Pacific Wrecks 2018 Daily Updates
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• 6-19  Updated Wirraway A20-160 pilot Hockings crashed December 22, 1942
• 6-18  Added F4U Corsair NZ5418 pilot Teschner crashed September 20, 1945
• 6-17  Added F4U Corsair NZ5428 pilot Munro MIA January 15, 1945, 1 missing
• 6-16  Added F4U Corsair NZ5423 pilot McArthur MIA January 15, 1945, 1 missing
• 6-15  Added F4U Corsair NZ5412 pilot Saward MIA January 15, 1945, 1 missing
• 6-14  Added F4U Corsair NZ5408 pilot Hay MIA January 15, 1945, 1 missin
• 6-13  Added F4U Corsair NZ5287 pilot Albrecht MIA January 15, 1945, 1 missing
• 6-12  Added F4U Corsair NZ5283 pilot Johnson crashed January 15, 1945
• 6-11  Added F4U Corsair NZ5413 pilot Keefe crashed January 15, 1945
• 6-10  Added F4U Corsair NZ5294 pilot Randell crashed January 15, 1945
• 6-9  Updated F4U Corsair NZ5274 pilot Thomson MIA June 20, 1944, 1 missing
• 6-8  Updated F4U Corsair NZ5262 pilot Howlett crashed July 23, 1945
• 6-7  Updated F4U Corsair NZ5236 pilot Wilson crashed September 14, 1944, 1 missing
• 6-6  Updated F4U Corsair NZ5207 pilot Blundell MIA June 30, 1944, 1 missing
• 6-5  MIA Case resolved: P-38H Lightning 42-66668 pilot 2nd Lt. Robert R. Keown (MIA) April 16, 1944 on "Black Sunday"
• 6-4  Updated B-24J Liberator 42-73196 pilot McLauchlen crashed December 1, 1943, 10 missing
• 6-3  Added Keelung (Jilong, Kirun, Kiirun) and Keelung Harbor (Kirun Harbor, Kiirun Harbor)
• 6-2  Added SB2C-3 Helldiver 19422 pilot Eslick MIA October 12, 1944
• 6-1  Updated B-24J "Super" 42-73338 pilot Taylor MIA April 9, 1944, 10 missing
• June 2018
• 5-31  Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-93 pilot McLeod crashed August 11, 1942
• 5-30  Updated PBY-5A Catalina piloted by Davis crashed June 14, 1942
• 5-29  Added PBM Mariner 45216 pilot Flachsbarth MIA June 21, 1944
• 5-28  Updated Beaufighter A19-133 pilot Glasscock crashed September 19, 1943
• 5-27  Updated B-24D Liberator 41-1088 pilot Todd crashed June 11, 1942
• 5-26  Added P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3162 pilot Dark MIA December 24, 1943
• 5-25  Added P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3140 pilot Worsp MIA December 24, 1943
• 5-24  Updated P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3135 pilot Williams ditched December 24, 1943
• 5-23  Updated P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3134 pilot Buchanan crashed December 24, 1943
• 5-22  Updated P-40M Kittyhawk NZ3066 pilot Williams ditched September 13, 1943
• 5-21  Updated PV-1 Ventura NZ4613 pilot Benton crashed June 9, 1945, 1 missing
• 5-20  Added PV-1 Ventura NZ4521 scrapped 1948
• 5-19  Facebook Live: "WWII Aircraft Wrecsk of Papua New Guinea" by Donna Esposito at Empire State Aviation Museum (ESAM)
• 5-18  Added B-24D 41-30658 pilot Snyder MIA January 22, 1944, 6 missing
• 5-17  Updated P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3186 pilot Grubb crashed January 22, 1944
  5-16  Updated PV-1 Ventura 33079 pilot Pierce MIA March 21, 1944, 4 missing
• 5-15  Added PV-1 Ventura 29870 pilot Birdsall MIA March 21, 1944, 5 missing
• 5-14  Updated B-24L 44-49840 pilot Rau crashed March 12, 1945, 10 missing, resolved
• 5-13  Updated TBF-1C Avenger Serial Number NZ2530 pilot Greenslade MIA May 28, 1944, 3 missing
• 5-12  Added Scone Island bordering Port Moresby
• 5-11  Added Oyster Bay bordering Bootless Bay
• 5-10  Added Ela Beach at Port Moresby
• 5-9  Added Motukea Island bordering Fairfax Harbor
• 5-8  Updated B-26B "Queenie" 41-17586 pilot Eddy crashed January 3, 1943
