Pacific Wrecks 2022 Daily Updates
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• 8-9  August 9, 1943: B-24D Liberators from 90th Bombardment Group (90th BG) "Jolly Rogers" bomb Kela and Salamaua on New Guinea.
• 8-8  August 8, 1943: Lost is B-24D "Big Emma" 41-23751 pilot 2nd Lt. John T. Moller (KIA) returning crashed Galley Reach.
• 8-7  August 7, 1943: Lost C-47 "Eager Beaver" 41-7733 pilot F/O Harold G. Wilson aboard crashed Cleveland Bay near Townsville.
• 8-6  August 6, 1943: The Second Air Task Force under the command of Lt. Colonel Malcolm A. Moore is active at Tsili Tsili Airfield.
• 8-5  August 5, 1943: Lost is B-25D "Miss America" 41-30118 pilot Major Williston M. Cox ditched off Madang with 5 POWs and 1 MIA.
• 8-4  August 4, 1943: Lost is F4F-4 Wildcat 12090 pilot Lt(jg) Irvin E. Rink in air combat with Japanese fighters over New Georgia.
• 8-3  August 3, 1943: Lost is B-17E "Red Moose Express" 41-2634 pilot 1st Lt Walter K. Brenneman shot down near Bogadjim.
• 8-2  August 2, 1943: Lost is PT-109 rammed and sunk by Japanese destroyer Amagiri in the Blacket Strait.
• 8-1  August 1, 1943: Japanese air raid sinks PT-164 "Fubar" and damages PT-117 at Rendova PT Boat Base.
• August 2022
• 7-31  July 31, 1943: Lost is F-4 Lightning 41-2014 pilot 1st Lt. LeGrand J. Kneeskern bailed out returning from a mission.
• 7-30  July 30, 1943: Lost is F4U-1 Corsair 02375 pilot Captain Jack Arnold Nichols shot down in air combat and Missing In Action (MIA).
• 7-29  July 29, 1943: Alone, 2nd Lt. Robert S. Scott defends a hilltop near Munda against counterattacks and later earnes the Medal of Honor.
• 7-28  July 28, 1943: B-25s sink Japanese destroyers Ariake and Mikazuki off Cape Gloucester.
• 7-27  July 27, 1943: Lost B-17E "De-Icer" 41-9128 pilot 1st Lt. Karl G. Stubblefield shot down by J1N1 Irving night fighter over Bougainville.
• 7-26  July 26, 1943: Commence fire! Battle of the Pips false radar returns cause U.S. Navy battleships and crusiers to commence fire.
• 7-25  July 25, 1943: Lost is B-24D 42-40856 pilot 1st Lt. Orlin F. Wyse (MIA) last seen on take off and went Missing In Action (MIA).
• 7-24  July 24, 1943: Lost is P-40K Warhawk pilot Levy shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Kiska Island.
• 7-23  July 23, 1943: Lost is SBD-4 Dauntless 10348 pilot Lt. James Wilson Dougherty ditched into Rendova Harbor crew rescued.
• 7-22  July 22, 1943: SBDs and TBFs armed with bombs score at least five bomb hits and sink Nisshin off southeast Bougainville.
• 7-21  July 21, 1943: Zero over Brisbane! A6M3 Model 32 Zero (Hybrid) on a second test flight from Eagle Farm Airfield.
• 7-20  July 20, 1943: B-25s accidentally strike PT-166 sunk and PT-164 and PT-168 damged shot down is B-25C "The Worry Bird" 41-13153.
• 7-19  July 19, 1943: Lost is B-17E "Tokyo Taxi" 41-9153 shot down by J1N1 pilot Tokumoto that is damaged and ditched.
• 7-18  July 18, 1943: Torpedoed! USS LST-342 is hit by a torpedo from Japanese submarine RO-106 and sinks, bow towed to Purvis Bay.
• 7-17  July 17, 1943: Sunk is Hatsuyuki off Kahili (Buin) off Bougainville / Lost is P-38G 43-2206 pilot 2nd Lt. Benjamin King later rescued.
• 7-16  July 16, 1943: The first Allied plane lands on Narewa Airfield on Woodlark Island rapidly built by U.S. Navy 60th NCB "Seabees".
• 7-15  July 15, 1943: Lost is P-40 Warhark pilot F/O Andrew E. Murray shot down Vella Lavella.
• 7-14  July 14, 1943: Force landed is P-39 Airacobra pilot Lt. Carlos E. "Dan" Dannacher at Wau Airfield.
