5th Air Force South-West Pacific
A-20A 40-155
A-20A "Minnie Ha Ha" 40-170 one survived, one MIA, one POW/KIA/MIA
A-20G 42-54082 Pilot Pollard MIA March 13, 1944 discovered 1980, CILHI 1983, 1990, status ?
A-20G 42-54085 Pilot Miars MIA March 13, 1944 discovered 1980, CILHI 1983, partially resovled
A-20G 42-54117 Pilot Hansen discovered 1980s, visited 1983 by CILHI, case status ?
A-20G 42-86616 Pilot Pearson MIA February 15, 1944
A-20G 42-86621 Pilot McGaughey ditched June 10, 1944, gunner Macias missing
A-20G 42-86728 Pilot Norris MIA February 15, 1944
A-20G 42-86748 Pilot Russell MIA April 17, 1945
A-20G "The Texan" 43-9098 wreckage discovered 1982, crew MIA
A-20G "Sweet Milk / Baby Doll II" 43-9113 remains recovered 1972, case resolved
A-20G 43-9180 Pilot Grims crashed September 10, 1944 wreckage known, one BNR
A-20G 43-9395 Pilot Fick MIA June 17, 1944
A-20G 43-9406 Plot Kellum MIA June 17, 1944
A-20G 43-9499 Pilot Sparks MIA July 9, 1944
A-20G 43-9624 Pilot Dean crashed July 14, 1944 one still MIA
A-20G 43-9626 Wreckage known, two still MIA
A-20G 43-21416 Discovered 1973, recovery of remains, case resolved
A-20G 43-21622 Hamwey crashed January 20, 1945
A-24 41-15819 Pilot Schwab crashed July 29, 1942
A-24 41-15766 Crashed July 29, 1942 discovered 1999
B-17E "Why Don't We Do This More Often" 41-2429 Discovered 1946, one crew recovered
B-17E "Naughty But Nice" 41-2430 Discovered 1949, rediscovered 1983, CILHI visit 1984
B-17E 41-2442 Pilot Hensley MIA February 1, 1943
B-17E 41-2464 Pilot Piehl MIA July 8, 1944
B-17E 41-2505 Discovered 1961, remains recovered 1984, 1987, 1990 case resolved
B-17E 41-2536 MIA November ?, 1942
B-17E 41-2635 Discovered 1999, remains recovered 2001, case resolved 2005
B-17E 41-2643 Wreckage discovered 1946, two recovered case status ?
B-17E "Miss Carriage" 41-2645
B-17E 41-2650 crashed September 17, 1942 one MIA
B-17E "Chief of Seattle" 41-2656
B-17E 41-2663 Four crew MIA
B-17E 41-9151 Pilot Hall MIA February 1, 1943
B-17E 41-9207 Pilot Naumann crashed June 1, 1943
B-17F "Pluto" 41-24384 Pilot Ramey MIA March 26, 1943
B-17F "Hell From Heaven Men" 41-24424 Pilot McMullan MIA March 15, 1943
B-17F "Taxpayers Pride" 41-24448 discovered post war, remains recovered one still MIA
B-17F "Dumbo" 41-24449 discovered 1946, remains recovred, re-investigated 2004
B-17F "San Antonio Rose" 41-24458
B-17F "Fighting Swede" 41-24520
B-17F "Listen Here Tojo" 41-24552 Discovered 1982, CILHI visit 1983, case resolved 1998
B-17F "Fighting Swede" 41-24520
B-24D 41-23766 Pilot Rafferty crashed December 20, 1942
B-24D 41-24044 Pilot Regan MIA January 22, 1943
B-24D "Twin Niftys" 42-40348 discovered 1946, some remains buried 1948
B-24D "Beautiful Betsy" 42-40387 discovered 1994, remains recovered & case resolved
B-24D "The Swan" 42-40475 discovered 2001, recovery 2004, case resolved 2008
B-24D 42-40500
B-24D "Mr. Five By Five" 42-40505 wreckage found, recovered 2003 case resolved 2006
B-24D "Toughy" 42-40525 discovered 1974, remains recovered case resolved
B-24D 42-40670 wreckage known, 5 still MIA
B-24D "Pudgy" 42-40830
B-24D 42-40886 wreckage discovered ?
