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USN Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N Kingfisher Accident Reports
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Date |
A/C Type |
BuNo |
Squadron |
Wing |
Base |
Action |
D |
Pilot |
Country |
State |
Location |
Remarks |
Crew/Passenger 1 |
Crew/Passenger 2 |
|
420309 |
OS2N-1 |
01218 |
Ferry |
|
|
TOA |
B |
Whitney, Orin J. |
USA |
NC |
Elizabeth City |
Ferry Flight |
|
|
|
420313 |
OS2N-1 |
12919 |
VS1D7 |
|
NAS
Banana River |
TAC |
B |
|
USA |
FL |
NAS
Banana River |
Training |
|
|
|
420408 |
OS2N-1 |
01229 |
Ferry |
|
|
FLEF |
B |
Feher, Anthony |
USA |
NC |
Reidsville |
Pilot facts - 7000hrs flying 15yrs & 7 accidents
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|
|
|
420520 |
OS2N-1 |
01245 |
VO-2 |
|
USS
Tennessee (BB-43) |
TOA |
C |
Silberstein, Howard J. |
USA |
CA |
NAS
Alameda |
Night flying |
Schaner, D. E. |
|
|
420604 |
OS2N-1 |
01261 |
|
|
MCAS Parris Island |
LAC |
B |
Beatty, |
USA |
NC |
MCAS Parris Island |
|
Merritt, |
|
|
420615 |
OS2N-1 |
01270 |
VS1D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
KC |
A |
Sooter, Cecil D. |
Canal Zone |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Evertta A. Erb |
|
|
420630 |
OS2N-1 |
01221 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
TOA |
B |
Heifner, Frederick R. |
USA |
AK |
NAS
Kodiak |
Convoy Patrol |
Page, G. J. |
|
|
420708 |
OS2N-1 |
01296 |
VS1D10 |
|
NAS
San Juan |
TOA |
A |
Rees, Rys W. |
Puerto Rico |
|
NAS
San Juan |
Transport of Personnel |
Mattox, Raymond H. Jr. |
|
|
420710 |
OS2N-1 |
01295 |
VS1D10 |
|
NAS
San Juan |
KFLEF |
A |
Cool, Raymond John |
Puerto Rico |
|
NAS
San Juan |
Search for VP aircraft |
Adams, Victor H. |
|
|
420721 |
OS2N-1 |
01284 |
VMS-3 |
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
LAC |
D |
Groth, Robert F. |
Virgin Islands |
|
St.
Croix, St. Johns Airfield |
Training |
Merritt, Donald B. |
|
|
420729 |
OS2N-1 |
01287 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
KC |
A |
Kerwin, David Malin |
Virgin Islands |
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
Night Formation Practice |
Van
Hook, Richard Paul |
|
|
420810 |
OS2N-1 |
01242 |
VO-3 |
|
USS
Idaho (BB-42) |
LAC |
A |
Schrader, Frederick R. |
|
|
USS
Idaho at sea |
Observation & Inner Air Patrol |
Conway, Harry B. |
|
|
420811 |
OS2N-1 |
01227 |
VO-2 |
|
USS
Pennsylvania (BB-38) |
LAC |
A |
Joyce, Edward P. |
|
|
USS
Pennsylvania at sea |
Patrol |
Allenby, John L. |
|
|
420820 |
OS2N-1 |
01341 |
Ferry |
|
NAS
Seattle |
C |
A |
Roebuck, M. J. |
CAN |
BC |
Calvert Island, Fitzhugh Sound |
Ferry Flight - Hit mtn |
Goddard, S. S. |
|
|
420825 |
OS2N-1 |
01285 |
VMS-3 |
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
LAC |
C |
Edmondson, Robert W. |
Virgin Islands |
|
MCAS St. Thomas (Bourne Field) |
Special Patrol |
McGuinnese, Clarence R. |
|
|
420826 |
OS2N-1 |
01342 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Sitka |
