Pacific Wrecks - 2014 Daily Updates

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Pacific Wrecks 2014 Daily Updates
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12-31 Happy New Year! YouTube - Pacific Wrecks Drone B-24 Liberator Papua New Guinea
12-30 Updated Saidor Airfield Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
12-29 Updated P-39Q Airacobra 42-20355 pilot Diffenderffer crashed April 9, 1944
12-28 Updated Ulingan (Uligan) Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
12-27 Updated B-25G Mitchell 42-64827 pilot Freek crashed January 16, 1944
12-26 Updated B-25D Mitchell 42-87286 pilot Braun MIA January 8, 1944
12-25 Updated Gurney Airfield (No. 1 Strip, Fall River) Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
12-24 Updated B-24D "Sweepy-Time Gal" 42-40622 pilot McConnell crashed April 18, 1944
12-23 Updated TBF Avenger 2426 pilot Boyden February 14, 1944
12-22 Updated TBF Avenger 06311 pilot Bartholf February 14, 1944
12-21 Updated TBF Avenger 47506 pilot Cornelius MIA February 14, 1944
12-20 Updated TBF Avenger 24264 pilot Boyden MIA February 14, 1944
12-19 Updated Lae War Cemetery, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
12-18 Added Fufuda, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
12-17 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-12491 pilot Dickinson crashed May 23, 1942
12-16 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-13130 pilot Gunson crashed September 16, 1943
12-15 Updated Asakaze Maru sunk December 3, 1943
12-14 Updated B-24D Liberator 41-11850 pilot Terry force landed August 13, 1944
12-13 Updated B-24D "Li'l De-Icer" 42-40965
12-12 Stars & Stripes "Report calls for protection of wreck of USS Houston"
12-11 Updated Wanigela (Waigela), Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
12-10 Updated Pongani, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
12-9 In memory: Brian Bennett passed away December 7, 2014
12-7 December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Habor and Oahu
12-6 Stars & Stripes "Georgia vets reflect on Pearl Harbor: 'We all wanted to go fight'"
12-5 Added F4U-1D Corsair NZ5402 pilot Warren crashed June 21, 1945
12-4 Added R4D-5 Dakota 12432 MIA December 27, 1943
12-3 Stars & Stripes "USS Arizona survivors gather for reunion of Pearl Harbor attack"
12-1 ABC News "Bill Park, 95-year-old WWII veteran, spends 12 years updating thousands of missing service records"
12-1 New York Times "Japanese Unearth Remains, and Their Nation’s Past, on Guadalcanal"
November 2014
11-30 ADF "Operation Render Safe 2014 sets explosive ordnance disposal record"
11-29 Stars & Stripes "New wall at USS Arizona Memorial dedicated on Veterans Day"
11-28 BBC Radio 4 "The Louis Zamperini Story"
11-27 ABC News "Eric Geddes: Sole survivor of WWII RAAF aircrew wins fight to erase historic slur over Savo Island bloodbath"
11-26 Washington Post "In Japan, former American prisoners of war close a dark chapter"
11-25 Stars & Stripes "Bataan Death March survivor looks back ... and ahead"
11-24 60 Minutes "A Forgotten Corner of Hell"
11-23 Washington Post "After seven decades, a missing World War II soldier’s remains are buried in Virginia"
11-22 Added B-25D N5-162 and B-25D N5-169
11-21 Added B-25C N5-136 and B-25C N5-138
11-20 Added A-20A "Maid In Japan" 40-139 / A28-38
11-19 Added Beaufighter A19-68 pilot Butterfield crashed October 12, 1942
11-18 'UNBROKEN' World Premiere in Sydney, Australia on November 17, 2014
11-17 Added Boston A28-26 pilot Knight crashed October 11, 1943
11-16 Added Boston A28-21 pilot Smith missing February 6, 1943
11-15 Updated P-40E "Schuftie" A29-41 pilot King crashed December 3, 1943
