Pacific Wrecks - 2015 Daily Updates

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Pacific Wrecks 2015 Daily Updates
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Daily Updates to Pacific Wrecks 2016
12-31 Happy New Years Eve! Help Pacific Wrecks with a tax deductable donation
12-30 Added P-39K Airacobra 42-4287 pilot Farron MIA October 15, 1942 remains recovered 2013 identified December 9, 2015
12-29 Updated Spitfire A58-92 pilot Thorold-Smith crashed March 15, 1943
12-28 Updated G3M Nell Tail Number KEA-395 abandoned at Naha Airfield on Okinawa
12-27 Updated C6N1 Myrt Tail Number 21-101 captured Ushi Point on Tinian
12-26 Updated C6N1 Myrt Tail Number 21-103 captured Ushi Point on Tinian
12-25 Updated D3A2 Val crashed at Wako village near Arawe
12-24 Added Wirraway A20-116 pilot Matthews crashed September 16, 1943
12-23 Updated Arawe (Merkus) West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
12-22 Updated D3A2 Val 3030 abandoned Lae Airfield
12-21 Updated D3A2 Val crashed off Arawe discovered 2000, remains recovered
12-20 Updated Beaufort A9-217 pilot Woodgate crashed November 15, 1943
12-19 Updated Beaufighter A19-130 pilot Glasscock ditched August 16, 1943
12-18 Added B-26 40-1459 pilot Avery force landed January 16, 1942
12-17 Added B-26 40-1501 pilot Doolittle force landed January 16, 1942
12-16 Updated F6F Hellcat 79496 pilot Dozier MIA August 13, 1945
12-15 Updated Ki-45 Nick piloted by Major Katsushige Takada crashed May 27, 1944
12-14 Updated Ki-43 Oscar 5807 destroyed at Momote Airfield
12-13 Added Car Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands
12-12 Added Port Blair on South Andaman Island in the Andaman Islands
12-11 Added Louis S. Zamperini, B-24 Liberator Bombardier, Prisoner Of War (POW)
12-10 Updated B-24D "Green Hornet" 41-24212 pilot Philips crashed May 27, 1943
12-9 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22896 pilot 2nd Lt. George P. Gaffney, Jr. MIA March 11, 1944 wreckage found, remains recovered
12-8 Added B-25D Mitchell 41-29784 displayed at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
12-7 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu
12-6 Added PBY-5 Catalina 2365 sunk December 7, 1941 at Kaneohe
12-5 Added PBY-5 Catalina 2364 sunk December 7, 1941 at Kaneohe
12-4 Added PBY-5 Catalina sunk December 7, 1941 into Kaneohe Bay
12-3 Added PBY-5 Catalina 2363 sunk December 7, 1941 at Kaneohe
12-2 Updated P1Y1 Francis FE 702 captured and transported to the USA for testing, today stored at NASM Garber Facility
12-1 Updated John A Mair, Jr. USS Mississinewa
December 2015
11-30 Updated PB4Y-1 Liberator 31950 pilot Jones MIA March 3, 1943
11-29 Added B-24J Liberator 44-40596 pilot Rea MIA August 25, 1944
11-28 Added Marienburg, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
11-27 Updated Umboi Island (Rooke, Rook), Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
11-26 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-13091 pilot Crosswhite crashed December 15, 1942
11-25 Updated B-24D 42-41066 pilot Lamos MIA October 2, 1943
11-24 Updated B-17E "Topper" 41-2481 crashed on take off August 27, 1943
11-23 Updated B-17F "Hell From Heaven Men" 41-24424 pilot McMullan ditched March 16, 1943
11-22 Added Luliang Airfield, China
11-21 Updated Gugegwe Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
11-20 Updated Eller Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
