VMF-224 Scrap Book
WWII - Pacific
Partial Listing of VMF-224 Aircraft
Known Aircraft Assigned to VMF-224 during WWII
Type Bureau # YearLocationNotes
F4F-3
# 018571943MCAS-El Toro VF-41 to VMF-111 to San Diego PAC to VMF-224 (Jun43) to NAOT ~ Stricken 29 Mar44
# 018571943MCAS-El Toro VF-41 to VMF-111 to San Diego PAC to VMF-224 (Jun43) to NAOT ~ Stricken 29 Mar44F4F-3P # 018671943MCAS-El Toro VF-72 to VF-71 to VMF-111 to VMF-441 to VMF-111 to VMF-224 (Jun43) ~ Stricken May44
1943MCAS-El Toro VF-72 to VF-71 to VMF-111 to VMF-441 to VMF-111 to VMF-224 (Jun43) ~ Stricken May44F4F-3# 018781943MCAS-El Toro VF-72 to VF-41 to VMF-111 to VMF-224 (Jun43) to NAOT ~ Stricken May44
# 018781943MCAS-El Toro VF-72 to VF-41 to VMF-111 to VMF-224 (Jun43) to NAOT ~ Stricken May44F4F-4# 03543 1943MCAS-El Toro
# 03543 1943MCAS-El ToroF4F-4 # 05040 1943 MCAS-El Toro
F4F-4# 118661943MCAS-El ToroNAS New York, NAS San Diego, NAS Seattle, VC-13, VC-21, NAOT ~ Stricken Sep44
# 118661943MCAS-El ToroNAS New York, NAS San Diego, NAS Seattle, VC-13, VC-21, NAOT ~ Stricken Sep44FM-1 # 150311943MCAS-El Toro
# 150311943MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 150321943 MCAS-El Toro
# 150321943 MCAS-El ToroFM-1 # 151751943MCAS-El Toro
# 151751943MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 152101943MCAS-El Toro
# 152101943MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 152211943MCAS-El Toro
# 152211943MCAS-El ToroFM-1 # 15225 1943MCAS-El Toro
MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 15231 1943 MCAS-El Toro
FM-1 # 15233 1943MCAS-El Toro
MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 15234 1943MCAS-El Toro
MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 152361943MCAS-El Toro
# 152361943MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 15239 1943MCAS-El Toro
MCAS-El ToroFM-1 # 15245 1943MCAS-El Toro
MCAS-El Toro FM-1 # 15246 1943 MCAS-El Toro
FM-1 # 15251 1943MCAS-El Toro
MCAS-El Toro F4U-1# 021961943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug 43) to VMF-223 to VMF-225 ~ Stricken 31Mar44
# 021961943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug 43) to VMF-223 to VMF-225 ~ Stricken 31Mar44 Aircraft ferried to Midway Island to VMF-223 by Capt. H.C. Irish - 05Sep43
F4U-1 # 02165 1943 MCAS-Ewa Aircraft ferried to Midway Island by Lt. W.O. Boshart - 05Sep43
Aircraft ferried to Midway Island by Lt. W.O. Boshart - 05Sep43 F4U-1# 021991943MCAS-Mohave VF-12 to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 44) ~ Stricken 30Sept44
# 021991943MCAS-Mohave VF-12 to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 44) ~ Stricken 30Sept44 F4U-1# 022001943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug-Sep 43) to VMF-422 to VMF-113 ~ Stricken 31Aug44
# 022001943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug-Sep 43) to VMF-422 to VMF-113 ~ Stricken 31Aug44F4U-1 # 02201 1943 MCAS-Ewa Aircraft ferried to Midway Island by Capt. D.M. Leslie - 05Sep43
F4U-1 # 02202 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1# 022071943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-224 (Aug-Sep 1943) to VMF-113 ~ Stricken 31Aug44
# 022071943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-224 (Aug-Sep 1943) to VMF-113 ~ Stricken 31Aug44F4U-1# 022121943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 43) to VMF-114 ~ Stricken 08Dec43
# 022121943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 43) to VMF-114 ~ Stricken 08Dec43F4U-1# 022151943MCAS-Ewa Crashed during night take-off, pilot Lt. Herbert W, Strass, Jr. died.
