USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List May 1942
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DATE |
TYPE |
BUNO |
SQUADRON |
FROM |
DOWN |
AREA |
PILOT |
FATE |
5/1/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5131 |
VF-8 |
USS
HORNET (CV-8) |
PEARL |
ECENPAC |
ENS
S.W. GROVES |
S |
5/1/1942 |
OS2U-3 |
5736 |
VO-3 |
USS
IDAHO (BB-42) |
PEARL |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/2/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4002 |
VF-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/2/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5095 |
VF-8 |
USS
HORNET (CV-8) |
PEARL |
ECENPAC |
ENS
C.M. KELLY |
S |
5/2/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3994 |
VF-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/2/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4012 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
TULAGI |
SOPAC |
ENS
JOHN P. ADAMS |
S |
5/4/1942 |
F4F-3 |
2527 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
TULAGI |
SOPAC |
LTJG ELBERT S. MCCUSKEY |
S |
5/4/1942 |
F4F-3 |
2528 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
TULAGI |
SOPAC |
ENS
JOHN P. ADAMS |
S |
5/4/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0333 |
VT-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
TULAGI |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/4/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0317 |
VF-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
TULAGI |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/5/1942 |
SB2U-2 |
1370 |
VS-71 |
USS
WASP (CV-7) |
ENGLAND |
EUROPE |
JAMES F. THOMPSON |
M |
5/5/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5176 |
VF-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
AP1/C HOMER E. CARTER |
U |
5/6/1942 |
PB2Y-2 |
1633 |
VP-13 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LT
B.F. MCLEOD |
D |
5/7/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4531 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
MISIMA |
SOPAC |
LTJG ANTHONY J. QUIGLEY |
S |
5/7/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4011 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
NISIMA |
SOPAC |
LTJG PAUL G. BAKER |
M |
5/7/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4523 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
MISIMA |
SOPAC |
LT
EDWARD ALLEN |
M |
5/7/1942 |
F4F-4 |
11799 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
NISIMI |
SOPAC |
BAKER |
M |
5/7/1942 |
F4F-3 |
2531 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
NISIMA |
SOPAC |
KNOX |
M |
5/7/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3972 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
NISIMA |
SOPAC |
ENS
WILLIAM W. WOOLEN |
M |
5/7/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2132 |
VB-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
MISIMA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
1514 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0346 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2104 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
1516 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0271 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2113 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0273 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2116 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2121 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2127 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2143 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2157 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2115 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
OS2U-3 |
5332 |
BB-43 |
USS
TENNESSEE (BB-43) |
PEARL |
ECENPAC |
ENS
NORMAN MERRILL |
S |
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3979 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4035 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3978 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4016 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4005 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4003 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4537 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3976 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
LTJG RICHARD G. CROMMELIN |
S |
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4534 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3986 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3982 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3981 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0339 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0275 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2163 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3993 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3987 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2176 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0290 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3A |
3964 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2188 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0291 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0300 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0313 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
4021 |
VF-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-2 |
2186 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4557 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
LTJG R.O. HALE |
M |
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4655 |