11-14 Added P-40E A29-100 pilot Shelley missing August 11, 1942
11-13 Updated P-40N "Mr. Five by Five / Punkins" 42-104977 pilot Thorvaldson crashed September 13, 1943
11-12 In Memory: Joel D. Thorvaldson passed away on November 5, 2014
11-11 Added SBD Bu No 28452 pilot McLellan-Symonds lost April 4, 1944 and taken prisoner
11-10 Updated P-40N NZ3125 airworthy; registered as VH-ZOC - Added Photo
11-9 Added P-40N NZ3137 pilot Souter missing February 13, 1944
11-8 Added P-38J 42-67802 pilot King missing June 18, 1944
11-7 Updated Kokoda Airfield Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
11-6 Added P-40N NZ3155 pilot McDonald missing December 19, 1943
11-5 Added P-40N NZ3215 pilot McHardie missing June 1, 1944
11-4 Added P-40N NZ3200 pilot Knight missing January 27, 1944
11-3 Added P-40N NZ3188 pilot Broadbent crashed May 7, 1944
11-2 Added P-40N NZ3183 pilot Highet missing January 27, 1944
11-1 Added P-400 Airacobra piloted by Jackson crashed September 5, 1942
November 2014
10-31 Updated P-40N NZ3175 pilot McFarlane missing December 17, 1943
10-30 Added P-40N NZ3186 pilot Grubb crashed January 22, 1944
10-29 Added P-40N NZ3169 pilot Rishworth missing November 22, 1943
10-28 Updated Hudson A16-201 pilot Cowan crashed July 22, 1942 added Panorama article
10-27 Added Wirraway A20-476 pilot O'Connell crashed July 6, 1945
10-26 Added Wirraway A20-179 and Wirraway A20-303 lost on January 20, 1942
10-25 Added P-40E A29-141 pilot Robilliard missing August 18, 1942
10-24 Added Boston A28-14 pilot Kenway missing February 9, 1943
10-23 Updated PV-1 A59-96 displayed at the Queensland Air Museum
10-22 Added PV-1 A59-73 located at Gove (Nhulunbuy) Airfield, Northern Territory
10-21 Added B-26 "The Avenger" 40-1399 pilot Crosson crashed on take off August 17, 1942
10-20 70th anniversary of the landing on Leyte
10-19 Added P-400 BX147 pilot Cobb bailed out August 31, 1942
10-18 Updated B-25C 41-12501 pilot Simmons bailed out October 13, 1942
10-17 Updated Hudson A16-3 pilot Hemsworth ditched December 26, 1942
10-16 Added P-39 Airacobra piloted by Felker crashed December 3, 1942
10-15 Updated B-25C 41-12470 pilot Schmidt crashed June 26, 1942
10-14 Updated C-47A A65-3 pilot Balfe ditched December 14, 1943
10-13 Updated C-47A A65-64 displayed at ClubMulwala, New South Wales - Added Photo
10-12 Added P-40E A29-47 pilot Cox crashed April 28, 1942
10-11 Updated P-40E "Tarheel" 41-5509 and P-40E 41-35943 collided July 12, 1942
10-10 Added P-40E A29-113 pilot Gadsden crashed June 27, 1943
10-9 Updated Wirraway A20-704 to be transported to the United States
10-8 Added P-40E 41-25181 pilot Alford shot down June 13, 1942
10-7 Added PBY-5A 46624, C-47B A65-124 and Wirraway A20-668 displayed at the RAAFAWA Aviation Heritage Centre, Bull Creek, WA
10-6 Added C-47A A65-44 displayed at the Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach, Queensland
10-5 Updated G4M1 Betty 5414 shot down near Darwin on November 24, 1942
10-4 Updated A6M2 Zero piloted by Nagatomo crashed February 28, 1942 - added grave photo
10-3 Updated D3A1 Val 3304 shot down over Darwin on February 19, 1942
10-2 Updated Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
10-1 Updated B-25C 41-12455 pilot Keeter crashed April 21, 1942
October 2014
9-30 Added B-25C 41-13091 pilot Crosswhite crashed December 15, 1942
9-29 Updated B-25C 41-12889 pilot May missing October 23, 1942
9-28 Updated B-25G 42-64835 pilot English missing April 12, 1944
9-27 Added Beaufort A9-52 pilot Sage crashed June 26, 1942
9-26 Added TBM-3 53857 airworthy in Australia as VH-MML
9-25 Added Fox Moth piloted by Hemsworth crashed on take off from Ioma about February 20, 1942