11-19 Updated B-17E 41-9151 pilot Hall MIA February 1, 1943
11-18 Added B-24J "Shootin' Star" 42-73249 pilot Churgin MIA January 12, 1945
11-17 Added Hare Island Pohnpei Province, Federated States of Micronesia
11-16 Updated Kapingamarangi (Greenwich) Pohnpei Province, Federated States of Micronesia
11-15 Updated PB4Y-1 Liberator 31992 pilot Van Voorhis crashed July 6, 1943
11-14 Updated Spitfire A58-145 pilot Wettenhall crashed December 31, 1943
11-13 Updated Vengeance A27-208 pilot Sheehan force landed May 23, 1943
11-12 Added USS Kidd DD-661 displayed at USS Kidd Veterans Museum
11-11 Updated F-4A "Dotin' Donna" 41-2177 pilot Blackard crashed May 21, 1943
11-10 Added United States Naval Academy Museum (USNA Museum)
11-9 Updated Edwards Park, 35th Fighter Group, 41st Fighter Squadron pilot
11-8 Updated A-20A "Strawberry Roan" 40-173 pilot Langley ditched April 22, 1943
11-7 Updated P-39Q 44-2451 pilot Bodge MIA March 12, 1944
11-6 Added P-39Q 42-20107 pilot Brown MIA February 22, 1944 wreckage found remains recovered
11-5 Remains recovered September–November 2015 C-47B Dakota 43-16261 in Malaysia, transported to U.S.
11-4 Added Vulcan, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
11-3 Updated B-25D "Fifi" 41-30311 pilot Wilkins crashed November 2, 1943
11-2 Updated A-20G Havoc 43-9410 pilot Wisdom MIA April 10, 1944
11-1 Added F6F Hellcat 40317 pilot Loomis MIA July 4, 1944
November 2015
10-31 Updated F6F Hellcat 40259 pilot Hancock MIA July 4, 1944
10-30 Updated F6F Hellcat 41879 pilot Dougherton MIA July 4, 1944
10-29 Updated F6F Hellcat 43041 pilot Nisi MIA July 4, 1944
10-28 Updated B-24D "Cowtown's Revenge" 41-23750 pilot Higgins ditched January 6, 1943
10-27 Updated Wantoat and Wantoat Airfield
10-26 Updated Wirraway A20-480 pilot Unkles crashed April 15, 1944
10-25 Updated Bena Bena Airfield and Bena Bena
10-24 Updated F6F Hellcat Bureau Number 71441 pilot August force landed January 4, 1945
10-23 Updated Yokosuka Airfield & Seaplane Base (NAS Oppama)
10-22 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-40352 pilot Chovanec crashed April 30, 1943
10-21 Book Review Into Darkness A Pilot's Journey Through Headhunter Territory
10-20 Added P-38H 42-66556 pilot Morriss crashed September 5, 1943
10-19 Added C-47B 43-16204 pilot Wondaal crashed February 19, 1945
10-18 Updated Boeroe Island (Buru, Buroe), Maluku (Moluccas) Islands, Indonesia
10-17 Updated PBY Catalina A24-45 pilot Temperley MIA July 20, 1944
10-16 Updated Beaufort A9-518 pilot Parker March 25, 1945
10-15 Updated G3M3 Nell 8328 Tail M-902 abandoned Gasmata Airfield
10-14 Updated A-20G 42-54085 pilot Miars crashed March 13, 1944
10-13 Added A6M2 Zero piloted by Kudo crashed March 3, 1942
10-12 Updated Beaufort A9-204 pilot Allanson MIA crashed September 4, 1943
10-11 Updated Beaufort A9-210 displayed at Australian Army Museum of Flying
10-10 Added Beaufort A9-211 pilot Kenny MIA December 14, 1943
10-9 Added L-4B 43-1182 ultimate fate unknown
10-8 Updated SNJ-4 Texan 7008 pilot Crocker March 25, 1944
10-7 Added Sepiinggang, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
10-6 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2476 pilot Sparks crashed January 29, 1942
10-5 Updated Skindiwai (Skin Diwai) Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
10-4 Updated C-47B Dakota 41-38662 pilot Crowley crashed March 11, 1943
10-3 Added B-17E 41-2448 scrapped 1945
