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- 5-19 Coming soon
- 5-18 Added P-47D Thunderbolt 43-25490 pilot Kindred Kindred crashed January 3, 1945
- 5-17 Updated Tontouta Airfield (La Tontouta)
- 5-16 Updated B-17E "Yankee Doodle" 41-2463
- 5-15 Updated Gasmata Airfield at Gasmata
- 5-14 Added P-47D Thunderbolt 42-25419 pilot Atkinson crashed January 3, 1945
- 5-13 Added A-20G "Little Chief" 90th Bomb Group Fat Cat
- 5-12 Added B5N2 Kate piloted by Nagai MIA April 27, 1945
- 5-11 Added A6M2 Zero piloted by Kawato ditched March 9, 1945
- 5-10 Added Beaufort A9-256 pilot Spooner crashed September 1943
- 5-9 Updated Hanoi Airfield (Bach Mai, Gai Lam) Vietnam (French Indochina)
- 5-8 Added Siagon Vietnam (French Indochina)
- 5-7 Added Hanoi Vietnam (French Indochina)
- 5-6 Added Hai Phong (Haiphong, Hải Phòng) Vietnam (French Indochina)
- 5-5 Updated B-24D "Cowtown's Revenge" 41-23750 pilot Riggins ditched January 6, 1943
- 5-4 Added Henry Reid Harbor Seaplane Base
- 5-3 Updated Tol Airfield East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- 5-2 Updated Tol East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- 5-1 Added D3A Val crashed Karavia Bay
- May 2012
- 4-30 Added Goodyear FG Corsair aircraft list
- 4-29 Added General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft list
- 4-28 Updated P-400 Airacobra BX232 piloted by Hague crashed August 2, 1942
- 4-27 Added FG Corsair 14026 pilot Peru crashed November 12, 1944
- 4-26 Added Kirakira Airfield on San Cristobal (Makira)
- 4-25 ANZAC Day 1942 - 2012: 70th Anniversary
- 4-24 Added FG Corsair 14015 crashed November 7, 1944
- 4-23 Added FG Corsair 14039 pilot Vaughn crashed October 19, 1944
- 4-22 Updated FG Corsair 13307 pilot Cochran crashed April 29, 1944
- 4-21 Added FG Corsair 13212 pilot Leach MIA February 24, 1944
- 4-20 Updated F4U Corsair NZ5415 pilot Davies crashed January 30, 1945
- 4-19 Added FG-1A Corsair 14026 pilot Peru MIA November 12, 1944
- 4-18 Updated F4U Corsair NZ5415 pilot Davies crashed January 30, 1945
- 4-17 Added F4U Corsair NZ5207 pilot Blundell crashed June 30, 1944
- 4-16 Wall Street Journal - Sisters plan Pacific trip to honor WWII hero uncle
- 4-15 CBS News - Sisters will embark on search for where uncle was taken as prisoner of war
- 4-14 Updated B-24D "The Eager Beaver" 41-23849
- 4-13 Updated B-24D "Aincha Sorry" 41-23824 destroyed January 17, 1943
- 4-12 Updated P-38H 42-66513 assigned to Roberts written off December 13, 1943
- 4-11 Updated USS Robalo SS-273 sunk July 26, 1944
- 4-10 Updated USS Golet SS-361 sunk June 14, 1944
- 4-9 Updated USS Lagarto SS-371 sunk on May 4, 1945
- 4-8 Updated HA-14 Type A Midget Submarine (M27) sunk May 31, 1942
- 4-7 Updated HA-17 Type A Midget Submarine (M24) sunk June 1, 1942
- 4-6 Updated HA-21 Type A Midget Submarine (M22) sunk June 1, 1942
- 4-5 Updated HA-11 Type A Midget Submarine scuttled November 7, 1942 off Guadalcanal
- 4-4 Updated Type A Midget Submarine (Midget A) sunk December 7, 1941
- 4-3 Updated Type A Midget Submarine (Midget B) sunk December 7, 1941