C |
A |
Risbee, Clark J. |
USA |
AK |
Port Conclusion |
Patrol |
Adams, David J. |
|
|
420826 |
OS2N-1 |
01313 |
VS6D14 |
|
NAS
Dutch Harbor |
ACC |
C |
Miller, W. L. |
USA |
AK |
Dutch Harbor |
|
|
|
|
420830 |
OS2N-1 |
01306 |
|
|
NAS
Sitka |
C |
A |
Sanderson, John P. |
USA |
AK |
Vicinity of Sitka Sound |
Operational |
Preston, Lewis J. |
|
|
420914 |
OS2N-1 |
01324 |
VMS-3 |
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
C |
A |
Alexakos, Theodore N. |
Virgin Islands |
|
Virgin Islands area |
Patrol |
Magy, John |
|
|
420917 |
OS2N-1 |
01411 |
Ferry |
|
|
F
|
A |
Middletown, Robert L. |
USA |
GA |
Atlanta |
Ferry Flight |
|
|
|
420921 |
OS2N-1 |
01373 |
VS2D10 |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay |
KC |
A |
Mulroy, James F. |
CUB |
|
Windward Point, 9mi from |
Section Tactics |
Chartier, Eugene J. |
|
|
420930 |
OS2N-1 |
01246 |
VO-2 |
|
|
RACC |
A |
Joyce, E. P. |
|
|
At
sea |
Inner Air Patrol |
Allenby, J. L. |
|
|
421001 |
OS2N-1 |
01415 |
VS2D12 |
|
NAS
Alameda |
KC |
A |
Hodges, Jack |
USA |
CA |
Clear Lake |
Cross-country Training & Familiarization |
Jones, Dewayne |
|
|
421004 |
OS2N-1 |
01409 |
VS2D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
LAC |
B |
Kreller, Joseph L. |
Canal Zone |
|
Fort Sherman Military Reservation, Camp Pina |
Gunnery Test |
Fraser, Harold J. |
|
|
421008 |
OS2N-1 |
01326 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
FLoG |
A |
Booth, Philip E. |
Virgin Islands |
|
Bourne Field, 4mi. E |
Operational |
Stewart, W. |
|
|
421010 |
OS2N-1 |
01238 |
VO-3 |
|
USS
New Mexico (BB-40) |
LAC |
A |
Wooten, Amos L. |
|
|
USS
New Mexico at sea |
Simulate Spotting |
Payne, D. E. |
|
|
421013 |
OS2N-1 |
01316 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
ACC |
B |
Keenan, Edward J. Jr. |
USA |
AK |
NAS
Kodiak |
Convoy Patrol |
Lawrence, Harry L. |
|
|
421016 |
OS2N-1 |
01293 |
VS4D10 |
|
NAS
Trinidad |
EA |
A |
Rehbery, Earl James |
|
|
At
sea |
Operational Sortie Mission |
Bibbo, Domenico N. |
|
|
421017 |
OS2N-1 |
01403 |
VS2D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
C |
A |
Merry, Leslie F. |
Canal Zone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
421017 |
OS2N-1 |
01335 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
C |
A |
Sanderson, John P. Jr. |
USA |
AL |
Cape Fair Weather, 10mi. W |
Convoy Coverage |
Kennedy, Henry M. |
|
|
421021 |
OS2N-1 |
01408 |
VS2D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
KTOA |
B |
Paulson, Arthur N. |
Columbia |
|
Cartagene |
Operational |
Moore, Peter J. |
|
|
421105 |
OS2N-1 |
01266 |
VS1D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
KC |
A |
Halladay, Robert Monroe |
Canal Zone |
|
Canal Zone |
Depth Bomb Practice |
Wilson, James F. |
|
|
421110 |
OS2N-1 |
01397 |
VS1D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
LACWL |
B |
Neidl, Frank E. |
Jamaica |
|
NAS
Jamaica, 1mi. N |
Operational |
Fraser, Howard J. |