• 5-7  Updated B-26B "Liberty Bell" 41-17584 pilot Durbin crashed July 3, 1942
• 5-6  Updated B-26B "Kansas City Kitty" 41-17585  pilot Wilmarth crashed September 18, 1942, 1 missing
• 5-5  Added P-40N Warhawk pilot Croft crashed December 4, 1943, pilot rescued
• 5-4  Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66517 pilot Larson ditched July 21, 1943
• 5-3  Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-36 written off August 11, 1942
• 5-2  Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-101 pilot Faulks force landed October 4, 1944
• 5-1  Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-93 pilot McLeod crashed August 11, 1942
• May 2018
• 4-30  Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-84 pilot Inkster crashed August 11, 1942
• 4-29  Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-100 pilot Shelley MIA August 11, 1942
• 4-28  Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-123 pilot Sheldon crashed August 11, 1942
• 4-27  Updated Borgen Bay West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-26  Updated B-24D "Heaven Can Wait" 42-41216 pilot Tennyson MIA March 11, 1944, 11 missing
• 4-25  April 25, 2018: ANZAC Day rememberances at dawn Asia and the Pacific
• 4-24  Added Pinapel Island Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-23  Added Sau Island (Sale) Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-22  75th anniversary of the loss of F-5A Lightning 42-12967 pilot Mancini MIA April 22, 1943
  4-21  Added Sau Island (Sale) Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-20  Added Pinapel Island, Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-19  Added Hon Island (Torohan) Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-18  75th anniversary: April 18, 1943 "Yamamoto Mission" P-38 Lightings shoot down G4M1 Betty 2656 and G4M1 Betty Tail 326
• 4-17  Added Sirot Island, Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-16  Added Belil Island, Green Island Atoll, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-15  Added B-24L "Maiden Montana" 44-41549 pilot Montgomery crashed March 12, 1945, 11 missing, resolved
• 4-14  75th anniversary: April 14, 1943: Operation I-Go Air raid against Milne Bay
• 4-13  Updated P-38G Lightning 42-12849 pilot Sells crashed April 14, 1943
• 4-12  75th anniversary: April 12, 1943: Operation I-Go Air raid against Port Moresby
• 4-11  75th anniversary: April 11, 1943: Operation I-Go Air raid against Oro Bay
• 4-10  Added SBD-5 Dauntless 54532 operated by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF)
• 4-9  Added A-24B Dive Bomber 42-54532  written off July 31, 1944
• 4-8  Updated B-17E "Loose Goose" 41-2609 ultimate fate unknown
• 4-7  75th anniversary: April 7, 1943: Operation I-Go Air raid against Tulagi
• 4-6  Updated P-38J "Marge" 42-103993 pilot Malone crashed March 22, 1944
• 4-5  Added B-24D "Little Hiawatha" 41-24187 written off
• 4-4  Added Ulada, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
• 4-3  Updated Raways Airfield (Dobodura No. 1) near Dobodura
• 4-2  Added Dobodura No. 2 (Dobo 2 Strip) near Dobodura
• 4-1  Added F-6D 44-14874 ultimate fate unknown
• April 2018
• 3-31  Added F-6D "Arkansas Ridge Runner" 44-14879 ultimate fate unknown
• 3-30  Updated Warangoi, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
• 3-29  Updated SBD-5 Dauntless 28161 pilot Anderson MIA May 17, 1944
• 3-28  75th Anniversary D3A Val dive bombers attack Oro Bay destroying the Liberty Ship Wharf and sinking SS Masaya and SS Bantam
• 3-27  Updated P-40 Warhawk piloted by Dewees MIA March 28, 1943