B-24D "Shack Rat" 42-40918 discovered 2002?, reported to CILHI/JPAC, case still open
B-24D 42-40934 Pilot Bonner MIA October 13, 1943
B-24D 42-40972 discovered 2002, recovery 2003, case resolved 2006
B-24D 42-41043 Pilot Harris MIA December 16, 1943
B-24D "Weezie" 42-41081 discovered 1981, remains recovered 1982, case closed
B-24D "Hit Parader" 42-41087 discovered 1984, ????
B-24D "Ready, Willing & Able" 42-41135 discovered 1979, recovery 1988, resolved 2001
B-24D-1 "Hot Garters" 42-41188
B-24D 42-41210 Wreckage discovered 1948, case status ?
B-24D "Heaven Can Wait" 42-41216 Pilot Tennyson crashed March 11, 1944
B-24D "Sunshine I" 42-41225 Pilot Jennings MIA March 8, 1944 wreckage known, status ?
B-25G 42-64846 Pilot Jaebker crashed Nov 22, 1943 wreckage known, case resolved
B-25G 42-64850
B-25D 43-3488
B-25G 42-64835 wreckage known since 1999
B-25G 42-64889
B-25G 42-64946 located post war, remains recovered by Australian Army
B-24D 42-72800 Pilot Carlson MIA October 25, 1943
B-24D "The Big Ass Bird II" 42-72801 Located postwar, 1 IDed, 15 others group burial
B-24 "Ten Knights in a Bar Room" 42-72806 Discovered 1971, remains recovered, three MIA
B-24D "Miss Deed" 42-72814
B-24D 42-72899 Remains recovered 1944, 1982, some crew still listed as MIA
B-24J "Doodlebug" 42-73117 crashed January 19, 1944
B-24J "Here T'is" 42-72946 discovered & remains recovered 2002, case resolved 2006
B-24J 42-73185 two bailed out and survived, others MIA
B-24J "Paper Doll" 42-73187 Pilot Van Wormer crashed January 19, 1944
B-24J 42-73197
B-24J "Patches" 42-73474
B-24J 42-100225 discovered 2002, remains recovered 2002, case resolved Sept 2005
B-24J 44-41258 Pilot Cunningham MIA November 19, 1944 remains, wreckage known
B-25C 41-12448
B-25C "Hellzapopin II" 41-12464 Pilot Dixon MIA February 18, 1944
B-25C "Der Schpy" 41-12470 wreckage found 1943, remains recovered, some still MIA
B-25C "The Queen" 41-12472
B-25C "Algernon IV" 41-12485 wreckage found 1957, remains recovered, case closed
B-25C 41-12491 wreckage known
B-25C "Boomerang" 41-12499 Pilot Orr crashed August 25, 1942
B-25C "El Aguila" 41-12515 Pilot Rives MIA August 30, 1944 remains recovered postwar
B-25C "Aurora" 41-12792 discovered 1945, remains recovered, group burial
B-25C "The Happy Legend" 41-12907 discovered 1943, recovery 1961-2005, case pending
B-25C "Tugboat Annie" 41-12998
B-24D ??-????? January 6, 1943
B-24D ??-????? January 22, 1943
B-24D 42-40505 discovered, remains recovered 2003, case resolved December 2005
B-24D "Battlin' Betts" 42-41099
B-24D "Punjab" 41-11902
B-24D "Crosair" 41-23752 discovered 2002, one MIA
B-24D 41-23975 four crew MIA
B-24D 41-24269
B-25D "Torrid Tessie The Terror" 41-29692 Discovered 1958, remains recovery, resolved ?
