Aircraft lost in the vicinity of Nikumaroro
Derived from table created by Ric Gillespie, Forum, 26 January 2001.
| Date | Service | Type | BuNo | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 1940 | USN | PBY-2 | 0487 of VP-25 | Hit reef on takeoff from Canton. |
| January 1942 | USN | PBY of 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 of 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 of VB-106 | Lost at sea. | |
| October 23, 1943 | IJN | Kawanishi H8K "Emily" | Shot down by P-40s 70 miles south of Baker. Two other emilys 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" ("1944 USAAF Serial Numbers"). | |
| 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 of 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. |