90020/90050 Consolidated RY-3 Privateer
90021/90047 to RAF as JT973/JT999
90021 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT973. RAF record card show
it has being SOC Sep 20, 1948. But there is a report
that JT973 went to RCAF Jul 2, 1946 and was scrapped Nov 16, 1949.
90022 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT974, but not delivered
90023 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT975. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90024 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT976. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90025 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT977, but not delivered
90026 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT978. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90027 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT979. DBR when overshot landing at
Whenuapai, New Zealand Sep 1, 1945
90028 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT980, but not delivered
90029 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT981. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90030 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT982. Crashed into Atlantic Ocean
Jul 4, 1945
90031 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT983. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90032 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT984. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90033 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT985. Flew into hill in bad visibility,
Dorset, England Jun 15, 1945. On the morning of Friday June 15 1945 the Liberator took
off from RAF Holmsley South in the New Forest, England, on the first leg to Tripoli [at that time a colony
of Italy] of a flight to Palam, Delhi, India. The weather at Holmsley South was poor, but both the captain
and the duty executive officer considered it suitable for takeoff, but poor enough for a diversion to be likely
if an early return was necessitated. JT985 departed at 0720 hours. At 0745 hours, shortly after crossing the
English coast outbound, the aircraft reported a loss of fuel pressure. At around 0815 hours the owner of
Encombe House, Kingston, Dorset, and a worker at Encombe dairy saw the aircraft, which was obviously
below the height of the hills, and both knew instinctively that it was going to crash. It impacted on the
edge of what is now the South West Coast Path, the wings were ripped off and the engines detached and
were thrown forward towards Orchard Hill Farm, one wing coming to rest on the footpath in Polar Wood
leading from the top of the ridge to the farm. There were no survivors. When the low cloud lifted at about
eleven o'clock a scene of total devastation was revealed. The aircraft was under the command of a RCAF crew;
the passenger load consisted of 22 airmen being sent out as urgently needed ground crew at Palam
90034 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT986. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90035 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT987. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90036 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT988. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90037 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT989. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90038 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT990. SOC Feb 26, 1946
90039 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT991. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90040 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT992. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90041 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT993. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90042 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT994. SOC Feb 28, 1946
90043 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT995, but not delivered
90044 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT996, but not delivered
90045 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT997. Returned to USN Apr 16, 1946
90046 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT998, but not delivered
90047 was to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JT999, but not delivered
90048 to RAF as Liberator C.IX JV936. Later returned to USN
90049/99050 to RAF as JV937/JV938 but not delivered
90051/90056 Cancelled contract for Consolidated RY-3 Privateer
Were to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX JV939/JV944
90057/90059 Consolidated RY-3 Privateer
Were to go to RAF as Liberator C.IX JV945/JV947 but were never delivered
90060/90131 Cancelled contract for Consolidated RY-3 Privateer
90060/90111 were to go to RAF as Liberator C.IX JV948/JV999
90112/90131 were to have gone to RAF as Liberator C.IX KE266/KE285
90060 Bell L-39-1
P-63A-9 experimentally modified with swept wings for US Navy
Serial reassigned from cancelled RY-3 batch. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory,
later as NACA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA Aug 22, 1946 to Dec 12, 1949.
Assigned to NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH Dec 12, 1949.
90061 Bell L-39-2
P-63A-9 experimentally modified with swept wings for US Navy
Serial reassigned from cancelled RY-3 batch. Some sources have these as 90061 and 90062, but
I have seen a photo of 90060. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical
Laboratory, later as NACA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA Dec 11, 1946 to Dec 12, 1949
Assigned to NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH Dec 12, 1949.
90132/90384 Cancelled contract for Consolidated R2Y-1
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Model 39 Liberator Liner, redesignated as Consolidated-Vultee Model 104
First prototype NX30039 flown for first time Apr 15, 1944. Navy cancelled the order, but Convair received
permission to complete the second prototype
90132/90271 Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
USAAF B-24Ms transferred to Navy.
It appears that these serials were reassigned from the cancelled R2Y-1 batch.
USAAF serials were 44-41862,42017,41864,41865, 41887/41942,41997/41999,42000/42016,
42032/42051,42067/42093,42076/42188.
90132 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90135 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90146 force landed Whiting Field NAAS, FL due to engine failure 6/16/1946.
90147 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90149 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90151 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90152 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90153 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90154 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90155 (44-41906) assigned to USMC as PB4Y-1Z. SOC at MCAS Cherry Point, NC Sep 30, 1946. Registered N4970L, then
to Compania Boliviana de Aviacion Mar 1951 as CP-76. Reregistered CP-576 to Bolivian Overseas Airways. WFU
ca 1973 and stripped for spares.
90157 (VB-4 OTU#1) in midair collision with 90251 at night near NAS Jacksonville 5/28/1945. 6 killed
90158 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Jul 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90159 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90161 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Aug 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90163 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. with VB-4 OTU#1 declared in excess and SOC Aug 31, 1945.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90165 (44-41916) converted as personal transport for commandant of Marine Corps with side windows
and solid nose. Sold after war on commercial market as N4K for round-the-world flight attempt.
Sold to Bolivian user in 1951 as CP-576. Returned to US and converted as 93rd BG B-24
and put on display at Castle AFB Museum, California.
90182 (VB-4 OTU#1) ran out of fuel on training flight and made forced landing 11 mi from Cassoday, KS
Dec 30, 1944. SOC Apr 30, 1945.
90186 (VB-4 OTU#1) SOC Apr 30, 1945 at NAS Hutchinson, KS after
wheels-up landing Apr 1, 1945.
90196 (VPB-4) spun in and crashed near Mayport, FL Apr 17, 1945. 12 crew killed, one bailed out.
90212 ex 44-42032
90213 ex 44-42033, VB-4 OTU #2 at NAAS Jacksonville, FL. SOC Jul 31, 1945.
90214 ex 44-42034
90215 ex 44-42035. VB-4 OTU #2 at NAAS Jacksonville, FL. SOC Jul 31, 1945.
90216 ex 44-42036. Received some minor damage above Miami. Damage repaired.
VB-4 OTU #2 at NAAS Jacksonville, FL. SOC Jul 31, 1945.
90217 ex 44-42037
90218 ex 44-42038
90219 ex 44-42039
90220 ex 44-42040
90221 ex 44-42041
90222 ex 44-42042
90223 ex 44-42043
90224 ex 44-42044. (VJ-61) hit tree during landing NAS Coco Solo, CZ
crashed and burned Jan 6, 1954. 7 killed out of 14.
90225 ex 44-42045
90226 ex 44-42046
90227 ex 44-42047
90228 ex 44-42048 to NAF China Lake ca Oct 1947.
90232 ex 44-42067. Became PT-AZX in 1969, noted
at Belem in 1975 in derelict condition.
90236 (VP-62) crashed and caught fire when overshot
landing at Goose Bay AFB, Labrador 8/6/1949.
90251 (VB-4 OTU#1) in midair with 90157 at night near NAS
Jacksonville 5/28/1945. 6 killed
90261 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90262 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90263 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90264 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90265 (VB-4) taxiied off runway NAAS Whiting Field, FL 6/6/1945. SOC Jun 30, 1945.
90266 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90267 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
90268 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90269 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90270 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90271 to VB-4 OTU #4. Declared excess Jul 31, 1945.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90276 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90385/90395 Douglas R5D-2
USAAF C-54B transferred to Navy.
Some modified as staff transports and successively redesignated R5D-2F, R5D-2Z, and then VC-54P.
90385 (MSN 18358) ex USAAF 43-17158. (VR-4) ditched in San Francisco Bay, CA Sept 4, 1944.
1 missing, 4 OK.
90386 (MSN 18372) ex USAAF 43-17172
90387 (MSN 18373) ex USAAF 43-17173
90388 (MSN 18387) ex USAAF 43-17187
90389 (MSN 18388) ex USAAF 43-17188. To Brooks Fuel, Inc as N44906. Now stored in desert at
Chandler Memorial Apt being scavenged for spare parts.
90390 (MSN 27230) ex USAAF 44-9004
90391 (MSN 27231) ex-USAAF 44-9005. To N44912 for Biegert Aviation, Chandler, AZ.
90392 (MSN 27232) ex USAAF 44-9006. Converted to R5D-2Z as personal aircraft for Admiral of 7th Fleet,
redesignated VC-54P in 1962. To civil registry as N67040 water bomber No. 147. Next stored as an
ex-slurry bomber at Avra Valley Apt, Az. The plane on display at MCAS Miramar as US Marines
QF 392 is ex-USAAF 42-72209
90393 (MSN 27246) ex-USAAF 44-9020. To Biegert Aviation, Chandler, AZ as N44908. Next
to Brooks Air Fuel but not taken up. Withdrawn from use and now in storage at Chandler
Memorial as source for spare parts.
90394 (MSN 27247) ex USAAF 44-9021
90395 (MSN 27248) ex USAAF 44-9022. Crashed in China Feb 3, 1946.
90396/90415 Douglas R5D-4
USAAF C-54Es transferred to Navy.
R5D-4R was personnel transport modification
R5D-4R redesignated C-54R in 1962.
Some became EC-54U in 1962 when fitted with electronic countermeasures equipment.
90396 (MSN 27262) ex-USAAF 44-9036. Designated R5D-4R; VR-6, Westover, MA [Sep52];
US Naval Oceanographic Office, Norfolk, VA 1955; Project Magnet, an Airborne Geomagnetic Survey
with the purpose to gather data over the ocean areas for charts showing magnetic intensities and variations;
designated C-54R; designated NC-54R Mar63
90397 (MSN 27283) ex-USAAF 44-9057. Registered to Aero Flight N96358
flying as Tanker 160.
90398 (MSN 27284) ex-USAAF 44-9058.
90399 (VR-8, MSN 27305, ex-USAAF 44-9079) caught fire on ground NAF Honolulu, HI
Nov 19, 1947.
90400 (MSN 27306) ex-USAAF 44-9080
90401 (MSN 27307) ex-USAAF 44-9081
90402 (MSN 27328) ex-USAAF 44-9102. To civil registry with Aero Union as N62297
and flying as Tanker 14. Registered Dec 14, 2005 to Buffalo Airways, Ltd
of Yellowknife, NT as C-GBAJ
90403 (MSN 27329) ex-USAAF 44-9103
90404 (MSN 27330) ex-USAAF 44-9104. To civil registry as N96359
90405 (MSN 27331) ex-USAAF 44-9105
90406 (MSN 27362/D0308) ex-USAAF 44-9136. Converted to C-54R. WFU and stored
at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ May 1970. Bought by Interair Leases Inc Jan 31, 1975.
Bought by International Air Leases Dec 13, 1975. Bought by Gerald D. Wilson Dec 12,
1975 and registered as N96360. To Onyx Aviation INC Jan 11, 1977. Bought by
Wilmont Wilson and Co Feb 21, 1977. Bought by Onyx Aviation Inc Jul 12, 1978.
Bought by Distribute Air Inc Sep 22, 1978. Bought by Peter Melson Sep 22, 1978.
WFU and stored Fort Lauderdale, FL. Bought by Hill Air Company, Inc Sep 10, 1984.
Donated to broward County Erosion Prevention Unit. Derigestered Jun 27, 1994
and broken up and compnents sunk and used as a reef.
90407 (MSN 27363) ex-USAAF 44-9137. To US Navy as R5D-4R/C-54R. Operated as
Blue Angels support aircraft in 1956. Became N67038, then
N5184B. Impounded by DEA. Was donated to Castle AFB Museum, where it is
displayed as Navy 90407 again. At one point this plane has been registered
as N105R, but this was cancelled Oct 2002 at owner's request. When seen at Castle
May 22, 2003, was painted as 44-9137
90408 (MSN 27364) ex-USAAF 44-9138
90409 (MSN 27365) ex USAAF 44-9139. To Biegert Aviation, Chandler, AZ
as N44918.
90410 (MSN 27366) ex-USAAF 44-9140
90411 (MSN 27367) ex USAAF 44-9141. Then to civil registry as N8502R.
90412 (MSN 27368) ex-USAAF 44-9142. To civil registry as N96361, then N6816D. There is
a report that N96361 ditched in Pacific Ocean off Arlington, WA Dec 23, 1986 with Central
Air Services Dec 23, 1986. There seems to be some doubt as to whether this crash actually
happened. It may have been some sort of insurance scam. N6816D is still on the Landings
civil registry as of Apr 2004. Listed as T-109 (Tanker 109)
90413 (MSN 27369) ex-USAAF 44-9143
90414 (MSN 27370) ex-USAAF 44-9144. To Millardair as C-GQIB, now on civil register as N500EJ
"Spirit of Freedom" with Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, NJ.
Damaged beyond repair after hit by tornado in Walterboro SC, April 13, 2020.
90415 (MSN 27371) ex USAAF 44-9145. To Biegert Aviation, Chandler, AZ
as N44909, then HC-BPB, then to Brooks Air Fuel again as N44909.
w/o Feb 1, 1997, Bronson Creek, BC.
90416/90436 Contract cancelled
90437/90459 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
Model G-58. MSN D-1/D-23
90437 first flight Jan 6, 1945
90438 first flight Dec 2, 1944. Initial carrier trials aboard USS Charger Feb 17, 1945
90441 modified to F8F-1P by Naval Aircraft Factory with camera installations
90442 crashed on takeoff from NAS Patuxent River, MD 10/3/1947. Pilot killed.
90445 modified to F8F-1E with AN/APS-4 radar.
90446 (MSN D-10) 2/45: TOS USN and assigned to Naval Air Test Center,
NAS Patuxent River, MD.
1945: Converted to F8F-1D drone control aircraft.
Unknown date: Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA.
1952: National Air Museum, Silver Hill, MD.
1976: Darryl G. Greenamyer, Van Nuys, CA; exchanged for
F8F-2 BuNo 121646 (c/r N1111L).
3/77: Wolcott Air Service/George Enhorning, Wolcott, CT with c/r N99279.
3/83: Breckenridge Aviation Museum/Howard E. Pardue,
Breckenridge, TX with c/r N14HP.
1983 to 1998: Raced as #14.
7/29/99: Badly damaged in a runway collision with a Corsair at Oshkosh, WI.
2001-2002: Repaired.
2003 to 2009: Raced as #14.
4/4/12: Howard Pardue killed in crash while attempting aerobatic
maneuver shortly after takeoff at Stephens County Airport, Breckendridge, TX.
2012: Texas Flying Legends, Houston, TX.
6/18/14: Texas Bearcats Llc, Dover, DE.
By 2017: Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge, TX. Using parts for restoring BuNo 95356.
12/8/20: C/r N14HP cancelled..
90448 Assigned to NAS Patuxent River, MD. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory,
Langley Field, VA Jan 4, 1946 to Feb 18, 1946. Assigned to NAS Patuxent River, MD.
