Pacific Wrecks - 2016 Daily Updates

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Pacific Wrecks 2016 Daily Updates
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12-31 Updated B-26B Marauder 41-17590 pilot Otis crashed October 13, 1942
12-30 Added MV British Loyalty scuttled January 15, 1946 off Addu Atoll (Seenu)
12-29 Added HA-53 Type B Midget Submarine scuttled postwar, rediscovered October 2011
12-28 Added HA-52 Type B Midget Submarine scuttled February 16, 1944 off New Hanover
12-27 Added HA-37 Type A Midget Submarine scuttled November 19, 1942 off Cape Esperance on Guadalcanal
12-26 Added HA-30 Type A Midget Submarine scuttled November 11, 1942 off Guadalcanal
12-25 Added HA-22 Type A Midget Submarine scuttled December 13, 1942 off Cape Esperance on Guadalcanal
12-24 Added HA-11 Type A Midget Submarine scuttled November 7, 1942 off Marovovo on Guadalcanal
12-23 Added HA-10 Type A Midget Submarine missing November 28, 1942 off Guadalcanal
12-22 Added HA-8 Type A Midget Submarine scuttled December 3, 1942 off Cape Esperance on Guadalcanal
12-21 MIA Case Resolved: P-39Q Airacobra 42-19987 pilot 1st Lt Francis J. Pitonyak crashed October 28, 1943
12-20 Added Naruto (Japanese Tanker No. 5301) abandoned March 15, 1944
12-19 Added Kisaragi Maru sunk Simpson Harbor at Rabaul
12-18 Added Cambrian Salvor 0361 (BARS-2) scrapped 1981
12-18 Added Caledonian Salvor 0368 (BARS-1) sunk October 31, 1982
12-17 Updated Kisaragi Maru partially sunk Simpson Harbor and salvaged
12-16 Added P-38G 42-12698 pilot Hays MIA October 13, 1943
12-15 Added P-38G 42-12856 pilot Wunder MIA October 13, 1943
12-14 Updated Nagano Maru sunk February 17, 1944 during "Operation Hilstone" in Truk Lagoon
12-13 Added B-24D "Pregnant Polecat" 42-40877 pilot Singletary crashed March 1, 1944
12-12 Added P-38J 42-67584 pilot Barton MIA April 3, 1944
12-11 Updated B-25H 43-4332 pilot Miller MIA August 1, 1944
12-10 Added B-24D "Black Widow" 42-40967 pilot Beller crashed November 21, 1943
12-9 Added B-25D "Bird Dog" 41-29724 pilot Pavlich ditched November 29, 1942
12-8 Added Seaman 1st Class Paul Z. Hollenbach MIA December 7, 1941
12-7 75th anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu
12-6 Updated USS Oklahoma BB-37 sunk December 7, 1941 salvaged 1943-1944
12-5 Updated USS Arizona BB-39 sunk December 7, 1941
12-4 Added G4M1 Betty Tail 2-343 crashed Rendova
12-4 Updated N1K2-J George 5368 Tail 341S-49 captured Clark Field
12-3 Updated P-38H 42-66662 pilot Shea MIA November 2, 1943
12-2 Added P-38H "Lady Luck" 42-66814 ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
12-1 Added Spitfire A58-2 pilot Duncan crashed June 30, 1943
December 2016
11-30 Updated P-40N Kittyhawk A29-1210 pilot Madigan crashed November 15, 1945
11-29 Added P-40E Warhawk 41-25119 (A29-87) ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
11-28 Added Fighter Pilot Adventure Flights (Flying Fighter Adventures)
11-27 Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-28 part of the t RAAF Museum Point Cook collection currently at Precision Airmotive
11-26 Added G4M1 Betty Tail 2-343 crashed June 30, 1943 on Rendova Island
11-25 Added G4M1 Betty Tail 302 pilot Yokokawa ditched June 17, 1943 three of the crew captured
11-24 G4M1 Betty 5414 Tail T-359 shot down November 24, 1942 by P-40E Kittyhawk A29-113 piloted by S/Ldr Richard "Dick" Cresswell
11-23 Java Sea Indonesia, Battle of the Java Sea February 27-28, 1942
11-22 USS Pope DD-225 sunk March 1, 1942
11-21 HMS Encounter (H10) sunk March 1, 1942 shipwreck discovered February 21, 2007