10-2 Added B-17E 41-2449 destroyed March 3, 1942
10-1 Added P-400 Airacobra BW176 ultimate fate unknown
October 2015
9-30 Updated B-24J "Sleepy Time Gal" 42-110120 pilot Harrison MIA October 29, 1944
9-29 Updated B-25C "Margaret" 41-12946 pilot Castelli crashed August 7, 1943
9-28 Updated P-38L Lightning 44-26538 pilot Stier crashed July 13, 1945
9-27 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt pilot Bissonnette crashed December 28, 1943
9-26 Updated P-47D 43-25481 pilot Hermann MIA April 30, 1945
9-25 Added P-70 Havoc 39-785 pilot Hyland MIA October 30, 1943
9-24 Updated B-24L Liberator 44-41481 pilot Kaiss MIA March 7, 1945
9-23 Added B-24J Liberator 44-40979 pilot Clark crashed March 7, 1945
9-22 Added TBM-3 Avenger 53337 airworthy in Australia
9-21 Added TBM-3 Avenger 53857 airworthy in Australia
9-20 Associated Press Pentagon enlisting outsiders to help search for US WWII MIAs
9-19 National POW/MIA Recognition Day DoD Video Coverage
9-18 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Remarks at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony
9-17 Added Beaufort A9-599 pilot Warbrook MIA February 11, 1945
9-16 Added P-47D piloted by Ghramm crashed January 3, 1944
9-15 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22659 pilot Smith MIA August 6, 1944
9-14 Updated P-40N Warhawk 42-105509 pilot Parker MIA November 15, 1943
9-13 Updated P-40E Warhawk 41-36173 pilot Wohlford MIA November 1, 1942
9-12 Updated A6M2 Model 21 Zero pilot Yamazaki crashed March 22, 1942
9-11 Updated A6M2 Model 21 Zero pilot Kikuchii crashed March 22, 1942
9-10 Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-16 pilot crashed March 22, 1942
9-9 Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-6 pilot Wackett crashed March 22, 1942
9-8 Updated P-38H 42-66662 pilot Shea MIA November 2, 1943
9-7 Updated Sawar, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
9-6 Updated Sarmi Irian Jaya, Indonesia
9-5 Updated F-7B 44-40422 pilot Harms MIA September 30, 1944
9-4 Updated F-7A "Photo Queen!" 42-73049 ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.
9-3 Updated Vengeance A27-83 pilot Pike force landed February 27, 1944
9-2 Updated D3A1 Val 3304 pilot Uchikado crashed February 19, 1942
9-1 Updated Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
September 2015
8-31 Added C-47A Dakota 42-23704 crashed October 12, 1944
8-30 Updated B-17E "Spawn of Hell" 41-2662 ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
8-29 Added HMS Sussex (96) scrapped 1950
8-28 Updated PBY-5 Catalina 08377 pilot Marlin crashed January 5, 1944
8-27 Added F-5A Lightning 42-12984 pilot Martin crashed January 17, 1944
8-26 Updated Dakota A65-6 ditched September 19, 1945
8-25 Updated P-39D 41-38499 destroyed January 17, 1943
8-24 Updated Wirraway A20-10 oldest surviving Wirraway in the world
8-23 Updated B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24522 destroyed on November 16, 1943
8-22 Updated C-49 "Calamity Mary Jane" 41-7694 pilot Guest MIA April 8, 1943
8-21 Updated Wirraway A20-447 crash landed February 3, 1943
8-20 Updated Wirraway A20-504 crash landed February 3, 1943
8-19 Updated Saidor Airfield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
8-18 Updated B-24D "Miss Carriage" 41-24207 pilot Stiles August 20, 1943
8-17 Updated B-32 Dominator 42-108539 intercepted over Tokyo on August 17, 1945
8-16 Added B-25D "Devils Enema" 41-30254 pilot Cabell MIA March 5, 1944