• 7-13  July 13, 1943: the Battle of Kolombangara results in three light cruisers damaged by torpedoes and light cruiser Jintsū sunk.
• 7-12  July 12, 1943: Lost is B-24D "Seafood Mama" 41-24219 pilot 2nd Lt. Herman L. Richardson crashed in the Owen Stanley Range.
• 7-11  July 11, 1943: Lost B-17F "Black Jack / The Joker's Wild" 41-24521 pilot 1st Lt Ralph K. De Loach crew later rescued.
  
• 7-10  July 10, 1943: U.S. Marine Corps 1st Raider Battalion capture Enogai on New Georgia after a furious day of fighting.
• 7-9  July 9, 1943: B-25s and several fighters strafe and bomb destroyer Nagatsuki beached off southeast Kolombangara.
  
• 7-8  July 8, 1943: U.S. Navy Naval Construction Battalion “Seabees” have nearly completed Segi Airfield on southeast New Georgia.
• 7-7  July 7, 1943: Lost is Hudson NZ2033 pilot F/L Rutherford shot down by J1N1 Irving night fighter pilot Shigetoshi Kudo over Shortland.
• 7-6  July 6, 1943: Battle of Kula Gulf sunk USS Helena (CL-30) / Lost PB4Y-1 Liberator 31992 pilot LtCdr Bruce A. Van Voorhis earns MOH.
• 7-5  July 5, 1943: Lost is USS Strong (DD-467) is hit by a Type 93 “Long Lance” from 11 nautical miles away and sinks in Kula Gulf.
• 7-4  July 4, 1943: Japanese Army Ki-21 Sallys strike Rendova but meet stiff oppostion from U.S. fighters and heavy anti-aircraft fire.
• 7-3  July 3, 1943: U.S. Army 172nd & 169th Infantry Regiments plus U.S. Marines establish a beachhead at Zanana Beach on New Georgia.
• 7-2  July 2, 1943: B-25s escorted by USMC F4Us from VMF-213 bomb and strafe sinking camouflaged Kashi Maru in Bauroko Harbor.
• 7-1  July 1, 1943: Marine Raiders from the 4th Raider Battalion make a double envelopment to capture Viru Harbor on New Georgia.
• July 2022
• 6-30  June 30, 1943: Lost is B-17F "I Dood It / Pluto" 41-24543 shot down by J1N1 pilot Kudo / U.S. landing on Rendova Island.
• 6-29  June 29, 1943: Task Force 68 under Rear Admiral Merrill sorties for a bombardment and mine laying in the Shortland Islands.
• 6-28  June 28, 1943: The 80th Fighter Group "Burma Banshees" arrive from the United States at Karachi Airfield with P-40 Warhawks.
• 6-27  June 27, 1943: Lost is P-40E Kittyhawnk A29-113 pilot Sgt John G. N. Gadsden (survived) fuel line broke and crashed near Mildura.
• 6-26  June 26, 1943: Lost is B-17E "Naughty But Nice" 41-2430 shot down by J1N1 pilot Shigetoshi Kudo near Rabaul.
• 6-25  June 25, 1943: A P-40 Warhawk detachment from 344th Fighter Squadron is operating from Attu Airfield on Attu Island.
• 6-24  June 24, 1943: Emperor Hirohito tours Battleship Musashi and is photographed with Navy officers while anchored at Yokosuka.
• 6-23  June 23, 1943: Lost is B-24D "Pelly-Can" 41-23688 pilot Captain Roy W. Olsen rammed by a B5M Mable causing both to crash.
• 6-22  June 22, 1943: Lost is F4U-1 Corsair 02326 pilot 1st Lt. Other F. Smith ditched outside Midway Lagoon at Midway Atoll.
• 6-21  June 21, 1943: U.S. Marines Corps 4th Marine Raider Battalion land at Segi as the "Eastern Landing Force" on New Georgia.
• 6-20  June 20, 1943: After air combat, ditched is Spitfire Mark Vc "Butch III" A58-174 pilot F/O A. Hughes at Lee Point near Darwin.
• 6-19  June 19, 1943: Using the deck gun, USS Sculpin (SS-191) sinks guardboat No.1 Miyasho Maru and Sagami Maru off Inubozaki.
• 6-18  June 18, 1943: Presumed lost is Japanese submarine I-178 off the eastern coast of Australia when it fails to respond to signals.