# 022151943MCAS-Ewa Crashed during night take-off, pilot Lt. Herbert W, Strass, Jr. died.F4U-1# 022191943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-124 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 43) to VMF-422 to VMF-113 ~ Str 31Aug44
# 022191943MCAS-Ewa VF-12 to VMF-124 to VMF-211 to VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 43) to VMF-422 to VMF-113 ~ Str 31Aug44F4U-1# 022221943MCAS-El Toro VF-12 to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to VMF-321 ~ Stricken 17Jun44
# 022221943MCAS-El Toro VF-12 to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to VMF-321 ~ Stricken 17Jun44F4U-1# 02240 1943MCAS-Ewa
# 02240 1943MCAS-EwaF4U-1 # 02284 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1# 022941943MCAS-Ewa
# 022941943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1# 022981943MCAS-Ewa
# 022981943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1# 023071943MCAS-Ewa
# 023071943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 02422 1943MCAS-Mohave
1943MCAS-MohaveF4U-1# 025381943MCAS-El Toro
# 025381943MCAS-El Toro F4U-1# 025431943MCAS-El Toro
# 025431943MCAS-El Toro F4U-1# 025581943MCAS-El Toro
# 025581943MCAS-El Toro F4U-1 # 02562 1943 MCAS-Mohave
F4U-1# 025931943MCAS-El Toro
# 025931943MCAS-El ToroF4U-1# 026051943MCAS-Ewa
# 026051943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 026071943MCAS-Ewa
1943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 026161943MCAS-Ewa
1943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 02629 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1 # 026391943MCAS-Ewa
1943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 02644 1943 MCAS El Toro
F4U-1# 026471943Funafuti-Ellice Is
# 026471943Funafuti-Ellice Is F4U-1 # 02648 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1 # 02650 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1 # 026511943MCAS-Ewa
1943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 026521943MCAS-El Toro
1943MCAS-El ToroF4U-1 # 02654 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1 # 02655 1943 MCAS-El Toro
F4U-1 # 02659 1943 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1# 026621943MCAS-Ewa
# 026621943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1# 026701943MCAS-Ewa Crashed during night landing.
# 026701943MCAS-Ewa Crashed during night landing.F4U-1 # 02675 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1# 026761943MCAS-Ewa
# 026761943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1# 026801943MCAS-Ewa
# 026801943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 02684 1943 MCAS-Ewa
F4U-1# 026981943MCAS-Ewa
# 026981943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1# 027221943MCAS-El Toro
# 027221943MCAS-El ToroF4U-1# 027241943MCAS-El Toro
# 027241943MCAS-El Toro F4U-1# 027261943MCAS-El Toro
# 027261943MCAS-El Toro F4U-1# 027351943MCAS-Ewa
# 027351943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 02849 1943 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1# 038201943MCAS-El Toro PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to PAC Pearl Harbor ~ Stricken 31Aug44
# 038201943MCAS-El Toro PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to PAC Pearl Harbor ~ Stricken 31Aug44F4U-1 # 03826 1943 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1# 038271943MCAS-El Toro PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to PAC Pearl Harbor ~ Stricken 31Aug44
# 038271943MCAS-El Toro PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to PAC Pearl Harbor ~ Stricken 31Aug44 F4U-1 # 038301943MCAS-El Toro
1943MCAS-El ToroF4U-1 # 038311943MCAS-El Toro PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to PAC Pearl Harbor ~ Stricken 08Aug44
1943MCAS-El Toro PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to PAC Pearl Harbor ~ Stricken 08Aug44F4U-1 # 03839 1943MCAS-Ewa
1943MCAS-Ewa F4U-1 # 129951943MCAS-El Toro
1943MCAS-El ToroF4U-1 # 17393 1943 MCAS-El Toro
F4U-1# 173951943MCAS-Mohave VC-16 to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to VMF-214, lost in action 23Dec43 ~ Stricken 19Jan44
# 173951943MCAS-Mohave VC-16 to VMF-224 (Jun-Aug 43) to VMF-214, lost in action 23Dec43 ~ Stricken 19Jan44 F4U-1 # 174041943-4 Funafuti-Ellice Is
1943-4 Funafuti-Ellice IsF4U-1# 174071943Funafuti-Ellice Is PAC San Diego to PAC Roosevelt Base ~ Stricken 31Aug44
# 174071943Funafuti-Ellice Is PAC San Diego to PAC Roosevelt Base ~ Stricken 31Aug44 F4U-1# 174471943Funafuti-Ellice Is Transferred to VMF-214, burned upon landing 27Apr43.
