SWPA Technical Summary No. 144
Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific, Intelligence Summary October 6, 1943 Pages 9-10
Original document copied by Richard Dunn. Hyperlinks added on specific aircraft to pages on Pacific Wrecks with annotation notations in brackets. The term "Ser. Nu." (Serial Number) refers to the Japanese manufacture number on the fuselage stencil or main dataplate.
Page 9.
Summary No. 144,
6 October, 1943.
SWPA TECH. SOUTH PACIFIC
| Ref. |
Date |
Type |
Ser. Nu. |
Location |
Map. Ref. |
| SU 1800 |
* Jan.43 |
ZEKE |
2483 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1801 |
* Jan.43 |
ZEKE |
7236 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1802 |
* Jan.43 |
ZEKE |
7439 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1803 |
1 Feb. 43 |
ZEKE |
4367 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1804 |
1 Feb. 43 |
ZEKE |
1501 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1805 |
* Mar. 43 |
ZEKE |
6544 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1806 |
10 Mar. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
1503 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1807 |
22 Mar. 43 |
BETTY |
3056 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1808 |
7 Apr. 43 |
* |
|
|
|
| SU 1809 |
7 Apr. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
216 [sic?] |
Santa Ysabel Id. |
8.00' S, 159.00' E. |
| SU 1810 |
7 Apr. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
3014 |
Sambini Id. |
9.05' S, 160.05' E. |
| SU 1811 |
7 Apr. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
3018 |
|
|
| SU 1812 |
7 Apr. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
3041 |
|
|
| SU 1813 |
16 June 43 |
SALLY Mk 2 |
3231 |
Hanesavo Is. |
8.55' S, 160.00' E |
| SU 1814 |
7 July 43 |
OSCAR Mk 1 |
* |
Rendova Id. |
8.30' S, 157.15' E |
| SU 1815 |
4 Aug. 43 |
OSCAR Mk 1 |
493 |
Munda Strip |
8.15' S, 157.15' E |
| SU 1816 |
4 Aug. 43 |
OSCAR Mk 1 |
685 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 1817 |
4 Aug. 43 |
OSCAR Mk 1 |
695 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 1818 |
4 Aug. 43 |
OSCAR Mk 1 |
725 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 2100 |
4 Aug. 43 |
VAL Mk 1 |
3470 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 2101 |
4 Aug. 43 |
LILY |
205 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 2102 |
4 Aug. 43 |
LILY |
387 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 2103 |
4 Aug. 43 |
LILY |
442 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 2104 |
4 Aug. 43 |
LILY |
479 |
Munda Strip |
|
| SU 2105 |
4 Aug. 43 |
LILY |
534 |
Munda Strip |
|
* Information unreported and unavailable.
[ Pacific Wrecks:
SU 1800–SU 1803 (Zeke 2483, Zeke 7236, Zeke 7439 and Zeke 4367) are likely the manufacture numbers of four Zeros that force landed in the vicinity of Coughlan Harbor of Cape Esperance on Guadalcanal on January 25, 1943 and in early February 1943 captured by U.S. forces and surveyed. From photographs, their tail numbers known but the precise manufacture number of each is not known, three of the four are A6M2 Zero Tail 114?, A6M2 Zero Tail 1130 and A6M2 Zero Visale.
SWPA TECH. N.W.A. - AUSTRALIA
| Ref. |
Date |
Type |
Ser. Nu. |
Location |
Map. Ref. |
| NW 1400 |
24 Feb 42 [sic] |
ZEKE |
5349 |
Melville Id. |
11.30' S, 131.00' E |
| NW 1401 |
4 Apr. 42 |
BETTY |
* |
West Point, Darwin |
12.30' S, 131.00' E |
| NW 1402 |
4 Apr. 42 |
BETTY |
* |
Pt. Chas, Darwin Area |
12.30' S, 130.40' E |
| NW 1403 |
23 Aug. 42 |
ZEKE |
916 |
Fog Bay, N. T. |
12.20' S, 130.20' E |
| NW 1404 |
23 Nov. 42 |
BETTY |
5414 |
Koolpinyah Sta., Darwin |
|
| NW 1405 |
15 Mar. 43 |
ZEKE |
6540 |
Darwin Hbr. |
|
| NW 1406 |
20 June 43 |
HELEN |
174 |
Darwin area. |
|
| NW 1407 |
6 July 43 |
BETTY |
3677 |
Darwin area. |
|
| NW 1408 |
18 July 43 |
DINAH |
2414 |
Mt. Bundy, Darwin. |
|
| NW 1409 |
17 Aug 43 |
DINAH |
2273 |
Bathurst Is. |
11.50'S, 130.30'E |
| NW 1410 |
17 Aug 43 |
DINAH |
* [2237] |
Fenton, Darwin area |
15.20'S, 133.40'E |
* Information unreported and unavailable.
[Page 10. Summary No. 144, 6 October 1943. Continued, N. W. A. - Australia (New Guinea)]
SWPA TECH.
| Ref. |
Date |
Type |
Ser. Nu. |
Location |
Map. Ref. |
| AD 36 |
6 Feb 43 |
Oscar Mk 1 |
* |
Wau, N.G. |
7°20'E, 146°45'E |
| AD 37 |
* Feb 43 |
Zeke |
281 |
|
|
| AD 38 |
30 Mar 43 |
Zeke |
4443 |
|
|
| AD 39 |
14 Apr 43 |
Betty |
5569 |
|
|
| AD 40 |
28 Apr 43 |
Zeke |
1575 |
|
|
| AD 41 |
14 May 43 |
Val Mk 2 |
3034 |
|
|
| AD 42 |
16 June 43 |
Dinah |
2401 |
Bena Bena, N.G. |
|
| AD 43 |
11 Jly 43 |
Oscar Mk 2 |
5178 |
|
|
| AD 44 |
* Jly 43 |
Oscar Mk 2 |
548 |
|
|
| AD 45 |
24 Jly 43 |
Tony |
239 |
|
|
| AD 46 |
15 Aug 43 |
Lily |
1235 |
|
|
| AD 47 |
15 Aug 43 |
Lily |
1242 |
|
|
| AD 48 |
15 Aug 43 |
Lily |
1250 |
|
|
* Information unreported and unavailable.
SOUTH PACIFIC
| Ref. |
Date |
Type |
Ser. Nu. |
Location |
Map. Ref. |
| SU 1800 |
* Jan.43 |
ZEKE |
2483 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1801 |
* Jan.43 |
ZEKE |
7236 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1802 |
* Jan.43 |
ZEKE |
7439 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1803 |
1 Feb. 43 |
ZEKE |
4367 |
Coughlan Hbr, G'canal |
9.20' S, 150.35' E. |
| SU 1804 |
1 Feb. 43 |
ZEKE |
1501 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1805 |
* Mar. 43 |
ZEKE |
6544 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1806 |
10 Mar. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
1503 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1807 |
22 Mar. 43 |
BETTY |
3056 |
Russell Is., Sol. |
|
| SU 1808 |
7 Apr. 43 |
* |
|
|
|
| SU 1809 |
7 Apr. 43 |
VAL Mk 2 |
216 [sic?] |
Santa Ysabel Id. |
8.00' S, 159.00' E. |
| SU 1810 |
|
|
|
|
|
[Page 10 "South Pacific" data is identical to page 9.]
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