USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List October 1944

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
10/1/1944 F6F-3 25932 A & R MAJURO MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
10/1/1944 TBF-1 06437 ARU SOLS
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
10/1/1944 PBY-5 08233 VPB-29 MOROTAI
 		 SW PAC LT JOHN P. SCHENCK M
10/1/1944 FM-2 47091 VC-80 USS MANILA BAY (CVE-61) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WAYNE PRESTON SQUIRES D
10/1/1944 OS2U-3 5805 CA-70 USS CANBERRA (CA-70) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT J.D. GORDON S
10/1/1944 PB4Y-2 59415 VPB-119
 
 
 		 LTJG OSCAR L. SMITH, JR. U
10/1/1944 FM-2 46850 VC-21 USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) PELELIU WCENPAC
 
 
10/1/1944 JRB-3 76749 COMSERV 7
 
 		 SW PAC
 
 
10/1/1944 F6F-3 43105 A & R MAJURO MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
10/1/1944 R4D-5 39093 VR-1 NOVA SCOTIA
 		 NORLANT
 
 
10/1/1944 F6F-5 58067 A & R MAJURO MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
10/1/1944 FM-2 16686 A & R MAJURO MAJURO CENPAC
 
 
10/2/1944 FG-1 14266 VMF-122 PELELIU
 		 WCENPAC LT JAMES F. SMITH U
10/2/1944 SB2C-3 18822 VB-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) PEARL ECENPAC ENS HOWARD J. STERNS M
10/2/1944 SB2C-3 19272 VB-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) PEARL ECENPAC LTJG WILLIAM N. WEPPERT M
10/2/1944 FM-2 47100 VC-81 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) MANUS SW PAC ENS ROBERT D. MCFARLAND S
10/2/1944 R4D-5 39075 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
10/2/1944 FM-2 47300 VC-81 USS NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) MANUS SW PAC LT W.L. MATHSON, JR. S
10/2/1944 PBM-3D 45344 VPB-21 PARRY ISLAND
 		 CENPAC LTJG PHILLIP Q. ONHOCK S
10/2/1944 SB2C-3 19182 CASU-4 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5 58587 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5 58460 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5 58070 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 TBM-1C 46044 VT-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-3 41912 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-3 41304 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5 58021 VF-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) LUZON PHIL
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5N 58853 VF(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 TBM-1C 25582 VT(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 TBM-1C 45619 VT(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 TBM-1C 46255 VT(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5N 58431 VF(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5N 58726 VF(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 F6F-5 58817 VF(N)-41 USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 TBM-1C 73316 VC-82 USS ANZIO (CVE-57)
 		 CENPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 TBM-1C 45690 VT-14 USS WASP (CV-18) ENR OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
10/3/1944 SB2C-3 18992 VB-81
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS C.F. BRIGGS S
10/3/1944 PBJ-1D 35132 VMB-423 GREEN
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/3/1944 PBJ-1D 35140 VMB-423 GREEN
 		 SOPAC
 
 
10/4/1944 F6F-3 43026 VF-14 USS WASP (CV-18) ENR OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
10/4/1944 TBM-1C 46281 VC-36 USS MISSION BAY (CVE-59)
 		 NORLANT LT MALCOLM J. MILLER S
10/4/1944 FM-2 55411 VC-21 USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) MANUS SW PAC
 
 
10/4/1944 SBD-5 54388 VS-46 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS JOHN S. MACKLIN S
10/4/1944 FM-2 55438 VC-21 USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) MANUS SW PAC
 
 
10/4/1944 F6F-3 42825 VF-14 USS WASP (CV-18) ENR OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
10/4/1944 SB2C-3 18821 VB-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) PEARL ECENPAC ENS K.K. NOMEIKO S
10/4/1944 TBM-1C 16955 CASU-42
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
10/4/1944 SB2C-3 19681 VB-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) ENR MANILA PHIL ENS C.N. CAMPBELL S
10/4/1944 TBM-1C 45563 CASU-42
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
10/4/1944 FM-2 55491 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) ENR SAMAR CENPAC
 
 
10/4/1944 F6F-3 42004 CASU-42
 		 PITYILU SW PAC
 
 
10/4/1944 F6F-3 42443 VF-45
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS CHARLES A. SHAW D
10/5/1944 F6F-5 70073 VF-28 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) ENR PHILIPPINES CENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 F6F-5 58417 VF-11 USS HORNET (CV-12)
 		 CENPAC ENS S.J. RICHARDSON S
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 01164 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 F4U-1 50057 VMF-115 EMIRAU
 		 SW PAC LT AUGUST DANNEHL S
10/5/1944 F6F-5N 58325 VF-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) PALAU CENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 F6F-3 42679 VF-81
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS R.J. HALAMEA S
10/5/1944 SBD-6 54756 VMSB-142 EMIRAU
 		 SW PAC LT ROBERT B. MCNEIL S
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 00258 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 00330 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 01009 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 01035 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 01153 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 TBM-1C 45926 VMTB-134
 		 PELELIU WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 01180 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SB2C-1C 01202 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SBW-1 21217 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 TBM-1C 46063 VT-14 USS WASP (CV-18) ENR OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
10/5/1944 SBW-1 21227 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SBF-1 31637 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SBF-1 31639 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC
 
 
10/5/1944 SBF-1 31649 VB-8 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) ULITHI WCENPAC