Pacific Wrecks 2019 Daily Updates
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• 2-16  February 16, 1944: 345th BG B-25s attack a convoy off New Hanover and sink HA-52 Type B Midget Submarine
• 2-15  February 15, 1944: The Kavieng Raid and daring rescue by Lt(jg) Nathan Gordon of three air crews earned Medal of Honor
• 2-14  February 14, 1944: Six Avengers lost dropping aerial mines over Simpson Harbor off Rabaul including TBF Avenger 24264 (MIA)
• 2-13  February 13, 1944: Lost is P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3165 pilot Treweek aerial collision wreckage found 1955 and remains recovered
• 2-12  February 12, 1944: Lost is B-24D "The Wicked Wench" 42-72818 pilot Carter shot down by anti-aircraft near Rabaul
• 2-11  February 11, 1944: Lost is F4U Corsair 55908 pilot 1st Lt. Allan S. Harrison wreckage known but remains missing
• 2-10  February 10, 1944: Lost is F4U Corsair 02566 pilot 2nd Lt. Jack G. Morris who was rescued and reunited with his aircraft
• 2-9  February 9, 1944: 7th Air Force A-24 dive bombers bomb and strafe oil storage and gun positions on Jaluit.
• 2-8  February 8, 1944: P-39 Airacobras attack targets on Bougainville and New Guinea.
• 2-7  February 7, 1944: Lost is L-4A Grasshopper 43-29071 pilot Piotrowski observer Kindig inland from Saidor
• 2-6  February 6, 1944: Lost is B-25D "Sticky Kitty" 42-87286 pilot Brown crashed Bunabun Harbor off New Guinea
• 2-5  February 5, 1944: Two RNZAF Kittyhawks are lost returning from Rabaul: P-40N NZ3120 (MIA) and P-40N NZ3126 (MIA)
• 2-4  February 4, 1944: Lost is A-20G Havoc 43-9122 pilot Rimer crashed off southern New Guinea
• 2-3  February 3, 1944: Lost is F4U Corsair 56039 piloted by 1st Lt Robert M. Hanson third highest scoring USMC ace
• 2-2  February 2, 1944: Lost is C-47A "Shack Trooper" 42-23487 pilot Donovan MIA between Townsville and New Guinea
• 2-1  February 1, 1944: Crashed is F6F-3 Hellcat Bureau Number 40121 pilot Ensign John R. Clem
• February 2018
• 1-31  January 31, 1944: U. S. forces land in Kwajalein Atoll and immediately begin developing the area into a base
• 1-30  January 30, 1944: Lost is B-25D "Arkansas Traveler" 41-30594 shot down into Hansa Bay
• 1-29  January 29, 1944: Ground looped is B-17E "Yankee Diddl'er Wouldn't It Root Ya" 41-2458
• 1-28  January 28, 1944: Lost is B-25G Mitchell 42-64881 piloted by 1st Lt. Donald T. Renshaw
• 1-27  January 27, 1944: Two Kittyhawks collide over Jomba Island P-40N "Ishkabibble" A29-530 and P-40N A29-523 both pilots lost
• 1-26  January 26, 1944: "last seen going into its dive" SBD Dauntless 36231 piloted by Coonley is and remains listed as MIA
• 1-25  January 25, 1944: USMC operational loss of twenty-two F4U Corsairs from VMF-422 ditch or go missing on a ferry flight
• 1-24  January 24, 1944: Ditched is F4U Corsair 02285 piloted by Major Robert G. Owens who is rescued by PBY Catalina
• 1-23  January 23, 1944: Lost is P-40N pilot 1st Lt. John F. Crowley (MIA) likely the wreckage is known
• 1-22  January 22, 1944: Two Corsairs from VMF-321 “Hell’s Angels” arelost FG 14212 rescued and FG 13270 MIA
• 1-21  January 21, 1944: Lost after take off B-24J 'Miss Bee Haven' 42-72982 and B-24J "Galloping Gus" 42-72999 crashed Tarawa Lagoon
• 1-20  January 20, 1944: For the past week U. S. forces unsucessfully search for P-39Q Airacobra 42-19949 pilot 2nd Lt. Thomas H. Roberts
• 1-19  January 19, 1944: Two A-20s force landed on the beach on Morington Island A-20G 42-86620 and A-20G 42-86724
• 1-18  January 18, 1944: P-38H Lightning 42-66534 pilot 2nd Lt. John R. Weldon, Jr. force landed Missing In Action (MIA)
• 1-17  January 17, 1944: P-38H Lightning 42-66897 pilot Hart crashed January 17, 1944 pilot rescued 7 days later
• 1-16  January 16, 1944: 5th Fighter Command sets a record for aerial victories claimed by a single squadron in a single engagement
• 1-15  January 15, 1944: 5th Air Force B-24 Liberators and B-25 Mitchells bomb Ulingan on the north coast of New Guinea
• 1-14  January 14, 1944: SBD Dauntless 35971 pilot Ramsey crashed northeast of Rabaul, gunner Sgt Charles J. Sciara POW
• 1-13  January 13, 1944: F4U-1A Corsair Bureau Number 18045 pilot Captain Adolph Raines Vetter Missing In Action (MIA).
• 1-12  January 12, 1944: Spitfire Mark Vc "Tasmanian Devil" A58-178 pilot Grinlington damaged on landing
• 1-11  January 11, 1944: F4U-1 Corsair 17430 pilot Larson did not join up with the formation Missing In Action (MIA).
• 1-10  January 10, 1944: SBD-4 Dauntless 06738 pilot Collins ditched and rescued.
• 1-9  January 9, 1944: P-40N Kittyhawk NZ3121 pilot Sladen shot down on a mission against Rabaul
• 1-8  January 8, 1944: Bogadjim Road (Bogadjim-Yaula Road) in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
• 1-7  January 7, 1944: P-38H Lightning 42-66865 pilot Jennings MIA January 7, 1944
• 1-6  January 6, 1944: 312th Bombardment Group operates from Gusap Airfield
• 1-5  January 5, 1944: PBY-5 Catalina 08377 pilot Lt(jg) Kenneth L. Marlin sinks due to damage from swells crew rescued by PT Boat
• 1-4  January 4, 1944: 421st Night Fighter Squadron (421st NFS) arrives in New Guinea.
• 1-3  January 3, 1944: Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington piloting F4U Corsair 17915 ditched off Rabaul became a Prisoner Of War (POW)
• 1-2  January 2, 1944: "Operation Michaelmas" U. S. Army landing at Saidor on the north coast of New Guinea
• 1-1  January 1, 1944: Happy new year! Thank you supporters Pacific Wrecks Facebook fundraiser
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