|
|
421113 |
OS2N-1 |
01375 |
VS2D10 |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay |
TAC |
C |
Young, H. S. |
CUB |
|
NAS
Quantanamo Bay |
Patrol |
McMullen, Thomas E. |
|
|
421115 |
OS2N-1 |
01304 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
LAC |
B |
Voelker, Clyde T. H. |
USA |
AK |
Chichago Island, Port Althrop |
Scouting |
Normand, William F. |
|
|
421120 |
OS2N-1 |
01321 |
VO-3 |
|
USS
New Mexico (BB-40) |
MAC |
A |
Fuqua, Forney 0. |
USA |
|
Oahu Island, Waianae Beach, 3mi.SE |
Mid-air collision with OS2N-1 #5365 |
Appel, George C. |
|
|
421120 |
OS2N-1 |
01321 |
VO-3 |
|
USS
New Mexico (BB-40) |
MAC |
C |
Wooten, Amos L. |
USA |
|
Oahu Island, Waianae Beach, 3mi.SE |
Perhaps this entry is for #5365? |
|
|
|
421122 |
OS2N-1 |
01308 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
MIS |
A |
Vuylsteke, Robert E. |
USA |
AK |
NAS
Sitka, 290deg. 19mi. |
Patrol |
Hand, William E. |
|
|
421127 |
OS2N-1 |
01443 |
VS2D15 |
|
NAS
Coco Solo |
MIS |
A |
Brady, Thomas B. |
Canal Zone |
|
Cristobal, 12mi. N |
Operational |
Booth, Edwin F. Jr. |
|
|
421130 |
OS2N-1 |
01355 |
VS1D14 |
|
Samoa |
KC |
A |
Evans, Jack Courtland |
Hoorn Islands |
|
Wallis Island |
Operational |
Staub, Stanley Harry |
|
|
421215 |
OS2N-1 |
01482 |
VS7D14 |
|
NAS
Alameda |
TAC |
C |
Nickerson, John Henry |
USA |
CA |
NAS
Alameda |
Gunnery Practice |
Rirsch, N. |
|
|
421219 |
OS2N-1 |
01305 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
KFL
|
B |
Ingersoll, Henry Gurney |
USA |
AK |
Dundas Bay |
Patrol |
Sealing, George Wilbur |
|
|
421219 |
OS2N-1 |
01307 |
VS1D13 |
|
NAS
Kodiak |
LAC |
B |
Stobie, William R. |
USA |
AK |
Port Althrop |
Patrol |
Krasowich, Harold L. |
|
|
421225 |
OS2N-1 |
01354 |
VO-3 |
|
USS
New Mexico (BB-40) |
TACWL |
B |
Miller, W. E. |
Fiji |
|
Saweni Beach |
Ferry Flight |
Dinterman, R. A. |
|
|
421225 |
OS2N-1 |
01386 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Memphis (CL-13) |
FLEF |
A |
Stearns, S. H. |
SOATL |
|
03.20S x 21.53W |
Scouting |
Govier, J. W. |
|
|
421229 |
OS2N-1 |
01245 |
VO-2 |
|
USS
Tennessee (BB-43) |
FLW |
B |
Almquist, H. A. |
USA |
CA |
Macdoel |
Movement of aircraft |
Scharer, Dean E. |
|
|
430108 |
OS2N-1 |
01387 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Memphis (CL-13) |
LAC |
B |
Stearns, S. H. |
SOATL |
|
02.50.03N x 23.27.05W |
Scouting |
Wright, I. W. |
|
|
430118 |
OS2N-1 |
01427 |
VCS-3 |
|
USS
Concord (CL-10) |
RACC |
A |
Carabee, Giles G. |
SWPAC |
|
14.07S x 148.15W |
Scouting |
Pelham, W. F. |
|
|
430130 |
OS2N-1 |
01474 |
VCS
Det |
|
|
KEA |
A |
Dobler, Joseph J. J. |
Solmon Islands |
|
Guadalcanal-Tulagi |
Operation RINGBOLT - Search |
Petrick, Vernon L. |
|
|
430131 |
OS2N-1 |
01289 |
VS1D10 (VS-63) |
|
NAAF Antigua |
FLEF |
C |
Ohland, Otto A. III |
BWI |
|
Antigua |
Ferry San Juan, P.R. to Antigua |
Miller, Charles F. |
|
|
430223 |
OS2N-1 |
01458 |
VS3D10 (VS-44) |
|
NAF
Hato Field |
C |
A |
Ertz, Donald C. |
