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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, 44 found 1980, CILHI 1983, 1990, status ?
A-20G 42-54085 pilot Miars MIA March 13, 44 found 1980, CILHI 1983, partially resovled
A-20G 42-54117 pilot Hansen MIA March 13, 44 discovered 1980, CILHI 1983, 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 "Good Time Charlie" 42-86727 pilot Burke MIA June 19, 1944
A-20G 42-86728  pilot Norris MIA February 15, 1944
A-20G 42-86748  pilot Russell MIA April 17, 1945
A-20G 42-86768  pilot Prince MIA May 14, 1944, one rescued, 3 MIA
A-20G "The Texan" 43-9098 wreckage discovered 1982, crew MIA
A-20G "Short Stuff" 43-9106  pilot Klein ditched August 11, 1944, gunner only 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 43-9392  pilot Wells crashed August 11, 1944
A-20G 43-9395  pilot Fick MIA June 17, 1944
A-20G 43-9406  Plot Kellum MIA June 17, 1944
A-20G 43-9410  pilot Wisdom crashed April 10, 1944
A-20G 43-9488  pilot Jovanovich ditched April 16, 1944 two MIA
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 43-21414  pilot Duval ditched June 19, 1944 gunner MIA
A-20G 43-21416  pilot Hollingshead crashed June 29, 1944 discovered 1973, remains recovered, case resolved
A-20G 43-21430  pilot Van crashed July 9, 1944
A-20G 43-21622  pilot Hamwey crashed January 20, 1945
A-20G 43-22155  pilot Jennings MIA March 19, 1945 one rescued, one missing
A-24 41-15819  pilot Schwab crashed July 29, 1942
A-24 41-15766  crashed July 29, 1942 discovered 1999
A-24 41-15796  pilot Tubb MIA February 20, 1942

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 41-2434  pilot Hoevet crashed August 16, 1942
B-17E 41-2435  pilot Watson crashed August 2, 1943
B-17E 41-2442  pilot Hensley MIA February 1, 1943
B-17E 41-2464  pilot Piehl MIA July 8, 1944
B-17E 41-2476  pilot Sparks MIA January 29, 1942
B-17E 41-2505  pilot Fagen MIA April 25, 1942 discovered 1961, remains recovered 1984, 1987, 1990 case resolved
B-17E 41-2536  pilot Frost MIA November 22, 1942
B-17E 41-2586  pilot McWilliams crashed January 21, 1943
B-17E "Red Moose Express" 41-2634  pilot Brenneman shot down August 3, 1943
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  pilot Erb ditched September 12, 1942, five MIA, on recovered
B-17E 41-9011 pilot Geddes crashed May 21, 1943, four POW, executed
B-17E 41-9126  pilot Wilsey MIA August 28, 1943
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 ditched March 15, 1943, seven MIA
B-17F 41-24427  pilot Williams MIA September 15, 1942
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 pilot Keatts MIA May 8, 1943
B-17F "Pluto" 41-24543  pilot Barnett crashed June 30, 1943 remains recovered 1948, group burial, resolved
B-17F 41-24546 pilot Charles MIA November 29, 1942
B-17F "Listen Here Tojo" 41-24552  Discovered 1982, CILHI visit 1983, case resolved 1998

