May 1946
Day by day chronology

FRIDAY, 17 MAY 1946

ATC: Lost is C-47B Dakota 43-48308 (MIA) on a flight from Rangoon Airfield (Yangon) bound for Barrackpore Airfield near Calcutta.

THURSDAY, 23 MAY 1946

USN: USS Queenfish (SS-393) fires a torpedo with a Mark 9 exploder to sink surrendered Japanese submarine I-201 off Barber's Point on Oahu.

Lost is C-54 45-489 pilot Captain Louis L. Jernigan (MIA)

SATURDAY, 25 MAY 1946

ATC: Lost is C-54 45-489 pilot Captain Louis L. Jernigan (MIA)

MONDAY, 27 MAY 1946

7th AF: Lost is B-17G 44-83783 pilot 2nd Lt. Paul A. Kauchack on a search mission bound for Eniwetok, ran out of fuel and went missing.