- 4-2 Updated HA-19 Type A Midget Submarine (Midget C) grounded December 7, 1941 displayed Nimitz Museum
- 4-1 Updated Type A Midget Submarine (Midget D) sunk December 7, 1941 displayed at Eta Jima
- April 2012
- 3-31 Updated Kukum on Guadalcanal
- 3-30 Updated Type A Miget Submarine raised off Guadalcanal
- 3-29 Updated USS Ortolan (ASR-5, AM-45, Mine Sweeper 45)
- 3-28 Added Balanga, Luzon, Philippines
- 3-27 Added Abucay, Luzon, Philippines
- 3-26 Added Pilar, Luzon, Philippines
- 3-25 Added Lucanin (Lokanin) Luzon, Philippines
- 3-24 Updated Battery Grubbs on Corregidor Island
- 3-23 Updated Battery Ramsay on Corregidor Island
- 3-22 Updated Battery Way on Corregidor Island
- 3-21 Updated Battery Hearn on Corregidor Island
- 3-20 Updated Bataan Province (Bataan Peninsula) Luzon, Philippines
- 3-19 Updated Luganville Seaplane Base in Segond Channel
- 3-18 Updated Lunganville Airfield on Espiritu Santo
- 3-17 Added Mariveles Seaplane Base
- 3-16 Updated Mariveles Airfield and Mariveles
- 3-15 Updated Norzagaray (Norzugaray) / Ipo Dam
- 3-14 Updated Kaimana Airfield (Utarom, Urarom)
- 3-13 Updated Depot Field (Harmon Field) Guam, Marianas
- 3-12 Added Hamilton Field History Museum at Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB)
- 3-11 Added Mankayan (Mancayan) in Benguet Province, Luzon, Philippines
- 3-10 Added Echague and Echague Airfield in Isabela Province, Luzon Philippines
- 3-9 Added B-24D 42-40856 pilot Wyse MIA July 25, 1943
- 3-8 Updated Jefman Island (Efman) and Jefman Airfield (Efman Airfield)
- 3-7 Updated C-47A Dakota A65-56 Callsign VH-CIJ profiled in The Canberra Times "Flight of Doom"
- 3-6 Added A-20G "Oh Please" 43-9419 pilot Knobloch crashed November 21, 1944
- 3-5 Added B-17G 44-83554 converted to CB17-G for use as VIP transport
- 3-4 Added B-24D "Sky Witch" 42-72815 written off November 7, 1944
- 3-3 Added B-25G 42-64856 pilot Garrison crashed September 10, 1944
- 3-2 Added A-20G "King High Flush" 43-21935 destroyed on the ground June 3, 1945
- 3-1 Updated A-20G Havoc 43-9392 pilot Wells crashed August 11, 1944
- March 2012
- 2-28 Book review: Guadalcanal Diary by Richard Tregaskis
- 2-28 Added CA-13 Boomerang A46-173 pilot Ayre crashed May 22, 1944
- 2-27 Updated C-47 41-38631 pilot Brandt crashed November 26, 1942
- 2-26 Updated C-47 "Eager Beaver" 41-7733 pilot Wilson crashed August 7, 1943
- 2-25 Updated B-25D "Hell's Belles" 41-30019 pilot Selby crashed June 16, 1944
- 2-24 Updated B-26 Marauder 40-1363 pilot Powell force landed June 9, 1942
- 2-23 Updated Daugo Island (Fishermans Island)
- 2-22 Updated F-4A Lightning 41-2140 pilot Morton crashed March 16, 1943 off
- 2-21 Updated Taroa Airfield (Maloelap Airport)
- 2-20 Added Namlea Seaplane Base
- 2-19 Updated Namlea on Boeroe Island (Buru, Buroe)
- 2-18 Added B-25G-5 Mitchell 42-64856 crashed September 10, 1944
- 2-17 Updated G4M1 Betty 1365 Tail H-352 crashed New Georgia, fuselage salvaged by ATIU February 10, 1944
- 2-16 Added B-24D 42-40675 pilot Wilson ditched October 13, 1943
