djltucker wrote:
...Of all the Bureau Numbers, the first one you search actually has a record, all of the others are lost / no info on the
http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries1.html list .... such is research - always a challenge..
Actually, Baugher also includes (from your original list):
24334 (VC-40) from torokina lost off torokina in south Pacific May 11, 1944
Also, portions of Douglas E. Campbell's,
BuNos! Disposition of WWII USN, USMC, and USCG Aircraft Listed by Bureau Number, can be found online (link below) which includes:
24406 (VMTB-233) lost off Rabaul in SOPAC on 30-Jan-44; Pilot: CAPT. P.E. LAMALE; Fate: M
https://books.google.com/books?id=u5uXA ... 44&f=false