9-24 Added Fox Moth VH-UUS / A41-3
9-23 Added B-25C 41-12483 and B-25C 41-12996
9-22 Added P-40N A29-649 pilot Keyes missing January 28, 1945
9-21 Added Beaufort A9-660 pilot Barker crashed January 28, 1945
9-20 Added Beaufort A9-150 cockpit section at the Australian National Aviation Museum
9-19 Updated P-400 BW117 pilot Gignac force landed July 11, 1942
9-18 Added P-400 AP267 pilot Casey missing February 25, 1943
9-17 Added Unknown Japanese Midget Submarine located in Simpson Harbour
9-16 Added C-47B A65-111
9-15 70th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu
9-14 100th Anniversary of the loss of RAN Submarine HMAS AE1
9-13 Added P-39F A53-5 and P-39D A53-12
9-12 Added Boomerangs A46-24, A46-119, A46-124, A46-147 and A46-148
9-11 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Bita Paka during the First World War
9-10 Updated Boomerangs A46-122, A46-134, A46-173 and A46-174
9-9 Added Tiger Moth A17-443 displayed at Narrandera, New South Wales
9-8 Added Deniliquin and Narrandera airfields
9-7 Updated Wirraway A20-10 displayed at the Australian National Aviation Museum
9-6 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-12470 pilot Schmidt crashed July 26, 1942
9-5 Updated B-25D "Battlin' Biffy" 41-29701 pilot Carey crashed October 5, 1942
9-4 Updated B-24D "Rio Rita" 41-24127 scrapped December 1952
9-3 Added B-24D "Tailskid Tolly" 42-40290 scrapped October 1944
9-2 Updated B-17E "Guinea Pig" 41-2472 scrapped October 1944
9-1 Added HMS Prince of Wales Roll of Honour
September 2014
8-31 Added Mosquitoes HP886, NS735 and A52-70
8-30 Updated Mosquitoes A52-319 and A52-600
8-29 Added Beaufighter A8-186 located at the Camden Aviation Museum
8-28 Added Benalla Airfield
8-27 Updated P-40B Warhawk 41-13297 pilot Sprankle crashed January 24, 1942
8-26 Added B-24J Liberator 42-73185 pilot Dicker crashed June 19, 1944
8-25 Added F4U Corsair 02577 pilot Lanphier crashed August 28, 1943
8-24 Added Gippsland Armed Forces Museum
8-23 Added Seafire PR228 pilot Schaffer crashed August 8, 1945
8-22 Added P-40E 41-5526 pilot McLaughlin crashed March 10, 1942
8-21 Added C-47B P2-001 (ex A65-100)
8-20 Updated RAAF MIA Investigations
8-19 Added Beaufort A9-106 pilot Thewlis crashed January 29, 1945
8-18 Added Catalina A24-45 pilot Temperley crashed July 20, 1944
8-17 Updated Australian War Memorial
8-16 Added PBY-5 A24-53 and PBY-5 A24-64
8-15 Added C-47B A65-104 remains located at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Darwin
8-14 Added C-47B A65-94 operated by the Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS)
8-13 Updated C-47B P2-002 (ex A65-84) displayed at Airways Hotel, Port Moresby
8-12 Added C-47B A65-71 stored at the Treloar Technology Centre, Canberra
8-11 Added B-24L 44-41482 pilot Williams missing June 6, 1945
8-10 Updated C-47B A65-64 displayed outside Mulwala RSL Club
8-9 Updated PBY-5 A24-65
8-8 Added RB-29A "Over Exposed" 44-61999 pilot Tanner crashed November 3, 1948
8-7 Added C-39 38-505, C-39 38-530 & DC-2 A30-9
8-6 Updated B-24D "Hot Garters" 42-41188 pilot Poulsen crashed April 10, 1944 - two MIA crew members identified
8-5 70th Anniversary of the Cowra POW Camp Breakout
8-4 Added RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW, Australia and Parap Airfield (Darwin Civil Aerodrome), NT, Australia
8-3 Updated Wagga Wagga Airfield (RAAF Base Wagga) and Uranquinty Airfield in NSW, Australia
8-2 Added Meteors A77-446 "Black Murray", A77-851 "Halestorm" and A77-871
8-1 Added Korean War Meteors
August 2014
7-31 Added Meteors A77-11, A77-15, A77-368, A77-464, A77-616, A77-721, A77-870 and A77-982
7-30 Added B-29 42-93939 pilot Schmid MIA July 10, 1945
