20th Combat Mapping Squadron F-7, F-7A, and F-7B Aircraft Losses
| Date |
Aircraft |
Location / Casualties |
| 4 Dec 1943 |
42-40494 (F-7) |
Crashed near Elverson, Pennsylvania while on a night cross-country training mission. Ten (10) casualties and one (1) survivor: |
| 7 Mar 1944 |
42-73053 (F-7A) |
Aircraft destroyed at Nandi, Fiji, en-route to Nadzab, New Guinea. No casualties. |
| 29 Mar 1944 |
42-64056 (F-7A) |
Crashed over Pacific one hour after departing Fairfield, California, en-route to Hawaii. Eight casualties: four (4) ATC and four (4) 20CMS ground crew personnel. Two (2) parachuted to safety. |
| 16 Apr 1944 |
42-73042 (F-7A) |
Destroyed landing at Saidor, New Guinea. No casualties. |
| 22 May 1944 |
42-73052 (F-7A) |
In early morning darkness, crashed near the peak of Mt. Wilhelm on the way to a mission. Eleven (11) casualties. |
| 9 Jun 1944 |
42-73044 (F-7A) |
Destroyed landing at Saidor, New Guinea. Blew a tire, slid into embankment and burned. Eight (8) casualties and two (2) survivors: |
| After 17 Jun 1944 |
42-64048 (F-7A) |
Last combat mission was flown to Wewak on 18 June 1944. This is unsubstantiated: destroyed landing at Nadzab, New Guinea on ferry mission. |
| 30 Sep 1944 |
44-40422 (F-7B) |
Lost returning from mission to Philippines. Eleven (11) casualties |
| 4 Oct 1944 |
44-40423 (F-7B) |
Destroyed landing Biak, after damaging nose gear taking off. Pilot, Rives. No casualties. [Source: 20CMS Mission Reports] |
| 25 Nov 1944 |
44-40895 (F-7B) |
Destroyed on ground by air raid, Morotai. [Source: 20CMS Mission Reports] |
| 11 Jan 1945 |
44-40961 (F-7B) |
Lost on mission. Last heard over Mindanao. Eleven (11) casualties. |
| 29 Jan 1945 |
42-64249 (F-7B) |
Destroyed on ground Tacloban, Leyte. A C-46, taking off, crashed into 44-40659 and another C-46. The three exploded, causing 42-64249 to catch fire and explode. No casualties (unoccupied). |
| 29 Jan 1945 |
44-40659 (F-7B) |
Destroyed on ground at Tacloban, Leyte. A C-46, taking off, crashed into 44-40659 and another C-46. The three exploded. Three (3) casualties. |
| 2 Apr 1945 |
44-40199 (F-7B) |
Destroyed while taxiing at McGuire Strip, Mindoro. Ran into a ditch while avoiding another aircraft. No injuries. |
| 21 Apr 1945 |
44-40198 (F-7B) |
Crashed on test flight over water, N.W. of San Theresa Village, Mindoro. Number 2 engine caught fire. The three (3) crewmembers parachuted to safety. Picked up in water (no life vests or rafts) one hour later. |
| 8 May 1945 |
44-42026 (F-7B) |
Destroyed taking off from McGuire Strip, Mindoro. Nose gear collapsed. No casualties. |
| 10 May 1945 |
42-64180 (F-7A) |
Destroyed on ground by 44-41322 of the 319BS landing at McGuire Strip, Mindoro. No casualties. |
| 13 May 1945 |
44-40847 (F-7B) |
Severely damaged landing McGuire Strip, Mindoro. No casualties. |
| 25 May 1945 |
42-73047 (F-7A) |
Destroyed at Boroke Strip, Biak. No accident details. One (1) casualty. |