B-24A 40-2374  pilot Kester crashed March 3, 1942
B-24D "Pelly-Can" 41-23688  pilot Olsen crashed June 23, 1943
B-24D "Lady Beverly" 41-23760  pilot Werner ditched November 15, 1942, wreckage known six MIA
B-24D 41-23766  pilot Rafferty crashed December 20, 1942
B-24D "Texas Terror" 41-23825  pilot Gumaer crashed December 18, 1942 remains recovered 1943, 1959 resolved
B-24D 41-24044  pilot Regan MIA January 22, 1943
B-24D "Miss Carriage" 41-24207  pilot Stiles crashed August 20, 1943
B-24D "Tyrannosaurus Rex" 41-24068  pilot McNair crashed April 10, 1943 remains recovered 1943, resolved
B-24D 41-24093  pilot Littlepage MIA July 6, 1943
B-24D "Twin Niftys" 42-40348 pilot Freas MIA August 17, 1943 discovered 1946, some remains recovered 1948
B-24D "Beautiful Betsy" 42-40387  pilot McDaniel MIA Feb 26, 1945 discovered 1994 remains recovered, resolved
B-24D "The Swan" 42-40475 discovered 2001, recovery 2004, case resolved 2008
B-24D "Fyrtle Myrtle" 42-40485  pilot Farrington crashed October 26, 1943
B-24D 42-40500  pilot Payne MIA July 11, 1943
B-24D "Mr. Five By Five" 42-40505 wreckage found, recovered 2003 case resolved 2006
B-24D "Esmeralda II" 42-40507  pilot Merkel crashed July 10, 1943 remains recoverd, case resolved
B-24D "Toughy" 42-40525 discovered 1974, remains recovered case resolved
B-24D "The Leila Belle" 42-40527  pilot Smith MIA June 11, 1943 wreckage known since 1970s
B-24D 42-40670  pilot Blount ditched October 18, 1943 wreckage known, 5 still MIA
B-24D 42-40814  pilot Tosch MIA July 19, 1944
B-24D "Pudgy" 42-40830  pilot Smith December 1, 1943
B-24D 42-40886 pilot Heuss, MIA November 21, 1943, wreckage known
B-24D "Shack Rat" 42-40918  pilot Volz MIA October 27, 1942 wreckage found 2002, case resolved 2010
B-24D 42-40934  pilot Bonner MIA October 13, 1943
B-24D 42-40972  pilo Hafner MIA November 5 , 1943 discovered 2002, recovery 2003 & 2004, resolved 2006
B-24D 41-40981  pilot Parran ditched August 17, 1943 three MIA
B-24D 42-41043  pilot Harris MIA December 16, 1943
B-24D "Weezie" 42-41081 discovered 1981, remains recovered 1982, case closed
B-24D "The Milk Run / Hit Parader" 42-41087  pilot Tilden MIA February 28, 1944
B-24D "Ready, Willing & Able" 42-41135 discovered 1979, recovery 1988, resolved 2001
B-24D-1 "Hot Garters" 42-41188  pilot Poulsen MIA April 10, 1944
B-24D 42-41210  pilot Miller MIA November 10, 1943 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-24D "Louisiana Lullaby" 42-63986 pilot Hogland MIA June 11, 1944
B-25C 42-64571  pilot Wendling MIA October 12, 1943
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-24D "Ten Knights in a Bar Room" 42-72806 Discovered 1971, recovered, three MIA
B-24D "Miss Deed" 42-72814  pilot O'Brien MIA November 6, 1943
B-24D 42-72899 Remains recovered 1944, 1982, some crew still listed as MIA
B-24D 42-72800  pilot Carlson ditched October 25, 1943
B-24J "Here T'is" 42-72946 discovered & remains recovered 2002, case resolved 2006
B-24J "Doodlebug" 42-73117 crashed January 19, 1944
B-24J 42-73185 two bailed out and survived, others MIA
B-24J "Super" 42-73338  pilot Taylor crashed April 9, 1944
B-24J "Paper Doll" 42-73187 pilot Van Wormer crashed January 19, 1944
B-24J 42-73197  pilot Mettes MACR June 14, 1944
B-24J "Patches" 42-73474  pilot O'Brien MIA April 20, 1945
B-24J 42-100180  pilot Barley ditched June 9, 1944 wreckage known, five missing
B-24J 42-100225 discovered 2002, remains recovered 2002, case resolved Sept 2005
B-24J 42-100292  pilot Nellis crashed February 28, 1944 three located
B-24J 42-109981  pilot MacDonald crashed February 28, 1945, remains recovered 1979-1980, one still MIA
B-24J 44-41258 pilot Cunningham MIA November 19, 1944 remains, wreckage known

