Hellcat losses VOF-1 France Aug/Sep 44
 

Hi
Anyone have any info on some hellcat F6F-5 losses in France

20 aug 44
Lt Crockett
Lt Alston

21 Aug 44
Lt Coyne

maybe some other hellcat losses ?

Lt Johnson 17 aug
Lt Frank 17 aug
Lt Arbuckle 20 aug
Ens Hulland 21 aug


Many thanks
Jerry

Re: Hellcat losses VOF-1 France Aug/Sep 44
 

Jerry,

Check out website "http://perso.orange.fr/Patrick.ertel/id8.htm" that has lots of info about Operation Dragoon, including the Hellcat losses you're looking for (and more....).

Regards,

Leendert
Brugge/Belgium

Re: Hellcat losses VOF-1 France Aug/Sep 44
 

Hi
Thanks for the info
cheers
Jerry

Re: Hellcat losses VOF-1 France Aug/Sep 44
 

In case you don't know the website:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/losslist.htm

This site will list USN losses outside the States, with the name and fate of the pilot and the serial and type of the AC. Unit is also given.

On the other hand, the "loss location" is often wrong and is more a reference to the general campaign rather than the loss area

Re: Hellcat losses VOF-1 France Aug/Sep 44
 

Hi
Thanks I forgot about this site....
it has the following

8/17/1944 F6F-558867 VF-74 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69)FRANCE EUROPE LTJG J.D. FRANK M
8/17/1944 F6F-558241 VF-74 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69)FRANCE EUROPE LT R.J. JOHNSON M
8/20/1944 F6F-558300 VOF-1 USS TULAGI (CVE-72)FRANCE EUROPE LT JAMES M. ALSTON M
8/20/1944 F6F-558333 VF-74 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69)FRANCE EUROPE LTJG W. ARBUCKLE M
8/20/194 4F6F-558109 VF-74 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69)FRANCE EUROPE LCDR HARRY R. BASED
8/20/1944 F6F-5 58307 VF-74 USS KASAAN BAY (CVE-69)FRANCE EUROPE ENS C.W.S. HULLAND M
8/20/1944 F6F-5 58279 VOF-1 USS TULAGI (CVE-72)FRANCE EUROPE LT DAVID S. CROCKETT U

Seems they weren't all from VOF-1
and some other interesting losses.
many thanks.
cheers
Jerry