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|<!-- service --> USN
|<!-- service --> USN
|<!-- type --> PBY-2
|<!-- type --> PBY-2
|<!-- Bureau Number -->0487 of VP-25
|<!-- Bureau Number -->0487
|<!-- squadron -->VP-25
|<!-- details -->Hit reef on takeoff from Canton.
|<!-- details -->Hit reef on takeoff from Canton.
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|align="right"|<!-- date -->January 1942
|align="right"|<!-- date -->January 1942
|<!-- service --> USN
|<!-- service --> USN
|<!-- type --> PBY of VP-23
|<!-- type --> PBY
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->VP-23
|<!-- details -->Lost near Canton during night takeoff.
|<!-- details -->Lost near Canton during night takeoff.
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|<!-- type -->B-17D
|<!-- type -->B-17D
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Enroute Hawaii to Canton missed Canton and ditched near the Ellice Group. (Rickenbacker on board).
|<!-- details -->Enroute Hawaii to Canton missed Canton and ditched near the Ellice Group. (Rickenbacker on board).
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|<!-- type -->P-39D
|<!-- type -->P-39D
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Crashed on Canton, pilot killed.
|<!-- details -->Crashed on Canton, pilot killed.
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|<!-- type -->PBM
|<!-- type -->PBM
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Hit reef while taxiing at Canton.
|<!-- details -->Hit reef while taxiing at Canton.
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|<!-- service -->USN
|<!-- service -->USN
|<!-- type -->PBY-5
|<!-- type -->PBY-5
|<!-- Bureau Number -->8033 of VP-71
|<!-- Bureau Number -->8033
|<!-- squadron -->VP-71
|<!-- details -->Engine fire on takeoff at Canton. Crashed and sank.
|<!-- details -->Engine fire on takeoff at Canton. Crashed and sank.
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|<!-- type -->PBY-5A of VP-54
|<!-- type -->PBY-5A of VP-54
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Destroyed in Japanese bombing attack on [[Canton]].
|<!-- details -->Destroyed in Japanese bombing attack on [[Canton]].
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|<!-- type -->PBY-5
|<!-- type -->PBY-5
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Beached at Canton after being shot up by Japanese Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boat.
|<!-- details -->Beached at Canton after being shot up by Japanese Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boat.
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|<!-- type -->P-39Q
|<!-- type -->P-39Q
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Spun into sea on takeoff at Canton. Pilot killed.
|<!-- details -->Spun into sea on takeoff at Canton. Pilot killed.
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|<!-- type -->PBY-5A
|<!-- type -->PBY-5A
|<!-- Bureau Number -->33967
|<!-- Bureau Number -->33967
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Forced landing at sea enroute to Canton. Sank while under tow to Canton.
|<!-- details -->Forced landing at sea enroute to Canton. Sank while under tow to Canton.
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|<!-- service -->
|<!-- service -->
|<!-- type -->Consolidated PB4Y-1
|<!-- type -->Consolidated PB4Y-1
|<!-- Bureau Number -->32102 of VB-106
|<!-- Bureau Number -->32102
|<!-- squadron -->VB-106
|<!-- details -->Lost at sea.   
|<!-- details -->Lost at sea.   
: "10/20/1943 PB4Y-1 32102 VB-106 Funafuti Canton Empire Lt Samuel I. Patella"<ref>[http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/LLOct43.htm "USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List.]</ref>
: "10/20/1943 PB4Y-1 32102 VB-106 Funafuti Canton Empire Lt Samuel I. Patella"<ref>[http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/LLOct43.htm "USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List.]</ref>
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|<!-- type -->Kawanishi H8K "Emily"
|<!-- type -->Kawanishi H8K "Emily"
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Shot down by P-40s 70 miles south of Baker. Two other Emilies had previously been shot down by F-6-Fs from the light carrier USS Princeton CV-22 in the vicinity of Howland and Baker.
|<!-- details -->Shot down by P-40s 70 miles south of Baker. Two other Emilies had previously been shot down by F-6-Fs from the light carrier USS Princeton CV-22 in the vicinity of Howland and Baker.
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|<!-- type -->C-47A
|<!-- type -->C-47A
|<!-- Bureau Number -->43-30739
|<!-- Bureau Number -->43-30739
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Crashed at Sydney Island during sightseeing flight. Nine fatalities.<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_2/14-2Sydcrash.html "Crash of a C-47 on Sydney Island."]</ref>
|<!-- details -->Crashed at Sydney Island during sightseeing flight. Nine fatalities.<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_2/14-2Sydcrash.html "Crash of a C-47 on Sydney Island."]</ref>
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|<!-- type -->PBY-5A
|<!-- type -->PBY-5A
|<!-- Bureau Number -->3393
|<!-- Bureau Number -->3393
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Missing enroute from Baker to Makin.
|<!-- details -->Missing enroute from Baker to Makin.
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|<!-- type -->PBJ (B-25)
|<!-- type -->PBJ (B-25)
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Missing enroute from Canton to Tutuilla, Samoa.
|<!-- details -->Missing enroute from Canton to Tutuilla, Samoa.
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|<!-- type -->PBY-5
|<!-- type -->PBY-5
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Sank off Canton
|<!-- details -->Sank off Canton
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|<!-- service -->
|<!-- service -->
|<!-- type -->B24J Liberator
|<!-- type -->B24J Liberator
|41029<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->41029
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->"Crashed after takeoff from Canton Island, Pacific Ocean, Jul 19, 1944 near the reef edge.  5 killed"<ref>[http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html "1944 USAAF Serial Numbers."]</ref>
|<!-- details -->"Crashed after takeoff from Canton Island, Pacific Ocean, Jul 19, 1944 near the reef edge.  5 killed"<ref>[http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.html "1944 USAAF Serial Numbers."]</ref>
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|<!-- type -->PBM-3D
|<!-- type -->PBM-3D
|<!-- Bureau Number -->48199
|<!-- Bureau Number -->48199
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Engine fire, forced landing, beached at Howland. Aircraft burned.
|<!-- details -->Engine fire, forced landing, beached at Howland. Aircraft burned.
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|<!-- type -->PV-1
|<!-- type -->PV-1
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Gear up landing after aborted takeoff at Canton.
|<!-- details -->Gear up landing after aborted takeoff at Canton.
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|<!-- service -->USN
|<!-- service -->USN
|<!-- type -->PBM-3D  
|<!-- type -->PBM-3D  
|<!-- Bureau Number -->45236 of VP-200
|<!-- Bureau Number -->45236
|<!-- squadron -->VP-200
|<!-- details -->Engine failure, forced landing at sea (exact location unknown); flooded and sank in high seas.
|<!-- details -->Engine failure, forced landing at sea (exact location unknown); flooded and sank in high seas.
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|<!-- type -->PBJ (B-25)
|<!-- type -->PBJ (B-25)
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Destroyed in taxiing accident on Canton.
|<!-- details -->Destroyed in taxiing accident on Canton.
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|<!-- type -->PBJ (B-25)
|<!-- type -->PBJ (B-25)
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Destroyed in taxiing accident on Canton.
|<!-- details -->Destroyed in taxiing accident on Canton.
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|<!-- type -->Lockheed L-749A Constellation
|<!-- type -->Lockheed L-749A Constellation
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- Bureau Number -->
|<!-- squadron -->
|<!-- details -->Crashed during touch and go landing at Canton.
|<!-- details -->Crashed during touch and go landing at Canton.
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Revision as of 17:37, 9 June 2011