NWI |
|
12.45N x 68.40W |
Utility - Message drop |
Franco, Maurice C. |
|
|
430226 |
OS2N-1 |
01497 |
VS4D14 (VS-34) |
|
NAS
New York |
FL |
A |
|
USA |
NY |
At
sea |
|
|
|
|
430320 |
OS2N-1 |
01505 |
VCS-10 |
|
USS
Boston (CA-69) |
LACGL |
B |
Mengel, Arnold S. |
USA |
NY |
NAS
New York |
Glide Bombing Practice |
Brown, Daniel C. |
|
|
430321 |
OS2N-1 |
01486 |
VS-57 |
|
New
Caledonia |
TOA |
D |
Kimball, Pierce M. |
New
Caledonia |
|
Noumea Harbor |
Patrol |
Blow, William T. |
|
|
430324 |
OS2N-1 |
01503 |
VS-58 |
|
New
Caledonia |
FLEF |
B |
Sessums, Walter |
SOPAC |
|
|
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Stem, Charles N. |
|
|
430324 |
OS2N-1 |
01596 |
VO-5 |
|
USS
Texas (BB-36) |
LAC |
B |
Chesley, F. R. |
|
|
USS
Texas at sea |
Patrol |
|
|
|
430329 |
OS2N-1 |
01513 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Omaha (CL-4) |
RACC |
A |
Rockwell, George C. |
SOATL |
|
12.42S x 21.11W |
Scouting |
Cangeme, C. W. |
|
|
430331 |
OS2N-1 |
01512 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Omaha (CL-4) |
LAC |
B |
Crowe, John W. |
SOATL |
|
11.20S x 21.13W |
Scouting |
Gilmore, J. R. |
|
|
430403 |
OS2N-1 |
01239 |
VS-49 |
|
Afognak, AK |
C |
A |
Messenger, Keith B. |
USA |
AK |
Afognak Village, 6mi. NW |
Patrol |
Thomas, David Kenneth |
|
|
430403 |
OS2N-1 |
01348 |
VS-63 |
|
NAS
San Juan |
FLEF |
A |
Wood, Louis |
Puerto Rico |
|
NAS
San Juan |
Patrol |
Scott, C. E. |
|
|
430408 |
OS2N-1 |
01317 |
VS-49 |
|
Sand Point, AK |
C |
A |
Erickson, Norman Webster |
USA |
AK |
Sand Point, 20mi. N |
Transport of Personnel |
|
|
|
430420 |
OS2N-1 |
01493 |
VS-54 |
|
Guadalcanal |
MIS |
A |
Varnado, Alvin Laycester |
Solmon Islands |
|
Guadalcanal, Henderson Field |
Operational |
Clein, Andrew S. |
|
|
430427 |
OS2N-1 |
01276 |
SOSU-2 |
|
NAS
Norfolk |
LACGL |
A |
Thompson, Raymond S. Jr. |
USA |
VA |
NAAS Chincoteaque |
Familiarization |
Street, Francis E. |
|
|
430503 |
OS2N-1 |
01459 |
VS-44 |
|
Aruba |
C |
A |
Morse, Lloyd C. |
South America |
|
Paraguay, Santa Rosa Mountain |
Anti-Submarine Sweep |
Kent, Wayne E. |
|
|
430503 |
OS2N-1 |
01507 |
VO-5 |
|
USS
Texas (BB-36) |
LACWL |
A |
Turner, William A. |
|
|
USS
Texas at sea |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Vaughan, Thomas J. |
|
|
430503 |
OS2N-1 |
01312 |
VOS-1 |
|
USS
Raleigh (CL-7) |
LAC |
A |
Chesquiere, G. D. |
NORPAC |
|
USS
Raleigh at sea |
Sector Search |
Gooch, W. J. |
|
|
430516 |
OS2N-1 |
01419 |
VS-58 |
|
Efate |
LAC
|
A |
Phelps, Walter W. |
|
|
Efate |
Transport of Personnel |
|
|
|
430516 |
OS2N-1 |
01423 |
VS-66 |
|
Wallis Island |
FLEF |
A |
Reading, Arthur George |
Hoorne Islands |
|
Wallis Island |
Search |
Almond, Everett Hardin |
|
|
430523 |
OS2N-1 |
01417 |
VO-6 |
|
USS
Massachusetts (BB-59) |
TAC |
A |
Bolton, Frank H. |
|
|
USS
Massachusetts at sea |
Tow
Sleeve for AA Firing |
Hardison, S. G. |
|
|
430526 |
OS2N-1 |
01425 |
VCS-9 |
|
USS
Trenton (CL-11) |
LAC |
B |