B-25C 41-12441  pilot Lowery MIA May 25, 1942
B-25C 41-12448  pilot Hesselbarth May 25, 1942
B-25C 41-12450  pilot Wilson MIA May 25, 1942
B-25C 41-12462  pilot Keel crashed May 23, 1942
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  pilot Heiss crashed September 4, 1942
B-25C "Algernon IV" 41-12485 wreckage found 1957, remains recovered, case closed
B-25C "Miss Snafu" 41-12487  pilot Ingram MIA May 15, 1943
B-25C 41-12491  pilot Dickenson May 23, 1942, 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 "Yankee Vengeance" 41-12889  pilot May MIA October 23, 1942
B-25C "Tojo's Nitemare" 41-129??  pilot Barker ditched April 24, 1942 one survived, two recovered, three MIA
B-25C "The Happy Legend" 41-12907 discovered 1943, recovery 1961-2005, case pending
B-25D "Geronimo" 41-12980  pilot Reid crashed June 21, 1943
B-25C 41-12982 pilot Yeager crashed November 16, 1942 two MIA
B-25C "Tugboat Annie" 41-12998  pilot Mackey MIA November 2, 1943
B-24D ??-????? January 6, 1943  pilot Rose January 6, 1943
B-24D ??-????? January 22, 1943  pilot Regan January 22, 1943
B-24D 42-40505 discovered, remains recovered 2003, case resolved December 2005
B-24D "Battlin' Betts" 42-41099  pilot Martin crashed September 2, 1943
B-24D "Punjab" 41-11902  pilot Meehan MIA Novemember 16-17, 1942
B-24D "Crosair" 41-23752 discovered 2002, one MIA
B-24D 41-23975  pilot McNeese, four MIA crashed February 13, 1943
B-24D 41-24269  pilot Almond MIA May 19, 1943
B-25D "Battlin' Biffie" 41-29701 pilot Carey crashed October 5, 1942, two crew executed
B-25D "Torrid Tessie The Terror" 41-29692  pilot Atwell MIA May 22, 1944 known 1958, recovery, resolved ?
B-25D "Impatient Virgin" 41-30046  pilot Kizzire ditched November 27, 1943, three POW, all MIA
B-25D "Royal Flush" 41-29708  pilot Brinkman January 7, 1943
B-25D "Flying Ginny / Bette" 41-30017  pilot Whipple MIA October 5, 1943
B-25D "Hell's Belles" 41-30019  pilot Selby MIA June 16, 1944
B-25D-5 "Pannell Job" 41-30024  pilot Pannell crashed June 11, 1944 one missing
B-25D "Miss Ellen" 41-30039  pilot Krasnickas MIA November 2, 1943
B-25D 41-30040  pilot Foley MIA March 29, 1944
B-25D "SNAFU / MFUTU" 41-30054  pilot Anacker crashed October 18, 1943
B-25D "Sorry Satchul" 41-30056 pilot Peterson crashed October 18, 1943
B-25D "Lucky Bat" 41-30058 pilot Hotz MIA July 30, 1944
B-25D "Tin Liz" 41-30074 wreckage known since 1974
B-25D "Hung Lo" 41-30084  pilot Voitier crashed August 13, 1944
B-25D "Hellzapoppin" 41-30094  pilot Moore ditched November 2, 1943 crew POW, executed
B-25D 41-30117  pilot Cheli crashed August 18, 1943 three POW, executed
B-25D 41-30182 pilot Hurst MIA July 1, 1944 wreckage discovered 1940s, recovery 1980 & 1990s, resolved (date?)
B-25D "Lucky Star" 41-30183  pilot Moore ditched October 16, 1943
B-25D "Miss Ellen" 41-30185  pilot Anderson crashed March 19, 1944
B-25D 41-30221  pilot Uhler ditched August 2, 1943
B-25D 41-30225  pilot Bowman crashed September 2, 1943
B-25D 41-30247  pilot Schumacker MIA September 2, 1943
B-25D "The Ringmaster" 41-30259  pilot Erum MIA March 26, 1944
B-25D "Here's Howe" 41-30279  pilot Kyser MIA December 26, 1943
B-25D "Fifi" 41-30311  crashed November 2, 1943
B-25D 41-30313  pilot Webster ditched July 9, 1943 one missing
B-25D "Tinkie" 41-30315  pilot Waggle MIA April 16, 1944
B-25D "Pissonit" 41-30370  pilot Benson ditched February 15, 1944 two MIA
B-24D "Available Jones" 41-30374  pilot Hartley crashed February 21, 1944
B-25D "We Dood It" 41-30376 discovery post war, recovery, more 2006, case resolved
B-25D 41-30496  pilot Ducci crashed July 27, 1943 two crew MIA
B-25D 41-30522 pilot Gullette crashed November 20, 1943, crew POW, remains recovered 1948, one MIA
B-25D "5 Minutes To Midnight" 41-30525
B-25D 41-30526  pilot Henrich crashed August 18, 1943
B-25D 41-30532  pilot Gerry crashed February 1, 1944
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-25D "Ole' Tomato" 41-30664  pilot Anderson crashed March 13, 1944 wreckage known, remains recovered 2001
B-25D "Shifless Skonk" 41-30765
B-25D "Toughy" 42-40525  Discovered 1974
B-25D "The Mad Mizurian" 42-87297  pilot Hatcher crashed December 26, 1944
B-25D 43-3488  pilot Sieh September 30, 1944
B-25D piloted by Tennille   shot down June 8, 1944
B-25G 42-64846  pilot Jaebker crashed Nov 22, 1943 wreckage known, case resolved
B-25G 42-64850
B-25G 42-64835  pilot English force landed April 12, 1944 wreckage known
B-25G 42-64873  pilot Di Filippo shot down February 15, 1944
B-25G 42-64889
B-25G 42-64946 located post war, remains recovered by Australian Army
B-25G 42-65142  pilot Carroll MIA November 12, 1944 three recovered, five still MIA
B-25H 43-4178  pilot Lang MIA December 23, 1944
B-25H 43-4341  pilot Dreger MIA September 2, 1944
B-25J "Lazy Daisy Mae" 43-36012  pilot Underwood MIA January 9, 1945 located 1963

B-26 40-1402  pilot Royall MIA May 10, 1942
B-26 40-1408  pilot Thornbrough MIA June 4, 1942
B-26 40-1422  pilot Crosson crashed January 3, 1943
B-26 40-1467  pilot Lanford MIA May 28, 1942
B-26 40-1529
 pilot Anderson MIA December 17, 1942
B-26 piloted by Pebworth  crashed October 16, 1942
B-26B "Dixie Belle" 41-17558 pilot Callaham MIA November 15, 1942