VB-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4641 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4638 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4633 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
LTJG FRANK R. MCDONALD |
S |
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4632 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
CDR
AULT |
M |
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4631 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
ENS
H. WOOD |
M |
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4623 |
VS-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
ENS
WINGFIELD |
M |
5/8/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0320 |
VT-2 |
USS
LEXINGTON (CV-2) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
(SHIP SANK) |
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4539 |
VS-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4685 |
VB-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4686 |
VS-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4651 |
VS-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
F4F-4 |
01998 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4630 |
VS-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4597 |
VB-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
LT
JOHN J. POWERS |
D |
5/8/1942 |
F4F-3 |
3999 |
VF-42 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4691 |
VB-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
|
VB-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
LTJG FLOYD E. MOAN |
S |
5/8/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4533 |
VS-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/9/1942 |
SOC-3 |
1106 |
CA-37 |
USS
TUSCALOOSA (CA-37) |
OFF
NORWAY |
NORLANT |
|
|
5/9/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4635 |
VB-5 |
USS
YORKTOWN (CV-5) |
CORAL SEA |
SOPAC |
|
|
5/10/1942 |
SOC-2 |
0400 |
CL-43 |
USS
NASHVILLE (CL-43) |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/10/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5051 |
VF-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
LTJG JOHN G. PRESLER |
S |
5/11/1942 |
F4F-3A |
3911 |
VMF-212 |
NEW
CALEDONIA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
5/11/1942 |
OS2U-2 |
2284 |
VP-101 |
AUSTRALIA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
5/15/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5146 |
VF-3 |
BARBERS POINT |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/15/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5173 |
VF-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
ENS
W.M. HOLT |
S |
5/15/1942 |
SBD-3 |
03205 |
VS-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
LTJG KLINE |
S |
5/15/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4536 |
VB-3 |
BARBERS POINT |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
ENS
WALTER E. AUSTIN |
S |
5/16/1942 |
PBY-5 |
2322 |
VP-43 |
MEXICO |
|
CARIB |
LT
R.S. ROBERT |
U |
5/17/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4595 |
VS-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
ENS
WILLIAM R. PITTMAN |
S |
5/18/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4527 |
VB-8 |
USS
HORNET (CV-8) |
PEARL |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/18/1942 |
PBY-5 |
|
|
EWA |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LT
HENDERSON |
U |
5/19/1942 |
PBY-5 |
2455 |
VP-101 |
AUSTRALIA |
|
SW
PAC |
ENS
WILLIAM C. ROPER |
S |
5/20/1942 |
F4F-3A |
3915 |
VMF-212 |
NEW
CALEDONIA |
|
SOPAC |
|
|
5/20/1942 |
PBY-5A |
7249 |
VP-92 |
|
|
CENLANT |
|
|
5/21/1942 |
SBD-3 |
03194 |
VB-8 |
USS
HORNET (CV-8) |
PEARL |
ECENPAC |
ENS
R.P. GEE |
S |
5/21/1942 |
SBD-3 |
4646 |
VS-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
CORAL SEA |
ECENPAC |
ENS
L.J. MUERY |
S |
5/25/1942 |
PBY-5A |
05018 |
VP-24 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/25/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5060 |
VF-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LTJG GEYLE L. HERMANN |
D |
5/27/1942 |
PBY-5 |
2418 |
VP-101 |
AUSTRALIA |
|
SW
PAC |
|
|
5/27/1942 |
PBY-5 |
2453 |
VP-11 |
JOHNSTON ISLAND |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
LTJG M.V. RICKETTS |
S |
5/29/1942 |
SBD-2 |
|
VMSB-241 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
ENS
G.D. MILLIMAN |
M |
5/29/1942 |
PBY-5 |
2393 |
VP-71 |
LOYALTY IS. |
|
SOPAC |
LT
G.G. MEAD |
S |
5/29/1942 |
SBD-3 |
|
VB-5 |
HAWAII |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/29/1942 |
PBY-5 |
2294 |
VP-71 |
LOYALTY IS. |
|
SOPAC |
LTJG J.W. ERHARD |
S |
5/29/1942 |
SBD-3 |
03187 |
VS-8 |
USS
HORNET (CV-8) |
NW
OF WAKE |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/30/1942 |
TBD-1 |
0370 |
VT-6 |
USS
ENTERPRISE (CV-6) |
ENR
MIDWAY |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/31/1942 |
SBD-3 |
|
VMSB-241 |
PEARL |
HAWAII |
ECENPAC |
|
|
5/31/1942 |
F4F-3A |
3916 |
VMF-212 |
NEW
CALEDONIA |
|
SOPAC |
2NDLT ARTHUR R. FINSCARE |
D |
5/31/1942 |
OS2U-3 |
5364 |
VS-1 |
PORT VINCENT (DET 10) |
|
CENLANT |
LT
H.H. HIRSCHY |
S |
5/31/1942 |
F4F-4 |
5132 |
VF-8 |
USS
HORNET (CV-8) |
NW
OF WAKE |
ECENPAC |
|
|
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that were accidents, go to
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For general notes on using these databases click here
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Code List for the meaning of Action
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for meaning of general abbreviations.
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