USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17921 VMF-223 BARAKOMA EMP. AUGUSTA SOPAC 1STLT R.P. KESSLER S
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17876 VMF-225 EWA BARBERS POINT ECENPAC 2NDLT R.C. VIRGIN D
12/1/1943 F6F-3 26179 VF-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) APAMAMA WCENPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 SB2C-1 00198 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) MAKIN CENPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 SB2C-1 00028 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) MAKIN CENPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17632 VMF-223 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC
 
 
12/1/1943 SBD-5 11002 VMSB-236
 		 MUNDA SOPAC MAJ PARIS S
12/1/1943 SBD-5 35976 VMSB-236
 		 MUNDA SOPAC 1STLT E.R. WHITELY M
12/1/1943 F4U-1 17486 VMF-311 WALLIS ISLAND
 		 SOPAC LT AYLWARD S
12/2/1943 PV-1 33189 VB-131 PARAHARIBO ZANDERY FIELD NORLANT LT SWONETZ S
12/3/1943 PB4Y-1 32014 VB-103 DUNKESWELL OKEHAMPTON ENGLAND LT F.A. LUCAS D
12/3/1943 F6F-3 66177 VF-1 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/3/1943 PV-1 33212 VB-137 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/3/1943 PV-1(N) 29857 VMF(N)-531 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC CAPT D.R. JENKINS U
12/3/1943 PV-1 33217 VB-140 GUADALCANAL MUNDA SOPAC LT A.J. JONGEWAARD S
12/3/1943 TBF-1 06024 VMTB-233
 		 MUNDA SOPAC 1STLT C.O. PYLANT D
12/3/1943 OS2N-1
 		 VS-63 SAN JUAN
 		 NORLANT ENS W.E. BELRINGER S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25804 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) MARSHALLS CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 40096 VF-10 KAHULUI MAUI ECENPAC ENS G.A. CALHOON D
12/4/1943 FM-1 15746 VF-60 USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) ENR ROI CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 66023 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) MARSHALLS CENPAC ENS FIZALKOWSKI S
12/4/1943 SB2C-1 00025 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) BERMUDA NORLANT ENS R.A. HORN S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 08936 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) ROI WCENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 SBD-5 36088 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC LT BLOCH M
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25750 VF-2 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) KWAJALEIN CENPAC ENS E.D. REDMOND S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 08921 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 SBD-5 28496 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 66153 VF-10 KAHULUI MAUI ECENPAC ENS J.C. ENDRES S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 08942 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25933 VF-6 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25953 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT K.B. SATTERFIELD D
12/4/1943 F6F-3 25907 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LCDR E.M. OWEN S
12/4/1943 F6F-3 04939 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT H.T. GILL M
12/5/1943 SBD-5 28344 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 PBM-3C 6583 FAW-6 GEORGETOWN BRITISH GUINEA NORLANT
 
 
12/5/1943 SB2C-1 00166 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) BERMUDA NORLANT LT A.F. SEAVER S
12/5/1943 SBD-5 10869 VMSB-236
 		 EFATE SOPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 F6F-3 25893 VF-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) BERMUDA NORLANT ENS W.A. PRESTIN D
12/5/1943 F6F-3 40042 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PEARL ECENPAC ENS J.R. HILL, JR. S
12/5/1943 TBF-1 00386 VJ-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 SBD-5 28388 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 F6F-3 66197 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) KWAJALEIN CENPAC
 
 
12/5/1943 TBF-1C 24488 VT-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) MARSHALLS CENPAC LT W.S. WATSON S
12/5/1943 TBF-1 24214 VT-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT R.F. KELRAIN D
12/6/1943 F4U-1 02571 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC LT DIXON S
12/6/1943 SBD-5 36099 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/6/1943 SBD-5 36045 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/7/1943 PBY-5 08372 VP-14 ESPIRITU SANTO TIKOPEA SOPAC LTJG N. CLARK D
12/7/1943 F4U-1 17420 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC CAPT MANGEL U
12/7/1943 F4U-1 17750 VMF-216 RUSSELLS TOROKINA SOPAC
 