C-46D 42-101046  pilot Mathews MIA November 24, 1944
C-46D 44-78490
 pilot Zagata crashed October 10, 1945 remains recovered 1948, case resolved

C-47 "Maxine" 41-18585  pilot Cater MIA October 16, 1942 remains recovered & site closed 1999, resolved
C-47 Dakota "Star Duster" 41-18648  located 1948, remains recovered, case resolved
C-47 41-18668  pilot Cathcart crashed August 15, 1943 wreckage found 1950(?) case resolved
C-47 "Early Delivery" 41-38658  discovered 1988, remains recovered 1989, case resolved
C-47A "Windy City" 42-23500  pilot Chase crashed December 23, 1943 wreckage known
C-47 "Shakes All Over" 42-23705  discovered & recovered prior to 1950, case resolved
C-47A "Sure Skin" 42-23860  pilot Gennette crashed September 6, 1945, some remains recovered
C-47A 42-24215  discovered 1975, remains recovered 1979, 1980, 2004, case resolved 2005
C-47A "Our Lillian Ethel Form 1A" 42-24228  pilot Hutchinson crashed March 6, 1944, found 1949 remains recovered
C-47A 42-92062  pilot Morrison MIA October 1, 1944
C-47A 42-100479  pilot Fletcher crashed January 9, 1945 located March 11, 1945 remains recovered
C-47A "Windy City" 43-16011  pilot Kellogg MIA March 27, 1945, case unresolved
C-47A 43-16114  pilot Pomplun MIA December 24, 1944, case unresolved
C-47 43-16230  pilot Lair crashed June 22, 1945 wreckage known, two recovered, status ?
C-47A 43-30746  crashed or abandoned inland from Finschafen

F-4 41-2098  pilot Peterson MIA September 14, 1942

F-4 41-2098  pilot Peterson MIA September 14, 1942


F-4 41-2140  pilot Morton MIA March 16, 1943 wreckage discovered 1990s, no trace of pilot
F-4 "Dotin' Donna" 42-2177  pilot Blackard MIA May 21, 1943 found September 16, 1944, resolved
F-4 piloted by Connelly  MIA May 2, 1942
F-5 42-67360  pilot Copenhaver MIA March 5, 1944 located 1962, no remains found
F-6 44-14621  pilot Lent crashed December 1, 1944
F-7B 44-40422  pilot Harms MIA September 30, 1944

P-38F 42-12623  pilot Faurot MIA March 3, 1943
P-38F 42-12633  pilot Eason MIA March 3, 1943
P-38F 42-12665  pilot Mangas MIA January 8, 1943
P-38G "Beautiful Lass" 43-2204  pilot Powell MIA December 28, 1943
P-38G 42-12715  pilot Shifflet MIA March 3, 1943
P-38G 42-12848  piot Love MIA November 2, 1943 remains recovered 1999, identification pending from JPAC
P-38G "Veni Vidi Vici" 42-12705  pilot Craig crashed March 4, 1944
P-38G 43-2203  pilot Evers MIA November 2, 1943
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 42-66539  pilot Danforth MIA January 23, 1944
P-38H 42-66545  pilot Robertson MIA January 18, 1944
P-38H "Charlcie Jeann II" 42-66546  pilot Meyer crashed November 9, 1943
P-38H 42-66547  pilot Garrison MIA September 22, 1943
P-38H 42-66554  pilot Ritter MIA January 18, 1944 wreckage located post war, no action taken to date
P-38H 42-66555  pilot Mikucky MIA April 16, 1944
P-38H 42-66561
P-38H 42-66562  pilot Gronemeyer MIA Dec 31, 1944 located 1981, recovered, case resolved
P-38H 42-66563  pilot Adams MIA September 2, 1943
P-38H 42-66572  pilot Schmidt MIA August 18, 1943 wreckage located 1948, remains recovered, case resolved
P-38H 42-66596  pilot Smith MIA November 9, 1943 case resolved 1950
P-38H 42-66662  pilot Shea MIA November 2, 1943
P-38H 42-66668  pilot Smith MIA November 9, 1943 wreckage known
P-38H 42-66748  pilot Ryrholm MIA September 4, 1943 wreckage found 2005, remains recovered 2008, resolved
P-38H 42-66752  pilot Badgett MIA February 8, 1944
P-38H 42-66821  pilot Lutton MIA November 2, 1943
P-38H 42-66828  pilot Hawkins crashed June 23, 1944
P-38H 42-66857  pilot King MIA November 2, 1943
P-38H 42-66904  pilot Bateson MIA October 8, 1943
P-38J 42-67142  pilot Donaldson MIA December 22, 1943 wreckage known, salvaged 2003, case ?
P-38J 42-103987  pilot Lynch MIA March 8, 1944 aircraft observed to crash and pilot hit the ground
P-38J 42-104385
P-38J 43-28516
P-38J 42-67593
P-38J 44-23227  pilot Eastman MIA August 18, 1944, wreckage found 1950, JPAC investigation 2004, 2008, status ?
P-38L"Putt Putt Maru III" 44-23843  pilot Condon MIA January 2, 1945
P-38L 44-24845  pilot McGuire crashed January 7, 1945, remains recovered 1948, case resolved
P-38L 44-24846  pilot Koeck crashed December 25, 1944, remains recovered 1946, case resolved
P-38L 44-24889
P-38L 44-25427
P-38L 44-26538  pilot Stier crashed July 13, 1945
P-38G piloted by Feeham  crashed August 21, 1943
P-38G piloted by Guttel  crashed August 21, 1943
P-38G piloted by Krisher  pilot Krisher crashed August 21, 1943
P-38 "Nulli Secundus"  pilot Ladd MIA October 15, 1944

