USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List February 1943

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
2/1/1943 SBD-3 06650 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT WILLIAMS M
2/1/1943 SBD-4 06782 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT MOORE M
2/1/1943 TBF-1 05901 VMSB-131
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT MOLVIK M
2/1/1943 F4F-4 11657 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC LT MORAN S
2/1/1943 F4U-1 02172 VMF-124 NOUMEA
 		 SOPAC LT KENNETH A. WALSH S
2/1/1943 TBF-1 00560 VMSB-131
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC M/SGT JULIEN M
2/1/1943 TBF-1 01742 VMSB-131
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT DALTON M
2/1/1943 F4F-4 11882 VGS-12 USS COPAHEE (ACV-12)
 		 SOPAC L.A. BLISS S
2/1/1943 TBF-1 00415 VMSB-131
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC CAPT BEAN M
2/1/1943 SBD-4 06793 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT MOSS M
2/1/1943 F4F-4 11687 MAG-11 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/1/1943 F4F-4 11843 VMF-221 EWA HAWAII ECENPAC LT HALLMEYER S
2/4/1943 SBD-4 10351 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT RUSSELL M
2/4/1943 SBD-4 06862 VMSB-234
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC LT MURPHY S
2/4/1943 F4F-4 11936 VMF-221 EWA HAWAII ECENPAC CAPT S.G. BEMIS D
2/4/1943 F4F-4 11869 VF-72 USS NASSAU (CVE-16)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/4/1943 PB4Y-1 31948 VB-101 GUADALCANAL KAHILI SOPAC
 
 
2/4/1943 F4F-4 11717 VF-6 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
2/4/1943 PB4Y-1 31970 VB-101 GUADALCANAL KAHILI SOPAC
 
 
2/6/1943 TBF-1 06037 VGS-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) RECIFE BRAZIL ENS F.K. BARRETT M
2/7/1943 F4F-4 03416 MAG-12
 		 NOUMEA SOPAC CAPT WYATT B. CARNEAL S
2/8/1943 TBF-1 00431 VGS-11 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/8/1943 TBF-1 05963 VGS-11 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/8/1943 F4F-3 1864 VMF-215
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/8/1943 SBD-3 03250 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/8/1943 SOC-1 9861
 
 
 		 SW PAC
 
 
2/8/1943 F4F-4 11690 VF-72 USS NASSAU (CVE-16)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/8/1943 SOC-1 9969 VCS-4 USS LOUISVILLE (CA-28) RENNELL IS. SOPAC
 
 
2/8/1943 F4F-4 11782 VF-72 USS NASSAU (CVE-16)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/10/1943 F4F-4 12028 VMF-123 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/10/1943 TBF-1 05956 VC-27 USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) SOLOMONS SOPAC ENS ROBERT H. STONUM S
2/11/1943 F4F-4 11736 VF-6 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) NOUMEA SOPAC ENS HUGH D. MCINTOSH M
2/12/1943 PBY-5A 08033 VP-71 CANTON
 		 CENPAC
 
 
2/14/1943 F4U-1 02187 VMF-124
 
 		 SOPAC LT GEORGE L. LYON M
2/14/1943 F4U-1 02249 VMF-124
 
 		 SOPAC LT HAROLD B. STEWART M
2/14/1943 PBY-5A 02965 PATSU-1 GUADALCANAL
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/15/1943 TBF-1 06035 VGS-29 USS SANTEE (ACV-29) RECIFE BRAZIL
 
 
2/15/1943 PB4Y-1P 31958 VMD-154
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/16/1943 J2F-5 00743
 
 		 SAN JUAN CENLANT
 
 
2/17/1943 J2F-5 00799 VJ-2
 
 		 WCENPAC
 
 
2/18/1943 R4D-5 17236 MAG-13
 		 OWI SW PAC LT DAVID D. CAMERON S
2/20/1943 PBY-5 2408 FAW-1
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/20/1943 SBD-4 06939 VMSB-144
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC 2NDLT B.C. YOUNG D
2/22/1943 F4F-4 11934 VGS-11 USS ALTAMAHA (ACV-18)
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/22/1943 SO3C-1 4825
 
 		 NOUMEA SOPAC
 
 
2/22/1943 TBF-1 00493 VT-11
 		 FIJI IS. SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 F4F-4 5106 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-4 06743 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 06687 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 06674 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 F4F-4 11983 COMFAIR GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 F4F-4 03520 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 03306 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 03271 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 OS2U-3 5782 VS-4
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
2/23/1943 OS2N-1 01458 VS-4
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 03235 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 03297 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 03288 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/23/1943 SBD-3 03296 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/24/1943 TBF-1 01752 VT-10 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) SOLOMONS SOPAC LTJG G.L. WELLS S
2/24/1943 SNJ-4 26818 VF-207 SAN JULIEN
 		 CENLANT
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 02049 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 03471 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11660 MAG-14 GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11694 COMAIRPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 PBY-5 2295 FAW-1
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 SBD-3 4687 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11795 COMAIRPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 SBD-3 06610 VB-11 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11715 VMF-112 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11898 VMF-214 EWA HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 SBD-3 06679 VGS-28 USS CHENANGO (ACV-28) SOLOMONS SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11774 COMAIRPAC GUADALCANAL GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 SO3C-1 4867 CL-55 USS CLEVELAND (CL-55) ENR VILA SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11722 VMF-112 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 F4F-4 11793 VMF-112 ESPIRITU SANTO
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 SNJ-4 26458 VMF-211 PALMYRA
 		 ECENPAC LT FOULKES S
2/25/1943 OS2U-3 5343 CL-5 USS MILWAUKEE (CL-5)
 		 NORLANT LTJG A.G. MAXWELL U
2/25/1943 SBD-4 06703 VMSB-144
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/25/1943 SBD-3 06516 VMSB-132
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/26/1943 PV-3 33927 VP-82
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
2/26/1943 OS2N-1 01497 VS-4
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
2/26/1943 SBD-4 06874 VS-16
 
 		 SOLANT
 
 
2/26/1943 SNJ-4 05667 1ST MAW
 		 GUADALCANAL SOPAC
 
 
2/27/1943 F4F-4 02057 VMF-211 PALMYRA
 		 ECENPAC
 
 
2/27/1943 F4F-4 03409 VF-72
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/27/1943 F4U-1 02191 VMF-124
 
 		 SOPAC LT GEORGE L. GATELY D
2/27/1943 F4U-1 02171 VMF-124
 
 		 SOPAC LT WALTER A. FRANKLIN D
2/27/1943 TBF-1 06048 VGS-9 USS BOGUE (ACV-9)
 		 CENLANT
 
 
2/27/1943 TBF-1 00530 VGS-27 USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) NOUMEA SOPAC ENS BENTON JOHN SKUDA S
2/28/1943 F4F-4 02141 VGF-27 USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) TONTOUTA SOPAC ENS G.R. COOK S
2/28/1943 F4F-4 01991 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/28/1943 F4F-4 03465 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/28/1943 F4F-4 03470 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/28/1943 F4F-4 03526 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/28/1943 F4F-4 5203 VMF-112
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 
2/28/1943 TBF-1 05958 VGS-27 USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) NOUMEA SOPAC ENS BENTON JOHN SKUDA S
2/28/1943 OS2U-3 09410 VS-1
 
 		 NORLANT
 
 
2/28/1943 PBY-5 04506 VP-91
 
 		 SOPAC
 
 

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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