USS INTREPID (CV-11) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 F4U-1 49998 VBF-88 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 FG-1D 76557 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 F6F-5 72256 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 OS2U-3 5652 POOL PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
3/4/1945 SOC-1 9916 SEAPL BASE
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
3/4/1945 F6F-5 71889 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS CLARENCE A. HANSEN S
3/4/1945 F6F-3