11-20 HMS Exeter (68) sunk March 1, 1942 shipwreck discovered February 21, 2007, confirmation dive April 2008
11-19 Hr Ms Kortenaer sunk February 27, 1942 shipwreck discovered August 12, 2004
11-18 Hr Ms Java sunk February 27, 1942 shipwreck discovered December 1, 2002
11-17 Hr Ms De Ruyter sunk February 27, 1942 shipwreck discovered December 1, 2002
11-16 The Guardian "Mystery as wrecks of three Dutch WWII ships vanish from Java seabed" November 16, 2016
11-15 Added Target Hill Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
11-14 Added Pyramid Hill Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
11-13 Added P-38 Lighting force landed near Pyramid Hill, scrapped late 1950s or early 1960
11-12 Added P-38J Lightning force landed near Pyramid Hill, scrapped late 1950s or early 1960
11-11 Veterans Day - Pacific Wrecks Interviews with World War II in the Pacific and Korean War Veterans
11-10 Added P-38G "Lil-De-Icer / G.I. Annie" 43-2386 pilot Gentile MIA November 7, 1943
11-9 Updated P-51D Mustang 44-15199 pilot Yates MIA February 1, 1945
11-8 Updated HA-21 Type A Midget Submarine No. 21 (Midget E) sunk December 7, 1941
11-7 Added Kunua (Sarime, Konua), Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
11-6 Updated P-38H 42-66542 pilot Phillips MIA September 8, 1944
11-5 Added A-20G 43-21631 pilot Neel crashed October 10, 1944
11-4 Added HMAS HDML 1321 (SDB 1321, HMAS Rushcutter, MV Rushcutter) sunk October 19, 2016
11-3 Added P-51D 44-64089 pilot Waller crashed May 17, 1945
11-2 Added P-51K 44-12075 pilot Wahlquist crashed May 3, 1945, 1 missing
11-1 Added P-51D 44-64045 pilot Kammeyer crashed April 24, 1945
November 2016
10-31 Added P-51K 44-12025 pilot ? crashed April 17, 1945
10-30 Added P-51D 44-64145 pilot Brady crashed April 16, 1945
10-29 Added P-51D 44-63280 pilot Epperson crashed April 16, 1945
10-28 Added P-51D 44-63651 pilot Kirby crashed April 14, 1945
10-27 Added P-51D 44-72054 pilot ? crashed April 13, 1945
10-26 Added P-51K 44-12032 pilot Goeller crashed March 8, 1945
10-25 Added P-51D 44-63310 pilot Milliken crashed March 5, 1945
10-24 Added P-51D Mustang 44-63373 pilot Helm crashed February 25, 1945
10-23 Added P-51D Mustang 44-63290 pilot Muir crashed February 4, 1945
10-22 Added P-51D Mustang 44-15235 pilot Clapp January 2, 1945
10-21 Added F-6D Mustang 44-14920 pilot McGowan December 19, 1944
10-20 Added F-6D Mustang 44-14621 pilot Lent MIA December 1, 1945
10-19 Added P-38J 44-23526 pilot Frank crashed September 11, 1944
10-18 Added Hudson A16-233 pilot Martin crashed September 8, 1943
10-17 Added B-24D Liberator pilot Kavanagh force landed May 1, 1943
10-16 Added P-38L piloted by Everhart crashed October 12, 1944
10-15 Added B-24D "Flying Gator" 41-23898 destroyed March 23, 1943
10-14 Updated P-38H 42-66626 pilot Eubanks MIA October 19, 1943
10-13 Updated P-38H 42-66888 pilot Richards MIA October 19, 1943
10-12 Updated P-38H 42-66680 pilot Brown MIA January 17, 1944
10-11 Updated B-17E 41-2416 damaged February 22, 1942 afterwards stripped for parts and written off
10-10 Added Fairchild 91B / Model XR-942-B "Kono" NR777 sunk 1936
10-9 Updated P-39D 41-38340 pilot Mac Donald MIA July 9, 1943
10-8 Added P-39N 42-18410 pilot Miller crashed October 16, 1944
10-7 Plane Wrong #30 Boomerang serial number unknown salvaged 1999
10-6 Plane Wrong #29 P-40K Kittyhawk serial number unknown salvaged 1999, stored Pima Air & Space Museum
10-5 Plane Wrong #28 A6M2 Zero salvaged 2001
10-4 Plane Wrong #27 P-39N Airacobra 42-19041 parts salvaged 2014
10-3 Plane Wrong #26 B-17E 41-2446 (aka "Swamp Ghost") salvaged 2006, landowners never paid
