USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List May 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54392 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54440 VMSB-244
 		 COTOBATO PHIL LT POORE U
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54461 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 OS2N-1 01393 NAS ATTU ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54514 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 F4U-1D 82511 MAG-23
 		 OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
5/1/1945 FG-1D 87822 VBF-83 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54324 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 36651 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 PB4Y-2 59559 VPB-119
 		 LUZON PHIL LT JOHN W. HOLT M
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54309 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54308 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54273 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54232 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54215 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54212 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 36924 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 28516 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 TBM-3 23114 VT-23 USS LANGLEY (CVL-27) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
5/1/1945 TBM-1C 16904 VJ-17
 		 GUAM WCENPAC CAPT W.R. SHOALTS S
5/1/1945 SBD-5 10851 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 FM-2 74292 VC-70 USS SALAMAUA (CVE-96) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS RICHARD C. FINN D
5/1/1945 SBD-5 36516 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54198 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-5 54067 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SBD-6 54622 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 SB2C-4E 21189 VB-87 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC ENS LEE RAY JENNINGS S
5/1/1945 SBD-5 36766 VS-65
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
5/1/1945 FM-2 73634 VC-97 USS MAKASSAR STRAIT (CVE-91) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT THOMAS JEROME CONNELLY D
5/2/1945 PBM-3D 48180 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
5/2/1945 SBD-5 28456 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
5/2/1945 SBD-5 36286 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
5/2/1945 TBM-3 69281 VT-34 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) ENR KYUSHU WCENPAC LTJG FRANK BIRGFELD D
5/2/1945 F6F-5 77731 VF-34 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) ENR KYUSHU WCENPAC
 
 
5/2/1945 PBM-3D 45224 POOL SAN JUAN SAN JUAN CENLANT
 
 
5/2/1945 SB2C-4E 20210 VB-1 NAVY NO. 27 HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG J.M. BARDELMEIER S
5/2/1945 JRF-5 84794 ARTU MANUS
 		 SW PAC
 
 
5/2/1945 J2F-5 00667 POOL KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
5/2/1945 F6F-5 72624 VF-40 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
5/2/1945 SBD-6 54778 VMSB-133
 		 COTOBATO PHIL
 
 
5/2/1945 SBD-6 54739 VMSB-133
 		 COTOBATO PHIL
 
 
5/2/1945 PBJ-1D 35200 VMB-611
 		 ZAMBOANGA PHIL 1STLT ROBERT B. MASON D
5/2/1945 PBJ-1D 35196 VMB-612
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC 1STLT J.F. JARELL, JR. D
5/2/1945 SBW-3 21395 AROU-1
 		 MOMOTE SW PAC
 
 
5/2/1945 F6F-5 71899 VF-2 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC ENS J.H. DUNCAN S
5/2/1945 SB2C-4E 20812 VB-2 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69) PEARL ECENPAC ENS JOSEPH T. STEINMETZ S
5/2/1945 F6F-5 72231 VF-9 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
5/3/1945 F4U-1D 82745 VMF-221 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE CAPT JOHN B. DELANCEY M
5/3/1945 SBD-5 36918 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 SC-1 35425 CL-43 USS NASHVILLE (CL-43) ENR ESPIRITU PHIL ENS JACK E. HASTINGS S
5/3/1945 TBM-3 69235 VT-46 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) OKINAWA EMPIRE LTJG BURTON B. LETULLE S
5/3/1945 F6F-5N 72494 NACTU BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG HAROLD GENE COLE S
5/3/1945 FM-2 16612 VF-100 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) PEARL ECENPAC ENS JOHN (NMN) LOTT S
5/3/1945 SBD-5 54455 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 SBD-5 54502 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 J2F-6 36938 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 FG-1D 76613 AROU-1
 		 MOMOTE SW PAC
 
 
5/3/1945 F4U-1D 57960 VMF-221 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE 1STLT L.W. GOEGGEL, JR. S
5/3/1945 SBD-5 54464 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 F6F-5N 72908 VF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
5/3/1945 F6F-5 72345 VBF-12 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS L.L. COLIN S
5/3/1945 F6F-5N 72675 VF-12 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) IE SHIMA EMPIRE ENS OLIVER LAMAR WOOD M
5/3/1945 F6F-5N 77558 VF-12 USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) IE SHIMA EMPIRE LT JAMES JULIAN WOOD M
5/3/1945 SC-1 35397 CA-32 USS NEW ORLEANS (CA-32)
 		 EMPIRE
 
 
5/3/1945 PBJ-1D 35176 VMB-612
 		 SAIPAN WCENPAC MAJ LAWRENCE F. FOX S
5/3/1945 SB2C-3 19381 VMSB-343
 		 MIDWAY ECENPAC 1STLT WILLIAM R. LANEY D
5/3/1945 SBD-5 36895 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 SBD-5 36915 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 SBD-5 10921 POOL GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 F4U-1D 57957 VMF-221 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) OKINAWA EMPIRE 1STLT E.K. NICOLALDOS S
5/3/1945 SBD-5 54424 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 SBD-5 54189 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945 SBD-5 36891 VS-57 NOUMEA NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
5/3/1945