USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List April 1943
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DATE |
TYPE |
BUNO |
SQUADRON |
FROM |
DOWN |
AREA |
PILOT |
FATE |
4/1/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05905 |
VMSB-143 |
|
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
LT
PALMER |
S |
4/1/1943 |
J2F-5 |
00683 |
VB-10 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/1/1943 |
TBF-1 |
06084 |
VMSB-143 |
|
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
WINSTEAD |
M |
4/1/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03410 |
VF-26 |
USS
SANGAMON (ACV-26) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/1/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02229 |
VMF-213 |
NEW
HEBRIDES |
|
SOPAC |
LT
TATE |
S |
4/1/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03535 |
VF-26 |
USS
SANGAMON (ACV-26) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/1/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02206 |
VMF-124 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
JOHNSTON |
S |
4/1/1943 |
F4F-4 |
12046 |
VF-28 |
USS
CHENANGO (ACV-28) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/1/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05944 |
VMSB-143 |
|
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
LT
FRAZIER |
S |
4/1/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05897 |
VMSB-143 |
|
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
LT
LEHOW |
M |
4/2/1943 |
PBY-5 |
2385 |
VP-81 |
TRINIDAD |
B.W.I. |
CENLANT |
LT
STANLEY R. QUACKENBUSH |
S |
4/2/1943 |
PV-1 |
29735 |
VB-136 |
ATTU |
ALASKA |
NORPAC |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11946 |
VC-12 |
USS
COPAHEE (ACV-12) |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
TBF-1 |
01761 |
FAW-2 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01239 |
A.A. |
KODIAK |
ALASKA |
NORPAC |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
PV-1 |
29902 |
FAW-9 |
|
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03485 |
VF-28 |
USS
CHENANGO (ACV-28) |
ENR
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
OS2U-3 |
5331 |
VS-53 |
ROI |
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/3/1943 |
SBD-4 |
10679 |
VMSB-233 |
|
|
SOPAC |
LT
O'SULLIVAN |
D |
4/3/1943 |
SBD-3 |
03303 |
VMSB-244 |
|
SAND IS. |
SOPAC |
CAPT EDWARD HARPER |
M |
4/4/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11930 |
VC-12 |
USS
COPAHEE (ACV-12) |
|
SOPAC |
LT
T. SAUNDERS |
S |
4/5/1943 |
PB4Y-1 |
31969 |
FAW-1 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/5/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06914 |
VB-12 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/6/1943 |
F4F-4 |
4085 |
VF-28 |
USS
CHENANGO (ACV-28) |
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/6/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06736 |
VMSB-142 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/6/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06751 |
VMSB-144 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
2NDLT JOHN H. FOULD |
D |
4/6/1943 |
SBD-4 |
10660 |
VMSB-233 |
|
|
SOPAC |
2NDLT W.F. HACKNER |
S |
4/6/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06704 |
VMSB-142 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/6/1943 |
SBD-4 |
10402 |
VMSB-233 |
|
|
SOPAC |
LT
WHITE |
S |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
12084 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
1STLT J.E. SWETT |
S |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00527 |
VC-26 |
USS
SANGAMON (ACV-26) |
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
LTJG WEBER |
M |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11890 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
2NDLT P.P. PITTMAN |
S |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03529 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
1STLT G.W. ROBERTS |
S |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
12049 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
CAPT PAYNE |
S |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
02060 |
VMF-211 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LT
JOHN BLAKE CORRELL |
D |
4/7/1943 |
SO3C-1 |
4793 |
COMAIRPAC |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
12013 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
1STLT E.A. WALSH |
S |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11716 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
WINFIELD |
S |
4/7/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06926 |
VMSB-142 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
WEBER |
D |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11867 |
MAG-12 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/7/1943 |
PB4Y-1 |
31989 |
VB-102 |
|
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LT
GEORGE H.S. BONN |
D |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11721 |
VMF-214 |
CAPE ESPERANCE |
|
PHIL |
LT
SCARBOROUGH |
U |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11905 |
VMF-214 |
CAPE ESPERANCE |