10-2 Plane Wrong #25 P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609
10-1 Plane Wrong #24 P-40K Kittyhawk A29-183 salvaged 1999
October 2016
9-30 Plane Wrong #23 P-40K "Swing It" 42-45981 salvaged 2000
9-29 Plane Wrong #22 P-38H "Japanese Sandman II" 42-66905 tail section salvaged
9-28 Plane Wrong #21 P-39D 41-38351 tail section removed from PNG Museum circa 2000
9-27 Plane Wrong #20 Beaufort A9-622 parts salvaged
9-26 Plane Wrong #19 P-40N "Come in Suckers" A29-414 salvaged 2001
9-25 Plane Wrong #18 Hudson A16-36 tail fins salvaged 2002
9-24 Plane Wrong #17 P-38G "Dumbo! 42-12847 salvaged 2002
9-23 Plane Wrong #16 P-40E Kittyhawk A29-43 parts salvaged 2003 for use as an identity
9-22 Plane Wrong #15 P-40E "The Spoddessape" 41-25178 salvaged November 2003 offered for sale April 2014
9-21 Plane Wrong #14: P-40N Warhawk 42-104986 salvaged 2005 then onsold
9-20 Plane Wrong #13: P-47D "Fiery Ginger IV" Serial Number 42-22668 tail section and machine gun salvaged 2001
9-19 Plane Wrong #12: P-40N Warhawk 42-104977 salvaged 2005, then onsold
9-18 Plane Wrong #11: Ki-61 Tony 299 taken from PNG Museum 2002 project never completed
9-17 Plane Wrong #10: P-38F Lightning 42-12647 taken from PNG Museum to be "resored and returned" project never completed
9-16 Plane Wrong #9: P-40E Warhawk 41-36166 taken from PNG Museum, afterwards sold traided or donated
9-15 Plane Wrong #8: P-47D Thunderbolt 42-8066 taken from PNG Museum, loaned to MoTAT, RNZAF swapped or sold to
9-14 Plane Wrong #7: P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27608 taken from Girua Airport 1999
9-13 Plane Wrong #6: P-47D "Frankie" 42-8130 taken from PNG Museum to be "resored and returned" project never completed
9-12 Plane Wrong #5: Ki-61 Tony 640 from PNG Museum promised to be "restored and returned" project never completed
9-11 Plane Wrong #4: P-38F Lightning 42-12647 from PNG Museum promised to be "restored and returned" project never completed
9-10 Plane Wrong #3: P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22687 pilot Lutes crashed April 29, 1944 (MIA case) salvaged 2006
9-9 Plane Wrong #2: P-38H Lightning 42-66534 pilot Weldon crashed January 18, 1944 (MIA case) salvaged 2003, offered for sale for $495k.
9-8 Plane Wrong #1: P-39F Airacobra 41-7191 pilot Chapman crashed May 18, 1942 (MIA Case) tail salvaged 2001
9-7 Watch YouTube: 60 Minutes "Plane Wong" Extra Minutes
9-6 Watch YouTube: 60 Minutes "Plane Wrong" Part 2
9-5 Watch YouTube: 60 Minutes "Plane Wrong" Part 1
9-4 TV Alert: 60 Minutes Australia "Vanishing Planes" airs September 4th at 8:30pm on Nine Network
9-3 Updated P-38F Lightning 42-12637 pilot DeGraffenreid ditched August 21, 1943
9-2 Added Embi Lakes, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
9-1 Updated 475th Fighter Group Museum at Planes of Fame Museum
September 2016
8-31 Trailer for 60 Minutes Australia "Vanishing Planes" airing September 4th on Nine Network
8-30 Updated Spitfire A58-149 abandoned at Vivigani salvaged 1974
8-29 Added P-40N Warhawk 44-7305 pilot Rom crashed March 24, 1945
8-28 Added P-40N Warhawk 43-24362 pilot Goodyear crashed March 24, 1945
8-27 Updated C-47 "The Broadway Limited" 41-38615 pilot Majure crashed November 5, 1942
8-26 Added Tapini, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
8-25 Added P-38G piloted by Sineath MIA July 16, 1943
8-24 Added P-38G "G. I. Annie" crashed northwest of Port Moresby
8-23 Added Wairopi Airfield, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
8-22 Updated TBF Avenger 24363 pilot Miller MIA January 17, 1944