90450 landing gear collapsed during landing 8/7/1945 Alameda,
CA. Pilot injured.
90451 stalled during dead stick landing NAES Mustin
Field, PA 10/2/1947. Pilot killed.
90454 (MSN D.18) 5/45: TOS USN. Trials aircraft.
5/45: Fighter Squadron 19 (VF-19), Auxiliary Field
Santa Rosa, CA. First Squadron to be equipped with F8F.
Unknown date: Fighter Squadron 18 (VF-18), Naval Air Station Astoria, OR.
1950: NAF Norman, OK. Used as an instructional airframe.
1959: Registered N6624C.
1959: Re-registered N3351.
1968: Registered N9G.
6/4/69: C/r N3351 cancelled.
1977: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum/Preston Parish, Kalamazoo, MI
5/26/09: Jens Meyerhoff, Fountain Hills, AZ.
90460/90461 Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat
Model G-58. MSN D-01/D-02
90460 first flight Aug 31, 1944. Assigned to Naval Air Material Center (NAMC), Mustin Field, Philadelphia, PA.
Field arrested trials at Philadelphia Dec 1944. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical
Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Dec 13, 1944 to Feb 5, 1945 for wind tunnel evaluation. Assigned to
NAS Patuxent River, MD for preliminary armament testing.
Crashed during gunnery test NAS Patuxent River, MD 3/18/1945. Pilot killed.
90461 first flight Dec 2, 1944. Assigned to NAS Patuxent River, MD.
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA May 10, 1945 to Apr 25, 1946
Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA
90462/90483 Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
USAAF B-24Ms transferred to Navy. USAAF serials were 44-41569/41573,41584/41600.
90463 (VPB-143) turned over to FAW-5 HEDRON and SOC Jul 31, 1945 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90464 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90466 with FAW-14, declared excess Jul 31, 1945. SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90467 SOC with FAW-5 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90468 SOC with FAW-5 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90469 SOC with FAW-5 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90471 ex USAAF 44-41588 (VPB-102) in collision with obstacle 8/10/1945 Empire, off Tinian, South Pacific.
No casualties, but aircraft was SOC Aug 31, 1945.
90474 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90475 SOC Jul 31, 1945 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90476 SOC Jul 31, 1945 at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
90478 (VPB-116) failed to return from combat mission Iwo Jima May 18, 1945. 11 crew MIA
90479 With VPB-116 SOC due to obsolescence Aug 31, 1945.
90482 (VPB-116) shot down by AAA over Katsuro Bay Jun 29, 1945. 13 crew killed.
90480 to US Coast Guard as "Impatient Lady"
90484/90486 Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK-1
90486 SOC Apr 30, 1948
90487/90503 Kaiser-Fleetwings BTK-1
Contract cancelled
90504/90506 Grumman XTB3F-1 Guardian
Model G-70F
90504 first flight Dec 23, 1946. SOC Mar 31, 1949.
90505 converted to XTB3F-2S. Completed as the prototype ASW attack version. First flight Jan 1949.
Lost in accident during propeller vibration test Oct 4, 1949. SOC Apr 1950
90506 converted to XTB3F-1S. completed as the prototype ASW search version. First flight Nov 1948.
SOC Jan 1951.
90507/90531 Martin JM-2 Marauder
Navy version of USAAF TB-26G. Were ex-USAAF 44-67945/67969
90513 w/o 16 May 1946 Ditched due to engine failure, at Agana Bay, Guam
90518 (VMF-2) lost off Guam Jul 20, 1945 (BuNos!)
90522/90531 (USAAF 44-67960/67969) were cancelled and retained by the USAAF
90522/90523 Beech JRB-2 Expeditor
C-45As transferred from USAF stocks. Serials reassigned from cancelled JM-2 batch
90522 SOC Dec 31, 1945
90523 ex 44-7796
90533 ex 44-87105
90532/90581 Beech JRB-4 Expeditor
UC-45Fs transferred from USAF stocks.
90532/90536 ex USAAF 44-47104/47109.
90532 (MSN 6991) to JMSDF as 6411
90533 (MSN 6993) remanufactured by Beech as JRB-4. To N79926, N16603. To JMSDF as 6407
90534 ex 44-47106. SOC May 31, 1948. Returned to USAF ?
90535 (MSN 6997) to JMSDF as 6403
90536 (MSN 6999) remanufactured by Beech as JRB-4. To civil registry as N9659. Reported fall 2003
at Historic Aircraft Restoration Project, Floyd Bennett Field, NY
To US Marine Corps Aviation Museum, Quantico, VA as N9659.
90537/90538 ex USAAF 44-47111/47112
90539/90541 ex USAAF 44-47151/47153
90541 (MSN 7065) to JMSDF as 6435. To HL2007
90542/90543 ex USAAF 44-47155/47156
90543 (MSN 7069) to JMSDF as 6426
90544/90546 ex USAAF 44-47171/47173
90547/90548 ex USAAF 44-47175/47176
90547 (MSN 7098) to JMSDF as 6412.
90548 w/o 5 Oct 1945 Landing accident at H. Williams Airport,. NC
90549/90551 ex USAAF 44-47223/47225
90549 (MSN 7170) ex USAAF 44-47223. Remanufactured by Beech as JRB-4, as SNB-5 (new MSN N-883) c1953.
Redesignated UC-45J in 1962. To civil registry as N8831.
90550 ex 44-47224. To NAF-NOTS Inyokern by Feb 1949. Crashed in the Sierras near Owens Peak, CA
Feb 10, 1949. 7 killed.
90551 ex 44-47225. w/o 12 Oct 1946 Fatal crasj due to stall at NAS Pearl Harbor, HI
90552/90553 ex USAAF 44-47227/47228
90553 (MSN 7177) ex USAAF 44-47228. To French Navy as JRB-4 90553. Noted in storage at Rochefort AB in 1974.
90554/90556 ex USAAF 44-47243/47245
90554 ex USAAF 44-47243. w/o 9 Nov 1944 Stalled on takeoff at NAS Puuene, HI VF19
90557/90558 ex USAAF 44-47247/47248
90558 (MSN 7207) to French Navy as JRB-4 90558, later 558. To N61906.
90559 ex USAAF 44-47275
90560/90562 ex USAAF 44-47277/47279
90561 ex USAAF 44-47278 w/o 3 Apr 1950 Force landing due to weather at Franklin, NJ CNARESTRA
90563 ex USAAF 44-47281
90564/90565 ex USAAF 44-47305/47306
90566 ex USAAF 44-47308
90567/90568 ex USAAF 44-47310/47311
90568 (MSN 7690) ex USAAF 44-47311. To N7776B, YB-C-ARC, to HC-ACN
90570 w/o 21 Mar 1945 Accident, due to structural failure at Villa Hermosa, Mexico
90571/90573 ex USAAF 44-47335/47337
90574/90575 ex USAAF 44-47345/47346
90574 (MSN 7731) ex USAAF 44-47345. To N90289
90576/90578 ex USAAF 44-47348/47350
90579/90581 ex USAAF 44-47365/47367
90579 (MSN 7756) ex USAAF 44-47365. To NC179, N179, N1411Z
90580 (MSN 7758) ex USAAF 44-47366. To US Coast Guard as JRB-4 90580.
90582/91106 North American SNJ-5 Texan
Ordered by USAAF as AT-6D; diverted to US Navy
90582/90620 (MSN 88-17395/17433) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-85614/85652
90582 (MSN 88-17395) Operations, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when the
pilot lost control at Whiting Field 15Jan53
90583 (MSN 88-17396) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with SNJ-6B BuAer 112355 twenty-five miles
west of Saufley Field 10Aug53.
Registered 2Feb61 as N1132U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC;
cancelled 5Jan62. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61. Transported by
road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-138. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuadrón 33, Ala No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 33-138. Substantially damaged in collision on the
ground with SNJ-5 E. 16-147 [BuAer 43906] at Villanubla 1963. The propeller of E. 16-147 chewed off the
rear fuselage of this aircraft. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-138. Escuadrón 793, Academia General del Aire,
San Javier, Murcia; code 793-105. Accident 20Apr78. SOC 4Oct78
90584 (MSN 88-17397)
90585 (MSN 88-17398)
90586 (MSN 88-17399) disappeared over Cascade Mountains, Washington Mar 11, 1949.
Wreckage never found. People are still searching for it.
90587 (MSN 88-17400)
90588 (MSN 88-17401) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51783
taxying at Corry Field 7Jan54
90589 (MSN 88-17402)
90590 (MSN 88-17403) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in collision while parked by
SNJ-6 BuAer 112057 taxying at Corry Field 12May54
90591 (MSN 88-17404) FASRON 117, NAS Barbers Point, Oahu, TH. Substantially damaged when
ground looped landing at NAS Barbers Point 16Sep52. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Damaged in a mid-air collision with with SNJ-5 BuAer 84861 six miles west of Saufley Field 29Mar55
90592 (MSN 88-17405) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Damaged when force landed after engine
failure ¼ mile east of NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 28Mar55
90593 (MSN 88-17406)
90594 (MSN 88-17407)
90595 (MSN 88-17408)
90596 (MSN 88-17409)
90597 (MSN 88-17410) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at Whiting Field 8Oct54
90598 (MSN 88-17411) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged in an accident caused by pilot error
at NAAS Corry Field, Auxiliary Landing Field Site 8A, Muscogee, FL 31Oct52
Registered 1958 as N9822C; cancelled. Wrecked when the pilot lost control during a
go-around, stalled and crashed at Franks Field, Caldwell, ID 22Apr65
90599 (MSN 88-17412) NAS Anacostia, Washington, DC. Damaged landing at NAS Anacostia 14Apr53
To Civil Air Patrol, Philadelphia Wing, Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA.
Registered 1958 as N3726G. Reregistered 4Nov99 as N86116; current [Jan20,
transferred to K&S Helicopters of Kona, Hawaii.
90600 (MSN 88-17413)
90601 (MSN 88-17414) Registered 1958 as N3327G; cancelled 5Sep63
90602 (MSN 88-17415) Accident at San Diego Bay, CA 24Jul46
90603 (MSN 88-17416) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Crashed when the pilot lost control and
bailed out thirty miles west of Saufley Field, FL 3Apr53
90604 (MSN 88-17417) NAS Akron, OH. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at NAS Akron 15Feb53.
90605 (MSN 88-17418)
90606 (MSN 88-17419) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged landing at
NOLF Canal Field, Gulf Shores, AL 24Mar54
90607 (MSN 88-17420) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Whiting Field 17Mar55
90608 (MSN 88-17421) Registered 1958 as N3197G; current [Jan20].
90609 (MSN 88-17422) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged taxying at Saufley Field 7Jan54.
90610 (MSN 88-17423)
90611 (MSN 88-17424) 90611 BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged by fire at Corry Field 3Feb54
90612 (MSN 88-17425) Registered 1958 as N3261G. Substantially damaged in collision on the
ground with SNJ-5 N6628C [BuAer 43818] at Greater S. West Airport, Euless, TX 1Sep69. Damaged
when the aircraft landed gear up at Bellefonte, PA 26Apr81. Registration current [Jan20]
90613 (MSN 88-17426)
90614 (MSN 88-17427)
90615 (MSN 88-17428) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged when nosed over at Saufley Field 31Mar53Registered 11Feb03 as N102MC as a North American-Case MV Jr AT-6; current [Jan20].
90616 (MSN 88-17429)
90617 (MSN 88-17430)
90618 (MSN 88-17431) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at North Whiting Field 14May53.
Severely damaged when ground looped landing at NOLF Brewton Field, AL 15Oct53
Registered as N8156H; cancelled 13Jul60 on export to Brazil.
To Brazilian Air Force/Força Aérea Brasileira 19Jan61 as 1709. 2º Esquadrilha de Ligação e Observação,
Base Aérea de Galeão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. For carrier landing training and operations aboard Minas Gerais.
Base Aérea de Galeão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. SOC at Galeão 18Dec64
90619 (MSN 88-17432)
90620 (MSN 88-17433) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. Registered 1960 as N5486V. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing in gusty conditions at General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA 23Aug67. Complete rebuild from
components 1986. Registration expired 30Sep17, cancelled 18Apr18
90621/90640 (MSN 88-17549/17568) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-85768/85787
90621 (MSN 88-17549) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Fatal crash two miles southwest of Atmore, AL 22Jan54
90622 (MSN 88-17550)
90623 (MSN 88-17551) BTU-1C NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged landing at
NOLF Wolf Field, Orange Beach, AL 19Nov54. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing
at NOLF Silverhill Field, AL 10Feb55. To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6199. Dennis G. Buehn,
Compton, CA. Registered Oct77 as N89013; current [Jan20].
90624 (MSN 88-17552) Norfolk NAS, VA. Damaged landing at Myrtle Beach Field, SC 21Jan45.
Registered 1963 as N3620F to Wings of Dade County. Reregistered 1975 as N13AA; cancelled 5Nov85.
Registered 17Jan86 as VH-USN; current [May18]. Noted at Hart's Flying Fighter Museum, Archerfield, QLD Jul99.
90625 (MSN 88-17553)
90626 (MSN 88-17554) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 90772
taxying at Saufley Field 12Jan54. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Hawkins Field,
Jackson, MS 1Apr54. Crashed when the pilot bailed out after a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51814
ten miles west of Saufley Field 18Aug54
90627 (MSN 88-17555)
90628 (MSN 88-17556) Accident at Finley, GA 5Nov47
90629 (MSN 88-17557)
90630 (MSN 88-17558) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged landing at
NOLF Pace Field, Wallace, FL 23Oct52.
90631 (MSN 88-17559) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Destroyed in a collision landing at
NAAS Corry Field, Auxiliary Landing Field Site 8A, Muscogee, FL 8Jul53. SOC Jul53.
90632 (MSN 88-17560)
90633 (MSN 88-17561) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. . BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Damaged in a mid-air collision seventeen miles west of Saufley Field 9May53.
Registered as N3644F; current [Jan20].
90634 (MSN 88-17562) ex-USAAF 42-85781. Damaged in a collision taxying at NAS Patuxent River, MD 26Jan54.
Registered as N3627F to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation,
Charlotte, NC. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Feb62.
Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Feb62 as E.16-176. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuadrón 33, Ala No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 33-176. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-176.
Escuadrón 463, Ala Mixta No 46, Gando, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands; code 463-176.
Escuadrón 912, Grupo 91; code 912-48. Escuadrón 793, Academia General del Aire,
San Javier, Murcia; code 793-3. SOC 1Jul81. Combat Aircraft Inc, Elkhart, IN.
Registered Jun82 as N29965; current [Jul20]. Force landed due to low oil engine pressure in
open field terrain in Charlotte County northwest of the Punta Gorda Airport (KPGD) in
Punta Gorda, Florida 1Apr17. The aircraft was part of a formation of four Texans when oil
started to impact the windscreen. The pilot pulled out of formation and headed back to
Punta Gorda but, a mile short of the runway, the engine seized with loss of oil.