B-25D "Impatient Virgin" 41-30046
B-25D "Royal Flush" 41-29708
B-25D "Hell's Belles" 41-30019
B-25D "Miss Ellen" 41-30039
B-25D 41-30040
B-25D "Tin Liz" 41-30074 wreckage known since 1974
B-25D "Hung Lo" 41-30084
B-25D 41-30182 discovered 1940s, recovery 1980 & 1990s, case resolved
B-25D "Lucky Star" 41-30183
B-25D 41-30225
B-25D 41-30247
B-25D "The Ringmaster" 41-30259
B-25D "Tinkie" 41-30315
B-25D "We Dood It" 41-30376 discovery post war, recovery, more 2006, case resolved
B-25D 41-30496 one crew member MIA
B-25D 41-30522 discovered 1948, case resolved 1951
B-25D "5 Minutes To Midnight" 41-30525
B-25D 41-30526
B-25D "Mexican Spitfire" 41-30592 Pilot Bardwell crashed September 2, 1944
B-25D "Buzzin' Buzzard" 41-30632 Pilot Adelman crashed March 10, 1944 (one recovered)
B-25 "Ole' Tomato" 41-30664 Pilot Anderson crashed March 13, 1944 wreckage known
B-25D "Shifless Skonk" 41-30765
B-25D "Toughy" 42-40525 Discovered 1974
B-25H 43-4341 Pilot Dreger MIA September 2, 1944
B-25C "El Aguila" 41-12515 Pilot Rives MIA August 30, 1944 remains recovered postwar
B-26 40-1402
B-26 40-1422
B-26 40-1467 Pilot Lanford MIA May 28, 1942
B-26 40-1529
C-46 42-101046
C-46 44-78490 discovered & remains recovered 1948, case resolved
C-47 "Maxine" 41-18585 located ?, remains recovered & site closed 1999, one MIA case open
C-47 Dakota "Star Duster" 41-18648 Located 1948, remains recovered, case resolved
C-47 41-18668
C-47 "Early Delivery" 41-38658 discovered 1988, remains recovered 1989, case resolved
C-47A "Windy City" 42-23500
C-47 "Shakes All Over" 42-23705 discovered & recovered prior to 1950, case resolved
C-47A 42-24215 discovered 1975, remains recovered 1979, 1980, 2004, case resolved 2005
C-47A "Our Lillian Ethel Form 1A" 42-24228 discovered 1949 remains recovered
C-47A 42-92062
C-47A "Windy City" 43-16011 wreckage known 1945, case unresolved
C-47 43-16230 discovered, recovered, case resolved ?
C-47A 43-30746 case status ?
F4A 41-2140 wreckage discovered 1990s
P-38F 42-12623
P-38F 42-12633
P-38F 42-12665
P-38G 42-12715
P-38G 42-12848 Remains recovered 1999, identification pending from JPAC
P-38G "Veni Vidi Vici" 42-12705
F-4A 42-13102
P-38H "Porky II" 42-66506
P-38H 42-66523 Pilot Bartlett MIA October 29, 1943
P-38H 42-66534 wreckage recovered by salvagers 2003, pilot still MIA
P-38H 42-66545
P-38H 42-66546
P-38H 42-66554 wreckage located post war, no action taken to date
P-38H 42-66555
P-38H 42-66561
P-38H 42-66562 Pilot Gronemeyer MIA Dec 31, 1944 located 1981, recovered, case resolved
P-38H 42-66596 Pilot Smith MIA November 9, 1943 case resolved 1950
P-38H 42-66668
F5B 42-67360 wreckage located 1962, no remains located CILHI search
P-38H 42-66821
P-38H 42-66828
P-38H 42-66904
P-38J 42-67142 Wreckage known, salvaged?
P-38J 42-104385
F-5B-1 42-67328
P-38J 43-28516
P-38J 42-67593
P-38L 44-24845 Remains recovered 1948, case resolved
P-38L 44-24846 Remains recovered 1946, case resolved
P-38L 44-24889
P-38L 44-25427
P-38L 44-26538
P-38G piloted by Feeham
P-38G piloted by Guttel
P-38G piloted by Krisher
P-39 41-6956 Pilot Schwimmer MIA May 4, 1942
P-39F 41-7128 wreckage located, status?
P-39F 41-7136 Pilot Rice MIA June 16, 1942
P-39F 41-7153
P-39D 41-7165
P-39F 41-7191 Wreckage discovered 2001, pilot MIA
P-39F 41-7207 Pilot Chivers MIA May 4, 1942
P-39Q 42-19959 Wreckage located postwar, status ?
P-39Q 42-19987 Wreckage located, status ?