• 6-17  June 17, 1943: Rehearsals for “Operation Toenails” invasion of New Georgia with ships, personnel and landing craft are underway.
• 6-16  June 16, 1943: Over Buka, damaged B-17 "Lucy" 41-2666 pilot Captain Zeamer and bombardier 2nd Sarnoski earn the Medal of Honor.
• 6-15  June 15, 1943: Lost in an aerial collision is B-24D "Dauntless Dabbie" 42-40528 and B-24D "Kathy" 42-40517 off Rigo in New Guinea.
• 6-14  June 14, 1943: Lost B-17C "Pamela / E.M.F." 40-2072 pilot 1st Lt Gidcumb crashed Bakers Creek worst aviation accident in Australia.
• 6-13  June 13, 1943: Lost is B-17F "Georgia Peach" 41-24454 pilot 1st Lt. Woodard shot down by J1N1 nightfighter pilot Shigetoshi Kudo.
• 6-12  June 12, 1943: Beaufighters from No. 31 Squadron strike Taberfane Seaplane Base claim seven floatplanes destroyed, two damaged.
• 6-11  June 11, 1943: Lost is SBD-2 Dauntless 2106 ditched into Lake Michigan, raised 1994 displayed National Museum of Naval Aviation.
• 6-10  June 10, 1943: In heavy fog, USS PC-487 after intentionally rams Japanese submarine I-24 that sinks 40 miles off Shemya.
• 6-9  June 9, 1943: Lost is B-17E “Madame X” 41-2525 pilot 1st Lt. Richard A. Snoddy on a night bombing mission against Kahili Airfield.
• 6-8  June 8, 1943: Lost is Battleship Mutsu due to an internal magazine explosion and sinks into Hiroshima Bay.
• 6-7  June 7, 1943: Lost is Beaufighter "Time Gentlemen Please / Pandemonium" A19-27 pilot S/Ldr Boulton force landed 5 Mile (Ward).
• 6-6  June 6, 1943: Nippon News reports on the state funeral for Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto at Tama Cemetery yesterday.
• 6-5  June 5, 1943: Lost is F-5A Lightning 42-13073 pilot 1st Lt. Fred Hargesheimer on a reconnaissance mission over New Britain.
• 6-4  June 4, 1943: The 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (8th PRS) Commanding Officer (C.O.) becomes Captain Arthur L. Post.
• 6-3  June 3, 1943: Japanese submarine I-24 fails to find HA-24 Type A Midget Submarine (M24) missing after attacking Sydney Harbor.
• 6-2  June 2, 1943: JAAF Ki-48 Lilys from 208th Sentai with Ki-43 Oscars from 24 Sentai bomb and strafe Bulldog Airfield at Bulldog.
• 6-1  June 1, 1943: Lost is B-17E "Flagship Texas No. VI / Strip-Straffer" 41-9207 pilot 1st Lt. Ernest A. Naumann crashed New Britain.
• June 2022
• 5-31  May 31, 1943: Lost is Beaufighter A19-73 hit the mast of SS Purth (Moresby Wreck) and crashed with two dead and two rescued.
• 5-30  May 30, 1943: Ditched is P-39 pilot Fitzgerald into a lagoon off Suva in Fiji later mistakenly dubbed "Spitfire Lagoon".
• 5-29  May 29, 1943: Sunk is Kamikawa Maru by torpedoes from USS Scamp (SS-227) / Final Japanese banzai charge on Attu.
• 5-28  May 28, 1943: Lost is P-38G Lightning 42-13381 pilot 1st Lt. Gaston M. Hensley (survived) ditched into the sea off Torey Pines.
• 5-27  May 27, 1943: Lost is B-24D “Green Hornet” 41-24212 pilot 1st Lt. Russell A. Philips crashed into the sea north of Palmyra.
• 5-26  May 26, 1943: U.S. Army Private Joseph P. Martinez leads an assault on Attu Island and earns the Medal of Honor, posthumously.
  
• 5-25  May 25, 1943: Damaged is B-25C "Feather Merchant" 41-12442 on a mission against Lae and takes months to repair.
• 5-24  May 24, 1943: Japanese submarine I-17 torpedoes SS Stanvac Manila transporting PT Boats with PT-165 and PT-173 lost
• 5-23  May 23, 1943: Bettys damage USS Niagara (AGP-1) scuttled southeast of San Cristobal and I-17 torpedoes SS Stanvac Manila
• 5-22  May 22, 1943: Lost is B-25C Mitchell 41-12981 pilot 1st Lt. Roy J. Moore (MIA) on a night reconnaissance mission off New Guinea.