8-15 Updated Hopoi, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
8-14 Updated Hopoi Airfield, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
8-13 Updated Rota Island, Mariana Islands
8-12 Added Guguan Island, Mariana Islands
8-11 Updated P-38G 43-2201 pilot Smith crashed August 20, 1943
8-10 Added B-29 "The Great Artiste" 44-2735 scrapped 1949
8-9 70th anniversary of August 9, 1945: B-29 "Bockscar" 44-27297 dropping "Fat Man" atomic bomb on Nagasaki
8-8 Added B-29 "Big Stink / Dave's Dream" 44-27354 scrapped February 1960
8-7 Updated I-402 Japanese Submarine sunk April 1, 1946
8-6 Updated Taberfane, Aru Island, Indoneia
8-5 Updated Beaufighter A19-36 crashed November 10, 1944
8-4 Updated Beaufighter A19-163 pilot Kerrigan crashed September 18, 1944
8-3 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-40981 pilot Parran ditched August 17, 1943
8-2 Added Saibai Island, Queensland, Australia
8-1 Updated Fujiyama Maru sunk February 17, 1944
August 2015
7-31 Updated Fujiyama Maru sunk February 17, 1944
7-30 Updated Hansa Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
7-29 Added Anders Markwarth Collection
7-28 Book Review World War Two Memoirs of A Fighter Pilot
7-27 Updated P-38H 42-66841 pilot Wolgemuth force landed June 10, 1944
7-26 Updated Nabire and Nabire Airfield
7-25 Updated C-47B Dakota A65-61 pilot Hunter crashed September 18, 1945
7-24 Updated B-24D "Bundles For Japan" 41-23965 pilot Newman crashed February 16, 1943
7-23 P-47D Thunderbolt 42-23241 pilot Barker MIA September 30, 1944 located 1962 remains recovered 2012 resolved July 23, 2015
7-23 Added B-25D Mitchell 41-30166 pilot McCartney force landed August 21, 1943
7-22 Added R4D-5 Dakota 39090 pilot Gross crashed July 23, 1944
7-21 Added C-47A "Shack Trooper" 42-23487 pilot Donovan MIA February 2, 1944
7-20 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27848 pilot Bohman MIA August 4, 1944
7-19 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27866 pilot Frintner MIA August 4, 1944
7-18 Updated B-29 Superfortress 42-24474 pilot Carmichael crashed August 20, 1944
7-17 Updated 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. Medal of Honor, U.S. Marine Corps, 2nd Marine Division
7-16 Added Spitfire Mark Vc A58-153 pilot Hinds September 7, 1943
7-15 Updated P-38F "Synchronized Sal" 42-12646 pilot Rowsey crashed December 4, 1942
7-14 Updated A-20G Havoc 42-86618 pilot Scarlott crashed March 12, 1944
7-13 Added B-24J "Tough Titti" 44-40296 pilot Carroll crashed April 2, 1945 crew survived
7-12 Added Spitfire Mark Vc A58-31 pilot Hinds July 6, 1943
7-11 Added Spitfire Mark Vc A58-22 pilot Tully crash landed February 21, 1943
7-10 Added Jomba Island (Yomba Island), Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-9 Added P-40N "Ishkabibble" A29-530 pilot Hunt crashed January 27, 1944
7-8 Added P-40N Kittyhawk A29-523 pilot Stirling MIA January 27, 1944
7-7 Updated Bitokara, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-6 Added Willaumez Peninsula West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-5 Updated Volupai (Red Beach) West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-4 Updated Eleanora Bay West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-3 Updated San Remo Club West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
7-2 Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-132 written off November 19, 1946 and scrapped