P-39Q 42-20031
P-39Q 42-19949 Found post war & remains buried by Australian, case unresolved
P-39Q 42-19999 Pilot Sparks MIA July 3, 1944
P-39 piloted by McAlarney MIA January 23, 1944
P-40E 41-5613 Pilot Dittler MIA November 22, 1942
P-40E 41-5645 Pilot Burnett MIA November 26, 1942
P-40E piloted by Dennis MIA December 18, 1942
P-40E 41-36173 Pilot Wohlford MIA November 1, 1942
P-400 AP 290
P-400 BX 232
P-400 BW-117
P-40E piloted by Voorhees MIA November 30, 1942
P-40E piloted by Johnston MIA November 30, 1942
P-47D 42-8095 Pilot Pratt MIA December 26, 1943
P-47D 42-22640 Pilot Gilchrist MIA December 26, 1943
P-47D 42-22661
P-47D 42-22662
P-47D "Fiery Ginger IV" 42-22668 Discovered & recovered 1946, case resolved 1949
P-47D 42-22687 Discovered 1989, aircraft salvaged, case unresolved
P-47D 42-22896 Discovery 1998, recovered & case resolved 1999
P-47D 42-22920
P-47D 42-23208
P-47D 42-23241
P-47D 42-27993
P-47D "Claire-Doll III" 42-28500
P-47D 42-75940 discovered 1991, recovered ????, case resolved 1995
P-47D 42-8059 discovered 1999, recovered & case resolved 1999
P-47 piloted by Monast
P-47D "Nancie-A" piloted by Prizzia
P-47 Piloted by McDougal Remains recovered
P-61B piloted by Hornaday
P-70 42-33143 Discovered 1963, remains recovered 1964 case resolved
OA-10 Catalina 44-33889
OA-10 Catalina 44-34050
OA-10 Catalina 44-34050
OA-10 Catalina 44-34050
7th Air Force Central Pacific
LB-30 AL589
B-24D "Sexy Sue" 41-23938
B-24J "Baby Sandy 2" 42-73013 Wreckage known, crew POW / KIA / BNR
B-24J 42-73466
B-24J "Heaven Can Wait" 42-73496
B-24J 44-40332
B-24L 44-41465
C-87 41-24174
B-25G 42-54893
B-25G 42-64832
10th Air Force China Burma India
B-24J 42-73159
B-24J 42-73196
B-24J 42-73055
B-24J 42-73183
B-24J "Bugs Bunny"
42-73222
B-24L 44-49607
B-24M 44-50335
C-47B Dakota 43-48308
11th Air Force Alaska
P-38E 41-2276 discovered 1998, remains recovered 2004, JPAC identification pending
B-25J 43-36140
13th Air Force South Pacific
B-17E "Bessie The Jap Basher" 41-2420 wreckage known, crew captured POW / MIA
B-17E 41-2426
B-17E 41-9151
B-24D 41-23980 Pilot Trager MIA February 13, 1943
B-24D 41-23975 Pilot Rowe MIA February 13, 1943
B-24D 41-23597 Pilot McNeese crashed February 13, 1943 Four MIA
B-24D 42-40210 Pilot Frampton MIA October 10, 1943
B-24D 42-40217 McDonald MIA August 30, 1943
B-24D 42-40230 Pilot Hathaway MIA July 6, 1943
B-24D 42-40636 Pilot Hughes MIA December 4, 1943
SB-24D "Sergent Stripes... Forever!" 42-63805 Located day after crash, remains recovered
B-24J 42-73119 Diederich MIA July 15, 1944
B-24J 42-73453 Discovered Jan 26, 2004, JPAC investigation Jan 2007, case pending
B-25C 42-32255 Pilot Schaffner MIA November 23, 1943
B-25D 41-30566
B-25D 41-30567
B-25D 41-30661 Pilot Meister crashed December 17, 1943 two MIA
B-24D 42-40250
B-25C "Skilla" 42-64570 discovered 1982, recovery 1983, case resolved in 2004
B-25G 42-64946 remains recovered post war, case resolved
B-25H 43-4512
B-25J 44-29584
B-25J 44-29760
B-24J 44-40555
B-24J 44-40598
B-24J "Miss Jones" 44-40611
B-25 ??-???? August 16, 1945
P-38G piloted by Rist February 13, 1943
P-38G piloted by Huey February 14, 1943