7-29 Updated Pte Bruce Steel Kingsbury, VC
7-28 Updated Pte John Bernard Mackey, VC
7-27 Added T/Lt Robert Hampton Gray, VC
7-26 Updated B-24 A72-80 "Old Nick" pilot Straus crashed March 23, 1945
7-25 Updated Truscott, WA, Australia
7-24 Updated Hudson A16-19 pilot Ramshaw shot down December 8, 1941
7-23 Updated B-29 45-21768 "Kee Bird"
7-22 Updated Warangoi River, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-21 Added TBM 25303
7-20 Updated Mount Tapachau B-29 Superfortress
7-19 Updated Queensland Air Museum
7-18 Added Meteors WA880 and VZ467
7-17 Added B-29 44-69972 under restoration to airworthiness
7-16 Updated Temora Aviation Museum
7-15 Added Spitfires A58-309 and A58-758
7-14 Updated East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-13 Updated Cape Wom (Wom), East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-12 Updated Kiarivu, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-11 Updated B-25D Mitchell 42-87287 pilot Spriggs MIA July 28, 1944
7-10 Updated P-38H "Corky Jr" 42-66668 pilot Keown MIA April 16, 1944
7-9 Updated C-47A "Shakes All Over" 42-23705 pilot Davis crashed July 9, 1944
7-8 Updated Hudson A16-112 and Hudson A16-211
7-7 Updated FG-1A 13112 pilot Searigt crashed January 12, 1944
7-6 Updated FG-1A 13259 pilot Stith crashed April 8, 1944
7-5 Updated Hudson A16-36 pilot Pedrina crashed December 15, 1942
7-4 Updated C-53 41-20066 pilot Vandiver force landed February 26, 1942
7-3 Updated PBY-5A A24-49 pilot Rose missing April 28, 1944
7-2 Added DHC-8 P2-MCJ crashed October 13, 2011
7-1 Added F4F-3 3989 and 4006 lost during the Battle of Midway
July 2014
6-30 Added F2A-3 01518, 01525, 01537, 01548 and 01569 lost during the Battle of Midway
6-29 Updated Spitfire P7973 displayed at the Australian War Memorial
6-28 Added F2A-3 at Midway pilot Somers crashed February 1942
6-27 Added Buffalo W8225 pilot Oerlich shot down December 13, 1941
6-26 Added Buffalo W8208 pilot Irvine-Brown crashed October 8, 1941
6-25 Added Canadian Museum of Flight
6-24 Added Alberta Aviation Museum
6-23 Added Sea Fury WE686 pilot Coleman missing January 2, 1952
6-22 Updated Treloar Technology Centre
6-21 Added Brewster Buffalo pilot Null crashed July 1, 1942
6-20 Added Beaufighter A19-163 pilot Kerrigan crashed September 18, 1944
6-19 Added L-5 42-99129
6-18 Added Buffalo AN171 pilot Wallace crashed January 12, 1942
6-17 Updated Buffalo W8202 pilot Harrison crashed January 12, 1942
6-16 Updated RAAFAWA Aviation Heritage Museum
6-15 Added Kranji War Cemetery near Singapore
6-14 Updated B-25D "How's Your Ole' Tomato" 41-30664 pilot Finnegan crashed March 13, 1944
6-13 Updated B-25D "Impatient Virgin" 41-30046 pilot Kizzire ditched November 27, 1943
6-12 Updated B-25D "Hellzapoppin" 41-30094 pilot Moore ditched November 2, 1943
6-11 Updated B-25D "Flying Ginny / Bette" 41-30017 pilot Whipple crashed October 5, 1943
6-10 Updated Vilu War Museum (Vilu Museum)
6-9 Updated WWII Memorial Park (Nana Police Barracks)
6-8 Updated Solomon Islands National Museum
6-7 Updated Betikama School (Betikama Adventist College)
6-6 D-Day 70th Anniversary - Korean Yang Kyoungjong captured on June 6, 1944
6-5 Updated B-25D "Hitt and Miss" 41-30040 pilot Foley crashed March 29, 1944
6-4 Updated B-25D "Red Wrath / Pannell Job" 41-30024 pilot Pannell crashed June 11, 1944
6-3 Updated C-47 Dakota A65-65 (PNGDF P2-006) force landed November 18, 1987 near Nadzab
6-2 Updated AD-4 Skyraider displayed at Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum
6-1 Updated USS New Jersey BB-62 displayed Camden, NJ
June 2014
5-31 Updated Hudson A16-145 pilot Paterson MIA January 19, 1942
5-30 Updated B-25C 41-12981 pilot Moore MIA May 22, 1943