Kercheval, R. M. |
|
|
USS
Trenton at sea |
Gunnery Practice |
Dardani, P. |
|
|
430601 |
OS2N-1 |
01236 |
VS-46 |
|
NAS
San Pedro |
TOA |
B |
Shea, John L. |
USA |
CA |
NAS
San Diego |
Gunnery Tow |
Kusick, John D. |
|
|
430621 |
OS2N-1 |
01356 |
VS-51 |
|
NAS
Astoria |
FLEF |
A |
Freel, Elmer L. |
USA |
OR |
15mi off shore |
Reconnaissance |
Floch, Robert C. |
|
|
430701 |
OS2N-1 |
01260 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
FLoG |
A |
Bonman, |
BWI |
|
18.30N x 63.42W |
Operational |
Stearn, |
|
|
430711 |
OS2N-1 |
01277 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Cincinnati (CL-6) |
FLEF |
A |
Epes, Horace |
South America |
|
Brazil, Off |
Ferrying |
|
|
|
430716 |
OS2N-1 |
01265 |
VS-59 |
|
Advance Base |
ACC |
B |
Pouliot, Vernon L. |
South America |
|
Advance Base |
Utility |
Hershey, C. C. |
|
|
430720 |
OS2N-1 |
01378 |
VS-43 |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay |
LAC |
C |
Andrews, Karney |
CUB |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay |
Patrol |
Pennington, J. W. |
|
|
430720 |
OS2N-1 |
01388 |
|
|
NOB
St. Thonas |
ACC |
C |
Hay, William P. Jr. |
BWI |
|
Channel btwn Tortola & Just Van Duke |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
|
|
|
430802 |
OS2N-1 |
01345 |
VS-63 |
|
NAS
San Juan |
LAC |
A |
Brewer, William A. |
SOATL |
|
Mona Island |
Submarine Sweep |
Clements, John T. |
|
|
430824 |
OS2N-1 |
01367 |
VO-7 |
|
USS
Alabama (BB-60) |
C |
A |
Greenberg, Marvin |
Caribbean |
|
USS
Alabama at sea |
Observation |
Altice, P. W. |
|
|
430910 |
OS2N-1 |
01431 |
VS-44 |
|
Aruba |
FLoG |
A |
Ponderberg, Harlan T. |
Caribbean |
|
San
Nicolas, Ardoa 1mi. W |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Harsh, Carles H. |
|
|
430912 |
OS2N-1 |
01385 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
KC |
A |
Gabler, Walter Henry |
BWI |
|
St.
Croix, Christiansted, 3mi. NW |
Operational |
Reed, Merrell A. |
|
|
430919 |
OS2N-1 |
01268 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
KTOA |
A |
Cordell, Howell |
BWI |
|
St.
Kitts Airport, 1/2mi. NW |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Schickerling, Alfred Theodore |
|
|
430928 |
OS2N-1 |
01235 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
KC |
A |
Frantz, John H. |
BWI |
|
St.
Lucia |
Operational |
Dearborn, John H. |
|
|
430929 |
OS2N-1 |
01449 |
VS-60 |
|
Jamaica |
KC |
A |
Priest, J. |
BWI |
|
Jamaica, Portlake Point off |
Operational |
Farwell, W. R. |
|
|
431002 |
OS2N-1 |
01450 |
VS-60 |
|
Jamaica |
C |
A |
Mills, Warren H. |
BWI |
|
Jamaica, Portland Point, off |
Operational |
Coan, D. J. |
|
|
431007 |
OS2N-1 |
01385 |
|
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
TOAGL |
C |
Blount, Newton B. |
BWI |
|
MCAS St. Thomas |
Operational |
Bayless, Clarence H. |
|
|
431025 |
OS2N-1 |
01430 |
VCS-3 |
|
USS
Trenton (CL-11) |
RACC |
C |
Humes, Robert W. |
|
|
USS
Trenton at sea |
Utility Flight |
Cooper, J. M. H. |
|
|