P-38G piloted by Finkenstein February 14, 1943
P-38G piloted by White February 14, 1943
P-38G piloted by Hine MIA April 18, 1943
P-38H 42-66680 Pilot Brown MIA January 17, 1944
P-38H 42-66864 Pilot Whistler MIA September 30, 1943
P-38G 42-67155 Pilot Head MIA January 18, 1944
P-38G 42-67171 Pilot Langen MIA January 17, 1944
P-38J 42-67179 Pilot Black MIA January 17, 1944
F-5B 42-67328 Pilot Herzog MIA April 18, 1944
P-38J 42-67611 Pilot Schoettel MIA January 17, 1944
P-38J 42-67617 Pilot Heckler MIA January 17, 1944
P-38J 42-67618 Pilot Kelly MIA January 20, 1944
P-38J 42-67785 Pilot Snell MIA January 17, 1944
P-38J 42-67788 Pilot McDonald MIA April 18, 1944
F-5A 42-12678 Pilot Nord MIA February 14, 1943
F-5A 42-12680 Pilot Roberts MIA May 8, 1943
P-38J piloted by Munson MIA January 17, 1944
P-39K 42-4274 Pilot Williams MIA April 7, 1943
P-39N 42-18798 Pilot Payne MIA September 6, 1943
P-39Q 44-2451 Pilot Bodge MIA March 12, 1944
P-40F 41-14102 Pilot Morrissey MIA February 13, 1943
P-40F piloted by Carter MIA February 4, 1943
P-40F piloted by Lewis MIA February 27, 1943
14th Air Force China, Burma, India
B-24D "Temptation" 41-24129 Pilot Rutledge shot down September 15, 1943
B-24D 41-24183 Pilot Hilling MIA February 1, 1945
B-24D "Daisy Mae" 41-24218 Pilot Cunningham September 15, 1943
B-24D "Mohawk" 42-40786 Johnson crashed September 15, 1945
B-24J 44-40783 Pilot Pierpont MIA Aug 31, 1944 discovery 1996, recovered 1997 resolved
B-24J 42-73312 Entire crew taken POW, one died in captivity, BNR
20th Air Force CBI, Marianas & Japan
B-29 42-24474 one crew member MIA, other POWs survived
B-29 "Postville Express" 42-24704 wreckage known, crew POW / MIA
B-29 42-65226
United States Army
C-47B 43-48308
L-4A 43-29071 discovered 1998, recovered 2000, case resolved 2001
SNJ Texan passenger Major Munger
United States Navy
SBD "CLAG" 4679
SBD 06524 Pilot Beck June 5, 1943
SBD 36338 discovered, recovery 2005, case pending
PB4Y-1 31947 Pilot ? shot down March 3, 1943
PB4Y-1 31948 Pilot ? shot down February 14, 1943
PB4Y-1 31950 Pilot Jones shot down March 3, 1943
PB4Y-1 31958 Pilot Fuller MIA February 7, 1943
PB4Y-1 31970 Pilot ? shot down February 14, 1943
PB4Y-1 31992 Pilot Van Voorhis MIA July 6, 1943
PB4Y-1 31952 Pilot Haskett MIA July 17, 1943
PB4Y-1 31950 Pilot Jones MIA March 3, 1943
PBY-5 2306
PBY-5 Catalina 2309
PBY-5 Catalina 2389 Discovered 1994, remains recovered, case resolved
SBC2 Helldiver piloted by Hintz
F4F 03472 Pilot Waring MIA July 18, 1943
F4F 11978 Pilot Pope MIA July 18, 1943
F4F 5155 Piloted Dalton MIA July 18, 1943
F4F 11672 Pilot Landis MIA July 18, 1943
F4F 11724 Pilot Lewis MIA July 18, 1943
F4U 02187 Pilot Lyon MIA February 14, 1943
F4U 02249 Pilot Stewart MIA February 14, 1943
F4U 02338 Pilot Brown MIA September 12, 1943
F4U 17557 Pilot Schneider MIA October 18, 1943
F4U 17661 Pilot Keith MIA November 1, 1943
F4U 17804 Pilot Pillsbury MIA November 21, 1943
F4U 17806 Pilot Faulkner MIA December 19, 1943
F4U 17845 Pilot Kemper MIA December 19, 1943
F4U 17722 Pilot Knight MIA January 14, 1944
F4U 17734 Pilot Putnam MIA December 27, 1943
F4U 55908 Pilot Harrison MIA February 11, 1944