With obstacles preventing a clear glide to the runway, the pilot elected to land on a
narrow strip of land. The airplane sustained minor damage and the two pilots onboard
were not injured.
90635 (MSN 88-17563)
90636 (MSN 88-17564)
90637 (MSN 88-17565)
90638 (MSN 88-17566) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
TO Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0470. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de
Ataque de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code 2-A-312.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2; code 2-G-112.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 4; code 4-G-112
90639 (MSN 88-17567)
90640 (MSN 88-17568) Registered 1958 as N3275G; expired 30Sep11, cancelled 2Oct12
90641/90680 ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-85858/85897 MSN 88-17639/17678
90641 (MSN 88-17639) US Naval Reserve, Glenview NAS, IL. Registered 1958 as N3243G;
revoked 14Jan77, cancelled 22Apr19
90642 (MSN 88-17640)
90643 (MSN 88-17641)
90644 (MSN 88-17642)
90645 (MSN 88-17643, ex 42-85862) Accepted by US Navy Sep44. Pensacola NAS, FL Sep44. SOC 1958.
Sam Goldman/Chesapeake Airways Corp, Salisbury, MD 1958. Noted stored unrestored at Salisbury, MD 1973.
Remained in store until 1988. Registered 24Jun98 as N645DS. First post-restoration flight 20Jul99.
Oshkosh 1999 Best T-6. Sun-N-Fun 2000 Grand Champion WWII. Damaged after forced landing off
airport at Arcade, NY 12Jul02. Registration current [Jan20].
Conflict:
(USCAR quotes identity as MSN 88-17678, BuAer 90680)
90646 (MSN 88-17644) Registered as N5489V. Operated by Condor Squadron Officers and Airmens
Association Inc, Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Race #6. Crashed and destroyed in a fatal
mid-air collision with SNJ-5 N3626F [BuAer 51904] when this aircraft pulled up into the other
aircraft during a closed circuit air race at North Cape May, NJ 5Jun71 (1 fatality). Registration cancelled 24Aug71
90647 (MSN 88-17645)
90648 (MSN 88-17646)
90649 (MSN 88-17647, ex 42-85866) HU-891, NRAS Seattle, WA. Severely damaged when ground looped
landing at NRAS Seattle 23Apr55. Registered 1958 as N7976C. Reregistered Mar87
as N101RF; current [Jan20]. Registered 8Mar12 to Commemorative Air Force, Midland, TX;
Registered 20Nov13 to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX
90650 (MSN 88-17648)
90651 (MSN 88-17649)
90652 (MSN 88-17650)
90653 (MSN 88-17651) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with
SNJ-5B BuAer 90766 at Barin Field 26Jan53
90654 (MSN 88-17652, Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Registered as N6438D; current [Jan20]. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1968.
Converted to a Nakajima B5N Kate replica for the filming of the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1968);
serial EII-301. Open storage at Long Beach, CA 1969/71, sold at auction Long Beach Feb71.
Used in the TV series “Baa Baa Black Sheep” [1976-78]. American Aeronautical Foundation Museum,
Van Nuys, CA 1984. Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX 1984/86. Damaged at Little Rock, AR 31May85
when the pilot was making a turn onto the taxiway and left landing gear strut failed at the upper end;
damage to left wing tip
90655 (MSN 88-17653) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged in a heavy landing
at NAAS Corry Field, Auxiliary Landing Field Site 8A, Muscogee, FL 25Nov53.
Registered 28Jan95 as N30306 as a North American-Benner RA Jr SNJ-5
with MSN 90655-RAB; current [Jan20].
90656 (MSN 88-17654, ex 42-85873) Accepted by US Navy at Dallas, TX 9Sep44. Delivered
to US Navy 13Sep44. Whiting Field NAAS, Milton, FL 13Sep44. Ellyson Field NAAS, Pensacola, FL 28Nov44.
VN3D8, Whiting Field NAAS, Milton, FL 1Jan45. Ellyson Field NAAS, Pensacola, FL 1Dec45.
Pensacola NAS, FL 5Apr46. Reconditioned at Pensacola 17Jul46. Houma NAS, LA 2Aug46; stored in
blimp hangar. Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ 29Oct47; stored. Reinstated to active service Jul52.
Pensacola NAS, FL 22Jul52. Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. FASRON 691, San Diego NAS, CA 6Sep52. Carrier duty aboard USS Shangri-LA (CV-38)
24Sep52. FASRON 895, Seattle NAS, WA 12Nov52. FASRON 113, Seattle NAS, WA 1953.
VF-54, Miramar NAS, San Diego, CA 13Oct53. Damaged taxying at NAS Alameda, CA 27Oct53.
FASRON 4, San Diego NAS, CA 11Mar54. Pensacola NAS, FL 12Oct54. Naval Air Basic Training
Command (NABTC), Barin NAAS, Foley, AL 27Dec54. Pensacola NAS, FL 22Jan58. Stricken 23Jun58.
Sam Goldman Chesapeake Airways Corp, Salisbury, MD 1958. Reported as stored in original
condition at Salisbury, MD 2005. Registered 5May05 as N5615C; current [Jan20.
90657 (MSN 88-17655)
90658 (MSN 88-17656)
90659 (MSN 88-17657) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
.BTU-2, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged when nosed over at NAAS Corry Field, Auxiliary Landing
Field Site 8A, Muscogee, FL 1Apr53. BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged when nosed over
at Corry Field 19May53. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Corry Field 8Sep53
Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0471. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque
de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code 2-A-313.
Wrecked in an accident 23May69
90660 (MSN 88-17658) Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA. Force landed at Dallas, TX 11Sep47.
To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6173. Written off 23Jan57
90661 (MSN 88-17659, ex 42-85878) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack
mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester
gear; designated SNJ-5C. Registered 1963 as N5591A to Kentucky Air Transport, Louisville, KY.
Reregistered 1966 as N1114 to Kentucky Air Transport, Louisville, KY. Destroyed by fire at Riverside
airport, Utica, NY 18Jun68 when the aircraft stalled during a steep turn at low altitude (2 fatalities).
Registration cancelled 5Aug68. Rebuilt by Joseph Cashen. Registered 14Apr86 as N621BC as a
North American-Cashen SNJ-5C with MSN 90654JC. Damaged when the pilot lost control during
landing and the aircraft struck some VASI lights at Van Nuys, CA 9Aug86. Sale reported 25Oct17,
registration cancelled 22Aug18.
90662 (MSN 88-17660) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Reported to have been operated in Israel and Biafra. A E Ulmann & Associates Ltd,
New York 1958. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0462. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque
de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code 2-A-304.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2; code 2-G-104.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 4; code 4-G-104 [1964],
later as 4-G-78 [1966]. SOC 1970. Donated to Aeroclub de Coronel Suarez, Buenos Aires in 1971;
displayed in a park belonging to the flying club. Recovered in very bad condition 1990.
Restored 1990 as 0462; code 2-A-304. Exhibited at Museo de la Aviación Naval Armada Argentina,
Comandante Espora, Buenos Aires.
90663 (MSN 88-17661) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when nosed over \
at Corry Field 23Feb54. Registered 1958 as N3633F; cancelled 18May89. Registered 7Feb91 as VH-USS; current [May18]
and current with Training Camden, Camden, New South Wales since September 9, 2015.
90664 (MSN 88-17662) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. IBTU (F), NAS Pensacola, FL. Destroyed in an accident taking off from
NOLF Wolf Field, Orange Beach, AL 9Aug54. SOC Aug54.
Registered 1958 as N3682F; expired 31Dec14, cancelled 3Jan18. Race #24 ‘How sweet it is’
90665 (MSN 88-17663)
90666 (MSN 88-17664) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. Registered 21Apr00 as N77055 as a North American-Sawyer AT-6D; current [Jul20]
90667 (MSN 88-17665)
90668 (MSN 88-17666)
90669 (MSN 88-17667) Composite rebuild, reported as recovered from a French scrap yard.
Registered 14Aug80 as F-AZBL. Rebuilt as a Mitsubishi A6M Zero replica with MSN SAM2-669.
Appeared in the movie “Empire of the Sun” [1987]. Reregistered Jun87 as F-WZBM. Restored as a
SNJ-5 with MSN 90669. Reregistered 28Sep89 as F-AZBL; current [Apr18]. Appeared in the
movie “The Anarchist's Wife” [2008]. The true identity of F-AZBL is uncertain.
Conflict:
Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
Registered 1958 as N9801C with MSN 90-669; current [Jan20]. Substantially damaged 10Mar85
at Titusville-Cocoa Airport (TIX), Titusville, FL. A group of T-6 type aircraft were taking off in
sections of two aircraft each. Each section of two was making a formation take-off with a 5 to 6
second interval between sections. N58740 was in the left position of the 2nd section;
N9801C was in the left position of the 3rd section. During take-off, an aircraft in the 1st section
had an engine problem and the pilot aborted his take-off. He made a radio call to notify the
other pilots and the pilots of the 2nd section aborted their take-off. However, the pilot of N9801C,
who was leading the 3rd section did not hear the radio call. His aircraft had poor forward visibility
while the tail wheel was on the ground. Therefore, he was not aware that the aircraft ahead were a
borting until he raised the tail during the take-off roll. By then, it was too late to avoid a collision.
Subsequently, the left wing of N9801C struck the rudder and elevators of N58740 and both aircraft
were Substantially damaged. Restored to airworthy condition. Seen at World War II Weekend in Reading, PA
as N8901C.
90670 (MSN 88-17668) Registered 1960 as N8215E; current [Jan20]. Vibration on take-off roll
from Rome, GA 1Sep85 which did not stop on liftoff and gear retraction. The aircraft returned and
landed gear up on the runway with a blown tire.
90671 (MSN 88-17669)
90672 (MSN 88-17670) Registered 1959 as N6643C; current [Jan20
90673 (MSN 88-17671) Accepted by US Navy 19Sep44. CGAS San Francisco, CA 20Sep44.
NAAS Ream Field, Imperial Beach, CA Jun46.
Awaiting reconditioning at Bureau of Aeronautics, NAAS Ellyson, Ensley, FL Sep46.
Overhaul and Repair Department, NAS Pensacola, FL Oct46.
NAS Glynco, Brunswick, GA Nov46; stored. NAS Litchfield Park, AZ Sep47/Aug48; stored. SOC 30Apr49.
90674 (MSN 88-17672)
90675 (MSN 88-17673)
90676 (MSN 88-17674) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged taking off from
Corry Field 24Jul53. BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged landing at NOLF Kings Field,
Muscogee, FL 19Oct54. Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC. Registered 2Nov61 as N8204E;
cancelled 30Jun70
90677 (MSN 88-17675) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged after the pilot lost control
at NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 9Jul54
90678 (MSN 88-17676) ex USAAF 42-85895. Modified as a deck landing trainer with
tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C. Modified by US Navy, Pensacola NAS, FL to T-6G standard
with arrestor gear, designated SNJ-7C; redesignated SNJ-5-7X. Storage at Litchfield Park NAF,
Phoenix, AZ Nov54; sold as surplus Aug56. Registered Aug56 as N4134A. Reregistered 13Jul62 as N830X;
cancelled 22Jan90. Registered G-BRVG 24Jan90; current [Jan20]. Owned and operated by
David Gilmour [Iron Maiden] 1992/2019
90679 (MSN 88-17677) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in a mid-air collision with
SNJ-5 BuAer 90797 twenty miles northwest of Saufley Field 3Sep53
90680 (MSN 88-17678, ex 42-85897) Stored at Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ Aug56.
Ace Smelting Inc, Phoenix, AZ 19Nov58. Registered 1959 as N6972C. Race #72 ‘Terrible Texan’.
Crashed at intersection of Alondra Boulevard and S Chester Avenue in Compton, CA 22Feb89.
At the beginning of a local pleasure flight, just after take-off from Compton/Woodley Airport,
the engine experienced a loss of power. Wires were struck during a forced landing on a
residential street. The pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft caught fire. Inspection of the
engine revealed that the number five cylinder was cracked in two parts. Rebuilt using parts
from a FA Uruguaya T-6G. Damaged when ground looped landing Bob Sikes Field (CEW),
Crestview, FL 13May00. The flight had originated from Ruckel Field (FL17), Niceville, FL.
In cross-wind conditions, the aircraft experienced a sudden gust of wind from the right while
landing on the runway. The right wing raised causing the aircraft to weather-vane right.
When the aircraft touched down it departed the runway to the right. Due to uneven terrain,
the pilot was unable to hold the tail down while slowing at which point the aircraft ground
looped striking the propeller, cowling, left wing, and bending the left landing gear strut assembly.
Based in Czech Republic by 2012. Registration cancelled 17Nov16 on export to United Kingdom.
Registered 21Nov16 as G-DHHF; current [Jul20]. Operated by DH Heritage Flights at Compton Abbas
Airfield, Dorset; used for public warbird experience flights
Conflict:
(USCAR quotes identity of N645DS - BuAer 90645, MSN 88-17643 - as MSN 88-17678)
90681/90720 (MSN 88-17749/17788) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-85968/86007
90681 (MSN 88-17749) IBTU (F), NAS Pensacola, FL. Severely damaged when force landed after
engine failure ¼ mile northwest of NOLF Kaiser Field, Elberta, AL 25May53. Damaged in a heavy
landing at NOLF Choctaw Field, Pensacola, FL 5Nov54
90682 (MSN 88-17750) Registered as N3637F; cancelled 29Jun70. Registered 27Aug60 to Embry-Riddle
International School of Aviation, Miami, FL
90683 (MSN 88-17751) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Destroyed in an accident when
nosed over at NOLF Faircloth Field, Lillian, AL 22Apr55
90684 (MSN 88-17752)
90685 (MSN 88-17753) NAS Los Alamitos, CA. Damaged when caught fire at March AFB, Riverside, CA 5Sep50.
BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Corry Field 16Aug54.
Substantially damaged in a heavy landing at NOLF Wolf Field, Orange Beach, AL 21Sep54.
90686 (MSN 88-17754)
90687 (MSN 88-17755)
90688 (MSN 88-17756)
90689 (MSN 88-17757) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when nosed over at Corry Field 1Feb54
90690 (MSN 88-17758) To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6174. Ground instructional airframe
as 3MSS-12 with the 3rd Maintenance & Support Squadron, Shimofusa, Chiba Prefecture
90691 (MSN 88-17759) was USAAF 42-85978. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged
in a heavy landing at Saufley Field 5Jun54. Registered 17Feb59 as N3203G; deregistered 23Mar72.
Reinstated 13Jan78. Reregistered 2Mar05 as N1634; current [Feb20].