# 174471943Funafuti-Ellice Is Transferred to VMF-214, burned upon landing 27Apr43. F4U-1 # 175001943-4 Funafuti-Ellice Is
1943-4 Funafuti-Ellice IsF4U-1# 175011943Tutuila-Samoa PAC San Diego to PAC Alameda to ComAirSoPac Guadalcanal ~ Stricken 21Dec44
# 175011943Tutuila-Samoa PAC San Diego to PAC Alameda to ComAirSoPac Guadalcanal ~ Stricken 21Dec44F4U-1# 175051943Funafuti-Ellice Is
# 175051943Funafuti-Ellice Is F4U-1 # 17519 1943 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1# 175201943Tutuila-Samoa
# 175201943Tutuila-SamoaF4U-1# 175211943-4 Funafuti-Ellice Is
# 175211943-4 Funafuti-Ellice IsF4U-1 # 17543 1943 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1# 175331943-4 Funafuti-Roi
# 175331943-4 Funafuti-RoiF4U-1 # 17538 1943 Tutuila-Samoa
F4U-1 # 17541 1943-4 Tutuila-Funafuti-Roi PAC San Diego to PAC Roosevelt ~ Stricken 31Aug44
F4U-1 # 17543 1944 Roi-Marshall Is
F4U-1# 175461943Funafuti-Ellice Is Crashed due to mid-air collision, Lt. William Gay died.
# 175461943Funafuti-Ellice Is Crashed due to mid-air collision, Lt. William Gay died.F4U-1# 175481943Tutuila-Funafuti
# 175481943Tutuila-FunafutiF4U-1# 175541943-4 Funafuti-Roi
# 175541943-4 Funafuti-Roi F4U-1# 175551943Tutuila-Samoa
# 175551943Tutuila-SamoaF4U-1# 175601943Tutuila-Samoa
# 175601943Tutuila-Samoa F4U-1# 175621943Funafuti-Ellice Is
# 175621943Funafuti-Ellice Is F4U-1# 175661943-4 Tutuila-Funafuti-Roi PAC Roosevelt Base to VMF-441 ~ Stricken 12Jun44.
# 175661943-4 Tutuila-Funafuti-Roi PAC Roosevelt Base to VMF-441 ~ Stricken 12Jun44. F4U-1 # 17568 1943-4 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1 # 17570 1944 Funafuti-Roi
F4U-1# 175741943Funafuti-Ellice Is Crash landing in Funafuti lagoon, pilot Lt. Nedbalek rescued.
# 175741943Funafuti-Ellice Is Crash landing in Funafuti lagoon, pilot Lt. Nedbalek rescued.F4U-1# 175831943Funafuti-Ellice Is Crashed due to mid-air collision, Capt. William F. Lucas died.
# 175831943Funafuti-Ellice Is Crashed due to mid-air collision, Capt. William F. Lucas died.F4U-1# 176191943Samoa, Funafuti, Roi-Marshall Is - Stricken 31Dec44
# 176191943Samoa, Funafuti, Roi-Marshall Is - Stricken 31Dec44 F4U-1# 177471943Funafuti-Ellice Is VMBF-931 to MWSS-9 to CASU-21 to VBF-151 to CASU-24 to VBF-20 ~ Stricken 31May45
# 177471943Funafuti-Ellice Is VMBF-931 to MWSS-9 to CASU-21 to VBF-151 to CASU-24 to VBF-20 ~ Stricken 31May45F4U-1# 177831943-4 Funafuti-Roi PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Oct43-May44) to VMF-441 ~ Stricken 12Jun44
# 177831943-4 Funafuti-Roi PAC San Diego to VMF-224 (Oct43-May44) to VMF-441 ~ Stricken 12Jun44F4U-1 # 18020 1943 Funafuti-Ellice Is
F4U-1# 180331944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224(Aug-Oct 44) to Cherry Pt to VMF-911 to Clinton Pool ~ Stricken 31Oct45
# 180331944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224(Aug-Oct 44) to Cherry Pt to VMF-911 to Clinton Pool ~ Stricken 31Oct45F4U-1 # 49918 1944 Roi-Marshall Is
F4U-1 # 49981 1944Roi-Marshall Is
Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1 # 55865 1944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to VBF-94 to VBF-20 to VBF-153 to VBF-97 ~ Stricken 31Oct45
Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to VBF-94 to VBF-20 to VBF-153 to VBF-97 ~ Stricken 31Oct45F4U-1# 560041944Roi-Marshall Is PAC to VMF-224 (Jun44) ~ Stricken 28Jun44
# 560041944Roi-Marshall Is PAC to VMF-224 (Jun44) ~ Stricken 28Jun44F4U-1# 560241944Roi-Marshall Is
# 560241944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1# 560291944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 43) to Quantico to OTU VF-4 to Clinton Pool ~ Stricken31Dec45
# 560291944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 43) to Quantico to OTU VF-4 to Clinton Pool ~ Stricken31Dec45F4U-1# 560311944Roi-Marshall Is PAC to VMF-224 (Aug-Sep 44) ~ Stricken 31Oct44
# 560311944Roi-Marshall Is PAC to VMF-224 (Aug-Sep 44) ~ Stricken 31Oct44F4U-1 # 56035 1944 Roi-Marshall Is
F4U-1# 560911944 Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct44) to MCAS Quantico to VRF-3 ~ Stricken 1945