8-21 Added P-39N Airacobra 42-18410 pilot Miller MIA October 16, 1943
8-20 Updated P-39N Airacobra 42-19041 pilot Anderson crashed January 20, 1944
8-19 Updated Wirraway A20-485 pilot Smith MIA December 11, 1942
8-18 Added Wirraway A20-519 pilot Saunders crashed November 21, 1942
8-17 Updated B-25D "Doodle Jr." 41-30164 ditched September 19, 1944
8-16 Updated Ne-20 Turbo Jet Engine displayed at Tokyo Science Museum
8-15 Added J9Y Kikka prototype No.1 crashed August 11, 1945
8-14 Added J9Y Kikka prototype No. 2 displayed at the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center
8-13 Added J7W1 Shinden prototype 1 test flown during August 1945
8-12 Added J7W1 Shinden prototype 2 displayed at NASM Udvar-Hazy Center
8-11 New Discovery by NOAA Okeanos Explorer - Amakasu Maru No. 1 sunk December 24, 1942
8-10 Updated Kranji War Cemetery in the Republic of Singapore
8-9 August 9th the 71st anniversary of B-29 "Bockscar" 44-27297 dropped the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb on Nagasaki August 9, 1945
8-8 Updated P-400 Airacobra AP347 pilot Huff force landed August 15, 1943
8-7 August 7th is the 74th anniversary of the US Marine Corps landing on Tulagi and Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942
8-6 August 6th the 71st anniversary of B-29 "Enola Gay" 44-86292 dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
8-5 Updated B-24J "Lonesome Lady" 44-40680 pilot Cartwright crashed July 28, 1945 five crew died as POWs in the atomic bombing
8-4 Updated Memorial for U.S. POWs at site of Chugoku Kempei-Tai HQ at Hiroshima
8-3 Added Andersonville National Historic Site / National Prisoner of War Museum
8-2 Added B-24D "Madame Libby The Sea Ducer" 42-40838 pilot Haynes MIA June 26, 1944
8-1 Added B-24J Liberator 42-100273 pilot Dyer MIA June 11, 1944
August 2016
7-31 Added B-24 Liberator 44-41081 piloted by Beaver MIA April 21, 1945
7-30 Updated Faan and Faan Airfield Kai Island, Maluku Province, Indonesia
7-29 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2469 pilot Swanson force landed February 3, 1942
7-28 Updated PBJ Mitchell 35086 pilot Kinnick MIA September 16, 1944
7-27 Updated F6F Hellcat 77934 pilot Hantschel crashed July 25, 1945
7-26 Added B-24J "Lady June" 42-100271 pilot Plunkett crashed January 14, 1945
7-25 Added B-24D "Big Chief Cockeye" 42-40351 pilot Thornton crashed July 5, 1944
7-24 Added B-24J "Blondes Away" 42-110006 pilot Pedersen MIA August 5, 1944
7-23 Added P-40E Kittyhawk A29-88 written off November 22, 1943
7-22 Added TBM Avenger 73343 pilot Hunt crashed January 16, 1945
7-21 Added TBM Avenger 73438 pilot Scobell crashed January 16, 1945
7-20 Added B-25J Mitchell 44-29350 pilot McGuire ditched March 30, 1945
7-19 Updated P-40N Kittyhawk A29-527 pilot Harrison force landed November 15, 1945
7-18 Updated P-40N Kittyhawk A29-1210 | A29-1462 pilot Madigan crashed November 15, 1945
7-17 Added B-25J 43-27888 pilot Simpson ditched April 3, 1945
7-16 Updated B-25C Mitchell N5-136 pilot Visser MIA October 7, 1943
7-15 Added C-47B Dakota A65-95 operated by HARS
7-14 Updated C-47B Dakota A65-94 operated by HARS
7-13 Updated C-47 Dakota A65-3 pilot Balfe ditched December 14, 1943
7-12 Updated Ki-46 Dinah 1059 pilot Izuka crashed July 20, 1944 off Truscott
7-11 Updated C-47B Dakota A65-64 displayed at Club Mulwala
7-10 Updated Mosquito A52-526 sold March 10, 1949 ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
7-9 Updated Mosquito A52-505 stricken July 11, 1949 ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