 
12/8/1943 F6F-3 26088 VF-18 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) NAURU CENPAC ENS A.F. SMITH M
12/8/1943 SO3C-3 04213 SOSU-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC ENS A.G. MENGEL S
12/8/1943 TBF-1 47589 VC-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) NAURU CENPAC ENS T.L. HALL S
12/8/1943 TBF-1C 47933 VT-32 USS LANGLEY (CVL-27) OFF PANAMA CENLANT ENS J.H. MILLIKEN D
12/9/1943 PV-1 34774 VB-136 ATTU ALASKA NORPAC ENS E. WATSON S
12/9/1943 TBF-1 06259 VT-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) ENR PEARL CENPAC
 
 
12/9/1943 SBD-5 28324 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) ENR PEARL ECENPAC ENS PRICHARD M
12/9/1943 SB2C-1 00081 VB-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) NAURU CENPAC ENS E.D. WILLIAMS U
12/10/1943 PBY-5 08541 VP-72 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 TBF-1C 47702 VC-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) GILBERTS CENPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 SBD-4 10521 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 SBD-4 10451 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 F6F-3 40002 VF-33 ONDONGA BARAKOMA SOPAC
 
 
12/10/1943 OS2U-3
 		 VCS-2 USS MARBLEHEAD (CL-12)
 		 SOLANT
 
 
12/11/1943 PV-1 33428 VB-142 KANEOHE HAWAII ECENPAC LT R.S. BRANE D
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04904 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 40355 VF-39 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC ENS E.G. MCHATTON S
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04792 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04794 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 SBD-5 28629 VB-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 66064 VF-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 26190 VF-37 USS SANGAMON (CVE-26) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 TBF-1 06041 VT-12
 		 PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 04817 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 08984 VF-26 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 66013 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 J2F-5 00796 CCOP
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
12/11/1943 TBF-1C 24412
 
 		 NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F4U-1 17400 VMF-212 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 26030 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 SBD-5 10821 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 SBD-5 28287 VB-12 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 F6F-3 26089 VF-18 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/11/1943 SBD-5 28661 VMSB-235
 		 MUNDA SOPAC
 
 
12/12/1943 SB2C-1 00071 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) W OF CENT AMER. CENPAC ENS W.C. BALLANCE S
12/12/1943 F4F-4 12034 HEDRON-M/13 FUTUILA
 		 SOPAC 1STLT H.M. SMOLL D
12/12/1943 PB4Y-1 32099 VB-108 APAMAMA NUKUFETAU SOPAC LCDR J.A.J. MCCORMACK M
12/12/1943 F4U-1 17840 VMF-222 VELLA LAVELLA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC
 
 
12/13/1943 F6F-3 04839 VF-6 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/13/1943 SB2C-1 00144 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) W OF CENT AMER. CENPAC LT M.D. CARMODY S
12/13/1943 SBD-5 28187 VB-16 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/13/1943 PV-1 29879 VB-145 NATAL
 		 SOLANT LTJG H.H. WOODWARD S
12/13/1943 F4U-1 17726 VMF-114 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC 2NDLT L.J. GAGE D
12/13/1943 PB4Y-1 32040 VB-103 DUNKESWELL
 		 EUROPE LT C.F. RIEF S
12/13/1943 F4U-1 17452 VMF-223 VELLA LAVELLA BALLALE SOPAC 1STLT G.A. DAVIS S
12/13/1943 F4U-1 02576 VMF-222 VELLA LAVELLA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC
 
 
12/14/1943 F4U-1 02687 VMF-222 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC 1STLT J.W. WITT S
12/14/1943 TBM-1C 25203 VT-31 USS CABOT (CVL-28) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/14/1943 F6F-3 40311 VF-32 USS LANGLEY (CVL-27) ENR HAWAII CENPAC ENS H.M. GARVEN S
12/14/1943 F4U-1 02380 VMF-222 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC 2NDLT N. SMITH D
12/14/1943 SBD-5 28374 VB-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) HILO ECENPAC
 