5-29 Updated P-38 Bauhof crashed May 14, 1943
5-28 Updated B-26 "Reluctant Dragon" 40-1406 pilot McGlasson ditched September 12, 1943
5-27 Updated B-25C "El Aguila" 41-12515 pilot Rives crashed August 30, 1944
5-26 Updated Tenryū sunk December 18, 1942
5-25 Added Teruzuki sunk December 12, 1942
5-24 Added C-47A Dakota 42-23851 pilot Hill ditched December 8, 1943
5-23 Added P-38 Linstrom crashed October 16, 1943
5-22 Updated B-25C "Daisy May" 42-32262 pilot Campbell crashed October 18, 1943
5-21 Updated B-25C "Geronimo" 41-12980 pilot Reid ditched June 21, 1943
5-20 Updated B-25D "Butch" 41-30163 pilot Cather crashed August 26, 1943
5-19 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-9194 pilot Freeman crashed December 2, 1942
5-18 Added P-38 Lightning piloted by Love crashed July 13, 1943
5-17 Added P-38G Lightning 43-2271 pilot Sibley MIA July 10, 1943
5-16 Added Wirraway A20-160 pilot Hockings crashed December 22, 1942
5-15 Added P-38G Lightning 42-12863 pilot Lidstrom force landed February 20, 1943
5-14 Added P-38G Lightning 43-2215 pilot Douglas force landed February 20, 1943
5-13 Added P-38G Lightning 42-12866 pilot Bauhof force landed February 20, 1943
5-12 Updated P-40E "The Spoddessape" 41-25178 pilot Brownell crashed November 6, 1943
5-11 Updated P-400 Airacobra Magre crashed June 16, 1942
5-10 Updated P-400 Airacobra piloted by Cottam crashed July 23, 1942
5-9 Updated P-39F Airacobra 41-7222 pilot Hutcheson crashed June 16, 1942
5-8 Added SBD Dauntless 28161 pilot Anderson MIA May 17, 1944
5-7 Added P-400 Airacobra piloted by Hunter crashed July 22, 1942
5-6 Added P-40E Warhawk piloted by Voorhees MIA November 30, 1942
5-5 Added P-40E Warhawk piloted by Johnston MIA November 30, 1942
5-4 Added P-40E Warhawk piloted by Wesley crashed November 30, 1942
5-3 Added B-25D "Sunsetter's Son" 41-29707 pilot Menoher crashed December 1, 1942
5-2 Updated P-40E "The Rebel" 41-25164 pilot Landers crashed December 26, 1942
5-1 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt piloted by Leighton crashed August 16, 1943
May 2014
4-30 Updated P-40E "The Rebel" 41-25164 pilot Landers crashed December 26, 1942
4-29 Updated P-40N Warhawk 42-105738 pilot Cash crashed March 22, 1944
4-28 Added B-24D "The Red Ass" 42-40524 pilot Lippincott MIA September 11, 1943
4-27 Added P-400 Airacobra BW105 pilot Hill crashed November 22, 1942
4-26 Added P-400 Airacobra AP377 pilot Welker crashed July 6, 1942
4-25 ANZAC Day 2014 "Lest We Foget" at Bomana War Cemetery
4-24 Added F-4 "Alice The Goon" 41-2209 pilot Erb MIA December 30, 1943
4-23 Added C-47A Dakota 42-24398 pilot Bishop crashed February 19, 1944
4-22 Updated P-40E Warhawk 41-5610 pilot Sutliff crashed November 22, 1942
4-21 Updated B-25G Mitchell 42-64563 pilot Eivers ditched crew rescued
4-20 Updated B-29 "The Leading Lady" 42-24766 pilot Hurlbutt crashed January 3, 1945
4-19 Updated P-40E Warhawk 41-5645 pilot Burnett crashed November 21, 1942
4-18 Added B-29 "Ramp Tramp" 42-6256 pilot Jarrell force landed July 29, 1944
4-17 Updated H6K Mavis sunk February 1, 1942 off Ebeye Island
4-16 Updated A-20A "Old Man Mose" 40-101 pilot Taylor force landed November 21, 1942
4-14 Added B-24D "Double Trouble" 42-41226 crashed January 29, 1944
4-13 Added B-24D "Double Trouble" 42-40358 condemned April 24, 1945 later scrapped
4-12 71st anniversary: Operation I-Go: Last major Japanese air raid over Port Moresby
4-11 Updated P-39D Airacobra 41-38351 pilot Richard Culton crashed April 12, 1943
4-10 Updated P-39D Airacobra 41-38402 pilot Kimball crashed April 12, 1943
4-9 Updated G4M1 Betty 1605 pilot Narusawa crashed April 12, 1943
4-8 Updated Beaufighter "Wendy Joy II" A19-50 destroyed April 12, 1943