7-8 Added A-20G Havoc 43-9133 pilot Karsnia crashed March 22, 1944
7-7 Added P-39N Airacobra 42-18410 pilot Miller MIA October 16, 1943
7-6 Added B-17H Flying Fortress 43-38882 pilot Motsinger crashed July 25, 1945
7-5 Added F4U Corsair 81319 pilot Boggs crashed July 24, 1945
7-4 Added Dodinga (Kampoeng Dodinga) on Halmahera Island, North Maluku Province, Indonesia
7-3 Updated B-25D 43-3383 pilot Nirdlinger crashed August 15, 1944
7-2 Added B-25D "Quitch" 41-30518 pilot Nolan ditched August 15, 1944
7-1 Updated A-20G 43-9624 pilot Dean crashed July 14, 1944
July 2016
6-30 Updated A-20G "Good Time Charlie" 42-86727 pilot Burke crashed June 19, 1944
6-29 Added Seagull A2-19 pilot Bonython MIA September 11, 1943
6-28 Updated C-47 "Flying Dutchman" 41-18564 pilot Vandervort crashed November 10, 1942
6-27 Added P-47D Thunderbolt piloted by Gerrity MIA March 11, 1944
6-26 Updated Walrus HD865 pilot Smith crashed March 31, 1944
6-25 Added Walrus X9515 scrapped postwar
6-24 Added P-38 piloted by Carter crashed July 5, 1945 pilot rescued
6-23 Added Catalina A24-54 ultimate fate unknown
6-22 Added Beaufighter A19-156 pilot Strachan force landed April 6, 1944
6-21 Added P-39F Airacobra 41-7210 pilot McGovern force landed April 26, 1942
6-20 Added PBY Catalina A24-39 pilot Higgins crashed May 24, 1943
6-19 Added Dallman Harbor, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
6-18 Updated A-20G "Oh Please!" 43-9419 pilot Knobloch crashed November 21, 1944
6-17 Updated B-25D "Shif'less Skonk" 41-30021 pilot Daniel force landed December 22, 1943
6-16 Added P-38H "My Gal Sal" 42-66631 pilot Myers MIA December 22, 1943
6-15 Added B-25J "Apache Princess" 43-28152 pilot Hart crashed May 27, 1945
6-14 Added B-25J Mitchell 44-30164 pilot Lackey crashed May 17, 1945
6-13 Added Holbrook Submarine Museum
6-12 Added Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia
6-11 Added Maikoor Island (Maikor), Aru Islands (Aroe), Maluku Province, Indonesia
6-10 Added Tarangan Island, Aru Islands (Aroe), Maluku Province, Indonesia
6-9 Updated Aru Island Group (Aroe Island Group) Maluku Province, Indonesia
6-8 Added P-400 Airacobra pilot Beeson crashed July 25, 1942 wreckage found 1943 remains recovered
6-7 Added C-87 Liberator Express 41-11706 pilot Prince crashed July 26, 1944
6-6 Updated Hudson "The Tojo Busters" A16-116 pilot Hornby force landed May 7, 1943
6-5 Added Hudson A16-169 pilot Burns crashed April 3, 1943 remains recovered 1946
6-4 Added Hudson A16-181 pilot Lamb MIA August 15, 1943
6-3 Added B-24D Liberator 41-23890 pilot Gash crashed September 11, 1943
6-2 Book Review Echoes From an Eagle by Ken Elder Bledsoe
6-1 Added B-26B "Liberty Bell" 41-17584 pilot Durbin crashed July 3, 1942
June 2016
5-31 Added Coen Airfield and Coen, Queensland, Australia
5-30 Added PBY-5 Catalina 08136 pilot Lyons crashed March 24, 1943
5-29 Added Gavutu Harbor, Central Province, Solomon Islands
5-28 Updated PBY-5 Catalina 08246 pilot Allen MIA July 12, 1943
5-27 Updated P-38G-13-LO Lightning 43-2269 pilot Yeager crashed June 2, 1943
5-26 Added P-38J Lightning 42-67773 pilot Byers MIA December 25, 1943
5-25 Added Carl G. Planck, Jr. P-38 Lightning Pilot, 49th Fighter Group, 9th Fighter Squadron
5-24 Added A-20G Havoc 43-21628 pilot Cave crashed April 1, 1945
5-23 Updated The Triangle (Bloody Triangle) Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
5-22 Updated Sanananda (Sanananda Point), Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
5-21 Updated Huggins Road Block, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