|
PHIL |
CAPT BURNETT |
U |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
06226 |
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
REESE |
S |
4/7/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06754 |
VMSB-233 |
|
|
SOPAC |
LT
WEBER |
D |
4/7/1943 |
F4F-4 |
02143 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
1STLT W.H. HALLMEYER |
S |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05985 |
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
NUSUM |
M |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05970 |
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
HATFIELD |
M |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
|
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
HAYTER |
M |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00569 |
VC-28 |
USS
CHENANGO (ACV-28) |
RUSSELLS |
SOPAC |
LT
HARDMAN |
M |
4/7/1943 |
TBF-1 |
06438 |
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
MANTHEY |
M |
4/8/1943 |
TBF-1 |
01740 |
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
CLARK |
S |
4/8/1943 |
SBD-3 |
06700 |
VS-28 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/8/1943 |
F4F-4 |
5094 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
SNIDER |
S |
4/8/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02311 |
VMF-222 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
LT
TRUEHEART |
D |
4/8/1943 |
J2F-2 |
0781 |
|
|
KANEOHE |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/9/1943 |
F4F-4 |
12056 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
CONNOLLY |
S |
4/9/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00438 |
VMSB-131 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
CAPT BANGERT |
U |
4/10/1943 |
PB4Y-1 |
32017 |
VB-103 |
DUNKESWELL |
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/10/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03412 |
VF-26 |
USS
SANGAMON (ACV-26) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/10/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05972 |
VMSB-143 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/11/1943 |
PBY-5A |
7251 |
VP-92 |
|
MOROCCO |
NW
AFR |
LTJG JOHN H. MULLER |
D |
4/12/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11675 |
VF-6 |
USS
SARATOGA (CV-3) |
NOUMEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/12/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02403 |
VF-12 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/13/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02286 |
VMF-213 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
S/SGT W.T. COFFEEN |
S |
4/13/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02377 |
VMF-213 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/13/1943 |
OS2U-3 |
5321 |
VC-29 |
USS
SANTEE (ACV-29) |
OFF
NORFOLK |
CENLANT |
|
|
4/13/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02319 |
VMF-221 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
MAJ
BULT |
D |
4/13/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02316 |
VMF-213 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
WCENPAC |
MAJ
W. BRITT |
D |
4/13/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02387 |
VMF-213 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/13/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01348 |
VS-63 |
|
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/14/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11789 |
VMF-111 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/14/1943 |
SOC-1 |
9883 |
CL-46 |
USS
PHOENIX (CL-46) |
|
SW
PAC |
|
|
4/14/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05994 |
VJ-1 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/15/1943 |
SBD-3 |
03233 |
VMSB-233 |
|
|
SOPAC |
LT
WHITE |
M |
4/15/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01492 |
VS-64 |
|
LUNGA POINT |
SOPAC |
ENS
MCGEORGE |
S |
4/15/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06971 |
VB-10 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/15/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11911 |
VMF-214 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
LT
LAMPHIER |
S |
4/17/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06857 |
VB-41 |
USS
RANGER (CV-4) |
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/18/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11697 |
VF-10 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/18/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03413 |
VF-28 |
USS
CHENANGO (ACV-28) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/18/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01317 |
A.A. |
KODIAK |
ALASKA |
NORPAC |
|
|
4/18/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02396 |
VMF-213 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
HINES |
M |
4/18/1943 |
O3U-3 |
9302 |
VJ-3 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/19/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00462 |
VT-3 |
USS
SARATOGA (CV-3) |
NOUMEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/19/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00606 |