Derived from table created by Ric Gillespie, Forum, 26 January 2001.

Date Service Type BuNo Squadron Details
March 16, 1940 USN PBY-2 0487 VP-25 Hit reef on takeoff from Canton.
January 1942 USN PBY VP-23 Lost near Canton during night takeoff.
October 1942 USAAF B-17D Enroute Hawaii to Canton missed Canton and ditched near the Ellice Group. (Rickenbacker on board).
November 13, 1942 USAAF P-39D Crashed on Canton, pilot killed.
December 15, 1942 USN PBM Hit reef while taxiing at Canton.
February 12, 1943 USN PBY-5 8033 VP-71 Engine fire on takeoff at Canton. Crashed and sank.
March 27, 1943 USN PBY-5A of VP-54 Destroyed in Japanese bombing attack on Canton.
August 13, 1943 USN PBY-5 Beached at Canton after being shot up by Japanese Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boat.
September 18, 1943 USAAF P-39Q Spun into sea on takeoff at Canton. Pilot killed.
October 5, 1943 USN PBY-5A 33967 Forced landing at sea enroute to Canton. Sank while under tow to Canton.
October 20, 1943 Consolidated PB4Y-1 32102 VB-106 Lost at sea.
"10/20/1943 PB4Y-1 32102 VB-106 Funafuti Canton Empire Lt Samuel I. Patella"[1]
"Missing in flight from Canton Island to Funa Futi. 9 missing"[2]
October 23, 1943 IJN Kawanishi H8K "Emily" Shot down by P-40s 70 miles south of Baker. Two other Emilies had previously been shot down by F-6-Fs from the light carrier USS Princeton CV-22 in the vicinity of Howland and Baker.
December 17, 1943 USAAF C-47A 43-30739 Crashed at Sydney Island during sightseeing flight. Nine fatalities.[3]
December 30, 1943 USN PBY-5A 3393 Missing enroute from Baker to Makin.
January 11, 1944 USN PBJ (B-25) Missing enroute from Canton to Tutuilla, Samoa.
February 16, 1944 USN PBY-5 Sank off Canton
July 19, 1944 B24J Liberator 41029 "Crashed after takeoff from Canton Island, Pacific Ocean, Jul 19, 1944 near the reef edge. 5 killed"[4]
June 10, 1944 USN PBM-3D 48199 Engine fire, forced landing, beached at Howland. Aircraft burned.
August 2, 1944 USN PV-1 Gear up landing after aborted takeoff at Canton.
September 5, 1944 USN PBM-3D 45236 VP-200 Engine failure, forced landing at sea (exact location unknown); flooded and sank in high seas.
October 22, 1944 USN PBJ (B-25) Destroyed in taxiing accident on Canton.
October 31, 1944 USN PBJ (B-25) Destroyed in taxiing accident on Canton.
April 26, 1962 FAA Lockheed L-749A Constellation Crashed during touch and go landing at Canton.

References

  1. ↑ "USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List.
  2. ↑ ASN Wikibase Occurrence #81075.
  3. ↑ "Crash of a C-47 on Sydney Island."
  4. ↑ "1944 USAAF Serial Numbers."
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