5-20 Added Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome Museum, New South Wales, Australia
5-19 Updated Tocumwal Airfield (McIntyre Airfield) New South Wales, Australia
5-18 Added Nightingale Bay (Makabing Bay) East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
5-17 Updated A-20G Havoc 43-21390 pilot Brooks ditched April 27, 1945
5-16 Updated B-24D "Mr. Five By Five" 42-40505 pilot Johnson crashed October 9, 1944
5-15 Updated Otawir (Otawiri, Otawari, Ottawiri), West Papua Province (Papua Barat), Indonesia
5-14 Added Richard H. Carmichael commanding officer of the 19th Bombardment Group pilot B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress
5-13 Updated Waren (Wareng), West Papua Province (Papua Barat, West Irian Jaya), Indonesia
5-12 Updated Tami, Papua Province (Irian Jaya), Indonesia
5-11 Updated Timoeka Airfield, Papua Province (Irian Jaya), Indonesia
5-10 Added Morokrembangan Seaplane Base, East Java Province (Propinsi Jawa Timur), Indonesia
5-9 Added Lake Tondano Seaplane Base (MVK Kalkas), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia
5-8 Added Kalkas (Kakas) Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia
5-7 Added Ford Island Seaplane Base (NAS Ford Island, NAS Pearl Harbor) Oahu, Hawaii
5-6 Updated B5N2 Kate 3190 crashed November 11, 1943
5-5 Updated PBY-5 Catalina Dutch Number 28-5MNE Number 42 pilot Robertson MIA February 24, 1942
5-4 Updated PBY-5 Catalina Dutch Number 28-5MNE Number 44 pilot Robinson MIA February 25, 1942
5-3 Updated Datoka A65-35 pilot Thomas crashed December 12, 1960
5-2 Added PBY-5 Catalina 2447 pilot Graff crashed October 26, 1943
5-1 Updated Catalina, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
May 2016
4-30 Added Maluku Province (Molucca Islands), Indonesia
4-29 Added Waroe Bay Seram (Ceram), Maluku Province (Molucca Islands), Indonesia
4-28 Added P-40N Kittyhawk A29-688 pilot Parkinson crashed October 13, 1944
4-27 Updated B-24D "Cowtown's Revenge" 41-23750 pilot Higgins ditched January 6, 1943
4-26 Added PBY Catalina A24-2 scrapped December 8, 1947
4-25 We will remember them... ANZAC Day Apirl 25, 2016: ceremonies in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam
4-24 Updated P-40N Kittyhawk A29-581 pilot Hattersley MIA November 27, 1944
4-23 Added Waroe Bay, Ceram, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
4-22 Added P-40N Kittyhawk A29-688 pilot Parkinson crashed October 13, 1944
4-21 Interview Steve Birdsall author, researcher and documentary producer
4-20 Updated B-17F "Panama Hattie / Well Goddam" 41-24381 scrapped 1948
4-19 Updated TBF-1C Avenger 25217 pilot Bereolos crashed March 30, 1944
4-18 Added SB2C Helldiver 18454 pilot Hardin MIA March 30, 1944
4-17 Added U.S. Army Quatermaster Museum
4-16 Added 2nd Lt. Alva Guy Hawkins Airacobra pilot Missing In Action May 27, 1942
4-15 Taxpayer's Pride: Consider a tax deductible donation to Pacific Wrecks
4-14 Updated B-17F "Taxpayer's Pride" 41-24448 pilot McEachran crashed June 26, 1943
4-13 Updated B-17E "Chief Seatle" 41-2656 pilot Cook MIA August 14, 1942
4-12 73rd anniversary Operation I-GO: April 12, 1943 Last major Japanese air raid over Port Moresby
4-11 Added USS Conestoga AT-54 / SP-1128 missing March 21, 1921 discovered 2009 identified 2016
4-10 Updated B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2536 pilot Frost MIA November 22, 1942
4-9 Added B-24J "Haley's Comet" 42-73242 pilot Musinski crashed January 25, 1944
4-8 Added B-29 Superfortress 42-24767 pilot Beyhan MIA January 27, 1945
4-7 Updated B-29 "Haley's Comet" 42-24616 pilot McDonnell crashed January 27, 1945