 
12/15/1943 F4U-1 17884 VMF-222 BARAKOMA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC
 
 
12/15/1943 PB4Y-1 32093 VB-106 CARNEY FIELD GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT A.L. SEAMAN S
12/15/1943 F6F-3 04800 VF-9 USS ESSEX (CV-9) PEARL ECENPAC LT J.W. ONSTOTT S
12/15/1943 SBD-5 35925 VB-98
 		 MUNDA SOPAC
 
 
12/16/1943 SBD-5
 		 VMSB-235
 		 MUNDA SOPAC LT QUINLAN S
12/16/1943 SBD-4 10560 VMSB-235
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/16/1943 SBD-5 10816 VMSB-244 EFATE EFATE SOPAC CAPT G.D. RYAN M
12/16/1943 J2F-5 00675 VS-64 SEGI
 		 SOPAC LTJG J. METZNER S
12/16/1943 SBD-5 28451 VMSB-235
 		 MUNDA SOPAC
 
 
12/16/1943 SBD-5
 		 VB-98
 		 MUNDA SOPAC
 
 
12/16/1943 FM-1 15498 VC-6 USS CORE (CVE-13) ENR LIVERPOOL NORLANT ENS R.E. COLEGROVE D
12/16/1943 SBD-5
 		 VB-98
 		 MUNDA SOPAC LT CULLEN (VMSB-236) S
12/16/1943 F4U-1 02352 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC
 
 
12/16/1943 SBD-5 35968 VMSB-236
 		 MUNDA SOPAC LTJG R. OUGHTON S
12/16/1943 PV-1 34636 VB-139 AMCHITKA ALASKA NORPAC LT A.G. NEAL S
12/16/1943 TBM-1 24917 VT-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) HILO ECENPAC ENS M.H. MCROY S
12/17/1943 F4U-1 02193 VMF-321 EFATE QUOIN HILL SOPAC
 
 
12/17/1943 F4U-1 17777 VMF-214 VELLA LAVELLA RABAUL SOPAC LT D.J. MOORE S
12/17/1943 SBD-5 28473 VB-1 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) HILO ECENPAC ENS D.L. WILSON S
12/18/1943 PB4Y-1 63934 VB-110 DUNKESWELL MANCHESTER EUROPE LTJG G.H. CHARNS S
12/18/1943 SBD-5 35961 VC-40 GUADALCANAL BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC 2NDLT R.T. FROST (VMSB-235) M
12/18/1943 SOC-1 9972 SOSU-1 PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/18/1943 PV-1 34843 VB-138 RUSSELLS
 		 SOPAC LT C. DILLON S
12/18/1943 F6F-3 40099 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/19/1943 F4U-1 17806 VMF-216 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC CAPT L.M. FAULKNER M
12/19/1943 F4U-1 17906 VMF-216 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC LT KEMPER M
12/19/1943 PBY-5A 05015 VP-53 FUNAFUTI
 		 SOPAC LTJG C.E. BREMER S
12/20/1943 SBD-5 28523 VB-98
 		 MUNDA SOPAC
 
 
12/20/1943 SBD-4 10477 VMSB-236 MUNDA BONINS CENPAC LT LACEY M
12/20/1943 F6F-3 40053 VF-23 USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) PUUNENE ECENPAC ENS T. WICKLIN S
12/20/1943 SB2C-1 00162 VB-8 USS INTREPID (CV-11) W OF CENT AMER. CENPAC LTJG H.S. SHARP S
12/20/1943 F6F-3 04813 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) PEARL ECENPAC ENS H.A. MORLOCK S
12/21/1943 PV-1 34590 VB-141 CURACAO
 		 CENLANT LTJG W.W. LOMAS D
12/22/1943 F6F-3 66174 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/22/1943 PV-1 34989 VB-132 FRENCH GUYANA CONAKY FIELD SOLANT LT R.G. SHULTS S
12/22/1943 F6F-3 04848 CASU-32 KAHULUI HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/22/1943 F4U-1 17736 VMF-216 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC
 