7-1 Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-13 pilot Harbottle crashed July 12, 1942
July 2015
6-30 Added P-40K A29-188 pilot Holdsworth ditched March 2, 1943
6-29 Updated Brewster Buffalo A51-2 pilot Winter crashed July 8, 1942
6-28 Updated Brewster Buffalo A51-5 pilot Austin crashed September 25, 1942
6-27 Updated Brewster Buffalo A51-6 destroyed on the group August 23, 1943
6-26 Updated B-17E 41-2411 crashed January 21, 1943
6-25 Updated B-24D "Virgin III" 42-40327 pilot Willcoxon crashed July 20, 1943
6-24 Added P-39Q 44-2485 pilot Carpenter force landed December 6, 1943
6-23 Added P-400 Airacobra AP357 pilot Brewer crashed July 13, 1943
6-22 Updated P-39Q "Maxine" 42-20393 ultimate fate unknown
6-21 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress piloted by Parsel crashed August 2, 1942
6-20 Updated P-40N Kittyhawk A29-824 pilot Schlencker MIA October 1, 1944
6-19 Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-8 pilot Jackson crashed April 6, 1942
6-18 Updated P-40E piloted by Dennis MIA December 19, 1942
6-17 Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-96 written off November 19, 1946 and scrapped
6-16 Added BT-13B 42-89612 pilot Wingo crashed January 14, 1945 remains recovered
6-15 Updated P-38J Lightning 42-67802 pilot King MIA June 18, 1944
6-14 Updated Lockheed Hudson A16-199 displayed at RAF Hendon
6-13 Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-48 pilot Munro crashed May 2, 1942
6-12 Added P-40E "Poison P" A29-125 pilot Sherwin crashed March 24, 1943
6-11 Updated Tulamben, Bali Island, Indonesia
6-10 Updated Denpasar (Den Passar) Bali Island, Indonesia
6-9 Updated USAT Liberty damaged and beached January 11, 1942
6-8 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-40217 pilot McDonald MIA August 30, 1943
6-7 Added B-25D Mitchell 41-30337 crashed April 16, 1944
6-6 Added P-38J 42-104352 pilot Price crashed April 16, 1944
6-5 Updated P-38J 42-104390 pilot Longman MIA April 16, 1944 remains recovered
6-4 Added P-38J 42-67594 pilot Hubner MIA April 16, 1944
6-3 Added P-38J 42-104390 pilot Yarbrough MIA April 16, 1944
6-2 Updated P-38J 42-104015 pilot Tomberg crashed April 16, 1944
6-1 Updated B-24D "The Blonde Bomber" 42-40942 scrapped
June 2015
5-31 Added Colonel Harry R. Melton, Jr. pilot, C. O., 311th Fighter-Bomber Group, Prisoner Of War (POW) / Missing In Action (MIA)
5-30 Added P-51A Mustang 43-6069 pilot Melton crashed November 25, 1943
5-29 Added A-36A Apache 42-84030 pilot Morgan MIA October 16, 1943
5-28 Added Nawadih Airfield India
5-27 Updated B-24D "Mohawk" 42-40786 pilot Johnson crashed September 15, 1943
5-26 Added USS Colhoun DD-85 / APD-2
5-25 Added Tongatapu (Western Tongatapu) Tonga
5-24 Added USS George F. Elliott AP-13 sunk August 8, 1942
5-23 Updated Palmyra Island, Unorganized Incorporated Territory, United States
5-22 Updated Palmyra Airfield (Lowe Field)
5-21 Updated PBJ-1D Mitchell 35114 pilot Sieben MIA August 4, 1943
5-20 Updated PT-59 postwar burned and sunk off Harlem, NY
5-19 Updated A6M2 Zero piloted by Arita crashed June 1, 1942
5-18 Updated P-39F Airacobra 41-7207 pilot Chivers MIA May 4, 1942
5-17 Added B-25C "Per Diem" 41-12911 crash landed December 5, 1942
5-16 Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-19 pilot O'Connor MIA March 27, 1942
5-15 Added P-39D 41-6825 pilot Hooker MIA May 4, 1942
5-14 Added P-39F 41-7145 pilot Talbot MIA May 4, 1942