- 2-15 Added C-47A "Sure Skin" 42-23860 pilot Gennette crashed September 6, 1945
- 2-14 Updated Nueva Vizcaya Province Luzon, Philippines
- 2-13 Added Watervliet Arsenal Museum (WAM)
- 2-12 Updated Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) in Manila Bay, Philippines
- 2-11 Updated Marcus Island (Minamitorishima)
- 2-10 Updated F-4A "Dotin' Donna" 41-2177 piloted by Blackard crashed May 21, 1943 remains recovered 1944
- 2-9 Updated P-38H Lightning 42-66523 piloted by Bartlett crashed October 29, 1943
- 2-8 Added B-25H Mitchell 43-4229 pilot Sanders crashed March 17, 1944
- 2-7 Updated B-25H Mitchell 43-4360 pilot Gauvin crashed May 13, 1944
- 2-6 Added Yangkai Airfield in China
- 2-5 Updated Bundaberg Airfield (RAAF Station Bundaberg)
- 2-4 Added P-38L "Putt Putt Maru III" 44-24843 piloted by Condon MIA January 2, 1945
- 2-3 Added Keningau Airfield, Borneo, Malaysia
- 2-2 Added Ranau Airfield, Borneo, Malaysia
- 2-1 Added P-38L "Eileen-Anne / Kim IV" 44-25656
- February 2012
- 1-31 Added Oelin Airfield on southern Borneo
- 1-30 Added Manggar (Mangar, Manggarbesar), Borneo, Indonesia
- 1-29 Added Komandorski Islands (Commander Islands)
1-28 Added Wei Island (Vial Island)
- 1-27 Added P-38L Lightning 44-24845 pilot McGuire crashed January 7, 1945
- 1-26 Added B-24L Liberator 44-41421 pilot Scalese crashed November 8, 1944
- 1-25 Updated B-24D "Sexy Sue" 41-23938 pilot Hopkins MIA January 20, 1944
- 1-24 Updated John Philip "Jock" Henebry C.O. 3rd Bomb Group and CRTC
- 1-23 Added FEAF - CRTC (Far East Air Force - Combat Replacement Training Center)
- 1-22 Added B-26B "Sea Bee III" 42nd Bombardment Group, 69th Bombardment Squadron served in Solomons
- 1-21 Updated Yokohama WWII Japanese Military Radio Museum
- 1-20 Updated B-24D 41-23901 crashed December 16, 1942
- 1-19 Updated Iba and Iba Airfield
- 1-18 Updated Zambales Province on Luzon in the Philippines
- 1-17 Updated Darwin Military Museum (East Point Military Museum)
- 1-16 Updated B-24J Liberator 44-40555 pilot Sylor crashed July 15, 1944
- 1-15 Added Valiant Air Command Museum
- 1-14 Added National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
- 1-13 Added SNC-1 Falcon 05194 displayed at National Museum of Naval Aviation
- 1-12 Updated Fenton Airfield Northern Territory, Australia
- 1-11 F-6 "Snooks 5th" 44-14841 piloted by Lt. William A. Shomo claims seven, earns Medal of Honor
- 1-10 Added P-61C Black Widow 43-8330 displayed at NASM Udvar Hazy Center
- 1-9 Added October 16, 1943 Mission Over Alexishafen research by Richard Dunn
- 1-8 News Article: The Augusta Chronicle "Evans man receives dog tag of father who went missing in WWII"
- 1-7 Updated Malinta Tunnel on Corregidor Island
- 1-6 Added SB2C Helldiver discovered off Jupiter, Florida
- 1-5 Aircraft section update: Curtis SB2C Helldiver
- 1-4 Updated Bogadjim, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- 1-3 Added F4U Corsair 02608 pilot Bennett MIA October 23, 1943
- 1-2 Aircraft section update: North American B-25 Mitchell
- 1-1 Happy New year
- January 2012
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