• 5-21  May 21, 1943: J1N1 Gekko night fighter pilot Shigetoshi Kudo downs B-17E "Honi Kuu Okole" 41-9244 and B-17E 41-9011.
• 5-20  May 20, 1943: At 11:05pm nine Beauforts take off from Vivigani Airfield on mission against Gasmata. Lost Beaufort A9-188 (MIA).
• 5-19  May 19, 1943: Lost is TBF-1 Avenger 06239 pilot Lt(jg) Frederic B. Sleyster (MIA) on a mine laying mission against Bougainville.
• 5-18  May 18, 1943: Lost is B-25D "Dittum-Dattum" 41-30073 pilot 1st Lt. John P. McLean force landed at Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield.
• 5-17  May 17, 1943: First use of Vivigani Airfield by six Beauforts from No. 100 Squadron to stage for a mission against Gasmata.
• 5-16  May 16, 1943: USS Grayback (SS-208) torpedoes Destroyer Yugure causing serious damage northwest of Kavieng.
• 5-15  May 15, 1943: Lost is B-25C "Miss Snafu" 41-12487 piot 1st Lt Nelson P. "Lefty" Ingram Jr. (MIA) on a night mission against Lae.
• 5-14  May 14, 1943: The 475th Fighter Group (475th FG) "Satan's Angels" is activated at Charters Towers Airfield.
• 5-13  May 13, 1943: Lost is F4U Corsair 02178 pilot Major William E. Gise (MIA) in air combat over the Russell Islands.
• 5-12  May 12, 1943: Lost are C-47 Skytrain 41-18661 and C-47 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" 41-18651 crashed Owen Stanley Range.
• 5-11  May 11, 1943: U.S. Army 7th Division lands on Attu Island at two locations: Massacre Bay and Holtz Bay under fog.
  
• 5-10  May 10, 1943: Lost is Spitfire Mark Vc A58-81 pilot FtLt Bruce Little crashed near Darwin.
• 5-9  May 9, 1943: Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai 6th Kure Special Naval Landing Force reinforcements on New Georgia.
• 5-8  May 8, 1943: Lost is B-17F "Fighting Swede" 41-24520 rammed by Ki-43 Oscar pilot Oda / F-5A 42-12680 pilot 2nd Lt. Charles Roberts
• 5-7  May 7, 1943: Lost is B-17F "Reckless Mountain Boys" 41-24518 pilot Captain Byron L. "Dutch" Heichel ditched off New Ireland.
• 5-6  May 6, 1943: USS Radford (DD-446) escorts USS Gamble (DM-15), USS Preble (DM-20), and USS Breese (DM-18) to lay mines.
• 5-5  May 5, 1943: 73rd Fighter Squadron (73rd FS), 318th Fighter Group (318th FG) transfers from NAS Kaneohe to Mokuleia with P-40s.
• 5-4  May 4, 1943: 14th Air Force (14th AF) bombers and fighters bomb Hanoi and Haiphong in French Indochina (Vietnam).
• 5-3  May 3, 1943: A strike force of 58 U.S. planes including U.S. Navy bombers and fighters plus USAAF fighters strike Rekata Bay.
• 5-2  May 2, 1943: Japanese submarine I-19 scores a torpedo hit that damages SS William Williams near Suva but the vessel survives.
• 5-1  May 1, 1943: Lost is B-24D pilot Kavanagh force landed into a rice paddy northeast of Bassien (Pathein) in Burma.
• May 2022
• 4-30  April 30, 1943: Lost is B-25C "Spook II" 41-12969 pilot Major Edward L. Larner buzzed the runway and crashed.
• 4-29  April 29, 1943: Lost is P-38G Lightning piloted by 2nd Lt John McIntyre attempted a loop close to the ground and crashed.
• 4-28  April 28, 1943: B-24 Liberators on snooper missions bomb Kahili Airfield on southern Bougainville.
• 4-27  April 27, 1943: Lost is P-40K "Swing It" 42-45981 pilot 2nd Lt. Christ A. Props (KIA) fell out of the formation and went into a spin.
• 4-26  April 26, 1943: Lost is PBY-5 Catalina A24-43 pilot F/Lt William J. Clark crashed dropping supplies to coastwatchers on Bougainville.
• 4-25  April 25, 1943: 492d Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group transfers with B-24s from Bishnupur to Panagarh.