4-6 Added B-25J 44-31508 under restoration at Reevers Warbirds in South Australia
4-5 Updated B-24J "Hot As Hell" 42-73308 pilot Swanson MIA January 25, 1944
4-4 Updated Catalina A24-25 pilot Daniell crashed February 28, 1943 wreckage discovered August 2013
4-3 Updated B-24D "The Mirage" 42-40675 pilot Wilson ditched October 12, 1943
4-2 Review The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: Lagoon of Lost Ships
4-1 Updated Wewak Airfield (Wirui, Wewak Central) East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
April 2016
3-31 Added Beaufort A9-26 pilot Avery crashed October 22, 1942
3-30 Added B-24D "Super Man" 41-23938 pilot Hopkins crashed January 20, 1944
3-29 Updated B-17E "Tokyo Taxi" 41-9153 pilot Eckles MIA July 19, 1943
3-28 Updated B-17E 41-2408 scrapped October 1944
3-27 Updated B-17E "Ole Sh'asta" 41-2428 pilot Harp MIA December 28, 1942
3-26 Added B-25C Mitchell 42-53354 pilot Standiford crashed September 11, 1943
3-25 Added Matua Island (Matsuwa, Матуа) Kurlie Islands (Kuril), Russia
3-24 Added Shiashkotan Island (Shasukotan) Kurile Islands (Chishima-Rettō), Russia
3-23 Added Ekarma Island (Ekaruma, Yekaruma), Kurile Islands (Chishima-Rettō), Russia
3-22 Added USS Herring SS-233 sunk June 1, 1944 by shore batteries on Matsuwa (Matua)
3-21 Added Ekarma Island (Ekaruma, Yekaruma), Kurile Islands (Chishima-Rettō), Russia
3-20 Added Kharimkotan Island (Harumukotan), Kurile Islands (Chishima-Rettō), Russia
3-19 Updated B-24D Liberator 42-40934 pilot Bonner crashed October 13, 1943
3-18 Added Simushir Island (Simusir, Shimushiru) Kurlie Islands (Kuril), Russia
3-17 Added P-40M Kittyhawk A29-366 written off November 19, 1945
3-16 Added C-47A Dakota 42-100628 pilot Hosp crash landed June 10, 1944
3-15 Added B-24J "Ole Tomato" 42-100291 pilot White crashed September 1, 1944
3-14 Added Nelson D. Flack, Jr. P-40 pilot, 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron
3-13 Updated P-40N Warhawk 42-104986 force landed February 14, 1944 restored at Precision Aerospace / Precision n
3-12 Added B-24D "Lady Luck" 42-41058 ultimate fate unknown
3-11 Added Wirui, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
3-10 Updated B-24D "Lady Lucy" 41-11901 pilot Carlson MIA February 19, 1943
3-9 Updated B-25J Mitchell 43-36160 pilot Wolbrink MIA June 9, 1945
3-8 Updated SBD Dauntless 28161 pilot Anderson MIA May 17, 1944
3-7 Updated Kakumabetsu Airfield, Kurlie Islands (Kuril), Russia
3-6 Added PV-1 Ventura 48934 pilot Logan MIA May 13, 1944
3-5 Updated Kashiwabara Airfield (Severo-Kurilsk) Kurlie Islands (Kuril), Russia
3-4 Updated Paramushir Island (Paramushiro, Paramushiru) Kurlie Islands, Russia
3-3 Updated P-47D "Naughty Nadine" ultimate fate unknown
3-2 Updated P-47D "Hi Topper" 42-8081 ditched October 10, 1943
3-1 In memory: John S. Lolos passed away P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from the 5th Air Force, 348th Fighter Group, 341st Fighter Squadron
March 2016
2-29 Updated P-38H 42-66542 pilot Chester D. Phillips MIA September 8, 1943
2-28 Updated P-39Q 42-19999 pilot Sparks MIA July 3, 1944
2-27 Updated P-39N 42-18813 pilot Eggud MIA July 6, 1944
2-26 Updated P-39Q 42-19933 pilot Starkey MIA August 13, 1944
2-25 Added Arland Stanton P-40 Pilot, 49th Fighter Group, 7th Fighter Squadron
2-24 Updated P-40N "Empty Saddle / Keystone Kathleen" 42-105513 salvaged 1987 under restoration
2-23 Added Banak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)rur
2-22 Updated P-39 Airacobra crashed near Banak