5-13 Updated P-38 Lightning piloted by Feehan MIA August 21, 1943
5-12 Updated P-38 Lightning piloted by Guttel MIA August 21, 1943
5-11 Updated P-38 Lightning piloted by Krisher MIA August 21, 1943
5-10 Updated B-25D "Battlin' Biffy" 41-29701 pilot Carey crashed October 5, 1942
5-9 Updated B-25C "Daisy Mae" 42-32262 pilot Campbell crashed October 18, 1944
5-8 Added F4U Corsair NZ5236 pilot Wilson crashed September 14, 1944
5-7 Updated B-17F "Super Snooper / Caroline / G.I. Jr." 41-24420 written off 1946 and scrapped afterwards
5-6 Updated P-39F Airacobra 41-7148 pilot Foster crashed July 4, 1942
5-5 Updated I-400 Japanese Submarine sunk June 4, 1946
5-4 Updated I-401 Japanese Submarine sunk May 31, 1946
5-3 Updated PBY Catalina crashed at Catalina
5-2 Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-8 pilot Jackson crashed April 28, 1942
5-1 Updated B-24D "Bombs To Nip On" 41-23942 pilot Larson crashed November 16, 1942
May 2015
4-30 Updated P-38J-10 "Hollywood Hep Cat" 42-67618 pilot Kelly crashed January 20, 1944
4-29 Book review Snake Road - A Guide To The History, People and Places of the Sogeri District
4-28 Updated F-4 Lightning A55-3 scrapped during early 1944
4-27 Updated B-24D "Who's Next?" 42-41049 pilot Savage December 7, 1944
4-26 Updated TBF Avenger NZ2507 pilot Gardner crashed April 29, 1944
4-25 Photos from ANZAC Day 2015 at Bomana Cemetery, Port Moresby
4-24 Updated B-24D "The Upstairs Maid" 42-41088 pilot Taylor crashed October 18, 1943
4-23 Added B-24D "Dauntless Dabbie" 42-40528 pilot Doornbos ditched June 15, 1943
4-22 Updated B-17F "Old Baldy" 41-24455 scrapped September 1944
4-21 Added B-24D "Jack Pot" 42-40280 pilot Palmer ditched November 11, 1943
4-20 Updated B-17E "Frank Buck" 41-2659 scrapped July 27, 1943
4-19 Updated B-24D "Cold Steel" 42-41135 pilot Drewelow MIA March 5, 1944
4-18 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-40984 pilot Cox crashed August 31, 1943
4-17 Updated B-24D "Miss Deed" 42-72814 pilot O'Brien MIA November 6, 1943
4-16 Updated Hula, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
4-15 Updated Hood Point, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
4-14 Updated B-17E "The Jersey Skeeter" 41-2664 pilot Pickard crashed June 14, 1943
4-13 Added C-47A Dakota 42-93499 pilot Walker MIA September 25, 1944
4-12 April 12, 1943 air raid against Port Moresby "Operation I-Go"
4-11 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt 42-76059 pilot Theed crashed April 11, 1944
4-10 Added B-24D Liberator Serial Number 42-41086 ultimate fate unknown
4-9 Added P-38G Lightning 42-12850 pilot Fagan MIA September 6, 1943
4-8 Added B-24D "Punjab" 41-11902 pilot Morse MIA November 16, 1942
4-7 Added B-24D "Hells Angels" 41-11903 pilot Jones MIA August 15, 1943
4-6 Added A-20G Havoc 43-9122 pilot Rimer crashed February 4, 1944
4-5 Added B-24D Liberator 42-40517 pilot Parker crashed June 15, 1943
4-4 Added P-39 Airacobra piloted by Gillen crashed July 28, 1943
4-3 Added P-38 piloted by Levitan MIA March 2, 1943
4-2 Updated P-38J Lightning 42-67142 pilot Donaldson MIA December 22, 1943
4-1 Added B-25C Mitchell 41-12966 pilot Smith MIA October 30, 1943
April 2015
3-31 Added B-25C Mitchell 41-12996 pilot Wilson MIA November 24, 1942
3-30 Added B-25C "RHIP" 42-32293 pilot Brooksby MIA July 14, 1943
3-29 Updated A6M2 Zero piloted by Yoshi’e crashed April 5, 1942