• 3-26  75th Anniversary: B-17F "Pluto" 41-24384 MIA March 26, 1943 aboard is Brigadier General Howard K. Ramey
• 3-25  Updated Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-40 Warhawks
• 3-24  Updated Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-40 Warhawks
• 3-23  Updated 49th Fighter Group (49th FG) P-40 Warhawks
• 3-22  Updated 347th Fighter Group (347th FG) P-40 Warkhawks
• 3-21  Updated 18th Fighter Group (49th FG) P-40 Warkawks
• 3-20  Updated P-40F 41-19834 pilot Hill MIA August 25, 1943, 1 Prisoner Of War, executed
• 3-19  Updated P-40F pilot Carter MIA February 4, 1943, 1 missing
• 3-18  Updated P-40F 41-19838 pilot Sooter MIA June 5, 1943, 1 missing
• 3-17  Updated P-40F 41-14110 pilot Morrissey MIA February 13, 1943, 1 missing
• 3-16  Updated P-40F 41-14102 pilot Johnson MIA February 13, 1943, 1 missing
• 3-15  Updated P-38H "Charlcie Jeann" 42-66516 pilot Price MIA October 13, 1943
• 3-14  Added Tsukuba Airfield in Ibaraki Prefecture
• 3-13  Added Ōita Airfield at Ōita on Kyūshū Island
• 3-12  Added D4Y Judy commander Ugaki crashed August 15, 1945
• 3-11  Book Review Fading Victory The Diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki 1941-1945
• 3-10  Updated F6F Hellcat 41881 pilot Lt. William Querine Punnell crashed July 25, 1944
• 3-9  Added Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor NC9645 owned by Liberty Aviation Museum and leased to Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
• 3-8  Updated Ford 5-AT-E Trimotor VH-UTB crashed October 23, 1941 afterwards written off
• 3-7  Added Tonu in Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
• 3-6  Added Konga in Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
• 3-5  March 5, 2018 Paul Allen / RV Petrel locates USS Lexington CV-2 sunk May 8, 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea off Australia
• 3-4  Added P-38G Lightning "Elsie" force landed April 5, 1943 at Horanda Airfield (Dobodura No. 4)
• 3-3  Added Ishigaki Jima, Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
• 3-2  Added F4U Corsair 17557 pilot 1st Lt. Milton E. Schneider MIA October 18, 1943
• 3-1  Updated B-25G-5 Mitchell 42-64846 pilot Jaebker crashed November 22, 1943
• March 2018
• 2-28  Added Bekok Airfield (Bekuk) in Johor (Johore) in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-27  Updated Alor Setar Airfield in Kedah State in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-26  Added Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-25  Added Penang in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-24  Added Bekok Airfield at Bekok (Bekuk) in Johor (Johore) in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-23  Updated Tebrau Airfield at Tebrau in Johor (Johore) in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-22  Added Johor (Johore) in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-21  Added Kelantan in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-20  Added Selangor in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-19  Added Perak State in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-18  Added Kedah State in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-17  Added P-38L Lightning 44-24519 pilot Smith MIA April 13, 1945, 1 missing
• 2-16  Added Selangor State in Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-15  Updated Malaysia (Malayan States)
• 2-14  75th anniversary Saint Valentines Day Massacre February 14. 1943
• 2-13  Added P-40N Warhawk 42-104984 pilot 1st Lt. Roger A. Grant, Jr. crashed September 21, 1943 rescued
• 2-12  Added Yaeyama Islands, (Yaeyama Island Group) Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