F4U 57897 Pilot Hulland MIA April 23, 1945
F4U piloted by Winnia shot down July 18, 1943 prisoner
F6F 08884 Pilot Welles MIA November 1, 1943, taken POW died in captivity
F6F 25801 POW/KIA, different remains buried at Punchbowl under his name
F6F 25883 Pilot Stalker MIA September 15, 1943
F6F 25902 Pilot Potter MIA September 11, 1943
F6F 25940 Pilot Bechtol MIA June 23, 1944
F6F 26031 Pilot Babkirk MIA January 17, 1944
F6F 40671 Remains buried as X-35, case review by JPAC
F6F 41525 Discovered 1991, remains recovered 2006, case resolved 2007
F6F 42135 Wreckage found 2005
F6F 58043 Pilot McNinch MIA September 16, 1944
F6F 58471 Pilot Brown MIA September 6, 1944
F6F 58638
F6F 66021 Pilot Keener MIA Noveber 2, 1943
F6F 43041 Pilot Nisi MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 41879 Pilot Dougherton MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 40259 Pilot Hancock MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 40317 Pilot Loomis MIA July 4, 1944
F6F piloted by Riley
F6F piloted by Webber
TBF 06311
TBF 06452
TBM 16956 Pilot Baxter MIA September 13, 1944 partal recovery postwar, revisited BentProp
TBF 23909
TBF 24071 November 2, 1943 against Buka / Bonis
TBF 24264
TBF 24340
TBF 24390
TBF 24422 November 1, 1943 against Buka
TBF 25217 One crew member MIA
TBF 24176 Mid air collision, one crew MIA
TBF 25316
TBF 25327
TBF 47506
TBF 06240 Pilot Esterl crashed August 22, 1943 wreckage known, case status ?
TBF piloted by Hayter
PV-1 34614
PV-1 34799
PV-1 49507 wreckage known
PV-1 33214 ditched September 15, 1944 one MIA
United States Marine Corps
F4U 02375 Pilot Nichols MIA July 30, 1943
F4U 02402 Pilot McCown found 1983, investigated by JPAC 2006, 2008
F4U 02421 Pilot Garrison MIA July 17, 1943
F4U 02516 Pilot Fowler MIA August 30, 1943
F4U 02602 Pilot Tomes MIA September 2, 1943
F4U 02723 Pilot Ashmum MIA Ashmum
F4U 13307 Pilot Cochran MIA April 29, 1944
F4U 17914 Pilot Brindos MIA January 20, 1944
F4U 55835 Pilot Marshall MIA January 20, 1944
F4U 55916 Pilot Thompson MIA February 6, 1944
F4U 56039 Pilot Hanson MIA February 3, 1944
F4U 17127 possibly Bu No 17527 instead
F4U 17430 Pilot Larson MIA January 11, 1944
FG-1D 76471 wreckage located 2002, JPAC investigation 2004
F4U piloted by Rhodes MIA July 18, 1943
F4U piloted by Powell MIA July 18, 1943
F6F 18045 Pilot Vetter MIA January 13, 1944
PBJ 35086 Pilot Kinnick MIA September 16, 1944
PBJ 35243 Pilot Fish MIA May 30, 1945
PBJ 35143 Pilot Smith MIA May 5, 1944 discovered 1990s recovery 1999, case pending ?
PBJ "Love Bug" 35275 Discovered 1948, remains recovered, one still MIA
PV-1 33214 Lost 20 miles from Buka Passage
SBD-2 2129 Pilot Henderson MIA June 4, 1942
SBD-4 10586 Pilot Hughes MIA July 17, 1943
SBD-5 06524 Pilot Bishop MIA January 17, 1944
SBD-5 10918 Pilot Mailloux MIA July 17, 1943
SBD-5 35946 Pilot Whiteley MIA December 1, 1943
SBD-5 piloted by Becker Pilot Becker MIA July 3, 1944
SBD-5 35971 Pilot Ramsey MIA January 14, 1944
TBF 06109 Pilot Berry crashed March 3, 1943 crew POW, one exicuted
TBF 24363 Pilot Miller MIA January 17, 1944
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