USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List September 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
9/1/1943 FM-1 15388 VMF-441 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/1/1943 F4F-4 12014 VMF-441 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/1/1943 F4U-1 02404 VMF-215 GUADALCANAL BALLALE SOPAC MAJ JONES D
9/1/1943 F6F-3 25831 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) HAWAII ECENPAC LCDR CURTIS D
9/2/1943 TBF-1 06258 VT-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WARREN OMARK S
9/2/1943 TBF-1 47602 VT-6
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
9/2/1943 SO3C-2 4887 VS-35
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/2/1943 PV-1 34737 VB-130
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/2/1943 PB4Y-1 32033 VB-103 DUNKESWELL BAY OF BISCAY ENGLAND LT KEITH W. WICKSTOM U
9/2/1943 F4U-1 02602 VMF-123 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LT TOMES M
9/3/1943 FM-1 15363 VMF-441 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC LT DAVID G. SOUTHER D
9/3/1943 F4U-1 02192 VMF-213 NEW HEBRIDES
 		 SOPAC LT W.T. ANDERSON D
9/3/1943 FM-1 15244 VC-19
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/3/1943 TBF-1 06477 VMTB-233 GUADALCANAL VILA SOPAC LITTLE S
9/3/1943 F4U-1 02359 VF-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/4/1943 TBF-1 24048 VMTB-233 GUADALCANAL VILA SOPAC MAJ O'NEIL D
9/4/1943 SBD-4 10322 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT BLACKMAN M
9/4/1943 PB4Y-1 32022 VB-103 ST. EVAL BAY OF BISCAY ENGLAND LTJG J.H. ALEXANDER S
9/4/1943 TBF-1C 24257 VC-29 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) ENR CASABLANCA NORLANT
 
 
9/5/1943 PV-1 33100 VB-128
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/5/1943 F4F-4 11682 CASU-14
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/5/1943 SBD-4 10355 VMSB-144
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/6/1943 SBD-4 10344 VMSB-144
 
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
9/7/1943 PV-1 29810 VB-137 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC LT LLOYD E. PARKER M
9/8/1943 F4F-4 11943 VMF-441 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC LT FOSTER LEMLY M
9/9/1943 TBF-1 06429 VMTB-233 GUADALCANAL VILA SOPAC
 
 
9/9/1943 F4U-1 17594 VMF-222 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LT W.O. REID S
9/9/1943 PV-1 29825 VB-137 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC LTJG LELAND L. DUNN D
9/9/1943 F4U-1 17647 VMF-123 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC
 
 
9/9/1943 F4U-1 56210 VMF-222 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LT J. WILLIAMS III S
9/9/1943 F4U-1 02321 VMF-222 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LT J. CRAIG S
9/9/1943 F4U-1 56403 VMF-222 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LT J.P. MORRIS S
9/9/1943 F4U-1 02552 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL VILA SOPAC LT G.C. BENNETT M
9/10/1943 PV-1 33411 VB-141 CURACAO
 		 CENLANT
 
 
9/10/1943 F4U-1 02211 VMF-222 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC 1STLT JOHN C. THORNTON S
9/10/1943 OS2N-1 01451 VB-44
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/10/1943 F4F-4 11884 VMF-111
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/10/1943 PB4Y-1 32048 VB-104 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
9/10/1943 PB4Y-1 63925 VB-105 ICELAND
 		 NORLANT LTJG GEORGE W. BROWN M
9/11/1943 F4F-4 12107 VC-29 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) ENR CASABLANCA NORLANT
 
 
9/11/1943 F4U-1 02536 VMF-123 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LT JESSUP S
9/11/1943 SB2C-1 00072 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/11/1943 TBF-1 23888 VT-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
9/11/1943 F6F-3 25902 VF-33 MUNDA KAHILI SOPAC LTJG POTTER U
9/11/1943 F6F-3 25808 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS W.A. DAVIS S
9/11/1943 TBF-1 06140 VT-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
9/11/1943 F4U-1 02550 VMF-213 RUSSELLS KAHILI SOPAC BENET U
9/11/1943 TBF-1 06350 VMTB-233 GUADALCANAL BAMBAN SOPAC LCDR H.H. LARSON S
9/12/1943 OS2U-2 2283 VS-61
 
 		 SW PAC AP1/C W.B. BECK D
9/12/1943 F4F-4 12158 VC-9 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/12/1943 SBD-5 28364 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC LTJG J.F. STRATTON S
9/12/1943 SB2C-1 00090 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/12/1943 PV-1 29839 VB-137 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/12/1943 F4U-1 02338 VMF-213 SHORTLANDS BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC CAPT T.R. BROWN M
9/12/1943 PV-1 33091 VB-137 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/12/1943 OS2N-1 01385 VMS-3 ST. THOMAS V.I.
 		 CENLANT
 
 
9/13/1943 PV-1 33171 VB-130
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
9/13/1943 F4U-1 17435 VMF-222 MUNDA BALLALE SOPAC CAPT W.D. MOORE M
9/13/1943 F4F-4 12041 VF-29 USS SANTEE (CVE-29) ENR CASABLANCA NORLANT
 
 
9/13/1943 SOC-1 9932 CA-38 USS SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38)
 		 NORPAC
 
 
9/13/1943 F4U-1 03829 VMF-222 VELLA LAVELLA
 		 SOPAC MAJ CAINAGEY S
9/13/1943 F4U-1 02348 VMF-222 VELLA LAVELLA
 		 SOPAC 1STLT P.J. MORRIS S
9/14/1943 F4U-1 17545 VMF-224
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
9/14/1943 F6F-3 09024 VF-33 MUNDA BALLALE SOPAC LT BROWN U
9/14/1943 F6F-3 08979 VF-33 MUNDA BALLALE SOPAC LTJG BERTUZZI S
9/14/1943 OS2U-3 5690 VS-56 KISKA ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
9/14/1943 F6F-3 25771 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) MIDWAY ECENPAC
 
 
9/15/1943 OS2N-1
 		 FAW-4 KISKA ALASKA NORPAC
 
 
9/15/1943 F4U-1 17489 VMF-213 GUADALCANAL BALLALE SOPAC LT A.R. BORG S
9/15/1943 F6F-3 04879 VF-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
9/15/1943 SBD-3 06591 VMSB-236
 		 BAMBAN SOPAC
 
 
9/15/1943 PV-1 33414 VB-140 RUSSELLS BALLALE SOPAC LT TREWHITT S
9/15/1943 F6F-3 04912 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) HAWAII ECENPAC LT W. PETERSON S
9/15/1943 F6F-3 25883 VF-33