• 2-11  Added F4F Wildcat 03454 pilot Lt. Col. Harold W. Bauer MIA November 14, 1942
• 2-10  Added Marine Fighting Squadron 212 "Hell Hounds / The Musketeers" VMF-212
• 2-9  Updated 70mm Battalion Gun Type 92 emplaced on Kolombangara Island
• 2-8  Updated B-24J Liberator 42-100292 pilot Nellis crashed February 28, 1944, 10 missing
• 2-7  Updated F6F Hellcat 78006 pilot Henwood ditched August 13, 1945 pilot rescused
• 2-6  Updated OA-10 Catalina 44-34080 pilot Eliason crashed August 13, 1945
• 2-5  Added B-25J 44-30993 pilot Wilkinson ditched August 10, 1945 crew rescued
• 2-4  Added B-25J 44-31065 pilot Vincent crashed August 10, 1945
• 2-3  Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-16 pilot Anderson crashed March 22, 1942
• 2-2  Updated A6M2 Zero pilot Yamazaki crashed March 22, 1942, pilot survived
• 2-1  Updated A6M2 Zero pilot Kikuchii crashed March 22, 1942, pilot killed
• February 2018
• 1-31  Updated R4D-1 Dakota 01981 pilot Kimball crashed October 9, 1942
• 1-30  Updated Honolulu Airport (Daniel K. Inouye Airport, John Rodgers Field) Oahu, Hawaii, United States
• 1-29  Updated B-24D "Sunshine I" 42-41225 pilot Jennings MIA March 8, 1944
• 1-28  Updated Charters Towers Airfield, Queensland, Australia
• 1-27  Updated 3 Mile Drome (Kila Drome, Kila Kila Drome) National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
• 1-26  Updated A-20A "Spook" 40-109 pilot Williamson crashed January 26, 1943
• 1-25  Updated B-24J Liberator 42-73185 pilot Dicker crashed June 19, 1944, 2 rescued, 9 missing
• 1-24  Added Ralum, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
• 1-23  Updated Biak Numfor Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia
• 1-22  Updated Japanese Cave on Biak (Goa Jepang, Gojep) Papua Province, Indonesia
• 1-21  Updated San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
• 1-20  Added F1M2 Pete 5119 abandoned Rekata Bay
• 1-19  Added F1M2 Pete 5199 Tail YI-37 abandoned Rekata Bay
• 1-18  Updated F1M2 Pete Tail 1190 Tail YII-3 abandoned Rekata Bay
• 1-17  Updated F1M2 Pete Tail RI-6 abandoned Nivani Island in DeBoyne Lagoon
• 1-16  Added Dove Bay in East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea
• 1-15  Added TBF Avenger 24414 pilot Krantz ditched November 11, 1943
• 1-14  Updated B-24D "Scorpion" 41-24073 pilot Manion crash landed September 6, 1943
• 1-13  Updated TBF Avenger 23871 pilot Sparks crashed December 23, 1943
• 1-12  Added PT-305 restored by the National World War II Museum
• 1-11  Updated Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands
• 1-10  Updated B-17E "Frank Buck" 41-2659 scrapped July 27, 1943
• 1-9  Added PT-174 "Hickory" scuttled November 11, 1945 off Samar
• 1-8  Updated Junkers F 13 "Papua" VH-UTS abandoned at Merauke Airfield
• 1-7  Added PT-164 "Fubar" sunk August 1, 1943 by Japanese aircraft in Rendova Harbor
• 1-6  Added B-25C "The Worry Bird" 41-13153 pilot Schauffler crashed July 20, 1943, 3 missing
• 1-5  75th anniversary: January 5, 1943 Rabaul mission B-17F 41-24458 with Brig Gen Kenneth N. Walker (MIA) B-17F 41-24538 (rescued)
• 1-4  Book Review A PT Skipper in the South Pacific A Naval Officer's Memoir of Service on PTs and a PT Boat Tender by Prescott
• 1-3  Added PT-168 placed out of service, stripped of usable parts and destroyed November 11, 1945
• 1-2  Added PT-61 (C68371, BPT-13, PTC-29) ultimate fate unknown
• 1-1  Happy new year! Thank you supporters Pacific Wrecks Facebook fundraiser - goal reached and exceeded!
• January 2018
  

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