431026 |
OS2N-1 |
01503 |
VO-2 |
|
USS
Tennessee (BB-43) |
KLAC |
A |
Chapman, Harry Powell |
|
|
USS
Tennessee at sea |
Operational |
Herren, William J. |
|
|
431030 |
OS2N-1 |
01248 |
VO-6 |
|
USS
North Carolina (BB-55) |
LAC |
A |
Roller, Frederick Harold |
|
|
USS
North Carolina at sea |
Operational |
Paseka, Stanley |
|
|
431107 |
OS2N-1 |
01456 |
VS-44 |
|
NAF
Hato Field |
LAC |
A |
Decker, Henry P. |
BWI |
|
Curacao south of |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Varzaly, George |
|
|
431109 |
OS2N-1 |
01496 |
VO-4 |
|
USS
Colorado (BB-45) |
C |
A |
|
SOPAC |
|
USS
Colorado at sea |
|
|
|
|
431113 |
OS2N-1 |
01374 |
VS-43 |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay |
TOA |
C |
McCann, Thomas P. |
CUB |
|
Santigao |
Familiarization |
|
|
|
431115 |
OS2N-1 |
01318 |
VS-49 |
|
NAS
Dutch Harbor |
LAC |
C |
Theiling, Victor C. |
USA |
AK |
Akun Island, Surf Bay |
Convoy Coverage |
Rogers, H. S. |
|
|
431202 |
OS2N-1 |
01462 |
VS-44 |
|
NAF
Hato Field |
LAC |
C |
Bartholdi, John J. |
South America |
|
Venezuela, LaGuaria Airport |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Larose, Calen R. |
|
|
431203 |
OS2N-1 |
01349 |
VS-63 |
|
NAS
San Juan |
LAC |
A |
Behringer, William E. |
Puerto Rico |
|
NAS
San Juan |
Training |
McGann, James A. |
|
|
431204 |
OS2N-1 |
01442 |
VS-59 |
FAW-3 |
NAS
Coco Solo |
LACGL |
C |
Watson, Robert E. |
Canal Zone |
|
New
France Field |
Scouting |
Dundas, Edwin C. |
|
|
431206 |
OS2N-1 |
01350 |
VMS-3 |
3-MAW |
MCAS St. Thomas |
TOA |
D |
Shipp, Robert C. |
Virgin Islands |
|
MCAS St. Thomas (Bourne Field) |
Training |
Dumore, Emerson K. |
|
|
431222 |
OS2N-1 |
01253 |
Ferry |
|
NAS
Norfolk |
FLoG |
B |
Sunday, William G. |
USA |
GA |
Tallapoosa |
Ferry flew to New Orleans |
|
|
|
431231 |
OS2N-1 |
01218 |
VS-39 |
FAW-12 |
Walker Cay |
TOA |
A |
Spelletich, Kalman |
BWI |
|
Settlement Point |
Utility Flight to Walker Cay |
|
|
|
440216 |
OS2N-1 |
01425 |
VS-59 |
FAW-3 |
NAS
Coco Solo |
FLEF |
A |
Hunt, Thomas M. |
Canal Zone |
|
9.28N x 075.56W |
Convoy Coverage |
Payne, Sidney D. |
|
|
440217 |
OS2N-1 |
01303 |
VS-56 |
FAW-4 |
NAS
Attu |
ACC |
D |
Harrison, Arthur F. |
USA |
AK |
Western Aleutians |
Patrol |
Williams, L. 0. |
|
|
440217 |
OS2N-1 |
01228 |
VS-49 |
FAW-4 |
Otter Point |
C |
A |
Jernigan, J. F. |
USA |
AK |
Chugadak Island |
Search for missing personnel |
Shackellford, V. V. |
|
|
440215 |
OS2N-1 |
01311 |
VS-56 |
FAW-4 |
NAS
Attu |
TAC |
B |
Morgan, Joseph Eugene |
USA |
AK |
Western Aleutians |
Patrol |
Norman, Melvin Graham |
|
|
440324 |
OS2N-1 |
09443 |
Test |
|
NAS
Norfolk |
DTC |
C |
Young, F. M. |
USA |
VA |
NAS
Norfolk |
Test after Overhaul |
Conner, M. J. |
|
|
440328 |
OS2N-1 |
01301 |
VS-45 |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay |
FLEF |
A |
Raymond, Blane Alan |
CUB |
|
NAS
Guantanamo Bay, 25mi. W |
Navigation Training Flight |
Cooley, Jackson Worrell |
|
|
440429 |
OS2N-1 |
01264 |
VO-6 |