90692 (MSN 88-17760)
90693 (MSN 88-17761) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Crashed during a carrier emergency landing qualification flight
into the sea off Pensacola, FL 15Apr49
90694 (MSN 88-17762)
90695 (MSN 88-17763)
90696 (MSN 88-17764)
90697 (MSN 88-17765)
90698 (MSN 88-17766)
90699 (MSN 88-17767) was USAAF 42-85986. Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack
mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged when
crash landed after engine failure one mile west of NOLF Canal Field, Gulf Shores, AL 2Aug54
Registered as N3621F to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation,
Charlotte, NC. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61. Transported by road to
Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
TO Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-149. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuadrón 33, Ala No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 33-149. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-149.
Escuadrón 912, Grupo 91; code 912-43. SOC 25Jul79. Registered as N26862; current [Feb20].
Registered 22Jan07 to the American Airpower Museum, Republic Airport, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY.
Damaged when the landing gear collapsed on landing at Republic Airport, Farmingdale 5Oct19.
90700 (MSN 88-17768) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in a heavy landing
at NOLF Bagdad Field, FL 6May53. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged
taxying at Saufley Field 17Dec53. Damaged when nosed over at Saufley Field 4Feb54. Damaged in
collision with parked SNJ-6 BuAer 112047 while taxying at Saufley Field 12Mar54. Substantially damaged in
an accident with SNJ-5 BuAer 44000 taxying at Saufley Field 18Aug54
90701 (MSN 88-17769) NRAS Seattle, WA Damaged while parked in a collision by Howard GH-2
Nightingale BuAer 32866 at NRAS Seattle 14Mar46
90702 (MSN 88-17770)
90703 (MSN 88-17771)
90704 (MSN 88-17772) NAS Pensacola, FL. Fatal crash ten miles eastsoutheast of Brewton, AL 21Dec53.
90705 (MSN 88-17773) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Severely damaged when nosed over at Corry Field 15Dec53
90706 (MSN 88-17774)
90707 (MSN 88-17775)
90708 (MSN 88-17776)
90709 (MSN 88-17777)
90710 (MSN 88-17778) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged in a
heavy landing at Milton Field, FL 17Jun55
90711 (MSN 88-17779) Registered as N7129C; revoked 14Jan77, cancelled 13May19
90712 (MSN 88-17780, ex 42-85999) NAS Anacostia, Washington, DC. Damaged landing at Pittsburgh, PA 3Sep54
Registered as N7130C. Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation 1968. Converted to a Nakajima B5N Kate replica for the filming of the movie
"Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1968); serial AI-311. Open storage at Long Beach, CA 1969/71,
sold at auction Long Beach Feb71. Displayed at Minnesota Air & Space Museum,
Minneapolis, MN 1988/98. Registration expired 31May20
90713 (MSN 88-17781) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 3Aug59 as 0477. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de
Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 4; code 4-G-107.
90714 (MSN 88-17782)
90715 (MSN 88-17783)
90716 (MSN 88-17784) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when the plane struck
high tension wires at Corry Field 25Apr55
90717 (MSN 88-17785)
90718 (MSN 88-17786)
90719 (MSN 88-17787)
90720 (MSN 88-17788) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged when
struck the towed sleeve during a gunnery training flight fifteen miles south of NOLF Canal Field,
Gulf Shores, AL 16Jun54. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Barin Field 14Jul54
90721/90740 (MSN 88-17869/17888) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-86088/86107
90721 (MSN 88-17869) NAS Pensacola, FL. Accident five miles west of NOLF Holley Field, Navarre, FL 19Aug53
90722 (MSN 88-17870)
90723 (MSN 88-17871) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged in a mid-air
collision at 4,000ft with SNJ-5 BuAer 43745 ten miles north of Whiting Field 12Aug52
90724 (MSN 88-17872)
90725 (MSN 88-17873) Registered as N3246G. Registered 6Sep91 to the American Airpower Heritage
Flying Museum, Dallas, TX; current [Feb20]. The aircraft struck a runway distance marker sign on the
landing rollout at Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona 23Oct01. The airplane was owned by the
Confederate Air Force and rented by the pilot. The airplane sustained substantial damage when the wing
struck the marker sign. The pilot landed on the runway centerline with a right crosswind. On the landing
the airplane started to depart to the right of the runway. The pilot attempted to keep the airplane from
ground looping; however, it departed the runway and struck a sign. The pilot stated that after the airplane
came back onto the runway he knew that he had hit something, and thought it was the runway distance
marker sign.
90726 (MSN 88-17874) US Naval Reserve, Mustin Field NAAS, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA.
Carried a two-star Admiral’s placard on the engine cowling.
90727 (MSN 88-17875)
90728 (MSN 88-17876) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. US Naval Air Reserve, NRAB Grosse Ile, MI. Damaged landing at Baer Field,
Fort Wayne, IN 17Jul54. Sam Goldman/Chesapeake Airways Corp, Salisbury, MD 1958. Noted stored
unrestored at Salisbury, MD 1973. Registered 29Feb08 as N708AW to Historic Aeroplane Works,
Roanoke, IN; current [Jul20].
90729 (MSN 88-17877) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Severely damaged when nosed over at Saufley Field 24Aug53
90730 (MSN 88-17878) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged when nosed over at Barin Field 1Nov54.
90731 (MSN 88-17879)
90732 (MSN 88-17880) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged when the pilot lost control
at NAAS Saufley Field, Auxiliary Landing Field Site 5, Ensley, FL 7Aug53. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field,
Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 84875 thirty-four miles
west of Saufley Field 27Apr55. To Haiti Aviation Corps/Corps d’Aviation d’Haiti Dec48 as 86-099.
Registered as N9049Z. Registered as N22140; current [Feb20].
90733 (MSN 88-17881)
90734 (MSN 88-17882) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially
damaged in a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 90810 five miles north of Saufley Field 25Sep52
Reserialled as 42-86101. Military Assistance Program [MAP]. Reimbursable
Aid to Government of Uruguay. Air freighted from USA to Montevideo, Uruguay Oct54 aboard a
USAF Douglas C-124 Globemaster.
To Uruguay Air Force/Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya 29Oct54 as 364. Grupo de Aviación No 1 (Ataque),
Base Aeronáutica No 2, Durazno, Santa Bernardina [Nov54]; reserialled as G2-364. To Brasil for overhaul 1960.
90735 (MSN 88-17883) Registered as N7295C. Registered to Condor Squadron Officers and Airmens
Assoc Inc, Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Race #1. Registered 1976 as N1HZ.
Registered Jun81 as C-GPIN; cancelled 21Aug86 on export to USA. Registered Sep86 as N11HP; current [Feb20].
Substantially damaged when the airplane ground looped during the take-off roll at Central Illinois Regional (BMI),
Bloomington, IL en route to Aurora, IL 22Sep07. The pilot reported that the airplane started to veer to the
left as he increased engine power for the take-off roll. He reduced engine power to idle as the airplane
departed off the left side of the runway. The right wingtip, tip rib, and aileron were damaged during the
ground loop. The pilot reported that his rapid advance of engine power and inadequate use of up-elevator
(back-stick) contributed to the tail becoming prematurely airborne and the subsequent loss of directional control
90736 (MSN 88-17884) BTU-2, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in collision with
parked SNJ-5 BuAer 43793 while taxying at Corry Field 8Sep52
90737 (MSN 88-17885)
90738 (MSN 88-17886) Damaged when nosed over at Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, CA 31Oct45.
. BTU-2, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged when ground looped landing at Corry Field 5Aug52.
90739 (MSN 88-17887)
90740 (MSN 88-17888) To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6202. Written off 1Jul60
90741/90780 (MSN 88-17949/17988) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-86168/86207
90741 (MSN 88-17949)
90742 (MSN 88-17950) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B.
BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Damaged when nosed over at Barin Field 9Oct53. Crashed after
the pilot lost control at NAAS Bronson Field, Pensacola, FL 13Aug54
90743 (MSN 88-17951) ex USAAF 42-86170. Accepted by US Navy Mar44. Modified by US Navy,
Pensacola NAS, FL to T-6G standard with arrestor gear, designated SNJ-7C; redesignated SNJ-5-7X.. SOC Feb61
90744 (MSN 88-17952)
90745 (MSN 88-17953)
90746 (MSN 88-17954) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when force
landed after engine failure three miles north of NOLF Kaiser’s Tract, Elberta, AL 21May54
90747 (MSN 88-17955) ex USAAF 42-86174. Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook
arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C. . BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Damaged in a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51985 twelve miles north of Saufley Field 25Jun54
Registered 21Jul60 as N3651F to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation,
Charlotte, NC; cancelled 14Dec61. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61.
Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force / Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-135. Modified to T-6D standard. Escuela Básica de Pilotos,
Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-135. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo, Academia General del Aire, San Javier,
Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with a double
Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns. Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-135, later as C.6-135. Escuadrón 421,
Grupo 42, Getafe, Madrid; code 421-46. Escuadrón 981, Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid Jul69.
Escuadrón 514, Torrejón; code 514-5. Ala No 12, Torrejón. SOC 1Jul81. Stored in Museo del Aire compound,
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain [noted 1987]. Registered 13May94 as F-AZRB; current [May18].
90748 (MSN 88-17956)
90749 (MSN 88-17957) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at Whiting Field 22Jan53
90750 (MSN 88-17958) NAAS Monterey, CA. Substantially damaged in an accident caused by pilot
error at NAAS Monterey 26Oct54
90751 (MSN 88-17959) to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6175. Ground instructional airframe as 3MSS-01
with the 3rd Maintenance & Support Squadron, Shimofusa, Chiba Prefecture.
Displayed as gate guard at Shimofusa AB, Chiba Prefecture
90752 (MSN 88-17960) ACU, NAS Dallas, TX. Substantially damaged while parked in
a collision by Brewster F3A-1 Corsair BuAer 04682 taxying at NAS Dallas 4Oct44
Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
Registered 1958 as N3268G. Registered Jul87 as N964JD. Race #64. Oshkosh 1987 Reserve Grand Champion,
Warbird. Registered 27Jul00 as N98RJ; current [Jul20]. Registration N752WG reserved Jun10; not taken up.
90753 (MSN 88-17961) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground
looped landing at NOLF Spencer Field, Pace, FL 23Jul53
90754 (MSN 88-17962) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged landing
at NOLF Canal Field, Gulf Shores, AL 20Mar53
90755 (MSN 88-17963)
90756 (MSN 88-17964)
90757 (MSN 88-17965) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in a collision
with SNJ-5 BuAer 43905 when landing at Corry Field 24Mar55. To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6181
90758 (MSN 88-17966)
90759 (MSN 88-17967) FASRON 7, NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. Damaged landing at NAS San Diego, CA 15Feb53
90760 (MSN 88-17968) Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA. Force landed at Dallas, TX 11Sep47.
BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Fatal crash after a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 84848 twenty miles west of Saufley Field 24Aug53
90761 (MSN 88-17969)
90762 (MSN 88-17970) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Crashed when
the pilot bailed out after a mid-air collision with SNJ-5B BuAer 43841 seventeen miles
west of Saufley Field 20Mar53
90763 (MSN 88-17971)
90764 (MSN 88-17972)
90765 (MSN 88-17973) Remanufactured to T-6G 49-2949
90766 (MSN 88-17974) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged
in a mid-air collision with SNJ-5B BuAer 90653 at Barin Field 26Jan53
90767 (MSN 88-17975)
90768 (MSN 88-17976)
90769 (MSN 88-17977) Accepted by US Navy at Dallas, TX 6Oct44. Transferred to US Marines Corps.
Cherry Point MCAS, NC. Quantico MCAS, VA. Overhaul. Anacostia NAS, Washington, DC Jun47.
Overhaul. Saufley Field NAAS, Pensacola, FL 1950. Overhaul Jun52. Glenview NAS, Chicago, IL
Sep52. WFU Oct54. Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ Oct54. SOC Aug56.
USAF Museum Loan Program; on loan to Colorado Air National Guard, 140th Mission Support Group,
Buckley AFB, Denver, CO. Displayed at Buckley Space Force Base, junction of Breckenridge Ave
and Aspen St.
90770 (MSN 88-17978)
90771 (MSN 88-17979) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when
ground looped landing at South Whiting Field, FL 5Jan54
90772 (MSN 88-17980) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in collision with
SNJ-5 BuAer 90626 taxying at Saufley Field 12Jan54
90773 (MSN 88-17981, ex 42-86200) Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA. Force landed at Dallas, TX 11Sep47.
Registered as N3617F; current [Jul20]. Substantially damaged when the aircraft collided with crops
caused by fuel starvation while crop spraying at low level at Pittstown, NJ 21Jul74. The landing gear handle broke
just after take-off from French Valley Airport, Rancho, CA 19Mar99. The pilot attempted to lower the landing
by pushing on the broken linkage but failed and landed with the gear retracted. The aircraft, registered to
Gaillard Aviation Corp. and doing business as American Warbirds on a sightseeing flight, experienced a
loss of engine power shortly after take-off from the Chehalis-Centralia Airport, Chehalis, Washington 8Sep05.
The aircraft subsequently touched down hard on the remaining runway which damaged the landing gear.
The aircraft was substantially damaged during the subsequent gear-up landing. The pilot and passenger
were not injured. The pilot stated that during the pre-take-off check, he recorded on the manifest that he
switched the fuel selector to the fullest fuel tank, but failed to physically perform the action of switching
the fuel selector. During the take-off initial climb at about 100 feet above ground level, the engine began
to lose power. The landing gear was already retracted and the pilot called for his passenger to extend the
landing gear. The pilot switched the fuel selector to the fullest fuel tank and pumped the manual fuel pump.
At the same time as the aircraft touched down hard on the remaining runway, the engine regained power
and the pilot continued the take-off. The landing gear was left in the extended position and was soon
determined that the right main landing gear torque link was damaged and the wheel was 90 degrees to the
direction of flight. After discussing the situation with the ground crew, the pilot elected to land the aircraft
with the landing gear retracted. During the gear-up landing, the aircraft slid off the runway surface into a
muddy area, colliding with a runway taxi light and raised manhole cover.
90774 (MSN 88-17982)
90775 (MSN 88-17983) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in a mid-air
collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 84860 ten miles west of Saufley Field 28Apr55.
90776 (MSN 88-17984) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in a mid-air collision
with SNJ-5 BuAer 85093 eleven miles west of Saufley Field 13Jul53
90777 (MSN 88-17985)
90778 (MSN 88-17986)
90779 (MSN 88-17987)
90780 (MSN 88-17988)
90781/90820 (MSN 88-18059/18098) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-86278/86317
90781 (MSN 88-18059)
90782 (MSN 88-18060)
90783 (MSN 88-18061)
90784 (MSN 88-18062)
90785 (MSN 88-18063)
90786 (MSN 88-18064)
90787 (MSN 88-18065) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Severely damaged in a mid-air collision
over NOLF Wolf Field, Orange Beach, AL 12Aug53
Registered as N5498V to Coastal Aviation Corporation. Delivered by ship
to Santander, Spain; arrived Apr61. Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid. Spanish Air Force / Ejército del Aire May61 as E.16-126. Reconditioned and
assembled by Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA). Modified with machine guns and rocket launchers.