VT-27 |
GUADALCANAL |
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LTJG R.W. BURNS |
M |
4/20/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01493 |
VS-54 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/20/1943 |
F4F-4 |
12050 |
VMF-123 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/20/1943 |
O3U-3 |
9309 |
VJ-3 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/20/1943 |
JRS-1 |
1194 |
VJ-1 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/20/1943 |
O3U-3 |
9315 |
VJ-3 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/20/1943 |
O3U-3 |
9303 |
VJ-3 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/21/1943 |
SBD-4 |
10537 |
VMSB-142 |
|
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
LT
FINCH |
S |
4/22/1943 |
SBD-3 |
03298 |
VMSB-244 |
|
|
WCENPAC |
|
|
4/23/1943 |
SBD-3 |
06631 |
VC-26 |
USS
SANGAMON (ACV-26) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/23/1943 |
SBD-3 |
03256 |
VB-8 |
|
EFATE |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/24/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02292 |
VF-12 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/24/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02308 |
VMF-222 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
LT
JORDAN |
S |
4/24/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02287 |
VMF-222 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LT
WALTER L. JORDAN |
S |
4/25/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02399 |
VMF-213 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
ECKART |
M |
4/25/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02413 |
VMF-213 |
RUSSELLS |
|
SOPAC |
LT
VEDDER |
S |
4/26/1943 |
SBD-3 |
03241 |
VB-10 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
SOLOMONS |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/26/1943 |
R4D-1 |
05055 |
VMJ-152 |
|
|
SOPAC |
CAPT CUNNINGHAM |
S |
4/26/1943 |
F4F-4 |
03474 |
VF-11 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/26/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11854 |
VF-23 |
|
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/26/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11686 |
VMO-251 |
NOUMEA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/27/1943 |
SNJ-3 |
01856 |
VMF-123 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/27/1943 |
O3U-3 |
9311 |
VJ-3 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/27/1943 |
PV-1 |
29828 |
|
NEW
BRUNSWICK |
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/27/1943 |
R4D-1 |
37666 |
MAG-25 |
NEW
CALEDONIA |
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/27/1943 |
SNJ-4 |
26953 |
NAS |
SITKA |
SITKA |
NORPAC |
|
|
4/27/1943 |
SOC-1 |
9877 |
VCS-6 |
USS
WICHITA (CA-45) |
ATTU |
NORPAC |
|
|
4/28/1943 |
PBY-5 |
08229 |
VP-101 |
|
AUSTRALIA |
SW
PAC |
LT
J. HARVEY |
M |
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11780 |
VC-11 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01339 |
VS-64 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
SNJ-3 |
01853 |
VMO-251 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05898 |
VMSB-143 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05910 |
VMSB-143 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
SBD-4 |
06775 |
VB-13 |
PUUNENE |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11665 |
VF-72 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11676 |
VF-72 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
OS2N-1 |
01235 |
VS-64 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11741 |
VF-41 |
|
|
NORLANT |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
05909 |
VMSB-143 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11791 |
VF-72 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
06254 |
VT-4 |
USS
RANGER (CV-4) |
|
CENLANT |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
5252 |
VMO-251 |
NOUMEA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
5059 |
VMO-251 |
NOUMEA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
4069 |
VMO-251 |
NOUMEA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4U-1 |
02323 |
VMF-112 |
GUADALCANAL |
|
SOPAC |
1STLT WAYNE W. LAIRD |
U |
4/30/1943 |
NE-1 |
26212 |
COMFAIR |
GUADALCANAL |
GUADALCANAL |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
11689 |
VC-11 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
PBY-5A |
2488 |
FAW-1 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00409 |
VT-6 |
USS
SARATOGA (CV-3) |
NOUMEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
J2F-5 |
00734 |
MAG-14 |
AUCKLAND |
NEW
ZEALAND |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
SBD-4 |
10333 |
VB-20 |
|
|
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00536 |
VC-9 |
USS
BOGUE (ACV-9) |
|
SOLANT |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
TBF-1 |
00469 |
VT-6 |
USS
SARATOGA (CV-3) |
NOUMEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
4/30/1943 |
F4F-4 |
4060 |
VF-22 |
|
|
NORLANT |
|
|
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.
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