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Re: USS Chester (CA-27) - SOC Seagull losses - October 1942
Apparently a transcription error indeed.
The SOC planes on USS St. Louis in her War Diary of Feb 1943 given as 9-CS-17 and 9-CS-18 instead of BuNo, so no direct reference to perhaps #9881. No loss mentioned either, at least on 8 Feb.
However, on 1 Feb 43 the WD says that 9-CS-18 collided with the radar antenna of destroyer USS Lansdowne (DD-486), but after circling that ship twice for inspection, no damages were observed to pontoon.
9-CS-18 likely #9942, lost on 29 May 1943 with Lt Roberts and radioman Hardin, returned 30 May 1943.
Regards,
Leendert
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