P-39D 41-6956  pilot Schwimmer MIA May 3, 1942
P-39D 41-6971  pilot Armstrong MIA May 4, 1942
P-39D 41-38339  pilot Brown MIA September 25, 1942
P-39F 41-7128 wreckage located, status?
P-39F 41-7136  pilot Rice MIA June 16, 1942
P-39F 41-7153
P-39F 41-7165
P-39F 41-7191  Wreckage discovered 2001, pilot MIA
P-39F 41-7207  pilot Chivers MIA May 4, 1942
P-39N 42-18813  pilot Eggud MIA July 6, 1944
P-39Q 42-19933  pilot Starkey MIA August 13, 1944
P-39Q 42-19959  Wreckage located postwar, status ?
P-39Q 42-19987  pilot Pitonyak crashed October 28, 1943, wreckage located, status ?
P-39Q 42-20031
P-39Q 42-19949  pilot Roberts MIA January 12, 1944 found post war & remains buried, case unresolved
P-39Q 42-19999  pilot Sparks MIA July 3, 1944
P-39Q 42-20353  pilot Rice MIA September 2, 1944
P-39Q 42-20357  pilot Ronning MIA September 2, 1944
P-39Q 44-3569  pilot Bailey MIA September 2, 1944
P-39 piloted by McAlarney MIA January 23, 1944
P-39 piloted by Magre crashed June 16, 1942 wreckage known, remains recovered, lost

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-40N 42-105738  pilot Cash crashed March 22, 1944 remains recovered April 1944, resolved

P-400 AP 290
P-400 BX 232
P-400 BW-117  pilot Kirtland MIA July 11, 1942
P-400 AP 359  pilot Potts MIA September 6, 1942
P-400 piloted by Cottam  MIA July 23, 1942

P-40E piloted by Voorhees MIA November 30, 1942
P-40E piloted by Johnston MIA November 30, 1942
P-40N 42-105509  pilot Parker MIA November 15, 1943

P-47D 42-8095  pilot Pratt MIA December 26, 1943
P-47D 42-8117  pilot Jacoby MIA October 22, 1943
P-47D "Fiery Ginger" 42-8145  pilot Ness MIA October 22, 1943
P-47D 42-22640  pilot Gilchrist MIA December 26, 1943
P-47D 42-22661  pilot Thorpe MIA May 27, 1944
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 42-22953  pilot Graham crashed April 11, 1944 remains recovered postwar, case resolved
P-47D 42-23208
P-47D 42-23241
P-47D 42-27993
P-47D "Claire-Doll III" 42-28500
P-47D 42-28513  pilot Bailey crashed December 18, 1944 pilot POW / MIA
P-47D 42-75940 discovered 1991, recovered ????, case resolved 1995
P-47D 42-8059 discovered 1999, recovered & case resolved 1999
P-47D 43-25481 pilot Hermann MIA April 30, 1945 wreckage found May 1985, case resolved
P-47 piloted by Monast
P-47D "Nancie-A" piloted by Prizzia
P-47 piloted by McDougal  Remains recovered

P-61A 42-5515  pilot Daniel crashed November 18, 1944
P-61 42-5562  pilot King crashed February 2, 1945 (pilot only MIA)

P-70 39-790  pilot Hornaday MIA May 7, 1943
P-70 42-54161  pilot Sutliff MIA October 22, 1944 wreckage known, JPAC recon 2004
P-70 42-33143  pilot Forrestal crashed April 2, 1944, 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 AL-589  pilot Tinker MIA June 7, 1942
B-24D "Sexy Sue" 41-23938
B-24J 42-100216  pilot Opperman MIA April 4, 1944
B-24J "Baby Sandy 2" 42-73013  pilot Osborne ditched December 29, 1943, crew POW / KIA / BNR wreckage known
B-24J "Heaven Can Wait" 42-73496
B-24J 44-40332
B-24L 44-41465

C-87 41-24174

B-25D 41-30621  pilot Trucker MIA April 30, 1944
B-25G 42-64893  pilot Galvin MIA January 2, 1944, wreckage found 1998
B-25G 42-64832
B-25J 43-36149  pilot Larsen crashed May 10, 1945