3-28 Updated A6M2 Zero piloted by Yoshi'i crashed March 23, 1942
3-27 Added Varirata National Park, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-26 Updated B-17F "Pluto" 41-24384 pilot Brigadier General Ramey MIA March 26, 1943
3-25 Updated Owers' Corner, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-24 Updated Sogeri (Sogeni), Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-23 Added Rouna (Rouna Falls), Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-22 Added Sogeri (Sogeni) Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-21 Added B-24D 42-40924 pilot Metaxatos crashed November 1, 1943
3-20 Added P-39D Airacobra 41-38340 pilot Mac Donald MIA July 9, 1943
3-19 Updated B-24D "Wilco" 41-11867 pilot ? crashed December 26, 1942
3-18 Updated B-24D Liberator 41-23875 pilot Kendrick crashed December 26, 1942
3-17 Added Chengkung Airfield (Chubur) China
3-16 Updated B-24D "The Goon" 41-24183 pilot Skousen November 14, 1943
3-15 Added B-24D" Axis Nightmare" 41-24183 pilot Shilling crashed February 1, 1945
3-14 Updated B-24D Liberator 41-11870 crash landing December 26, 1942
3-13 Updated Konedobu, National Capital District (NCD), Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-12 Updated S.23 "Camilla" VH-ADU crashed April 22, 1943
3-11 Added F-4 "Hellapoppin Hepcat" 41-2137 pilot Murphy MIA June 26, 1943
3-10 Added B-25 piloted by Brunson crashed April 22, 1943
3-9 Updated P-40N "Come in Suckers" A29-414 pilot Harvey crashed April 25, 1944 currently airworthy in Canada
3-8 Added P-40N Kittyhawk Serial Number A29-537 pilot Weber crashed March 3, 1944
3-7 Updated B-24D "Battlin' Betts" 42-41099 pilot Martin MIA September 2, 1943
3-6 Added B-25G Mitchell 42-64807 pilot Bryant MIA January 21, 1944
3-5 In memory George Prezioso 43rd Bombardment Group radio operator passed away January 9, 2015
3-4 Added Herbert W. Cochran - P-38 Pilot 475th Fighter Group, 433rd Fighter Squadron
3-3 Updated P-38H-5 "Red" 42-66843 pilot Giertsen crashed November 2, 1943
3-2 Updated B-24D "Hot Garters" 42-41188 pilot Poulsen MIA April 10, 1944
3-1 Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66534 pilot Weldon force landed January 18, 1944
March 2015
2-27 Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66738 pilot McWhorter force landed July 13, 1944
2-27 Updated P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22687 pilot Lutes crashed April 29, 1944
2-26 In Memory: James W. Harris, III 49th Fighter Group P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot
2-25 Updated B-17F "Listen Here Tojo!" 41-24552 pilot Eberly crashed September 15, 1943
2-24 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2635 pilot Hancock MIA November 1, 1942
2-23 Updated F6F Hellcat 40671 pilot McVay MIA February 22, 1944
2-22 Updated B-26 "Imogene VII" 40-1474 pilot Massie ditched May 24, 1942
2-21 Updated B-24D "Crosair" 41-23752 pilot Major Kuhl ditched January 1, 1943
2-20 Added P-38J "Decatur Illinois" 42-104358 pilot Cochran ditched July 28, 1944
2-19 Added B-25C "Ole Cappy" 41-12938 ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped
2-18 Added B-25D "The Jaded Saint" 41-30076 ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped
2-17 Updated Tufi PT Boat Base
2-16 Updated Tufi Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
2-15 Updated F-5A Lightning 42-12678 pilot Nord MIA February 14, 1943
2-14 Updated February 14, 1943 - Saint Valentines Day Massacre