• 4-24  April 24, 1943: B-25 Mitchells bomb Dili Airfield west of Dili in East Timor.
• 4-23  April 23, 1943: Damaged is B-17F "Aztec's Curse" 41-24457 piloted by Captain Leon Rockwell ground looped due to brake failure.
• 4-22  April 22, 1943: Lost is A-20A "Strawberry Roam" 40-173 pilot 1st Lt. William Langley ditched into Bootless Bay.
• 4-21  April 21, 1943: Japanese Navy Admiral Mineichi Koga is appointed Commander in Chief (CinC) of the Combined Fleet.
• 4-20  April 20, 1943: Damaged is B-24D "Super Man" 41-23938 on a bombing raid against Nauru returns with 600 bullet holes.
• 4-19  April 19, 1943: Lost is B-26B 41-17576 suffers an engine failure and crashed, crew survived with injuries.
• 4-18  April 18, 1943: Operation Peacock G4M1 Betty Tail 323 with Admiral Yamamoto and G4M1 Betty Tail 326 pilot Vice-Admiral Ugaki.
• 4-17  April 17, 1943: Lost is B-17F 41-24425 pilot Captain Charles N. McArthur (MIA) after an aerial collision and crashed into the sea.
• 4-16  April 16, 1943: Lost is B-25C "Chatter Box" 41-13088 pilot 2nd Lt. Charles Howe force lands in Veimauri swamp west of Port Moresby.
• 4-15  April 15, 1943: Lost is B-24D 41-23970 pilot 1st Lt. Don J. Gilliland shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Kiska Harbor.
• 4-14  April 14, 1943: Japanese Operation I-Go Japanese planes strike Milne Bay bomb Gurney Field and sink MS Van Heemskerk.
• 4-13  April 13, 1943: A message with the itinerary for a flight by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is decoded by U.S. Navy cryptographers.
• 4-12  April 12, 1943: Japanese Operation I-Go a formation of 175 Japanese planes targets Port Moresby.
• 4-11  April 11, 1943: Japanese Operation I-Go air strike against Oro Bay damages HMS Hanyang, MV Noora (S-136) and HMAS Pirie (J189).
• 4-10  April 10, 1943: Lost is B-24D 41-24068 pilot 1st Lt George C. McNair on a bombing mission against Wewak and crashed.
• 4-9  April 9, 1943: USS Drum (SS-228) attacks Japanese convoy, sinking army cargo ship Oyama Maru.
• 4-8  April 8, 1943: Lost is USS Kanawha (AO-1) damaged by a bomb that causes a fire and 19 killed sinks off Tulagi Island.
• 4-7  April 7, 1943: Japanese Operation I-Go over a hundered Japanese planes strike Tulagi sunk is USS Aaron Ward (DD-483).
• 4-6  April 6, 1943: Lost is P-38G pilot 1st Lt. George G. Topoll (KIA) while attempting to land, crashed and was killed.
• 4-5  April 5, 1943: Damaged is P-38G "Elsie" Tail 88 piloted by John G. O'Neill while landing at Horanda Airfield (Dobodura No. 4)
• 4-4  April 4, 1943: Elements of the U.S. Army "MacKechnie Force" land at Morobe Harbor and secured the area as a forward PT Boat Base.
• 4-3  April 3, 1943: Japanese Navy Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto aboard H8K2 Emily to Rabaul to personally supervise Operation I-Go.
• 4-2  April 2, 1943: P-38s and P-40s strike a small cargo ship in Kokolope Bay off Vella Lavella in the central Solomon Islands.
• 4-1  April 1, 1943: Smile! U.S. Army Air Force 3rd Bomb Group (3rd BG) Advanced Echelon, New Guinea with RAAF at Port Moresby.
• April 2022
• 3-31  March 31, 1943: Commissioned in the U.S. Navy is USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) at NY Shipbuilding Corp in Camden, New Jersey.
• 3-30  March 30, 1943: Lost is B-25C Mitchell N5-133 pilot 2nd Lt Swane force lands after a reconassance mission with the crew rescued.
• 3-29  March 29, 1943: "A Nice Faisi Roast Well Done.. Admiral Halsey" P-38s and a F4U strafe Shortland Harbor and Subchaser CH-28.
• 3-28  March 28, 1943: Lost is P-40E Warhawk A29-150 pilot Squadron Leader Keith "Bluey" W. Truscott crashed into Exmouth Gulf.