|
USS
North Carolina (BB-55) |
TAC |
A |
|
Micronesia |
|
Truk Island vicinity |
Search & Rescue |
|
|
|
440502 |
OS2N-1 |
01509 |
VO-7 |
|
USS
Iowa (BB-61) |
ACC |
C |
|
|
|
USS
Iowa at sea |
Deck accident |
Reeder, W. E. |
|
|
440514 |
OS2N-1 |
01289 |
|
|
NAS
Norfolk |
MAC |
|
Ellis, Charles E. |
USA |
VA |
NAS
Norfolk target area. 2mi S of target |
Navigation Flight |
|
|
|
440605 |
OS2N-1 |
014xx |
VS-48 |
|
|
LACGL |
C |
Horten, David A. |
USA |
AK |
Yakutat Airfield |
Ferry Flight |
Ballachey, W. G. |
|
|
440612 |
OS2N-1 |
01329 |
VO- |
|
USS
Houston (CL-81) |
TOA |
A |
Kuntz, Deanell Robert |
Mariana Islands |
|
USS
Houston at sea near Saipan |
Rescue Mission |
Elebs, Raymond Gerard |
Peterson, N. E. |
|
440714 |
OS2N-1 |
01331 |
VS-56 |
|
|
KC |
A |
Kost, Kemper Joy |
USA |
AK |
Kasatochi Island |
Patrol |
Morkin, Ray Lester |
|
|
440724 |
OS2N-1 |
01448 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Memphis (CL-13) |
TAC |
A |
Brastow, T. A. |
SOATL |
|
06.45S x 23.15W |
Submarine Search |
Godin, H. R. |
|
|
440802 |
OS2N-1 |
01388 |
VCS-17 |
|
USS
Pasadena (CL-65) |
LAC |
B |
Brownfield, R. W. |
|
|
USS
Pasadena at sea |
Ferry & Acceptance Flight |
Schley, L. L. |
|
|
440807 |
OS2N-1 |
01340 |
VCS-1 |
|
USS
Detroit (CL-8) |
RACC |
B |
Holladay, J. M. |
|
|
USS
Detroit at sea |
Gunnery spotting for Battleship |
Greisman, H. L. |
|
|
440811 |
OS2N-1 |
01216 |
VO-10 |
|
USS
Missouri (BB-63) |
TOA |
C |
Mahoney, William T. |
USA |
VA |
Chesapeake Bay |
Transport Mail |
Livingston, Lawless T. |
|
|
440813 |
OS2N-1 |
01438 |
VCS-1 |
|
USS
Detroit (CL-8) |
ACC |
A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
440821 |
OS2N-1 |
01265 |
VCS-17 |
|
USS
Vicksburg (CL-86) |
LAC |
A |
Hana, Mark Norman |
Caribbean |
|
Barbados, Carisle Bay |
Navigation Training (Card says #01265 or# 01255) |
Oates, William Wyatt |
|
|
440911 |
OS2N-1 |
01499 |
VO-9 |
|
USS
South Dakota (BB-57) |
LAC |
C |
Church, J. W. |
|
|
USS
South Dakota at sea |
Photographic Flight |
Zalkend, S. |
|
|
440914 |
OS2N-1 |
01479 |
VCS-13 |
|
USS
Santa Fe (CL-60) |
ACC |
A |
|
CENPAC |
|
USS
Santa Fe at sea |
Non-combat mission |
|
|
|
440914 |
OS2N-1 |
01412 |
VO-2 |
|
USS
Tennessee (BB-43) |
C |
A |
|
CENPAC |
|
USS
Tennessee at sea |
|
|
|
|
440914 |
OS2N-1 |
01409 |
VCS-10 |
|
USS
Boston (CA-69) |
RACC |
A |
Crutzmacher, Charles E. |
PHI |
|
USS
Boston off south coast of Philippines |
Rescue Mission |
|
|
|
440920 |
OS2N-1 |
01488 |
VCS-5 |
|
USS
Pensacola (CA-24) |
LAC |
A |
Williams, J. J. |
|
|
USS
Pensacola at sea |
Anti-Submarine Patrol |
Sharp, H. L. |
|
|
441005 |
OS2N-1 |
01426 |
VS-70 |
|
|
LACGL |
B |
Freeman, Allen H. |
USA |
AK |
NAS
Kodiak |
Patrol |
Kaponyas, Alex L. |
|
|
441029 |
OS2N-1 |
01420 |
VO-7 |
|
USS
Iowa (BB-61) |
KLACC |
A |
Riggins, A. J. |
|
|
USS
Iowa at sea |
|
|
|
|
441118 |
OS2N-1 |
01237 |
VS-56 |
|
|
FLEF |
A |
Klockenkemper, Joseph B. |
USA |
AK |
Western Aleutians |
Patrol |
