USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List October 1943

To order reports on any of these that were accidents, go to Order Accident Reports

For general notes on using these databases click here
Also see Action Code List for the meaning of Action or USN acronyms page for meaning of general abbreviations.

DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
10/1/1943 PBY-5A 08047 VP-73
 		 MOROCCO NW AFR LTJG FUCHS U
10/1/1943 SBD-5 10892 VC-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28)
 		 NORLANT ENS J.H. BUSHNELL U
10/1/1943 F4U-1 02449 VMF-214 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC LT PRESTON P. WOLFE D
10/1/1943 PBY-5 08451 VP-14
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/1/1943 F6F-3 25913 VF-40
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/1/1943 SBD-5 28079 VC-40 GUADALCANAL ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC
 
 
10/1/1943 SO3C-3 04237 CL-80 USS BILOXI (CL-80)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
10/1/1943 F6F-3 09022 VF-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
10/1/1943 OS2N-1 01426 FAW-4 ATTU ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
10/2/1943 PBY-5A 33967 VP-72 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC LT MCDANIEL S
10/2/1943 TBF-1 23958 ACV-23 USS BRETON (CVE-23)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/2/1943 OS2U-2 2281 VS-61
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/2/1943 F4U-1 02329 VMF-214 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC MAJ JAMES K. DILL S
10/2/1943 OS2N-1 01450 VS-60 JAMAICA CUBA CENLANT
 
 
10/3/1943 F6F-3 08864 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28)
 		 NORLANT LTJG J.L. WIRTH S
10/3/1943 F4U-1 17473 VMF-221 VELLA LAVELLA
 		 SOPAC 1STLT J.S. KOETSCH S
10/3/1943 F4U-1 02655 VMF-221 VELLA LAVELLA
 		 SOPAC CAPT JOHN S. PAYNE S
10/4/1943 SBD-5 28537 VC-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) WAKE WCENPAC LT K.P. SPEER U
10/4/1943 F4F-4 11852 VF-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) VESTFJORD NORLANT LTJG C.R. HOPSON S
10/4/1943 F4F-4 02054 ADVB-204 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/4/1943 SBD-5 11011 VB-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) VESTFJORD NORLANT LTJG TUCKER U
10/4/1943 PBY-5A 33999 VP-43
 		 ALASKA NORPAC LTJG C. ESSIG D
10/4/1943 SBD-5 28636 VB-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) VESTFJORD NORLANT LTJG DAVIS U
10/4/1943 TBF-1 06302 VT-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) VESTFJORD NORLANT LTJG J.H. PALMER M
10/5/1943 PBY-5 2424 VP-101
 
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
10/5/1943 F6F-3 08853 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC ENS A.G. MCILWAINE M
10/5/1943 F6F-3 25809 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC ENS W.O. STANTON M
10/5/1943 PBY-5A 33965 MAG-13
 		 TUTUILA SOPAC LT PAUL J. SAX D
10/5/1943 PBY-5 08407 VP-45
 		 ATTU NORPAC
 
 
10/5/1943 F6F-3 25916 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC ENS J.R. OGG S
10/5/1943 TBF-1 47535 VT-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG G.C. HENRY S
10/5/1943 F6F-3 08828 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG R.G. JOHNSON M
10/5/1943 PBY-5 08326 VP-101
 
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
10/5/1943 SBD-4 10359 VS-57 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/5/1943 F6F-3 25917 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) WAKE WCENPAC ENS E.J. PHILLIPS M
10/5/1943 TBF-1 23964 VT-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC LT WILLIAM J. RUEFLE S
10/5/1943 SBD-5 28128 VB-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG JOEL W. ESHOO U
10/5/1943 F6F-3 04847 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG SATTERFIELD S
10/6/1943 F6F-3 04896 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC ENS ORSON H. THOMAS M
10/6/1943 F6F-3 25924 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) WAKE WCENPAC
 
 
10/6/1943 F6F-3 01845 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC LT HAROLD J. KICKER M
10/6/1943 F6F-3 01781 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC LCDR MARK A. GRANT S
10/6/1943 F6F-3 08904 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC ENS E.R. ARMS D
10/6/1943 F6F-3 08977 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) WAKE WCENPAC ENS C.N. SEAVER S
10/6/1943 F6F-3 08914 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG W.M. REITER M
10/6/1943 F6F-3 08849 VF-6 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG E.S. MENDENHALL S
10/6/1943 SBD-4 06948 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) WAKE WCENPAC
 
 
10/6/1943 SBD-4 10435 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG FRITH U
10/6/1943 SBD-5 28185 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG W.E. MCCARTHY U
10/6/1943 F6F-3 25936 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG R.M. MCCANN M
10/6/1943 SBD-5 28536 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG E.C. KIDD U
10/6/1943 F6F-3 04871 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC ENS M.H. TYLER D
10/6/1943 SBD-5 28328 VB-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG R.M. GREGG U
10/6/1943 F6F-3 04860 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG T.D. CROW M
10/6/1943 SBD-5 28085 VB-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC LTJG R. BYRON U
10/6/1943 F6F-3 26032 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) WAKE WCENPAC ENS J.R. BOIUS D
10/7/1943 TBF-1 23867 VC-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
10/7/1943 SBD-4 06988 VMSB-141
 
 		 SOPAC LT KRUER U
10/8/1943 PBY-5A 08113 FAW-4 ADAK ALASKA NORPAC LT JOLLY S
10/8/1943 F6F-3 26000 VF-33 USS BRETON (CVE-23)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/9/1943 F4F-4 12106 VF-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) SCAPA FLOW NORLANT
 
 
10/9/1943 PV-1 33092 VB-127 PORT LYAUTEY MOROCCO NW AFR LT L.M. WEBB S
10/9/1943 FM-1 15505 VC-1
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
10/9/1943 F4F-4 11955 VF-4 USS RANGER (CV-4) SCAPA FLOW NORLANT
 
 
10/10/1943 F4F-4 11933 VMF-111
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/10/1943 TBF-1 06481 VMTB-233
 		 BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC LT ROMANUS MCCOLE S
10/10/1943 TBF-1 24019 VT-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) CARIBBEAN CENLANT
 
 
10/10/1943 SOC-1 9866 CA-35 USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) ENR PEARL WCENPAC
 
 
10/10/1943 SBD-5 28385 VB-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
10/11/1943 SBD-5 28199 VMSB-244
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT MURRAY U
10/11/1943 SBD-4 10615 VMSB-236
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT AMOS BELMAP U
10/11/1943 SBD-4 06846 VMSB-236
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC MAJ FRED W. LANE, JR. U
10/11/1943 PBY-5 08328 VP-11 USS SAN PABLO (AVP-30) JENKINS BAY SOPAC LTJG THOMAS L. HINE S
10/11/1943 F4U-1 17493 VMF-311 USS