Escuadrón 33, Ala ? 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid Oct61; code 3-126. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid Jan63. Reconfigured to unarmed condition. Grupo del Estado Mayor,
Ala Mixta No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid Mar63; code 3-126. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-126.
Accident 20Apr80. SOC Nov80. Combat Aircraft Inc, Elkhart, IN. Registered Nov83 as N45000; current [Jul20].
90788 (MSN 88-18066)
90789 (MSN 88-18067) Registered as N3366G. Reregistered 1972 as N41BT. Race #41.
Reregistered 1977 as N789NA. Race #77 ‘The Wildcatter’. Registered 1980 as N41BT; expired 15Jul08,
cancelled 8Nov12. Damaged in ground collision at Casper, WY 14May80. Restored 3Nov14 as N41BT;
current [Feb20].
90790 (MSN 88-18068) was USAAF 42-86287. Accepted by US Navy 12Oct44 at Dallas, TX.
San Diego NAS, CA. Seattle NAS, WA 26Oct44. Stored at Glynco NAS, GA Feb47; Anacostia NARTU,
Washington, DC Jul48. Pensacola NAS, Florida. Suntley NAS, Florida. Monterey NAS, California.
San Diego NAS, California. Miramar NAS, California. Alameda NAS, California. Kwajalein NAS,
Marshall Islands Jan-Oct54 for the atomic bomb tests. FASRON-117, NAS ? 14 Barbers Point,
Hawaii Apr56. North Island NAS, California Aug61. Acquired by Planes of Fame Air Museum in 1961.
Registered as N3375G; current with Planes of Fame Museum, Chino [Feb20]. In 1977, the SNJ was
modified with a single seat cockpit and pointed tail cone fairing to resemble a Mitsubishi A6M Zero
(the cockpit canopy actually came from the museum’s Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero), for use in the Blacksheep S
quadron television series; later returned to standard two-seat configuration. When taxying at
Chino Airport (KCNO), San Bernardino County, California 13Apr19, the left wing of the SNJ-5 clipped a
blade on the propeller of a Glasair GS-2 Sportsman N316RM; the SNJ-5 was substantially damaged.
90791 (MSN 88-18069) Accident eleven miles south of Kelso, WA 24Jun46. Modified with two 30mm machine guns
and a bomb rack mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Accident eleven miles south of Kelso, WA 24Jun46.
90792 (MSN 88-18070)
90793 (MSN 88-18071)
90794 (MSN 88-18072) NAS Atlantic City, NJ. Damaged by mechanical failure landing at
McGuire AFB, Trenton, NJ 8Oct53. Registered as N7998C; cancelled 4Oct88. Civil Air Patrol, New Hampshire
Wing, Manchester, NH 1963. Registered 3Mar89 as ZS-WFD; current [May18].
90795 (MSN 88-18073) North American Aviation, Los Angeles, CA 1947. Modified to T-6D standard.
To Argentine Navy/Dirección General de Aviación Naval 1Aug47 as 0210. Renamed as
Comando de la Aviación Naval 2Nov47. Escuela de Aviación Naval, Base Aeronaval
Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code EAN-23
Conflict:
NATECHTRACEN, NAS Memphis, TN. Damaged landing at Max Westheimer Field, Norman, OK 9Sep52.
90796 (MSN 88-18074)
90797 (MSN 88-18075) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in a mid-air collision with
SNJ-5 BuAer 90679 twenty miles northwest of Saufley Field 3Sep53
90798 (MSN 88-18076)
90799 (MSN 88-18077)
90800 (MSN 88-18078) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each
wing; designated SNJ-5B. Registered as N4749C. Reregistered as N66JL. Race #66. En route from West
Memphis, AR to Greenville, SC 19Sep73, the propeller tip separated causing vibration and the engine stopped.
During the forced landing, the landing gear was lowered early and caused the aircraft to nose over when
it landed in a field of crops near West Memphis. Reregistered May86 as N810JF; current [Feb20].
Damaged after landing at Baton Rouge, LA 21May89. Turning from the runway to taxiway, a gust
lifted the left wing. The aircraft veered right onto the grass and back onto the runway
90801 (MSN 88-18079) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged landing at
NAAS Bronson Field, Pensacola, FL 13Oct54. Destroyed in an accident landing at NAAS Bronson Field,
Pensacola, FL 25May55. SOC May55. Registered as N3634F. Registered as TI-260P.
90802 (MSN 88-18080)
90803 (MSN 88-18081)
90804 (MSN 88-18082)
90805 (MSN 88-18083) was USAAF 42-86302). Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail
hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C. Registered 27May08 as N713AW to Historic Aeroplane Works,
Roanoke, IN; expired 19Jan12, cancelled 8Jan18
90806 (MSN 88-18084)
90807 (MSN 88-18085) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged after the pilot
lost control at Saufley Field 17Nov53. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Saufley Field 11May54
90808 (MSN 88-18086) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when
ground looped landing at Corry Field 9Sep53
90809 (MSN 88-18087)
90810 (MSN 88-18088) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Crashed when the pilot bailed out after a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 90734
five miles north of Saufley Field 25Sep52
90811 (MSN 88-18089) ex USAAF 42-86308. Registered as N3634F. Registered in
Costa Rica as TI-260P; cancelled by Jun58
90812 (MSN 88-18090)
90813 (MSN 88-18091) Accident at Rockaway, Queens, NY 17May46
90814 (MSN 88-18092) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged landing at Whiting Field 1Oct52
90815 (MSN 88-18093)
90816 (MSN 88-18094) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged in a collision with
SNJ-5B BuAer 43942 taxying at Barin Field 12Aug53
90817 (MSN 88-18095)
90818 (MSN 88-18096)
90819 (MSN 88-18097)
90820 (MSN 88-18098)
90821/90850 ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-86388/86417
90821 (MSN 88-17169)
90822 (MSN 88-18170) Accepted by US Navy 30Oct44. Stored at Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ. SOC 26Aug57.
Registered as N3149G, cancelled. Noted dismantled at Pima County Museum, Tucson, AZ 23Sep74
90823 (MSN 88-18171) Registered 1958 as N6432D; current [Oct19]. Substantially damaged
when the pilot lost control landing at Chino, CA 10Aug19. The pilot reported that, during his
ninth touch-and-go landing and shortly after touchdown, the airplane bounced. He wanted to
apply partial power and continue to land, but he heard the safety pilot declare, “I have,” so the
pilot responded, “you have,” and gave the controls to the safety pilot. The safety pilot reported that,
during landing, the left main landing gear touched down on the runway first, followed by the right
main landing gear, and the airplane “popped up” with a nose-high attitude. The airplane started to
climb, continued to pitch higher, and rolled right, so he took the controls, applied power, and
lowered the nose, but the right wingtip struck the ground, and the airplane impacted terrain.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and truss
90824 (MSN 88-18172)
90825 (MSN 88-18173) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Registered as N5195V; cancelled 22Jul60 on export to Brazil.
To Brazilian Air Force/Força Aérea Brasileira 12Oct60 as 1700. 2nd Esquadrilha de Ligação e
Observação, Base Aérea de Galeão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. For carrier landing training and operations
aboard Minas Gerais. Accident at Galeão 14Feb63. SOC
90826 (MSN 88-18174) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at North Whiting Field 6Jul53. Registered as N7987C, revoked 14Jan77, cancelled 4Feb17.
Substantially damaged landing wheels up at Picayune, MS 26Nov66. Wrecked when the engine
failed on take-off and the aircraft crashed into a hangar at Ann Harbor, MI 29Jun69
90827 (MSN 88-18175) NAS Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when nosed over at NAS New Orleans, LA 16Mar54
90828 (MSN 88-18176) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Struck the towed sleeve during a gunnery
training flight over the West Gunnery Range 12Feb53. Severely damaged after engine failure
taking off from Barin Field 11May53. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Destroyed when the plane
struck high tension wires at NAAS Bronson Field, Pensacola, FL 10Aug54. SOC Aug54
90829 (MSN 88-18177)
90830 (MSN 88-18178)
90831 (MSN 88-18179)
90832 (MSN 88-18180) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Damaged by a
bird strike at 1,200ft five miles east of Barin Field 1Dec53
90833 (MSN 88-18181)
90834 (MSN 88-18182)
90835 (MSN 88-18183)
90836 (MSN 88-18184) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Severely damaged after engine
failure taking off from NOLF Brewton Field, AL 2Nov53
90837 (MSN 88-18185) US Naval Basic Training Command, Whiting Field NAS, Milton, FL 1953.
Registered as N3724G; current [Feb20]
90838 (MSN 88-18186)
90839 (MSN 88-18187)
90840 (MSN 88-18188) ATU-100, NAAS Kingsville, TX. Substantially damaged when force landed
after engine failure seven miles northnorthwest from NAAS Kingsville 30Oct52.
BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing
at Saufley Field 8Mar55
90841 (MSN 88-18189) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when ground
looped landing at NOLF Summerdale Field, AL 25May53,
' Registered as N9057Z to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC.
Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61. Transported by road to
Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-151. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuela Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-151. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with armament for counter insurgency (COIN) operations.
Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-151. Escuadrón 511; code 511-11. Crashed on a farm at Añover
de Tajo, Toledo 19Feb68 (2KIS). SOC 12Mar68. Registration N3145J assigned 12Dec91; not taken up, cancelled 31May11
90842 (MSN 88-18190) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged
when ground looped landing at Barin Field 28May54.
90843 (MSN 88-18191)
90844 (MSN 88-18192)
90845 (MSN 88-18193) NAAS Kingsville,TX. Substantially damaged by a bird strike three miles
south of North Field, NAAS Kingsville 5May53.
90846 (MSN 88-18194)
90847 (MSN 88-18195) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Registered as NX7978C for racing. Raced in National Air Races at
Cleveland, OH 1946/49. Race #65; pilot Dot Lemon. Reregistered as N7978C; cancelled 4May59
on export to México. Ace Smelting Inc., Phoenix, AZ 1959. Registered as XB-GEM. Historic
Aeroplane Works, Roanoke, IN. Registered 20Feb08 as N705AW; current [Feb20]
90848 (MSN 88-18196)
90849 (MSN 88-18197)
90850 (MSN 88-18198)
90851/90890 (MSN 88-18269/28308) ex-USAAF AT-6D 42-86488/86527
90851 (MSN 88-18269)
90852 (MSN 88-18270)
90853 (MSN 88-18271)
90854 (MSN 88-18272)
90855 (MSN 88-18273)
90856 (MSN 88-18274)
90857 (MSN 88-18275)
90858 (MSN 88-18276) Boca Chica Field, Key West NAS, Boca Chica Key, FL. Force landed with
mechanical failure at MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 4Apr46. BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL.
Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Whiting Field 26Apr55
90859 (MSN 88-18277) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
USS Randolph (CVA-15). Damaged taxying at NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA 25Aug54. USS Tarawa (CVS-40).
Substantially damaged in an accident with the barrier on USS Tarawa in the Caribbean 22Jun55
90860 (MSN 88-18278) North Island NAS, San Diego, CA. Ace Smelting Inc., Phoenix, AZ 19Nov58.
Registered 17Jul59 as N7299C; cancelled 25Mar64. Scrapped
90861 (MSN 88-18279)
90862 (MSN 88-18280)
90863 (MSN 88-18281) Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6204
90864 (MSN 88-18282)
90865 (MSN 88-18283)
90866 (MSN 88-18284) BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged landing at Saufley Field 14May53
Registered 1959 as N3650F. Reregistered 1975 as N90866. Reregistered 1Jul78 as N100GD;
sale reported 23Nov92, cancelled 4Jan11. US Marine Corps Museum, El Toro MCAS, Irvine, CA 1986.
Exhibited at Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, Miramar MCAS, San Diego, CA 1999.
90867 (MSN 88-18285) BTU-2, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when
ground looped at Corry Field 15Sep52.
90868 (MSN 88-18286) Registered 1979 as N9013A. Ground looped after landing at Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona 17Apr97.
The airplane sustained substantial damage, and there were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.
The pilot stated that there were some buildings adjacent to the landing runway that were obstructing the
surface wind such that there was no noticeable crosswind at touchdown. However, as the tail wheel touched down,
wind from between the buildings caused the airplane to suddenly weathervane to the right and
depart the hard surface runway into soft dirt where the right main gear dug in and broke away
from the airframe. The pilot further stated that in this model, the tail wheel is unlocked by moving
the control stick forward. Since he made a wheeled landing, he thought that he may have pushed
the stick forward enough to unlock the tail wheel and then did not get it back into the relock
range before encountering the sudden onset of the crosswind. Reregistered 8Aug12 as N2812H; current [Feb20]
90869 (MSN 88-18287)
90870 (MSN 88-18288) To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6176. Stored at Oita Airport, Oita Prefecture Nov68.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1968. Rebuilt at Oita for the filming of the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1968).
90871 (MSN 88-18289)
90872 (MSN 88-18290)
90873 (MSN 88-18291)
90874 (MSN 88-18292) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged landing at Whiting Field 19Mar53.
Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at NOLF Santa Rosa Field, Milton, FL 19Oct53
90875 (MSN 88-18293) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged by mechanical failure landing at Whiting Field 14Mar55.
90876 (MSN 88-18294)
90877 (MSN 88-18295)
90878 (MSN 88-18296)
90879 (MSN 88-18297) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Severely damaged when the pilot lost control
at NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 31Jul53
90880 (MSN 88-18298) Pensacola NAS, FL. Force landed with mechanical failure ten miles north
of Shreveport, LA 7Oct46
90881 (MSN 88-18299)
90882 (MSN 88-18300) Registered as N3148G. Reregistered 21Feb14 as N6TF.
Reregistered 28Jan15 as N16FF; current [Feb20
90883 (MSN 88-18301)
90884 (MSN 88-18302) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to
Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0463. Escuadrilla Aeronaval
de Ataque de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca;
code 2-A-305. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 4;
code 4-G-105 [1960]. Crashed when the crew bailed out after mechanical failure 15 km west of
Pigue, Buenos Aires province 15Apr64
90885 (MSN 88-18303) Pensacola NAS, FL. Crash landed after mechanical failure at
Maxwell Field, Montgomery, AL 3Apr47. BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Crashed after fuel exhaustion
when the pilot bailed out four miles west of Cleveland, MS 31Oct52
90886 (MSN 88-18304) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B.
BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Damaged when nosed over at NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 18Nov54
90887 (MSN 88-18305)
90888 (MSN 88-18306)
90889 (MSN 88-18307)
90890 (MSN 88-18308)
90891/90930 (MSN 121-41607/41646) ex-USAAF AT-6D 44-80885/80924.
90891 (MSN 121-41607)
90892 (MSN 121-41608)
90893 (MSN 121-41609)
90894 (MSN 121-41610)
90895 (MSN 121-41611) NAS Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO; code U-895 [1950].