  
• 3-27  March 27, 1943: The Battle of the Komandorski Islands (Battle of the Bering Sea) last solely ship versus ship gun and torpedo action.
• 3-26  March 26, 1943: Lost is B-17F "Pluto" 41-24384 pilot Brigadier General Howard K. Ramey reconnaissance and administrative flight
• 3-25  March 25, 1943: U.S. President Roosevelt bestows Brig Gen Kenneth N. Walker posthumous Medal of Honor to his eldest son.
• 3-24  March 24, 1943: Lost is P-40E "Poison P" A29-125 pilot FSgt George F. Sherwin crashed at Turnbull Field near Milne Bay.
• 3-23  March 23, 1943: Overnight, Bettys bomb Henderson Field destroy six bombers / B-17E 41-2417 bombs Tavurvur (Matupi Volcano).
• 3-22  March 22, 1943: Heavy bombers pound the Gasmata Airfield on southern New Britain.
• 3-21  March 21, 1943: Lost is TBF Avenger 06091 pilot 1st Lt. Ellis E. Matheson on a bombing mission against Kahili Airfield on Bougainvile.
• 3-20  March 20, 1943: Ditched is B-17E "Goonie" 41-2523 pilot by Lt. Col. Marion D. Unruh ditched off the Russell Islands.
  
• 3-19  March 19, 1943: During the night, TBF Avengers from VMSB-143 fly the first aerial mining operation over Buin-Tonolai on Bougainville.
• 3-18  March 18, 1943: Lost is DB-7 Boston A28-3 pilot FLTLT William Ellis Newton ditched off Salamaua.
• 3-17  March 17, 1943: An accidental fuel at Tufi PT Boat Base fire burns PT-67 and PT-119 and sink into Tufi Harbor.
• 3-16  March 16, 1943: Ditched is B-17F “"Hell From Heaven Men” 41-24424 pilot 1st Lt. McMullan / Lost F-4 41-2140 pilot 1st Lt. Morton.
• 3-15  March 15, 1943: The Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, French Frigate Shoals is established at Tern Island in the French Frigate Shoals.
• 3-14  March 14, 1943: Lost is F4F Wildcat 12068 pilot Lt. James "Jim" G. G. Taylor east of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.
• 3-13  March 13, 1943: Seven crew led by 1st Lt. James A. McMurria are captured by the Japanese and became Prisoners Of War (POW).
  
• 3-12  March 12, 1943: A-20 Havocs strike Salamaua Airfield (Logui Strip No. 2) near Logui and Salamaua on the north coast of New Guinea.
• 3-11  March 11, 1943: Lost is C-47 Skytrain 41-38662 pilot SSgt Elmer Crowley crashed near Skindiwai (Skin Diwai) killing everyone aboard.
• 3-10  March 10, 1943: The 14th Air Force (14th AF) is activated at Kunming under the command of Major General Claire L. Chennault.
• 3-9  March 9, 1943: Crashed B-26 "Thunderbird" 40-1480 pilot Captain Harry Patteson killed is bombardier Pvt Emil Erickson.
  
• 3-8  March 8, 1943: Sunk s'Jacob by bomb hit from G4M1 Bettys off Porlock Harbor on the north coast of New Guinea.
• 3-7  March 7, 1943: Lost is Ki-46 Dinah pilot Tonoi crashed into the sea off Bathurst Island.
• 3-6  March 6, 1943: Ditched A6M2 Zero 1503 pilot WO Kan-ichi Kashimura (MIA) off Russell Islands and later salvaged ashore.
• 3-5  March 5, 1943: Lost PB4Y-1 31948 pilot Lt. Frank M. Fisler (MIA) bombing Japanese shipping in Tonolei Harbor on Bougainville.
• 3-4  March 4, 1943: Sunk is Destroyer Arashio at the conclusion of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
• 3-3  March 3, 1943: During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea lost is B-17F "Ka-Puhio-Wela" 41-24356 pilot 1st Lt. Woodrow W. Moore.
• 3-2  March 2, 1943: Six A6M2 Zeros strafe Coomalie Creek Airfield and destroy Beaufighter "Feaubighter" A19-31 parked.
• 3-1  March 1, 1943: Spotted! B-24D "Miss Deed" 41-24070 discovers a Japanese convoy en route from Rabaul for Lae.
• March 2022
• 2-28  February 28, 1943: Lost is TBF-1 "Peggy" 06109 pilot Captain Alexander R. Berry over southern Bougainville becomes POW.