4-7 Updated Beaufighter A19-11 damaged April 12, 1943
4-6 Updated Tanahmerah Bay, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
4-5 Updated Humbolt Bay, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
4-4 Updated U.S. Army Ordnance Museum (Aberdeen Proving Ground)
4-3 Added A-20B Havoc 41-3622 crashed Siberia
4-2 Updated DB-7B "J is for Jessica" A28-8 pilot Rowell crashed September 12, 1943
4-1 Added A6M2 Model 21 Zero Manufacture Number 130? ditched Wide Bay
April 2014
3-31 Updated C5M Babs crashed August 4, 1942
3-30 Updated F4U Corsair 17920 pilot Roberts MIA September 23, 1943
3-29 Updated TBF Avenger 23909 pilot Hahn MIA September 16, 1943
3-28 Updated C-109 Liberator 44-49628 pilot Turner MIA July 17, 1945
3-27 Updated B-24J 42-73183 pilot Elliott crashed December 1, 1943
3-26 Updated B-24D "Bundles For Japan" 41-23965 pilot Newman crashed February 16, 1943
3-25 Updated B-24D 41-24077 pilot Sayre crashed April 16, 1943
3-24 Added B-24D 41-24017 piloted by Rininsland MIA February 12, 1943
3-23 Updated B-24D Liberator 41-23773 piloted by Rose MIA January 6, 1943
3-22 Updated B-17E "Naughty But Nice" 41-2430 pilot Sarsfield crashed June 26, 1943
3-21 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-40359 pilot Goff crashed May 24, 1943
3-20 Updated A-20G 42-54157 pilot Brock crashed March 20, 1944
3-19 Updated B-24D "Big Emma" 41-23751 pilot Moller crashed August 8, 1943
3-18 Updated Gemo Battery near Port Moresby
3-17 Updated Bootless Battery (Pari) near Port Moresby
3-16 Updated Boera Battery near Port Moresby
3-15 Updated Basalisk Battery near Port Moresby
3-14 Updated Paga Hill Battery near Port Moresby
3-13 Updated C-47A Dakota A65-18 postwar served with Qantas, TAA and Air Niugini
3-12 Added P-38J Lightning 42-104390 pilot Longman MIA April 16, 1944
3-11 Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66555 pilot Mikucky crashed April 16, 1944
3-10 Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66554 pilot Ritter MIA January 18, 1944
3-9 Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66523 pilot Bartlett force landed October 29, 1943
3-8 Updated P-47D "Carter's Li'l Pill" 42-8066 pilot Harding force landed October 1, 1943
3-7 Added B-24D Liberator 42-40359 pilot Goff May 23, 1943
3-6 Added B-24D Liberator 42-40671 pilot Hammond crashed July 11, 1943
3-5 Updated B-25D "Axis Fate" 41-30053 pilot Jones crashed September 29, 1943
3-4 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-12486 pilot Walker force landed May 8, 1942
3-3 Updated Hudson A16-195 pilot Williams MIA July 9, 1943
3-2 Added P-39D Airacobra 41-6909 pilot Lovett crashed May 3, 1942
3-1 Updated B-17E "Texas #6" 41-9207 pilot Naumann crashed June 1, 1943
March 2014
2-28 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2445 pilot Freeman crashed December 2, 1942
2-27 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-9011 pilot Geddes crashed May 21, 1943
2-26 Updated B-17E "Bessie The Jap Basher" 41-2420 pilot Norton ditched September 24, 1942
2-25 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2635 pilot Hancock crashed November 1, 1942
2-24 Updated A-20G 42-86616 pilot Pearson crashed February 15 1944
2-23 Updated A-20G Havoc 42-86717 pilot Campagna crashed October 1, 1944
2-22 Updated P-39D Airacobra 41-6802 pilot Wilde crashed May 12, 1942
2-21 Updated S.23 "Centaurus" A18-10 sunk March 3, 1942
2-20 Updated B-25D Mitchell 41-30566 pilot Lemmon MIA January 14, 1944
2-19 Updated B-25D Mitchell 41-30496 pilot Ducci crashed July 27, 1943
2-18 Updaded P-38F Lightning 42-12647 force landed January 1944 recovered 1978 displayed PNG Museum