 
12/22/1943 F4F-7 5271 MAG-14 ONDONGA BARAKOMA SOPAC
 
 
12/22/1943 F6F-3 40132 VF-40 BARAKOMA KOLOMBANGARA SOPAC ENS W.L. SIMMONS M
12/23/1943 F6F-3 66061 VF-24 USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24) PEARL ECENPAC ENS D.E. FLEISHER S
12/23/1943 F4U-1 17443 VMF-214 ONDONGA RABAUL SOPAC LT B. FOULKES M
12/23/1943 J2F-5 00708 ARU SOLS ADVG 60
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/23/1943 PV-1 29821 VB-137 TARAWA NAURU CENPAC LT T.J. CUNNINGHAM M
12/23/1943 F4U-1 17395 VMF-214 ONDONGA RABAUL SOPAC MAJ P. CARMAGEY M
12/23/1943 F4U-1 17451 VMF-214 ONDONGA RABAUL SOPAC LT J.E. BRUBAKER M
12/23/1943 TBF-1 23871 VMTB-232 MUNDA BOUGAINVILLE SOPAC 1STLT T.L. SPARKS M
12/23/1943 SOC-3 1080 VCS-15 USS NASHVILLE (CL-43) MARCUS CENPAC ENS W.F. DRIVER S
12/23/1943 TBF-1C 47818 VT-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) PUUNENE ECENPAC LTJG F. DOELKER S
12/23/1943 FM-1 46783 VC-66 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) PEARL ECENPAC ENS H.B. DEGENKOLB D
12/23/1943 FM-1 15201 VC-55 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 N AFRICA
 
 
12/23/1943 SBD-4 06953 COMAIRSOPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/23/1943 FM-1 15489 VC-66 USS TRIPOLI (CVE-64) PEARL ECENPAC ENS MCNEELAND S
12/24/1943 SOC-1 9938 VCS-12 USS COLUMBIA (CL-56) RENNELL IS. SOPAC LTJG G.W. HANSON S
12/24/1943 F6F-3 09028 VF-33 ONDONGA RABAUL SOPAC LTJG D.A. SCOTT S
12/24/1943 F6F-3 25801 VF-33 ONDONGA RABAUL SOPAC ENS J.A. WARREN M
12/24/1943 SBD-5 36098 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/24/1943 PV-1 29824 VB-137 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/24/1943 SBD-5 36097 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/24/1943 F6F-3 66099 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/25/1943 F6F-3 26178 VF-33 ONDONGA RABAUL SOPAC LCDR H. RUSSELL S
12/25/1943 OS2N-1 01313 VO-5 USS NEVADA (BB-36) GREENLAND NORLANT
 
 
12/25/1943 PB4Y-1 32092 VB-106 GUADALCANAL KOLI POINT SOPAC ENS SNEAD D
12/25/1943 TBF-1C 24338 VT-17 USS BUNKER HILL (CV-17) KAVIENG SOPAC LTJG H.C. CARBY S
12/25/1943 F6F-3 66124 VF-30 USS MONTEREY (CVL-26) ENR KAVIENG SOPAC
 
 
12/25/1943 F4U-1D 57464 VMF-223 VELLA LAVELLA RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT B.E. SAHL M
12/26/1943 OS2U-3 5711 VO-5 USS NEVADA (BB-36) GREENLAND NORLANT
 
 
12/26/1943 F4U-1 17821 VMF-225 EWA BARBERS POINT ECENPAC 1STLT J.M. NEARHOOD S
12/26/1943 FM-1 15510 VC-58 USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21)
 		 NORLANT
 