P-39Q 42-19469 pilot Empey MIA January 16, 1944

P-51D 44-63458  pilot Zellweger MIA June 2, 1945
P-51D 44-63957  pilot Peebles MIA May 10, 1945
P-51D "Ramblin' Rebel" 44-63986 pilot Fenker MIA June 3, 1945

10th Air Force (China Burma India)
B-24J 42-73159  pilot Stringfellow crashed December 1, 1943
B-24J 42-73196  pilot McLauchlen crashed December 1, 1943
B-24J 42-73055  pilot Wright crashed December 1, 1943
B-24J 42-73183  pilot Elliott crashed December 1, 1943
B-24J "Bugs Bunny" 42-73222  pilot Carpenter MIA December 1, 1943
B-24J "Maxwell House II" 42-73245  pilot Meredith crashed November 27, 1943
B-24L 44-49607  pilot Margolies crashed March 24, 1945
B-24M 44-50335  pilot Wiley crashed March 29, 1945 crew POW, MIA
C-109 44-49628  pilot Turner crashed July 17, 1945

B-25H 43-4229  pilot Sanders MIA March 17, 1944
B-25H 43-4360  pilot Gauvin MIA May 13, 1944

C-47A 42-24360 pilot Deaux MIA November 2, 1943 wreckage found 2003
C-47B 43-48308  pilot Power MIA May 17, 1946
C-47B 43-15261  pilot Baskett MIA November 27, 1945

 

11th Air Force (Alaska)
B-24D 41-1088  pilot Todd crashed June 11, 1942 remains recovered, one missing

B-25J 43-36140  pilot Lewis crashed May 9, 1945

P-38E 41-2276  pilot Ambrose crashed November 28, 1942 discovered 1998, remains recovered 2004, resolved

 

13th Air Force (South Pacific)
B-17E "Bessie The Jap Basher" 41-2420 wreckage known, crew captured POW / MIA
B-17E 41-2426  pilot Pharr MIA August 7, 1942
B-17E "Ole Sh'asta" 41-2428  pilot Harp MIA December 28, 1942
B-17E 41-9151  pilot Hall MIA February 1,, 1943
B-17E "Tokyo Taxi" 41-9153  pilot Eckles MIA July 19, 1943
B-17E 41-9218  pilot McDonald crashed August 4, 1942
B-17E "Kai-O-Keleiwa" 41-9224  pilot Loder MIA August 7, 1942

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 "Pretty Prairie Special" 41-24186 pilot Unruh ditched December 30, 1943, nine taken POW, one survived
B-24D 42-40210  pilot Frampton MIA October 10, 1943
B-24D 42-40217  McDonald MIA August 30, 1943
B-24D "Mammy Yokum" 42-40221 pilot Spearman MIA December 7, 1943
B-24D 42-40230  pilot Hathaway MIA July 6, 1943
B-24D 42-40254  pilot Guiberson MIA June 30, 1943
B-24D 42-40636  pilot Hughes MIA December 4, 1943
B-24D "Dropsnoot" 42-41246  pilot Finks MIA June 17, 1944, rescued, four crew MIA
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-24J 42-73466  pilot Francis MIA March 29, 1944

B-25C 42-32255  pilot Schaffner MIA November 23, 1943
B-25C 42-32319  pilot Thompson crashed January 12, 1944, two POW, executed
B-25C 42-53433  pilot Goldwater crashed July 10, 1943 one rescued
B-25D 41-30566  pilot Lemmon MIA January 14, 1944
B-25D 41-30567  pilot Spies October 6, 1943
B-25D 41-30661  pilot Meister crashed December 17, 1943 two MIA
B-24D 42-40250  pilot Lord MIA June 16, 1943
B-25C "Skilla" 42-64570 pilot Swartzfager discovered 1982, recovery 1983, case resolved in 2004
B-25G 42-64907  pilot Verzi MIA February 26, 1945
B-25G 42-64946  pilot Watts remains recovered post war, case resolved
B-25H 43-4512

B-25H 43-4???  pilot 43-4???  pilot Durkin MIA February 18, 1944
B-25J 44-29584  pilot Carter MIA June 6, 1945 
B-25J 44-29760
B-24J 44-40555
B-24J 44-40598
B-24J "Miss Jones" 44-40611
B-25J 44-31361  pilot Estrin ditched August 16, 1945

B-26 "'Marmon Meteor" 41-17550  pilot Behling crashed January 7, 1943 wreckage located Sept 13, 1943 group burial