# 560911944 Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct44) to MCAS Quantico to VRF-3 ~ Stricken 1945F4U-1# 560951944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) - Maj. Bernard Cluzen killed in crash at sea 8Oct44 ~ Stricken 31Oct44
# 560951944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) - Maj. Bernard Cluzen killed in crash at sea 8Oct44 ~ Stricken 31Oct44F4U-1# 561131944Roi-Marshall Is PAC to VMF-224 (Aug 44) ~ Stricken 31Aug44
# 561131944Roi-Marshall Is PAC to VMF-224 (Aug 44) ~ Stricken 31Aug44F4U-1# 562071944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to NAS JAX OTU VF-4 ~ Stricken 30Nov45
# 562071944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to NAS JAX OTU VF-4 ~ Stricken 30Nov45 F4U-1 # 56211 1944 Roi-Marshall Is
F4U-1 # 56244 1944 Roi-Marshall Is
F4U-1 # 563021944Roi-Marshall Is
1944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1 # 56328 1944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to Pool San Diego to VBF-98 ~ Stricken 31Dec45
Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to Pool San Diego to VBF-98 ~ Stricken 31Dec45F4U-1# 563411944Roi-Marshall Is
# 563411944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1 # 56349 1944 Roi-Marshall Is
F4U-1# 563551944Roi-Marshall I sOperational loss, crashed on runway.
# 563551944Roi-Marshall I sOperational loss, crashed on runway.F4U-1# 563571944Roi-Marshall Is
# 563571944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1# 563671944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to VBF-94 to VBF-152 to VBF-153 ~ Stricken 31May45
# 563671944Roi-Marshall Is VMF-224 (Aug-Oct 44) to VBF-94 to VBF-152 to VBF-153 ~ Stricken 31May45 F4U-1 # 563741944Roi-Marshall Is
1944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1# 563801944Roi-Marshall Is Shot down by AA – Wotje lagoon, Capt. Edwin Tucker rescued.
# 563801944Roi-Marshall Is Shot down by AA – Wotje lagoon, Capt. Edwin Tucker rescued.F4U-1# 563851944Roi-Marshall Is
# 563851944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1# 564181944Roi-Marshall Is
# 564181944Roi-Marshall Is F4U-1 # 57108 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 57168 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 57182 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 57186 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 57511 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 57716 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82675 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82689 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82690 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82700 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82706 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82777 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82796 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82809 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82810 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82832 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 82832 1945 Okinawa
FG-1 # 88025 1945 Japan
F4U-1 # 88045 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 88174 1945 Okinawa
F4U-1 # 88259 1945 Okinawa
FG-1 # 12995 1943 MCAS-El Toro
FG-1 # 88265 1945 Okinawa & Japan
FG-1 # 92011 1945 Japan
FG-1 # 92014 1945 Japan
SNJ-3 # 01842 1943 MCAS-El Toro
SNJ-4 # 26475 1943 MCAS-Ewa
SNJ-4# 265611943MCAS-Ewa
# 265611943MCAS-EwaSNJ-4 # 269451943 MCAS-El Toro
1943 MCAS-El ToroSNJ-4# 272611943MCAS-El Toro
# 272611943MCAS-El ToroSNJ-4 # 27262 1943 MCAS-El Toro
SNJ-4# 272601943MCAS-El Toro
# 272601943MCAS-El ToroSNJ-4 # 27752 1943 Funafuti
SNJ-4 # 27553 1943 Funafuti
SNJ-4 # 27260 1943 MCAS-El Toro
SNJ-4 # 27261 1943 MCAS-El Toro
SNJ-4# 272621943MCAS-El Toro
# 272621943MCAS-El ToroSNJ-4# 276651943MCAS-El Toro
# 276651943MCAS-El Toro SNJ-4 # 51466 1943 MCAS-El Toro
SNJ-4# 514701943MCAS-Mohave
# 514701943MCAS-Mohave SNJ-4# 514711943MCAS-El Toro
# 514711943MCAS-El ToroSNJ-4 # 51472 1943 MCAS-El Toro
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