2-13 Updated B-25J "Lazy Daisy Mae" 43-36012 pilot Underwood crashed January 9, 1945
2-12 Updated B-25J Mitchell 43-36140 pilot Lewis crashed May 19, 1945
2-11 Updated B-25C Mitchell 42-32255 pilot Schaffner MIA November 23, 1943
2-10 Updated B-25G "Nancy Jean" 42-64907 pilot Verzi MIA February 26, 1945
2-9 Updated B-24D "Deliverer" 42-40522 / Liberator A72-6 scrapped August 1945
2-8 Updated B-24J 44-40404 pilot Severance crashed October 7, 1944
2-7 Updated B-24M Liberator 44-42431 pilot Berry ditched June 25, 1945
2-6 Updated B-29 "Calamity Jane" 42-24589 pilot Richard crashed February 1, 1945
2-5 Updated B-24M "Out of the Night II" 44-41809 pilot Scroggs ditched June 12, 1945
2-4 Added B-24J Liberator 44-40924 pilot Coberly MIA November 16, 1944
2-3 Updated Avro Anson LT294 pilot Wight MIA January 30, 1944
2-2 Added P-39N Airacobra 42-18802 assigned to the 41st Fighter Squadron
2-1 Added DB-7 Boston A28-14 pilot Kenway MIA February 9, 1943
February 2015
1-31 Updated Ocean Airfield (Nissan Airfield, Green Island Airfield), Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-30 Updated Green Island Seaplane Base, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) WWII
1-29 Updated Nissan Island (Green Island), Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-28 Book Review: Field Guide to the Kokoda Track An Historical Guide to the Lost Battlefields
1-27 Book Review: My Brother Vivian...and the Christian Martyrs of Papua New Guinea
1-26 Updated B-25G Mitchell 42-64889 pilot Wieland crashed November 27, 1943
1-25 Updated B-25D "Flying Ginny / Bette" 41-30017 pilot Whipple crashed October 5, 1943
1-24 Updated Governor General's Residence (MacArthur's HQ) at Port Moresby
1-23 Updated A-20C Boston A28-26 pilot Knight crashed October 11, 1943
1-22 Updated DB-7 Boston A28-21 pilot Smith MIA February 6, 1943
1-21 Updated A6M2 Zero piloted by Nagatomo crashed February 28, 1942
1-20 Updated Beaufort A9-557 displayed at Australian War Memorial (AWM)
1-19 Updated Asisi (Asis), Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-18 Added Kiorota, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-17 Added Isivita Mission, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-16 Updated B-25D Mitchell 41-30522 pilot Gullette ditched November 20, 1943
1-15 Updated Meiwok (Mawok), Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-14 Updated Ulingan (Uligan), Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-13 Updated B-25C Mitchell 42-64766 pilot Braun MIA January 8, 1944
1-12 Updated B-24D "Daisy May" 41-24218 pilot Cunningham crashed September 15, 1943
1-11 Updated B-24D "Temptation" 41-24129 pilot Rutledge crashed September 15, 1943
1-10 Updated B-24D "Mohawk" 42-40786 pilot Johnson crashed September 15, 1943
1-9 Updated B-25C Mitchell 41-12491 pilot Dickinson crashed May 23, 1942
1-8 Added Lance Corporal Spencer Henry Walklate, A.I.F. "Z" Special Unit (Z Force)
1-7 Added Private Ronald Edward Eagleton, A.I.F. "Z" Special Unit (Z Force)
1-6 Added Sapper Edgar Thomas Dennis, A.I.F. "Z" Special Unit (Z Force)
1-5 Updated Muschu Island (Mushu), East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-4 Updated P-38J Lightning 43-28570 pilot Mathis MIA June 5, 1944
1-3 Added B-24L Liberator 44-41481 pilot Kaiss MIA March 7, 1945
1-2 Updated B-25D "Sticky Kitty" 42-87286 pilot Brown MIA February 6, 1944
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