 
12/26/1943 TBF-1C 47658 VC-55 USS CARD (CVE-11)
 		 N AFRICA LTJG R.N. HARLEY S
12/27/1943 SNJ-4 27266 AFIU ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/27/1943 F4U-1 17734 VMF-216 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC 2NDLT F.G. PUTNAM M
12/27/1943 F4U-1 17808 VMF-216 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC LT DAVEY D
12/27/1943 F4U-1 17845 VMF-216 TOROKINA RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT J. KAMPS D
12/27/1943 R4D-5 12432 VMJ-153 TONIUTA ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC CAPT R.H. KNOTTS M
12/27/1943 TBF-1 47593 VC-58 USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21)
 		 NORLANT LTJG J.J. MCCONVILLE S
12/27/1943 PBY-5 08329 VP-11
 		 ARAWE SOPAC LT G.B. KENNINGTON S
12/27/1943 F4U-1 17942 VMF-223 VELLA LAVELLA RABAUL SOPAC LT B.L. STROHL S
12/27/1943 F6F-3 25918 VF-5 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) PEARL ECENPAC
 
 
12/28/1943 PB4Y-1 63926 VB-110 DUNKESWELL OKEHAMPTON ENGLAND LT W.W. PARISH D
12/28/1943 PB4Y-1 32035 VB-113 ST. MAEGAN
 		 EUROPE LT R.A. THOMPSON M
12/28/1943 PV-1 29815 VB-137 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/28/1943 F6F-3 40406 VF-39 BARBERS POINT HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG G.C. CARRINGTON S
12/28/1943 PB4Y-1 32120 VB-108 NUKUFETAU KWAJALEIN CENPAC LT V.E. NIEBRAGGE M
12/28/1943 TBF-1 47510 VMTB-134
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC 1STLT R.L. MCGANN S
12/28/1943 TBF-1 23873 VMTB-134
 		 ESPIRITU SANTO SOPAC 1STLT H.A. ELLIOTT S
12/28/1943 PBY-5A 33968 HEDRON-2 MAKIN RAKER CENPAC LT K.M. ASHCRAFT M
12/28/1943 F6F-3 08847 VF-25 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/28/1943 F4U-1 17908 VMF-214 VELLA LAVELLA RABAUL SOPAC CAPT J.C. DUSTIN M
12/28/1943 F4U-1 49681 VMF-214 VELLA LAVELLA RABAUL SOPAC 1STLT D.J. MOORE M
12/28/1943 F4U-1 56420 VMF-214 VELLA LAVELLA RABAUL SOPAC 2NDLT H.R. BARTL M
12/29/1943 F4U-1 18011 VF-17 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC LTJG C.L. SMITH S
12/29/1943 F4U-1 17910 VMF-222 BARAKOMA RABAUL SOPAC
 
 
12/29/1943 PB4Y-1 32183 VB-103 DUNKESWELL BAY OF BISCAY ENGLAND ENS ANDERSON S
12/29/1943 F4U-1 17737 VMF-216 TOROKINA EMP. AUGUSTA SOPAC 1STLT M. ALLEN D
12/30/1943 PV-1 33346 VB-139 ATTU ALASKA NORPAC LTJG V.C. AUSTIN S
12/30/1943 F4U-1 02693 VMF-321 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/30/1943 PV-1 34745 VB-137 TARAWA TARAWA CENPAC
 
 
12/30/1943 SBD-5 28091 VMSB-235 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/30/1943 SBD-5 28663 VS-57 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/31/1943 SBD-4 10553 VS-57 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/31/1943 SBD-5
 		 VMSB-235 MUNDA RABAUL SOPAC
 
 
12/31/1943 FG-1 13220 COMAIRSOPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
12/31/1943 SBD-5 36268 VB-10 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
12/31/1943 SBD-5 35949 VMSB-235 EMIRAU
 		 SOPAC
 
 
12/31/1943 SBD-4
 		 VMSB-151 WALLIS ISLAND
 		 SOPAC
 
 

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