90896 (MSN 121-41612) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C; USS Midway [CVB-41] [Mar52]. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59.
MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 3Aug59 as 0480
90897 (MSN 121-41613)
90898 (MSN 121-41614) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Crashed during a carrier approach qualification flight into the
aea off Pensacola, FL 1Jun49
90899 (MSN 121-41615)
90900 (MSN 121-41616) IBTU (F), NAS Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when force landed
after engine failure 1.3 miles north of NOLF Wolf Field, Perdido Beach, AL 6Aug52
90901 (MSN 121-41617)
90902 (MSN 121-41618) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in a mid-air
collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 43984 ten miles north of Saufley Field 3Aug54
90903 (MSN 121-41619) NAS ? 959 Marpi Point, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
Damaged landing at Northwest Field, Guam 1Apr46.
90904 (MSN 121-41620) Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6201
90905 (MSN 121-41621) BAR, Rockaway, Queens, NY. Damaged taxying at NAS Birmingham, AL 31Oct54.
90906 (MSN 121-41622) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
Exhibited at Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte, NC 2005/06. Registered 18Aug09
as N101JG; current [Feb20]
90907 (MSN 121-41623) Registered 1958 as N3673F; expired 20Jun06, cancelled 18Jul11.
Substantially damaged when the landing gear was inadvertently retracted taxying in from
landing at Greater Wilmington Airport, Wilmington, DE 31Jan65. Substantially damaged when
the aircraft collided with an overrun barrier at Langley AFB, Hampton, VA 29Jul78.
Substantially damaged at Toughkenamon, PA 16May82. According to the pilot, take-off and
departure were normal, however, shortly after the first power reduction the engine lost
power and wind-milled to touchdown. The pilot in the rear seat took control of the
aircraft and landed in a plowed field. The loss of power was attributed to a master rod
separation. Registered Jul93 as N9DA; cancelled.
90908 (MSN 121-41624)
90909 (MSN 121-41625)
90910 (MSN 121-41626) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged when the pilot lost control at
NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 24Jul53. Substantially damaged in an accident with Grumman TBM-3E Avenger
BuAer 91405 taxying at Barin Field 6Oct54
90911 (MSN 121-41627) To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6200.
90912 (MSN 121-41628) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged while parked in collision
by SNJ-5 BuAer 43842 taxying at Saufley Field 7Nov52. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with SNJ-5B BuAer 43754 eight miles west of Saufley Field 23Jul53.
Substantially damaged when nosed over at Saufley Field 6Oct53. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL.
Substantially damaged when force landed after engine failure at Barin Field 10Sep54
90913 (MSN 121-41629) HU-2, NAS Lakehurst, NJ. Damaged landing at NAS Lakehurst 21Apr53.
BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when force landed after engine
failure two miles south of Saufley Field 1Sep53. Crashed when the pilot bailed out after a mid-air
collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51684 twelve miles west of Saufley Field 29Oct53
90914 (MSN 121-41630) Registered 1May61 as N1142U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC; cancelled 3Jun70
90915 (MSN 121-41631)
90916 (MSN 121-41632) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0472. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de
Ataque de la Escuadra Aeronaval ? 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca;
code 2-A-314. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2;
code 2-G-114. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 4; code 4-G-114
90917 (MSN 121-41633) To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6193. Ground instructional airframe
as 3MSS-04 with the 3rd Maintenance & Support Squadron, Shimofusa, Chiba Prefecture.
Dennis G. Buehn, Long Beach, CA. Registration N2266Z assigned May78. Registered May79
as N1038A; current [Jul20
90918 (MSN 121-41634, ex 44-80912) Registered as N8158H. Substantially damaged after
take-off from Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Jul72 when the pilot selected the empty left fuel tank,
the engine stopped with fuel exhaustion and the aircraft was crash landed.
Dennis G. Buehn, Long Beach, CA 1976. Reregistered 1977 as N96RM. Reregistered as N26BT;
cancelled 11Aug11 on export to the Republic of China/Taiwan
90919 (MSN 121-41635) NARTU, NAS Anacostia, Washington, DC. Damaged in an accident at NAS Anacostia 17Sep52
90920 (MSN 121-41636)
90921 (MSN 121-41637) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at NOLF Brewton Field, AL 2May55
90922 (MSN 121-41638)
90923 (MSN 121-41639)
90924 (MSN 121-41640). BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground
looped landing at NAAS Corry Field, Auxiliary Landing Field Site 8A, Muscogee, FL 29Jan53
90925 (MSN 121-41641)
90926 (MSN 121-41642) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged landing at
NAAS Bronson Field, Pensacola, FL 26May55. To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6210. Dennis G. Buehn,
Long Beach, CA. Registered May78 as N2266W; current [Jul20
90927 (MSN 121-41643)
90928 (MSN 121-41644)
90929 (MSN 121-41645)
90930 (MSN 121-41646)
90931/90960 (MSN 121-41717/41746) ex-USAAF AT-6D 44-80995/81024.
90931 (MSN 121-41717)
90932 (MSN 121-41718)
90933 (MSN 121-41719) Accident at Jackson Field, MS 13May46.
90934 (MSN 121-41720) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack
mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL.
Crashed after the pilot lost control at NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 10May55
90935 (MSN 121-41721)
90936 (MSN 121-41722) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to
Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 3Aug59 as 0486
90937 (MSN 121-41723)
90938 (MSN 121-41724)
90939 (MSN 121-41725)
90940 (MSN 121-41726) BTU-1, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged by structural failure five miles
north of NOLF Bagdad Field, FL 13Oct53. BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged in an accident
caused by pilot error at NOLF Kings Field, Muscogee, FL 16Oct53Modified as a deck landing
trainer with tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C.
NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged in a collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51629 taxying at
North Whiting Field 12Oct54. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to
Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0464. Escuadrilla de Entrenamiento
Avanzado, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code 1-E-308. Escuadrilla
Aeronaval de Ataque de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora,
Bahía Blanca; code 2-A-306. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra
Aeronaval No 2; code 2-G-106. Lost overboard after an unsuccessful arrest landing on the
deck of ARA Independencia 12Sep61. SOC Oct61 The wreckage was recovered by a fishing vessel 28Feb08.
90941 (MSN 121-41727)
90942 (MSN 121-41728)
90943 (MSN 121-41729)
90944 (MSN 121-41730) Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA. Force landed at Dallas, TX 11Sep47.
.BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when nosed over at Saufley Field 18Feb53.
To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6212. Stored at Oita Airport, Oita Prefecture Nov68.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1968. Rebuilt at Oita as a non-flying Zero replica for
the filming of the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1968).
90945 (MSN 121-41731) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to
Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0465. Escuadrilla Aeronaval
de Ataque de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca;
code 2-A-307. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2;
code 2-G-107. Crashed after a mid-air collision with another T-6 Texan in the vicinity of
Ingeniero White, province of Buenos Aires, 30Jan61 (1KIS).
90946 (MSN 121-41732, ex 44-81010) Lance Aircraft Supply, Dallas, TX. Built from spare
parts as a racer 1984/90. Registered Jan90 as N125JD. Race #21 ‘Mystical Power’. Registered 3Jun98
as N212TC. Substantially damaged when it struck a ditch during an off-airport forced landing just
east of the Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), Torrington, Wyoming 19Sep05. The flight
originated in Ogden (OGD), Utah, and was en route to Scottsbluff (BFF), Nebraska. The pilot was
descending from a cruising altitude of 13,500 feet for landing at Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
During the descent, the cylinder number 1 failed followed immediately by the failure of cylinder
number 2 and within about 4 seconds a total seizure of the engine. The pilot made a forced
landing in an alfalfa field approximately two miles east of TOR. During the landing, the airplane
impacted a berm that separated the left main landing gear and wrinkled the left wing.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the left wing was wrinkled, one
blade on the propeller was bent, and the right main gear and wheel were destroyed.
Historic Aeroplane Works, Roanoke, IN 4May06. Rebuilt, first flight 2008. Destroyed following impact with
terrain near Simla, Colorado 9Jul09. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane had departed from
Centennial Airport, Englewood (APA), CO. Four witnesses observed the airplane performing aerobatic
maneuvers for approximately 15 minutes. They observed the airplane pull up vertical and perform
a wing over or roll type maneuver. The airplane then entered a spin, which continued until the
airplane impacted the ground. A post impact fire erupted immediately after impact. Examination of the
airplane showed the fuselage from the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer forward to the engine
firewall mostly consumed by fire. The inboard half of the left wing and the inboard four feet of the
right wing were mostly consumed by fire. All flight control surfaces were present in the wreckage
and flight control cable continuity was verified from all flight control surfaces to the forward cockpit
90947 (MSN 121-41733)
90948 (MSN 121-41734)
90949 (MSN 121-41735) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at NOLF Brewton Field, AL 11May53. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL.
Substantially damaged when force landed after engine failure twenty-three miles
northwest from Saufley Field 9Feb54.
90950 (MSN 121-41736, ex 44-81014) Registered as N3239G. Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation 1968. Converted to a Nakajima B5N Kate replica for the filming of the
movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1968); serial AI-301. Open storage at Long Beach, CA 1969/71, sold at
auction Long Beach Feb71. Confederate Air Force, Harlingen TX 28Jan72. The aircraft stalled and
crashed during a low level demonstration at an air show at Kingsville NAS, TX 25Jun83.
Registered Nov89 as N1689C; current [Jul20]. Restored to standard SNJ-5 configuration
90951 (MSN 121-41737) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to
Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0466. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de
Ataque de la Escuadra Aeronaval ? 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca;
code 2-A-308. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2;
code 2-G-108. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval ? 4;
code 4-G-108. Crashed at Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 20Mar68
90952 (MSN 121-41738) ex-USAAF 44-81016. Registered 17Feb59 as N3204G.
Damaged when the pilot lost directional control after a hard landing at Provo, UT 30Jun78.
Damaged when the pilot lost control on rollout at Riverside/Rubid, CA 27Feb94. The aircraft
veered off the runway; the tail wheel locking pin had sheared. Based at Museum of Flying,
Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, CA 1997/06. Damaged when the aircraft was
taxyed to the runway for departure at Santa Monica Municipal Airport 6May04. Due to
construction on the north taxiway the pilot was instructed to hold short of the runway.
After engine run up the pilot contacted the tower requesting take-off clearance with a right hand turn.
The SNJ was cleared into position and then was cleared for take-off. While taxiing into position,
the aircraft’s propeller struck a taxiway sign, causing damage to the propeller tip's and taxiway sign.
The pilot was unaware of the propeller strike and took off when cleared by the tower.
When the tower controller was advised of the propeller strike, he contacted the pilot and
advised him of the incident. The aircraft then returned to the airport and landed without incident.
Registration cancelled 9May13. Reregistered 26Aug13 as N3204G; current [Jul20].
90953 (MSN 121-41739) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. Registered as N9168Z; deregistered 3Sep71, revoked 14Jan77,
cancelled 13Feb17
90954 (MSN 121-41740)
90955 (MSN 121-41741) Registered Feb89 as N105DG; cancelled. Damaged in collision with
Cessna 152 N6084M during taxy at Lancaster, TX 14Mar92; the pilot was doing turns to see
ahead but did not see the other aircraft which took evasive action but was struck by the wing
of the T-6 which damaged the Cessna windshield and injured the head of the pilot.
The SNJ-5, N105DG, collided with another AT-6, N90629, on the runway at the beginning
of a take-off roll at the airport in Glendale, Arizona 1Aug95. The AT-6 (N90629) awaiting
take-off on the runway received substantial damage when the AT-6 (N105DG) behind it
started its take-off roll and collided with the wing of N90629. The two aircraft were
part of a group of five WW-II Warbirds departing single ship for an across-the-country
tour of aircraft celebrating the end of the World War II. The investigation revealed that
N105DG was number 3 in the group of similar aircraft to take-off. The number 1 aircraft
began its take-off with about 5 seconds separation for spacing. The number 2 aircraft (N90629)
was waiting his turn, as briefed, for take-off when the collision occurred. The pilot of the
number 3 aircraft stated to an Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he didn't
understand the pre-take off pilot briefing regarding the take-off procedures. He initiated
his take-off and his left wing collided with the right wing of the number 2 aircraft.
The pilot of N105DG stated in his report that he understood that the number 2 aircraft
would be making a formation take-off with the lead aircraft. All aircraft taxyed onto
the runway and he then lined up on the right side of the runway with the number 1 aircraft
in view. He observed the lead aircraft begin its take-off roll and assumed that the number 2
aircraft was rolling within formation with him. The pilot counted 5 to 6 seconds for spacing
and started his take-off roll. He angled to the left to align the aircraft with the runway
centerline and then straightened out on the runway centerline. At this time, the pilot
observed the number 2 aircraft still stationary in front and to the left. He attempted to
avoid a collision by going to the right but was unsuccessful. The left wing of N105DG
collided with the right wing of N90629. The pilot of N90629 stated in his report that he
pulled nearly abeam of the lead aircraft and stopped. After lead began his take-off roll,
he began to count before he released his brakes. As he reached the count of 4 seconds,
N105DG went by on the right and collided with his right wing. He further stated that the
group had briefed that morning and it was decided that an interval take-off would be
made because the runway was too narrow.
90956 (MSN 121-41742) Registered 1958 as N3631F; current [Feb20].
90957 (MSN 121-41743)
90958 (MSN 121-41744)
90959 (MSN 121-41745)
90960 (MSN 121-41746)
90961/90995 (MSN 121-41812/41846) ex-USAAF AT-6D 44-81090/81124.
90961 (MSN 121-41812) to Venezuelan AF/ Fuerza Aérea Venezolana
90962 (MSN 121-41813) to Venezuelan Air Force/Fuerza Aérea Venezolana. Registered as N7974C;
deregistered 24Nov71, revoked 14Jan77, cancelled 4Feb17.
90963 (MSN 121-41814) to Venezuelan AF/ Fuerza Aérea Venezolana
90964 (MSN 121-41815)
90965 (MSN 121-41816)
90966 (MSN 121-41817)
90967 (MSN 121-41818)
90968 (MSN 121-41819) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in a collision with SNJ-5
BuAer 51969 taxying at Corry Field 4Mar55. To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6205.
Returned to US Government. Scrapped.
90969 (MSN 121-41820)
90970 (MSN 121-41821)
90971 (MSN 121-41822)
90972 (MSN 121-41823)
90973 (MSN 121-41824) Overhaul and Repair (O&R), NAS Pensacola, FL. Damaged landing
at Middleton airport, Evergreen, AL 16Apr53
90974 (MSN 121-41825) Registered as N9818C to Coastal Aviation Corporation; revoked 14Jan77.