• 2-27  February 27, 1943: Photo recon F-4 Lightning from 17th PRS makes a photographic run from 32,500' over Ballale.
  
• 2-26  February 26, 1943: Delivery Japanese submarine I-169 Type A midget submarine and torpedoes to Kiska Harbor Submarine Base.
• 2-25  February 25, 1943: Japanese Prisoners Of War (POW) at Featherston POW Camp protest work details that becomes a riot.
• 2-24  February 24, 1943: Lost is Hudson A16-245 pilot F/O Raymond A. N. Kelly ditched into Milne Bay.
• 2-23  February 23, 1943: Yokosuka 7th Special Naval Landing Force (Yokosuka 7th SNLF) lands on Kolombangara Island.
• 2-22  February 22, 1943: A single B-24D Liberator strikes Lorengau Airfield on Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands.
• 2-21  February 21, 1943: Lost is B-25C "Draft Dodger" 41-12968 pilot 2nd Lt. Gordon K. McCoun ditched crew rescued.
• 2-20  February 20, 1943: Crew of B-17E "Naughty But Nice" 41-2430 between missions at 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby.
  
• 2-19  February 19, 1943: Lost is B-24D "Lady Luck" 41-11901 pilot 2nd Lt Howard F. Carlson on a reconnaissance over New Britain.
• 2-18  February 18, 1943: Fire mission! Task Group 8.6 (TG 8.6) bombards Holtz Bay and Chichagof Harbor on Attu in the Aleutians.
• 2-17  February 17, 1943: A small group of U.S. officers depart Guadalcanal bound for Russell Islands and after dark land on Banika.
• 2-16  February 16, 1943: Lost is B-24D "Bundles For Japan" 41-23969 crashed returning from a mission with 3 dead and others rescued.
• 2-15  February 15, 1943: Four A6M2-N Rufes and three E13A1 Jakes bomb and strafe Amchitka Airfield causing casualties on the ground.
• 2-14  February 14, 1943: The Saint Valentines Day Massacre results in the loss of eight U.S. planes and suspends daylight raids.
• 2-13  February 13, 1943: Lost is P-40F Warhawk 41-14110 pilot 1st Lt. Raymond A. Morrissey on an escort mission over Shortland-Buin.
• 2-12  February 12, 1943: Lost is B-24D Liberator 41-24017 pilot 1st Lt. Donald A. Rininsland on an armed reconnaissance over Wewak.
• 2-11  February 11, 1943: Japanese Navy Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto designates Battleship Musashi as his flagship at Truk.
• 2-10  February 10, 1943: U.S. Army Signal Corps photographs of A6M2 Zero Tail 114? on the beach at Verahue on Guadalcanal.
• 2-9  February 9, 1943: Lost is B-17F "My Lovin' Dove" 41-24450 pilot Captain Classen ditched off Buka Island crew rescued 60 days later.
• 2-8  February 8, 1943: Overnight, Japanese destroyers complete the evacuation of personnel from Cape Esperence on Guadalcanal.
• 2-7  February 7, 1942: Lost is B-24D Liberator 41-23755 pilot 1st Lt James J. Crawford crashed Gerehu.
• 2-6  February 6, 1943: Lost is C-47 "Early Delivery" 41-38658 pilot 1st Lt. Schwensen (MIA) / Wirraway A20-447 destroyed at Wau Airfield.
• 2-5  February 5, 1943: Lost is B-25C Mitchell 41-12502 pilot 2nd Lt. Frederick W. Schierloh, Jr. (KIA) crashed off SS Pruth.
• 2-4  February 4, 1943: Damaged by a near miss Japanese destroyer Maikaze is towed by Nagatsuki back to Shortland.
• 2-3  February 3, 1943: A-20 Havocs conduct air strikes along the Mubo-Komiatum Track targeting Japanese concentrations.
• 2-2  February 2, 1943: The U.S. Army 147th Infantry Regiment crosses the Bonegi River on Guadalcanal.
• 2-1  February 1, 1943: Lost is A6M2 Zero 6544 pilot PO2c Sakuji Tanaka damaged over Guadalcanal and crashed Pavuvu Island.
• February 2022
• 1-31  January 31, 1943: Damaged by bombs and strafing, Toa Maru No. 2 drifts for three days before sinking off Ghizo Island.
• 1-30  January 30, 1943: During the Battle of Rennell Island, G4M1 Bettys from 751 Kōkūtai damaged USS Chicago (CA-29) being towed.