2-17 Updaded F-4 Lightning 41-2126 pilot Connelly MIA May 4, 1942
2-16 Updated A-20G Havoc 43-21622 pilot Hamwey MIA January 20, 1945
2-15 Updated A-20G Havoc 43-21428 pilot Peterson MIA November 10, 1944
2-14 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre – February 14, 1943 71st Anniversary 1943-2014
2-13 Updated C-47 "Dumbo" 41-18568 pilot Ellis crashed April 1, 1944
2-12 ABC Radio Australia - Bodies of three US Marines found on Guadalcanal interview with John Innes
2-11 Updated B-17C 40-2054 pilot Raper ditched June 15, 1942
2-10 Updated P-39F Airacobra 41-7191 piloted by Chapman MIA May 18, 1942
2-9 Updated PBY Catalina A24-15 pilot Sloan crashed December 8, 1941
2-8 Updated B-24J Liberator 42-73197 pilot Mettes MIA June 14, 1944
2-7 Updated B-25D "Axis Fate" 41-30053 pilot Jones crashed September 29, 1943
2-6 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-12502 pilot Schierloh crashed February 5, 1943
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2-4 Updated B-24D "Sky Lady" 41-24043 crashed October 18, 1943
2-3 Updated B-24D "Crosair" 41-23752 ditched January 1, 1943
2-2 Updated B-24D "Cowtown's Revenge" 41-23750 ditched January 6, 1943
2-1 Added Stanley Field (Stanley Army Airfield) Hawaii, United States
February 2014
1-31 Added Kualoa Field (Kualoa Point) Oahu, Hawaii
1-30 Added Kipapa Field (Kipapa Gulch Field)Oahu, Hawaii
1-29 Updated Hula (Hood Point), Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-28 Added B-25C 41-12480 pilot Rapp crashed September 4, 1942
1-27 Updated B-25C "The Queen" 41-12472 pilot Heiss crashed September 4, 1942
1-26 Updated B-24D "The Eager Beaver" 41-23849 likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared
1-25 Updated B-24D "Little Beaver" 42-63984 scrapped November 7, 1944
1-24 Updated Abel’s Field (Gasari Airfield), Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) WWII
1-23 Added Philippine Air Force Museum (PAF Museum) at Vilamor Philippine Military Air Base
1-22 Added B-24D Liberator 42-40060 pilot Gowdy July 11, 1943
1-21 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-41089 pilot Overfors crashed November 26, 1943
1-20 Updated Nissan Island (Green Island) Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-19 Updated Lubang Island Philippines
1-18 Book Review: No Surrender: My Thirty Year War by Hiroo Onoda
1-17 In Memory: Japanese Holdout 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda dies at age 91
1-16 Updated Mount Austen (Mt. Austen, Grassy Knoll) Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1-15 Updated Tulagi Island Solomon Islands
1-14 Updated A6M3 Model 32 Zero 3148 abandoned Taroa Airfiled salvaged 1991 under restoration
1-13 Updated Vila Airfield on Kolombangara Island
1-12 Updated A6M3 Model 22 Zero 3390 rear fuselage displayed at Kokopo War Museum
1-11 Updated P-38L "Putt Putt Maru III" 44-24843 Tail 100 pilot Condon crashed January 2, 1945
1-10 Updated Tracked Recovery Vehicle displayed at Kokopo War Museum
1-9 Updated Japanese Naval Locamotive displayed at Kokopo War Museum
1-8 Updated Isuzu Type 94 TU10 6x4 Generator Truck displayed at Kokopo War Museum
1-7 Updated Steam Roller displayed at Kokopo War Museum
1-6 Updated Special Purpose Vehicle displayed at Kokopo War Museum
1-5 January 5, 1943 mission against Rabaul lost are B-17F "San Antonio Rose" 41-24458 and B-17F 41-24538
1-4 Updated U.S. Army Air Force Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker MIA January 5, 1943 posthumous Medal of Honor
1-3 Updated A6M2 Zero 1575 crashed April 28, 1942
1-2 Updated A6M2 Zero piloted by Airta crashed May 1, 1942
1-1 Happy new year!
January 2014

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