Verding, Richard T. Jr. |
|
|
441201 |
OS2N-1 |
01424 |
VCS-17 |
|
USS
Pasadena (CL-65) |
RACC |
A |
Brownfield, R. W. |
|
|
USS
Pasadena at sea |
Gunnery Observation |
Jones, D. F. |
|
|
441223 |
OS2N-1 |
01346 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Memphis (CL-13) |
RACC |
B |
Mathis, Kenneth J. |
|
|
USS
Memphis at sea |
Training Ship & Aviation Personnel |
Diaz, Manuel A. |
|
|
450121 |
OS2N-1 |
01343 |
|
|
USS
Astoria (CA-34) |
ACC |
A |
|
Empire |
|
USS
Astoria at sea |
Non-combat mission |
|
|
|
450221 |
OS2N-1 |
01510 |
VCS-17 |
|
USS
Wilkes Barre (CL-103) |
FLEF |
A |
Collins, V. W. |
JPN |
|
USS
Wilkes Barre off Iwo Jima |
Spotting Naval Gunfire at Iwo Jima |
Smith, C. W. |
|
|
450224 |
OS2N-1 |
01447 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Omaha (CL-4) |
LACC |
A |
Wood, Thomas A. |
|
|
USS
Omaha at sea |
Operational |
Mezzatesta, Joseph R. |
|
|
450307 |
OS2N-1 |
01444 |
VCS-10 |
|
USS
Quincy (CA-71) |
RACC |
A |
Francis, William J. |
Caribbean |
|
21.56N x 74.48W |
Torpedo Runs for Ships Radar & Detection |
Mesnard, Kenneth E. |
|
|
450314 |
OS2N-1 |
01441 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Cincinnati (CL-6) |
FELF |
A |
Schaack, F. A. |
|
|
USS
Cincinnati at sea |
Test Flight |
Phoere, F. R. |
|
|
450328 |
OS2N-1 |
01490 |
VCS-13 |
|
USS
Boloxi (CL-80) |
ACC |
A |
|
JPN |
|
USS
Bolxi, Okinawa area |
|
|
|
|
450406 |
OS2N-1 |
01416 |
VO-6 |
|
USS
North Carolina (BB-55) |
RACC |
A |
Oliver, Almon P. |
JPN |
|
27.5.4N x 129E |
Rescue Mission |
Means, Eldon Emmett |
|
|
450424 |
OS2N-1 |
01465 |
VO-2 |
|
USS
Tennessee (BB-43) |
ACC |
A |
|
|
|
USS
Tennessee at sea |
Search |
|
|
|
450425 |
OS2N-1 |
01473 |
VCS-1 |
|
USS
Trenton (CL-11) |
LAC |
B |
Hailstrom, Gordon M. |
USA |
AK |
Bering Sea |
Familiarization |
Rossi, Joseph W. |
|
|
450426 |
OS2N-1 |
01407 |
VCS-2 |
|
USS
Marblehead (CL-12) |
LAC |
C |
Metzger, F. C. |
|
|
USS
Marblehead at sea |
Returning to ship |
|
|
|
450501 |
OS2N-1 |
01393 |
|
|
NAS
Attu |
ACC |
A |
|
USA |
AK |
North Pacific |
Non-combat mission |
|
|
|
450505 |
OS2N-1 |
o1475 |
CASU(F) Pool |
|
|
ACC |
A |
|
USA |
|
Guam |
|
|
|
|
450528 |
OS2N-1 |
01380 |
VN8D5 |
|
NAF
Annapolis |
ACC |
C |
Kiess, Norman J. |
USA |
MD |
NAF
Annapolis |
Familiarization |
|
|
|
450627 |
OS2N-1 |
01504 |
SOSU-1/VCS-6 |
|
USS
San Francisco |
FLEF |
A |
Whispell, Raymond J. |
USA |
HI |
20.58N x 157.14W |
Spotting, Kahoolawe Island |
Small, J. M. |
|
|
450804 |
OS2N-1 |
01454 |
VN8D5 |
|
NAF
Annapolis |
TAC |
A |
Clark, G. W. |
USA |
MD |
NAF
Annapolis |
Instruction, Midshipman Indoctrination Training |
Crump, F. L. |
|
|
450903 |
OS2N-1 |
01372 |
VN8D5 |
|
NAF
Annapolis |
TAC |
C |
Centner, Richard L. |
USA |
MD |
Severn River |
Training |
|
|
|
450909 |
OS2N-1 |
01341 |
|
|
USS
Richmond (CL-9) |
LAC |
A |
Melton, Ben L. |
JPN |
|
Ominato Bay, Honshu |
Dusk Patrol |
Collins, H. C. |
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