Delivered by ship to Santander, Spain; arrived Apr61. Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea
de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire May61 as E.16-124. Reconditioned and assembled by
Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA). Modified with machine guns, rocket launchers and an auxiliary
fuel tank in the rear cockpit. Escuadrón 33, Ala No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 3-122.
Departed Villanubla 18Mar61 to Jerez de la Frontera en route to Sidi Ifni for COIN operations
in Spanish Morocco. Villanubla AB, Valladolid Nov61. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid Jan63. Reconfigured to unarmed condition. Grupo del Estado Mayor,
Ala Mixta No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid Mar63; code 3-124. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-124.
Escuadrón 601, Ala No 37, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 601-09. Escuadrón 421, Getafe, Madrid;
code 421-45. SOC 1Jul81. Academia de Ingeniería Aeronáutica, Madrid. Museo del Aire,
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid; used as a travelling exhibit
90975 (MSN 121-41826)
90976 (MSN 121-41827) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Crashed on approach for landing when the
pilot lost control and the plane spun in ¼ mile north of NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 11May53.
90977 (MSN 121-41828)
90978 (MSN 121-41829)
90979 (MSN 121-41830)
90980 (MSN 121-41831)
90981 (MSN 121-41832)
90982 (MSN 121-41833) FASRON 7, NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. Substantially damaged by a
bird strike at NAS Los Alamitos, CA 13Feb53. FASRON 119, NAS Sangley Point, Philippines.
Severely damaged when nosed over at NAS Sangley Point 28Aug54.
Registered 1May61 as N1141U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation,
Charlotte, NC; cancelled 5Jan62. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain;
arrived Dec61. Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-155. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuela Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-155. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA), Cuatro Vientos,
Madrid 1963. Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns.
Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-155, later as C.6-155. Escuadrón 744, Matacán AB, Salamanca;
code 744-155. SOC 16Jun80. Displayed at Museo del Aire, Cuatro Vientos, Madrid in false Marks
as ‘C. 6-135; code 421-35’
90983 (MSN 121-41834)
90984 (MSN 121-41835) ex-USAAF 44-81113. Registered 1960 as N8223E; current [Jul20].
Damaged when the landing gear collapsed after landing at Greenville, AL 2Oct08.
Conflict:
MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0469. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque
de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code 2-A-311.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2; code 2-G-111.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 4; code 4-G-111. SOC 1969
90985 (MSN 121-41836) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. Registered 1Nov61 as N3266G to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation,
Charlotte, NC; cancelled 14Dec61. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain;
arrived Dec61. Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-133. Modified to T-6D standard. Escuela Básica
de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-133. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo, Academia General del Aire,
San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963.
Modified with armament for counter insurgency (COIN) operations. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-133.
Escuadrón 511; code 511-11. Accident 20Oct70. SOC 30Dec70
90986 (MSN 121-41837) US Naval Reserve, Willow Grove NAS, Horsham, PA.
BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Accident taking off from Whiting Field 7Oct52 (aircraft not damaged).
90987 (MSN 121-41838)
90988 (MSN 121-41839)
90989 (MSN 121-41840) Registered 1961 as N9804C; current [Aug19]. Substantially damaged after
engine failure caused by fuel starvation in a forced landing and collision with a fence at
Basking Ridge, NJ 3Jan64
90990 (MSN 121-41841) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged after the
pilot lost control at Whiting Field 18Nov53
90991 (MSN 121-41842) Registered 1960 as N8203E. Reregistered 1976 as N73SL.
Was flying on the civil register as N73SL, registered to Scott Rozzell
of Houston, Texas and carried the name 'Oh Baby'. Substantially
damaged during landing near Houston, Texas 27Mar94. The private pilot was not injured.
The pilot stated in the Pilot/Operator report that during the landing roll he "looked along the left
side of the cowling to gage the remaining runway”. He further reported that the "aircraft turned to
the right into the prevailing crosswind," rolled onto the grass, with the braking action becoming "ineffective”.
Subsequently, the aircraft right wing impacted a tree and came to rest in a water-filled ditch. The left
main landing gear had sheared and there was damage to the left wing.
Registration N991VR reserved Apr 6, 2004, taken up May 5, 2004.
90992 (MSN 121-41843) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged when nosed over at
Saufley Field 12May53. Registered 17Oct61 as N3622F to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC;
cancelled 14Dec61. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61.
Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-152. Modified to T-6D standard. Escuela
Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-152. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns.
Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-152, later as C.6-152. Escuadrón 526, Jerez de la Frontera; code 526-11.
SOC 25Jul79. Displayed at Villanubla AB, Valladolid, Spain 1995 with false code ‘33-152’
90993 (MSN 121-41844)
90994 (MSN 121-41845) VF-876, Moffett Field NAS, CA. Fatal crash fifteen miles southwest of
Independence Airport, CA 23Aug52. Registration N6218N assigned 12Apr93; not taken up, cancelled 18May11
90995 (MSN 121-41846) ex USAAF 44-81124. Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a
bomb rack mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. Registered 1960 as N8201E.
Reregistered Dec89 as N12KY; current [Jul20]. Sustained minor damage when it collided with a
Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir, N39810, when taxying after landing at Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB),
Pueblo, Colorado 13Mar07. The Grob, which was stationary but with its engine running, was substantially
damaged. The pilots on board both airplanes were not injured. The flight of the SNJ-5 originated from
Centennial Airport (APA), Englewood, Colorado. The SNJ-5's right wheel ran over the right wing of the Grob.
The SNJ-5 sustained minor damage to its right wing tip, leading edge and right aileron. According to the
pilot of the Grob, he had stopped and was obtaining taxy clearance and ATIS information when the
SNJ-5's main landing gear rolled over his right wing. Substantially damaged during a forced landing
to a field eight miles southeast of Wolcott, Colorado 5May08. The cross-country flight departed
Centennial Airport (APA), Englewood, Colorado and was en route to Wendover, Nevada.
The aircraft was in cruise flight at 12,500 feet msl when the engine stopped running. Attempts to
restart the engine were unsuccessful. The pilot performed a forced landing to rolling, uneven terrain.
During the landing, both wings and the engine separated from the fuselage. The fuselage came to rest
inverted in a shallow ravine. Examination of the engine revealed the fuel pump drive gear was pressed
into the flange and would not rotate by hand
90996/91035 (MSN 121-41932/41971) ex-USAAF AT-6D 44-81210/81249.
90996 (MSN 121-41932) ex-USAAF 44-81210. Registered 1959 as N4230G.
Reregistered 1970 as N21JD; current [Jul20].
Damaged when hit a power line pole at the approach end of the runway when landing at
Grain Valley, MO 25Oct71. Race #49. Damaged when the engine lost power on take-off at
Reno, NV 14Sep81. The take-off was aborted, the aircraft landed straight ahead, ran off the
runway and turned over
90997 (MSN 121-41933) IBTU (F), NAS Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at NAS Pensacola 3Sep53
90998 (MSN 121-41934) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Severely damaged in a collision
taking off from Barin Field 30Jul54
90999 (MSN 121-41935)
91000 (MSN 121-41936)
91001 (MSN 121-41937) NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision
with SNJ-5 BuAer 91001 eight miles west of Saufley Field 6Aug54
91002 (MSN 121-41938) BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when nosed over
at Saufley Field 13Feb53.
91003 (MSN 121-41939) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged landing at NAS New Orleans, LA 10Mar55
91004 (MSN 121-41940)
91005 (MSN 121-41941) ex-USAAF 44-81219. Modified as a deck landing trainer with
tail hook arrester gear; designated SNJ-5C. Registered as N7806B. Damaged after striking a fence
during a short landing at Sandwich, IL 4Aug68; barbed wire caught in left gear. Reregistered 1976
as N141SP to Susanne Parish [co-founder of the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum]. Registered 23Jan78
to the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI. Reregistered as N333SU; expired 21Oct08,
cancelled 18Jan18. Exhibited at the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum.
91006 (MSN 121-41942)
91007 (MSN 121-41943)
91008 (MSN 121-41944) BTU-1S, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when ground
looped landing at NOLF Choctaw Field, Pensacola, FL 30Mar53.
Registered 1959 as N3202G; deregistered 4Jan71; reinstated 1Oct76.
Reregistered 22Mar77 as N144KM. Rebuilt to flying condition at Fremont, CA Apr77/1984.
First post-rebuild flight 23Jun84. Reregistered 12Mar79 as N9048P. Reregistered 12Nov82 as N29GK.
Oshkosh 1986 Reserve Grand Champion, Warbird. Reregistered 6Sep02 as N276RB; current [Jun20].
91009 (MSN 121-41945) To Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6177. Ground instructional
airframe as 3MSS-13 with the 3rd Maintenance & Support Squadron, Shimofusa, Chiba Prefecture
91010 (MSN 121-41946) to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force as 6209.
Displayed at Kamagaya City Memorial Park, Chiba Prefecture
91011 (MSN 121-41947)
91012 (MSN 121-41948)
91013 (MSN 121-41949)
91014 (MSN 121-41950)
91015 (MSN 121-41951)
91016 (MSN 121-41952)
91017 (MSN 121-41953) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Crashed when the pilot bailed out
after losing control four miles south of Elberta, AL 13Sep54
91018 (MSN 121-41954)
91019 (MSN 121-41955)
91020 (MSN 121-41956)
91021 (MSN 121-41957) Stored Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ. SOC 1962. Registered 1962 as
N6971C; current [Jul20]. Damaged when the pilot lost directional control during a go-around and a
wing tip dragged the runway at Las Vegas, NV 25Jul84
91022 (MSN 121-41958)
91023 (MSN 121-41959) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when
ground looped landing at Corry Field 14Jun54. Registered 31Jul59 as N3684F; cancelled 14Jul71.
91024 (MSN 121-41960) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at NOLF Bagdad Field, FL 24Nov52
91025 (MSN 121-41961)
91026 (MSN 121-41962) Registration N45383 assigned Nov83; registered Feb89. Reregistered Mar89
as N914DM. Reregistered Apr98 as N67RW. Reregistered 27Nov07 as N757JT; current [Feb20].
91027 (MSN 121-41963)
91028 (MSN 121-41964) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Fatal crash after the pilot lost control at
NOLF Canal Field, Gulf Shores, AL 9Feb54
91029 (MSN 121-41965)
91030 (MSN 121-41966)
91031 (MSN 121-41967)
91032 (MSN 121-41968)
91033 (MSN 121-41969)
91034 (MSN 121-41970) BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when force landed
after engine failure 2,000ft west of Saufley Field 22Jul53.
Registered 1960 as N3262G; sale reported 14Jan77, cancelled 10Sep12.
Substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed landing short at Rainbow Airport (Y78),
Hales Corner, WI 28Jun65.
91035 (MSN 121-41971) Modified as a deck landing trainer with tail hook arrester gear;
designated SNJ-5C. Arrived in Argentina 28Apr59. MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Argentinean Government.
To Argentine Navy/Comando de la Aviación Naval 11Jun59 as 0473. Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Ataque
de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca; code 2-A-315.
Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Propósitos Generales de la Escuadra Aeronaval No 2; code 2-G-115
91036/91075 (MSN 121-42032/42071) ex-USAAF AT-6D 44-81310/81349.
91036 (MSN 121-42032) Registered as N5196V to Coastal Aviation Corporation; revoked 14Jan77.
Delivered by ship to Santander, Spain; arrived Apr61. Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de
Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire May61 as E.16-125. Reconditioned and assembled by Aeronautica
Industrial SA (AISA). Modified with machine guns, rocket launchers and an auxiliary fuel tank in the rear
cockpit. Escuadrón 33, Ala No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 3-125. Departed Villanubla 18Mar61
to Jerez de la Frontera en route to Sidi Ifni for COIN operations in Spanish Morocco. Villanubla AB,
Valladolid Oct61. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid Jan63. Reconfigured to unarmed
condition. Grupo del Estado Mayor, Ala Mixta No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid Mar63; code 3-125.
Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-125. Escuadrón 421, Grupo 42, Getafe, Madrid; code 421-43. SOC 1Jul81.
Stored in Museo del Aire compound, Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain [noted 1987]. Restored to airworthy
condition at Gammelsdorf, Germany 2002/04. Registered 2005 as D-FWAC; current
91037 (MSN 121-42033)
91038 (MSN 121-42034) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged when the pilot lost control
at NOLF Canal Field, Gulf Shores, AL 3Apr53. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Fatal crash 1¼ miles
south of Barin Field 24Jan55
91039 (MSN 121-42035)
91040 (MSN 121-42036) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. Registered as N1126U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC.
Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61. Transported by road to
Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-145. Modified to T-6D standard. Escuadrón 33,
Ala No 3, Villanubla AB, Valladolid; code 33-145. Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher
and machine guns. Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-145, later as C.6-145. SOC 1Jul81. Combat Aircraft Inc,
Elkhart, IN. Registered 19Apr82 as N29943. Reregistered 13May87 as N1944D; current [Jul20].
91041 (MSN 121-42037) assigned to NAB Tacloban in Philippnes, w/o Jul 10, 1945 (BuNos!)
91042 (MSN 121-42038)
91043 (MSN 121-42039)
91044 (MSN 121-42040) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below
each wing; designated SNJ-5B. . BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged by
structural failure over NOLF Magnolia Field, Marlow, AL 21Oct53.
Open storage dismantled, unconverted, original US Navy colors at
Prineville, OR 1975. Registered as N31443; current [Jul20]. Ran off the right side of the runway
during the landing roll at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, Florida 15Apr04, collapsing
the left main landing gear, bending the left wing, and nosing down. The airplane sustained substantial
damage. The flight last departed Suwannee County Airport [24J], Live Oak, Florida. The pilot stated the
owner of the airplane had asked the pilot-rated passenger to fly the airplane to Lakeland for the
Sun and Fun Fly In. He had just checked her out in the airplane the weekend before. The owner asked
him to fly in the back seat with her because he had more experience in the airplane. He stated that
his experience from the backseat was very limited. He found out after the accident that the pilot-rated
passenger had not been checked out in the airplane to the point of solo. He stated that when things
started to go bad on the landing there was a lack of experience which may be attributable to the outcome.
The reason for why the airplane didn't respond to control inputs is still being questioned by him and
the pilot-rated passenger. He stated he was at the controls from the back seat. The control tower operator
told them to land mid-field. He came down on final at 80 knots and flew in ground effect until
approximately the mid-field point. He retarded the throttle to idle and the airplane settled nicely to the runway.
The airplane rose back into the air slightly and he held the control stick all the way aft.
The airplane settled again very smoothly then the tail rose up and the nose lurched to the right.
The tail came back down and he was holding left rudder to correct the direction. The tail came up again
and the nose lurched to the right again. The airplane them began hopping sideways before it left the
runway and the left landing gear collapsed. The airplane has had a history of the brakes intermittently
grabbing and catching up, which makes him suspect that as a possible cause, but he cannot say definitely.
He stated that after the accident he performed a temporary repair to the left wing of the airplane and
after receiving an FAA ferry permit, ferried the airplane to his home airport.