• 1-29  January 29, 1943: Damaged and rammed by HMNZS Kiwi (T102) lost is Japanese submarine I-1 off Kamimbo Bay on Guadalcanal.
• 1-28  January 28, 1943: Australian Army fights a delaying action against the Japanese advancing from Salamaua via Mubo towards Wau.
• 1-27  January 27, 1943: Ditched is B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2403 with Brig General Nathan F. Twining (C.O. 13th AF) aboard later rescued.
• 1-26  January 26, 1943: P-39 Airacobra pilot 2nd Lt. William F. Fiedler, Jr. damages H6K2 Mavis pilot Kira flying boat off Choiseul Island.
• 1-25  January 25, 1943: Japanese submarine I-16 makes a supply run to Cape Esperance releasing an Unkato (cargo transporting tube).
• 1-24  January 24, 1943: Damaged is Destroyer Harusame by a torpedo fired by USS Wahoo (SS-238) off Kairuru Island.
• 1-23  January 23, 1943: Ditched is A6M2 Zero pilot CPO Satō Taka’aki ditched off Wei Island (Vial).
• 1-22  January 22, 1943: The last Japanese in The Gifu on Guadalcanal launch a futile night counterattack and are defeated.
• 1-21  January 21, 1943: Crashed M-130 “Philippine Clipper” NC14715 southwest of Ukiah in wCalifornia killing everyone aboard.
• 1-20  January 20, 1943: Shark Mouth Smile! Fighter pilots photographed with their planes including P-38G 42-12623 at 14 Mile Drome.
• 1-19  January 19, 1943: The U.S. Army and Australian Army close on Sanananda and Giruwa (Girewo) on the north coast of New Guinea.
• 1-18  January 18, 1943: Force landed is B-24D 41-23908 pilot Captain Ernest "Pappy" Pruett on Great Sitkin Island and later rescued.
• 1-17  January 17, 1943: Japanese air raid against Turnbull Field (No. 3 Strip) / Ditched B-17E "Tugboat Annie" 41-2599 north of Buna.
• 1-16  January 16, 1943: The 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (17th PRS) arrives Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.
• 1-15  January 15, 1943: The first Japanese plane land at newly built Nauru Airfield on southwest Nauru Island.
• 1-14  January 14, 1943: Lost is Pfc Dale W. Ross Missing In Action Hill 27 on Guadalcanal / Crashed SOC-1 Seagull 9911 Lt. Brackett.
• 1-13  January 13, 1943: The 13th Air Force (13th AF) “Jungle Air Force” is activated with headquarters on Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific.
• 1-12  January 12, 1943: Australian Army tanks advance on the Sanananda Track with M3 Stuart Tank 2565 disabled and burned.
• 1-11  January 11, 1943: U.S. Army 27th Infantry Regiment commences attacks against Galloping Horse on Guadalcanal.
• 1-10  January 10, 1943: Killed are Sgt William Fournier and T/5 Lewis Hall 35th Infantry Regiment "Cacti" at Sea Horse on Guadalcanal.
• 1-9  January 9, 1943: Sunk is Yoshinogawa Maru off Kieta damaged by torpedoes fired by USS Nautilus (SS-168).
• 1-8  January 8, 1943: Crashed B-17E Flying Fortress 41-9234 pilot 1st Lt Dau / Lost is B-24D Liberator 41-23929 pilot Moznette off Kaui.
• 1-7  January 7, 1943: Ditched B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24383 pilot 2nd Lt. Guyton Christopher into Gulf of Papua with 6 KIA, 3 rescued.
• 1-6  January 6, 1943: Qantas S.23C "Coriolanus" Empire Flying Boat VH-ABG rescues the crew of B-17F 41-24538 off Urasi Island.
• 1-5  January 5, 1943: Lost is B-17F "San Antonio Rose" 41-24458 pilot Lindberg with General Kenneth N. Walker Missing In Action (MIA).
• 1-4  January 4, 1943: Japanese Imperial HQ issued an order authorizing "Operation Ke" to evacuate Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.
• 1-3  January 3, 1943: Damaged B-26 "So Sorry" 40-1422 pilot 1st Lt. Gerald J. Crosson force landed near Dobodura crew rescued.
• 1-2  January 2, 1943: Abandoned is PT-43 at Chapuru near Cape Esperance on Guadalcanal.
• 1-1  January 1, 1943: "New Year's Day" last entry on the door diary of C-47 "Flying Dutchman" 41-18564 as the last survivors perish.
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