2-21 Updated P-40E Kittyhawk A29-7 pilot Cresswell crashed April 17, 1942
2-20 Added Ian Whitney Aircraft recovery and restorer
2-19 Updated F4U Corsair 56039 pilot Hanson crashed February 3, 1944
2-18 Updated PV-1 Ventura 34799 pilot Ambule MIA October 29, 1944
2-17 Updated Boomerang A46-173 pilot Ayre crashed May 22, 1944
2-16 Updated PV-1 Ventura A59-73 displayed Gove Airfield
2-15 Updated PV-1 Ventura 33214 pilot Trewhitt ditched September 17, 1943
2-14 Added Nagato Maru sunk September 2, 1943
2-13 Updated P-38H 42-66563 pilot Adams MIA September 2, 1943
2-12 Updated B-25D 41-30247 pilot Schumacher MIA September 2, 1943
2-11 Updated B-25D 41-30319 pilot Blain MIA September 2, 1943
2-10 Updated B-25D 41-30255 pilot Barber MIA September 2, 1943
2-9 Updated B-25D 41-30561 pilot Stookey ditched October 16, 1943
2-8 Updated B-25D 41-30434 pilot Green MIA September 27, 1943
2-7 Added B-25D 41-30636 pilot McKee MIA September 27, 1943
2-6 Added Calatagan Airfield, Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines
2-5 Added SBD-4 Dauntless 06796 pilot Eck MIA January 21, 1943
2-4 Updated OA-10 Catalina 43-3262 pilot Smith crashed October 16, 1943
2-3 Updated Lockheed Hudson Mark IIIa A16-245 pilot Kelly ditched February 24, 1943
2-2 Updated A-20G Havoc 42-86625 pilot Bird MIA March 12, 1944 Bird remains recovered 2013, Davis remains missing
2-1 Added Clark Cemetery (Clark Field Cemetery)
February 2016
1-31 Updated B-25D Mitchell piloted by Wood MIA June 8, 1944
1-30 Added Ogasawara Subprefecture Japan
1-29 Added North Iwo Jima (Kita Iwo Jima) Japan
1-28 Added S-3A Viking Bureau Number 160567 pilot Zellem crashed August 10, 2004
1-27 Updated P-61B Black Widow Serial Number 42-39455 pilot Nagle MIA March 31, 1945
1-26 Added C5631 Locomotive displayed at Yūshūkan (Yasukuni Museum)
1-25 Updated Lipa Airfield (West Lipa) near Lipa
1-24 Added Ki-43-II Oscar captured at Nasugbu
1-23 Added TBM Avenger 46355 pilot Ballantine MIA November 19, 1944
1-22 Updated Batangas and Batangas Airfield, Batangas Province, Philippines
1-21 Added Nasugbu Airfield, Batangas Province, Philippines
1-20 Added B-17E 41-2639 destroyed by Japanese air raid January 17, 1943
1-19 Updated B-24D "Esmeralda II" 42-40507 pilot Merkel crashed July 10, 1943
1-18 Added Fongafale Island, Funafuti, Tuvalu
1-17 Updated Funafuti Airfield, Tuvalu
1-16 Added C-47B Dakota 43-49762 pilot Torbett crashed June 18, 1945 wreckage found, case resolved
1-15 Updated Beaufort A9-225 pilot Davis MIA July 12, 1943
1-14 Updated Beaufort A9-650 pilot Fowler crashed March 13, 1945
1-13 Added Batangas Bay, Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines
1-12 Updated B-24J "Woody Woodpecker" 44-41179 pilot Dukes crashed May 9, 1945
1-11 Added B-24D "Flamingo" 42-40848 pilot Chenowith crashed July 29, 1943
1-10 Updated Catalina A24-1 pilot Bolitho crashed August 30, 1945
1-9 Added Luganville (Santo), Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
1-8 Updated F4F "Junion" 5192 pilot Southerland
1-7 Updated P-38H "Japanese Sandman II" 42-66905 pilot Dawson crashed December 4, 1943
1-6 Updated Bitokara, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-5 January 5, 1943: B-17F "San Antonio Rose" 41-24458 piloted by Lindberg Missing In Action (MIA) over Rabaul
1-4 Updated Galloping Horse, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1-3 Added Kitava Island, Mine Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-2 Added Lifaba Island, Mine Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
1-1 Happy new year!
January 2016

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