Warbird Information Exchange

I agree, Hellcat. It's just better to try to punch holes in your own ideas than have someone else do it for you. I know a Wildcat might be a stretch that far into the Pacific but you never know. At least I didn't say Buffalo. After all the A5M "Claude," I identified at Truk has no reason to be there ether.

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It's to bad it's not the B-24.

I've got an itch to get back to the Pacific again to do some work, and I'm looking for an excuse. Are you funded or is this mission on personal funds?

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I've seen too many airplanes destroyed by the term "Static Restoration."

We are returning to Yap next October from 3-17, 2008. We are self funded for the most part, however, I have received a few offers to help with equipment, etc. I have put a lot of money into our last two search trips in 2005 and 2006 but would like to find some grant funding to offset some of the costs in the future. I would welcome others to join us next October for searching in the water, land and the mangroves near Yap. We have dedicated land and water guides plus dedicted dive boats. Please feel free to contact me directly if you woul like more information about joining us. pat@missingaircrew.com

Thanks,

-Pat

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Patrick T. Ranfranz
Missing Air Crew Project & 307th Bomb Group Historian
www.MissingAirCrew.com & www.307bg.org
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MACR #10023. My uncle, John R. McCullough, 307th Bomb Group, was shot down near Yap Island and declared MIA/KIA on 25 June 44

I have been keeping my eyes open for different types of planes when searching Yap. For example, we have found a number of rare Japanese wrecks sites from planes that should not have been on Yap. To help ID the possible American planes that were shot down we have a done a lot of research including documenting all the missions against Yap during the war. Here's a partial list of missions. Thus far I can not find a raid that included a Wildcat:

Mission Date Yap Missions AF AC Types
1-Apr-44 NAVY Navy Cariier Fleet
29-Apr-44 NAVY Navy Submarine
5-Jun-44 MARINES Marines VMD-254 (3) PB4Y-1P
13-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 5th AF, 43th BG, & 6th BS B-24
14-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 5th AF, 90th BG, & 320th BS B-24
16-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
19-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
22-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
23-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
24-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
25-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
26-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
27-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
28-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
30-Jun-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
1-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
3-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
4-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
5-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
6-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
7-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
9-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
10-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
12-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
13-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
14-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
15-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
16-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
17-Jul-44 AAF 13AF B-24
18-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
19-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 5th BG, 90th BG, & 394th BS B-24
20-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
21-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
22-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
23-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
26-Jul-44 NAVY Navy F6F
27-Jul-44 NAVY Navy F6F
31-Jul-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
2-Aug-44 AAF 14 AF B-24
2-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
3-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
4-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
5-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
6-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
7-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
8-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF B-24
9-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF 5th BG, 90th BG, & 394th BS B-24
10-Aug-44 AAF 13 AF 307th BG B-24
20-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
21-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
22-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
23-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
24-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
25-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
26-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
27-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
28-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
29-Aug-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
1-Sep-44 AAF 7th AF (1) B-24
2-Sep-44 AAF 7th AF (2) B-24
3-Sep-44 AAF 7th AF (1) B-24
4-Sep-44 AAF 7th AF (5) B-24
4-Sep-44 AAF 7th AF (2) B-24
5-Sep-44 NAVY
6-Sep-44 NAVY Navy F6F
7-Sep-44 NAVY Navy F6F
8-Sep-44 NAVY Navy F6F
21-Sep-44 NAVY Navy
7-Oct-44 NAVY Navy
12-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
13-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (8) B-24
17-Oct-44 NAVY Navy Navy Ventura search plane
19-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF B-24

21-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (2) B-24
21-Oct-44 NAVY Navy Navy Ventura search plane
21-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
22-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (2) B-24
22-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
23-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (8) B-24
23-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
24-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
24-Oct-44 MARINES
25-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (4) B-24
25-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
26-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
27-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (2) B-24
28-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
28-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
29-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF (2) B-24
29-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
30-Oct-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
30-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
31-Oct-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
1-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
2-Nov-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
AAF 7th AF 494th BG B-24
4-Nov-44 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
9-Nov-44 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
10-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
11-Nov-44 NAVY Fleet Air Wing One Navy Ventura search plane
11-Nov-44 MARINES Corsairs, Advengers
12-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
13-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
14-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
16-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
17-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
18-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
19-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
20-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
20-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
22-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
22-Nov-44 AAF 7th AF B-24
NAVY U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
22-Nov-44 NAVY Navy F6F
24-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs, Advengers
25-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
29-Nov-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
1-Dec-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
2-Dec-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
11-Dec-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
16-Dec-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
21-Dec-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
30-Dec-44 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
1-Jan-45 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
4-Jan-45 MARINES Advengers
10-Jan-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
11-Jan-45 NAVY
12-Jan-45 NAVY
16-Jan-45 MARINES Advengers
17-Jan-45 MARINES Advengers
18-Jan-45 MARINES Advengers
20-Jan-45 NAVY Fleet Air Wing One
23-Jan-45 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
24-Jan-45 MARINES Second Marine Aircraft Wing
24-Jan-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
25-Jan-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
26-Jan-45 MARINES
28-Jan-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing (28) Corsairs, Advengers
31-Jan-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
31-Jan-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
1-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
3-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
5-Feb-45 MARINES Advengers
6-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs, Advengers
7-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Advengers
8-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
9-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
11-Feb-45 MARINES
12-Feb-45 MARINES Corsairs, Advengers
13-Feb-45 MARINES
16-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
21-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs, Advengers
22-Feb-45 MARINES
25-Feb-45 MARINES
27-Feb-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
3-Mar-45 MARINES
6-Mar-45 MARINES
10-Mar-45 MARINES
13-Mar-45 MARINES Corsairs
15-Mar-45 MARINES
16-Mar-45 MARINES
18-Mar-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
19-Mar-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
20-Mar-45 MARINES Fleet Air Wing One Mariners
21-Mar-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
22-Mar-45 MARINES
23-Mar-45 MARINES
25-Mar-45 MARINES
27-Mar-45 MARINES
31-Mar-45 MARINES
4-Apr-45 MARINES
11-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
12-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
13-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
17-Apr-45 Fleet Air Wing One
18-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
19-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
20-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
21-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Helldivers
24-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
25-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
26-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Helldivers
27-Apr-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
2-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
3-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
10-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
12-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
14-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
15-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
18-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
20-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
21-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
22-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Helldivers
23-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
24-May-45 MARINES Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing

-Pat

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Patrick T. Ranfranz
Missing Air Crew Project & 307th Bomb Group Historian
www.MissingAirCrew.com & www.307bg.org
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MACR #10023. My uncle, John R. McCullough, 307th Bomb Group, was shot down near Yap Island and declared MIA/KIA on 25 June 44