C-47 42-100455  pilot Parkhurst MIA March 12, 1945 wreckage known, one recovered

F-5A 42-12678  pilot Nord MIA February 14, 1943
F-5A 42-12680  pilot Roberts MIA May 8, 1943
F-5B 42-67328  pilot Herzog MIA April 18, 1944
F-5E 44-24485  pilot Willis MIA July 10, 1945
F-5F 44-24953  pilot Shannon MIA May 29, 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-38G 43-2218  pilot Whitaker MIA April 29, 1943
P-38H 42-66626  pilot Eubanks MIA October 19, 1943
P-38H 42-66680  pilot Brown MIA January 17, 1944
P-38H 42-66864  pilot Whistler MIA September 30, 1943
P-38H 42-66888  pilot Richards MIA October 19, 1943
P-38H 42-66892 pilot Cox MIA December 25, 1943, POW executed March 3/4, 1944
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
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
P-38J 44-23394  pilot Westbrook MIA November 22, 1944
P-38J 44-23397 pilot Glenny MIA November 10, 1944
P-38J piloted by Munson  MIA January 17, 1944
P-38L 44-25455  pilot Shannon MIA January 20, 1945
P-38 piloted by Hootman  MIA June 26, 1945

P-39D 41-7043  pilot Kennamer MIA October 12, 1942
P-39D 41-7112  pilot Frush crashed July 27, 1943
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
P-39 piloted by Stratton  crashed August 30, 1943

P-40 41-19819 pilot Imberg MIA August 1, 1943

 

14th Air Force (China, Burma, India)
B-24D "Temptation" 41-24129  pilot Rutledge shot down September 15, 1943
B-24D 41-24183  pilot Shilling MIA February 1, 1945
B-24D "Daisy Mae" 41-24218  pilot Cunningham September 15, 1943
B-24D "Sweepy Time Gal" 42-40622 pilot McConnell crashed April 18, 1944
B-24D "Mohawk" 42-40786  Johnson crashed September 15, 1945
B-24J 44-40783  pilot Clendenen MIA Aug 31, 1944
B-24J 44-40831  pilot Pierpont MIA Aug 31, 1944 discovery 1996, recovered 1997 resolved
B-24J "Hot As Hell" 42-73308  pilot Swanson MIA January 25, 1944 wreckage found 2006
B-24J 42-73312  Entire crew taken POW, one died in captivity, BNR

B-25H 43-4360  pilot Gauvin MIA May 13, 1945

 

20th Air Force (CBI, Marianas & Japan)
B-29 42-24474 pilot Carmichael crashed August 20, 1944 one crew member MIA, other POWs survived
B-29 "Postville Express" 42-24704 pilot Billings MIA January 11, 1945, wreckage known, crew POW / MIA
B-29 "Rover Boys Express" 42-24769  pilot Smith crashed January 27, 1945
B-29 42-65226  pilot Wilson MIA January 11, 1945 six MIA three POW, rescued
B-29 "Lethal Lady" 42-6370  pilot Faulkner MIA November 5, 1944
B-29 "Haley's Comet" 42-24616 pilot McDonnell shot down January 27, 1945
B-29 "City of Pacific Palisades" 44-70010  one MIA May 17, 1945

 

United States Army Air Force (Stateside)
P-51D 44-15669  pilot Tompkins MIA October 26, 1944

 

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
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
F4F 11758  pilot Edwards MIA January 30, 1943

FM-2 74105  pilot Gates MIA April 22, 1945

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 04908  pilot Davis MIA February 22, 1944
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 25853  pilot Schneider MIA January 9, 1944
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 40121  pilot Clem crashed February 1, 1944
F6F 40259  pilot Hancock MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 40317  pilot Loomis MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 40671  pilot McVay MIA February 22, 1944 remains buried as X-35, identified in 2009 and properly buried
F6F 40691  pilot Spindler MIA April 1, 1944
F6F 41525 Discovered 1991, remains recovered 2006, case resolved 2007
F6F 41879  pilot Dougherton MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 42135 Wreckage found 2005
F6F 43041  pilot Nisi MIA July 4, 1944
F6F 58043  pilot McNinch MIA September 16, 1944
F6F 58471  pilot Brown MIA September 6, 1944
F6F 58638  pilot Lillard MIA November 22, 1944
F6F 66021  pilot Keener MIA Noveber 2, 1943
F6F 71441 pilot Dozier MIA August 13, 1945
F6F piloted by Riley  MIA September 16, 1943
F6F piloted by Webber crashed March 25, 1945

JM-1 6617  pilot Auer crashed December 29, 1944

PBY Catalina 2306  pilot Moorer MIA Februard 19, 1942
PBY Catalina 2309  pilot Sharp shot down February 5, 1942
PBY Catalina 2389  discovered 1994, remains recovered, case resolved
PBY 08436  pilot Wright MIA January 9, 1944 five crew POWs, fates unknown
PBY piloted by Davis MIA June 14, 1942 wreckage known, one recovered

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
PB4Y-1 32012  pilot Honey MIA November 15, 1943

