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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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May 19, 2012