PV-1 34614  pilot Witman MIA March 25, 1944
PV-1 34799  pilot Ambule crashed October 29, 1944
PV-1 49507  crashed August 19, 1944, wreckage known
PV-1 33214  ditched September 15, 1944 one MIA

SBC2 Helldiver 01169  pilot Hintz MIA July 4, 1944 gunner POW
SBC2 Helldiver 00342  pilot Clement MIA June 15, 1944
SBC2 Helldiver 21079  pilot Porter ditched July 28, 1945 both crew POW, died August 6, 1945 at Hiroshima

SBD 2130  pilot Johnson MIA March 10, 1942
SBD 2136  pilot Hogan crashed April 2, 1942
SBD 2165  pilot Liffner crashed April 2, 1942
SBD "CLAG" 4679  pilot Ault MIA May 8, 1942
SBD 06524  pilot Beck June 5, 1943
SBD 35931  pilot McIntyre MIA November 10, 1943 wreckage and remains found 2008, resolved 2010
SBD 35961  pilot Frost MIA December 18, 1943
SBD 36338  pilot McFarland crashed February 15, 1945, discovered, recovery 2005, case pending

TBF 00418  pilot Corl crashed August 24, 1942, two MIA one survived
TBF 06311  pilot Bartholf MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 06452  pilot Croker MIA September 16, 1943
TBM 16956  pilot Baxter MIA September 13, 1944 partal recovery, revisited BentProp
TBF 23909  pilot Hahn MIA September 16, 1943
TBF 24071  pilot Dyer MIA November 2, 1943
TBF 24176  pilot Spear crashed November 2, 1943 one MIA
TBF 24264  pilot Boyden MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 24340  pilot Sherman MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 24390  pilot Berdeul MIA June 15, 1944
TBF 24422  pilot Bash crashed November 1, 1943 two missing
TBF 25217  pilot Bereoles crashed March 30, 1944 one missing
TBF 24176  pilot Spear crashed November 2, 1943 one missing
TBF 25217  pilot Bereoles MIA March 30, 1944 one missing
TBF 25316  pilot Hathway MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 25327  pilot Fowler MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 47506  pilot Cornelius MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 47545  pilot Hayter crashed April 7, 1943
TBF 06240  pilot Esterl crashed August 22, 1943 wreckage known, case status ?

 

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 02608  pilot Bennett MIA October 22, 1943
F4U 02723  pilot Ashmun MIA January 3, 1944
F4U 13307  pilot Cochran MIA April 29, 1944
F4U 14417  pilot Zanger MIA December 5, 1944, POW executed, remains recovered
F4U 17127  pilot Ewing MIA September 16, 1943 / possibly Bu No 17527 instead
F4U 17430  pilot Larson MIA January 11, 1944
F4U 17734  pilot Putnam crashed December 27, 1943
F4U 17914  pilot Brindos MIA January 20, 1944
F4U 18025  pilot Thompson MIA January 25, 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 56261 pilot Foley MIA August 31, 1944
F4U piloted by Rhodes MIA July 18, 1943
F4U piloted by Powell MIA July 18, 1943
F6F 18045  pilot Vetter MIA January 13, 1944
FG-1D 76471 pilot Nelson crashed April 16, 1945 wreckage located 2002, JPAC investigation 2004, status ?

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, status ?
PBJ "Love Bug" 35275 Discovered 1948, remains recovered, one still MIA
PBJ 35114  pilot Sieben MIA August 4, 1943

PV-1 33214  Lost 20 miles from Buka Passage
PV-1 33079  pilot Pierce MIA March 21, 1944

R4D 39073  pilot Haralson MIA May 18, 1944

SBD-2 2129  pilot Henderson MIA June 4, 1942
SBD-2 2148  pilot Schlendering MIA June 4, 1942
SBD-4 10586  pilot Hughes MIA July 17, 1943
SBD-4 10697  pilot Hicks crashed June 2, 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 35971  pilot Ramsey MIA January 14, 1944
SBD-5 36230  pilot Tuck MIA January 14, 1944
SBD-5 35946  pilot Phillips crashed November 10, 1944
SBD-5 35954  pilot Sanders MIA February 12, 1944
SBD-5 54217  pilot Schroeder shot down May 30, 1944
SBD-5 54383  pilot Becker MIA July 3, 1944

TBF 06109  pilot Berry crashed March 3, 1943 crew POW, one executed
TBF 06239  pilot Sleyster MIA May 19, 1943
TBF 06311  pilot Bartholf MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 25316  pilot Hathway MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 25327  pilot Fowler MIA February 14, 1944
TBF 24340  pilot Sherman MIA February 14, 1944 one POW, died, two remain MIA
TBF 24363  pilot Miller MIA January 17, 1944
TBF 47506  pilot Cornelius MIA February 14, 1944 one POW, died, two remain MIA
TBF 47545  pilot Hayter MIA April 7, 1943
TBF 45946
 pilot Scullin crashed November 10, 1944 wreckage known, relocated 2001, status ?

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