91045 (MSN 121-42041) Registered as N319DR; cancelled 4Feb97. Registration N66TE assigned Jan94;
not taken up. Registration N319TE assigned Jun94; not taken up. Crashed following loss of engine power
on the beach adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, one mile north of the Sebastian Inlet, Sebastian, Florida 21Apr95.
The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from
Waycross, Georgia with destination Vero Beach, FL. Witnesses observed the aircraft flying south at
about 300 feet, 200 yards from shore. The engine was heard to sputter and lose power and the aircraft
turned toward shore. As the aircraft reached shore, it was observed to begin a left turn. The aircraft's
nose dropped, and the aircraft descended nose down until it impacted on the beach. A post crash fire
erupted and consumed the cockpit and inboard wing areas of the aircraft
91046 (MSN 121-42042)
91047 (MSN 121-42043) United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels), Jacksonville NAS, FL 1946.
91048 (MSN 121-42044)
91049 (MSN 121-42045) Brunswick NAS, ME. Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack
mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. Stored Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ. SOC 1958.
Sold in México. Trucked from México to USA 1975 as a restoration project. Registration N3265G
assigned 6Jul77; current [Jun20].
91050 (MSN 121-42046)
91051 (MSN 121-42047) Manufactured 18Jun44. BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged
in a heavy landing at NOLF Holley Field, Navarre, FL 18Jan54. Substantially damaged in a heavy landing at
NOLF Pace Field, Wallace, FL 14Jun55. Registered as N9817C to Coastal Aviation Corporation;
revoked 14Jan77; cancelled 24Jun08. Delivered by ship to Santander, Spain; arrived Apr61. Transported by
road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire May61 as E.16-129. Reconditioned and assembled by Aeronautica
Industrial SA (AISA). Modified with machine guns and rocket launchers. Escuadrón 33, Ala No 3, Villanubla AB,
Valladolid Oct61; code 3-129. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid Jan63.
Reconfigured to unarmed condition. Escuadrilla de la Región Aérea Central, Ala Mixta No 3, Villanubla AB,
Valladolid Mar63; code 3-129. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-129. Escuadrón 793, Academia General del Aire,
San Javier, Murcia; code 793-106. SOC 25Jul79. Aviation Industries Inc., 28Jul81. Registered Dec81 as N2686D;
cancelled 11Jan02. Destroyed when it impacted terrain while in an uncontrolled descent ½ mile north of the
Raton Municipal Airport, Raton, New Mexico 24Aug01. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured.
The flight originated at Raton. On the morning of the accident, the airplane's mechanic flew with the pilot to Raton.
He said that as the airplane was taking off from Coronado Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he could hear
the engine detonating. Pilot-witnesses said the pilot was performing low-level aerobatics. As he pulled up into a
near-vertical attitude he radioed, "My engine just quit". Smoke was seen coming from the engine cowling.
The airplane appeared to do a tail slide, then it rolled left and nosed over. Witnesses surmised that the airplane
stalled with insufficient altitude to recover. It struck the ground in a left wing-low, nose-low attitude.
Wreckage was spread in a fan-shaped pattern. The pilot's wife (and his aerobatic partner) believed he was
making a "yo-yo turn.. essentially, a steep wingover". To test her theory, she later flew her airplane and performed
several of these maneuvers. She found that she could cause the engine to quit by pulling up steeply, then
pushing over into a dive for several seconds. Power would suddenly surge to 2,500 rpm. The pilot's wife surmised
that the engine failed when he pulled up. As he recovered, the engine regained power and surged, and the
resultant torque caused the airplane to roll. No anomalies were noted during the engine disassembly and inspection.
Historic Aeroplane Works, Roanoke, IN. Registered 19Jun08 as N2686D. Reregistered 17Oct08 as N706AW; current
91052 (MSN 121-42048)
91053 (MSN 121-42049) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B.
CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Substantially damaged after engine failure landing at NOLF Canal Field,
Gulf Shores, AL 21Jan53. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Crashed after the pilot lost control at NOLF Bagdad Field, AL 29Jun55
91054 (MSN 121-42050)
91055 (MSN 121-42051) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged in a heavy landing
at NOLF Pace Field, Wallace, FL 3Jun55
91056 (MSN 121-42052)
91057 (MSN 121-42053)
91058 (MSN 121-42054)
91059 (MSN 121-42055) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. CQTU-4, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Damaged in a mid-air collision with SNJ-5B
BuAer 84972 six miles southwest of NOLF Canal Field, Gulf Shores, AL 16Mar53. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL.
Damaged when nosed over at Barin Field 27Jul53
91060 (MSN 121-42056)
91061 (MSN 121-42057)
91062 (MSN 121-42058)
91063 (MSN 121-42059)
91064 (MSN 121-42060) Registered as N7297C; sale reported 14Jan77, cancelled 21Feb13
91065 (MSN 121-42061)
91066 (MSN 121-42062) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing;
designated SNJ-5B. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged while parked in collision
by SNJ-5B BuAer 51992 taxying at Saufley Field 12Apr54.
Registered N8005V Sep 5, 2006. Current Jul 2020
91067 (MSN 121-42063) BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged when ground looped
landing at Saufley Field 19Mar53. BTU-2, NAAS Saufley Field, Pensacola, FL. Crashed when the pilot
bailed out after a mid-air collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51930 twenty-two miles west of Saufley Field 1Oct54
91068 (MSN 121-42064)
91069 (MSN 121-42065)
91070 (MSN 121-42066)
91071 (MSN 121-42067)
91072 (MSN 121-42068) ex 44-81346. NAS New York, NY. Severely damaged when force landed with
fuel exhaustion ten miles southwest of Spartanburg radio, SC 27Jul52. Registered 1963 as N6637C;
current [Jul20]. Registered 1963 as N6637C, currently with JRM Investments
91073 (MSN 121-42069)
91074 (MSN 121-42070) Registered 1961 as N3625F to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC.
Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61. Transported by road to Maestranza
Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-148. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuela Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-148. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with armament for counter insurgency (COIN)
operations. Reserialled 1Apr65 as C.6-148. Escuadrón 421, Grupo 42, Getafe, Madrid;
code 421-51. SOC 1Jul81. Combat Aircraft Inc, Elkhart, IN. Registered as N39313.
Reregistered 6Jan99 as N569M. Reregistered Mar99 as N39313; cancelled 14Jun12.
Reregistered 8Aug12 as N39313; current [Jul20]. The pilot lost control on landing at
Arlington Airport (AWO), WA 30Sep08. The purpose of the flight was to re-familiarize
the front seat pilot, who was a perspective buyer, with the tail wheel equipped airplane.
The owner of the airplane, who was also a rated pilot, occupied the rear seat. During the
landing roll, the front seat pilot noted that the airplane started to veer to the right.
The rear seat pilot took control of the airplane and added power attempting to go-around.
The airplane exited the runway as it continued to veer to the right and became airborne
after striking a knoll adjacent to the runway. Subsequently, the left wing struck the ground
and the airplane landed hard and impacted the concrete windsock segmented circle.
Examination of the airplane revealed that the fuselage and wings were structurally damaged.
The rear seat pilot reported no anomalies with the flight control system or engine. Damaged at
Anchorage, Alaska 19Jul14. A few seconds into the otherwise normal landing roll, two swerves,
one right and one left, occurred. The magnitude of the second one was greater than the first.
The pilot responded to each swerve with corresponding rudder inputs to keep the centerline
between the main wheels, but overcorrected. A third swerve, again to the right, became uncontrollable,
and the airplane veered off from the centerline at about a 20 degree angle. This all happened
within an estimated 3 seconds. The tail-wheel was still in the air. The aircraft quickly approached
several obstacles near the western edge of the runway, including a parked truck, the airport fence,
and a brick building. The pilot instinctively applied full brakes. Once off the pavement,
the main wheels dug into the soft dirt, and the aircraft pitched forward until the propeller
struck the surface. The airplane came to a stop about ten feet short of the truck, resting on
both main wheels and the engine cowling.
91075 (MSN 121-42071) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Destroyed in an accident landing
at NOLF Lyons Field, Molino, FL 2May55. SOC May55
91076/91101 (MSN 121-42092/42117) ex-USAAF AT-6D 44-81370/81395.
91076 (MSN 121-42092) IBTU (F), NAS Pensacola, FL. Severely damaged when ground looped
landing at NOLF Holley Field, Navarre, FL 19Apr55,
To Uruguay Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya 1956 as A-255(1).
Crashed 15Nov63. WFU
91077 (MSN 121-42093) Accepted by US Navy 8Jul44.
Pool, NAS Corpus Christie, TX Jan45.
VN13D8C, NAAS Cuddihy Field, Corpus Christi, TX Feb45.
VN2D8A, NAAS Cuddihy Field, Corpus Christi, TX Nov45.
Overhaul and Repair Department, NAS Pensacola, FL Nov46.
NAS Glynco, Brunswick, GA Jan47; storage.
Assembly Repair Department, NAS Pensacola, FL Apr48.
BTU-1 [WB 367], NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL 1948.
Overhaul and Repair Department, NAS Pensacola, FL 22May50.
Pool, NAS Pensacola, FL 14Sep50. NAAS Monterey, CA 28Sep50.
Pacific Fleet, NAS San Diego, CA Apr52.
Overhaul and Repair Department, NAS Pensacola, FL Nov52.
Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing; designated SNJ-5B.
BTU-3, NAAS Saufley Field, Bellview, FL 3Feb53. SOC Nov53. Sam Goldman/Chesapeake Airways Corp,
Salisbury, MD 1958. Noted stored unrestored at Salisbury, MD 1973. Appeared in production line scenes
in movie “Swing Shift” [1984]. Long-term restoration project at Puyallup, WA 1996/05.
Registration N371BH assigned 2001, not taken up.
91078 (MSN 121-42094) BTU-1C, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Fatal crash after a mid-air collision
with SNJ-5 BuAer 51935 two miles east of NOLF Summerdale, AL 22Apr54
91079 (MSN 121-42095)
91080 (MSN 121-42096) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Substantially damaged when the
pilot lost control at NAAS Corry Field, Auxiliary Landing Field Site 8A, Muscogee, FL 26May53
91081 (MSN 121-42097) Registered 28Apr61 as N1124U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC;
cancelled 5Jan63. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61.
Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-136. Modified to T-6D standard. Escuela
Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-136. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns.
Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns. Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-136.
Escuadrón 793, Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia; code 793-3. Escuadrilla 517; code 517-20.
Fatal accident at Pinto, Madrid 20May68 (1KIS). SOC 18Oct68
91082 (MSN 121-42098) Registered 1958 as N9823C; expired 31Dec12; cancelled 30May13.
Substantially damaged when the aircraft collided with the ground during unwarranted low flying
at Petaluma, CA 11Jun77 [pilot killed].
91083 (MSN 121-42099)
91084 (MSN 121-42100) BTU-1N, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. Damaged landing at NOLF
Brewton Field, AL 29Oct53
91085 (MSN 121-42101)
91086 (MSN 121-42102)
91087 (MSN 121-42103) Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted
below each wing; designated SNJ-5B. BTU-3, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL. Crashed after the
pilot lost control at NAAS Bronson Field, Pensacola, FL 28Apr54
91088 (MSN 121-42104) Registered as N1127U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation, Charlotte, NC.
Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain; arrived Dec61. Transported by road to
Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-132. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuela Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-132. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns.
Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-132, later as C.6-132. SOC 1Jul81. Combat Aircraft Inc, Elkhart, IN.
Registered 20May82 as N29930; cancelled 16Jan03. Destroyed when it impacted the ground while
maneuvering at Pickaway County Memorial Airport (CYO), Circleville, Ohio 29Sep02. The pilot was
fatally injured. During an airshow, the accident airplane flew by as the lead of a four-ship, single-file pass.
When it reached the end of the runway, it began a climbing right turn, with an intended course reversal.
Near the completion of the turn, the airplane suddenly rolled further right, the nose pitched down,
and the airplane subsequently impacted the ground almost vertically. The cockpit and much of the
wing area were consumed by fire. Both of the airplane's wings had leading edge crushing, aft to the spars,
about 90 degrees perpendicular to the chord line. Historic Aeroplane Works Inc, Roanoke, IN.
Reregistered 9Nov07 as N29930. Reregistered 17Oct08 as N716AW; expired 31Mar13, cancelled 23Jan18.
91089 (MSN 121-42105) Registered as N3194G; cancelled. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at Lake Havasu City, AZ 9Feb69. Crashed at Kingman, KS after departing on a flight to
Independence, MO 31Jul72 [pilot killed]. During unwarranted aerobatics shortly after take-off, the
pilot lost control performing a Chandelle, stalled and crashed; the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Dennis G. Buehn, Carson City, NV. Registered 11Aug10 as N752V; cancelled 27May11
91090 (MSN 121-42106) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged in
collision with SNJ-5 BuAer 51983 taxying at Corry Field 8Jul53
91091 (MSN 121-42107) Appeared in production line scenes in movie “Swing Shift” [1984].
Exhibited at USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA
91092 (MSN 121-42108) US Marine Corps. Aircraft Engineering Squadron Twelve (AES-12),
MCAS Quantico, VA. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at Akron Municipal
Airport, OH 24Jul53. Headquarters Squadron, MCAF New River, NC. Substantially damaged when
ground looped landing at MCAF New River 20Sep54
91093 (MSN 121-42109)
91094 (MSN 121-42110) Registered as N8218E; current [Jul20]. Substantially damaged when
ground looped landing at Norfolk IAP, VA 13Mar87. The tower cleared the aircraft to land on
runway 35 with winds from 010 degrees at 20 to 25 knots. The pilot stated that all other traffic
was using runway 05. During landing roll the aircraft started to drift to the right, ground looped,
collapsing the left gear
91095 (MSN 121-42111)
91096 (MSN 121-42112) IBTU (F), NAS Pensacola, FL. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at NOLF Choctaw Field, Pensacola, FL 4Mar55
91097 (MSN 121-42113)
91098 (MSN 121-42114) Registered 28Apr61 as N1128U to Charlotte Aircraft Corporation,
Charlotte, NC; cancelled 5Jan62. Delivered by ship from Wilmington, DE to Santander, Spain;
arrived Dec61. Transported by road to Maestranza Aérea de Madrid (MAESMA), Cuatro Vientos,
Madrid.
To Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire Dec61 as E.16-137. Modified to T-6D standard.
Escuela Básica de Pilotos, Matacán AB, Salamanca; code 74-137. Tercer Escuadrón de Vuelo,
Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia Oct62. Aeronautica Industrial SA (AISA),
Cuatro Vientos, Madrid 1963. Modified with a double Pilatus rocket launcher and machine guns.
Reserialled 1Apr65 as CE.6-137. Escuadrón 793, Academia General del Aire, San Javier, Murcia;
code 793-7. Later reserialled as C.6-137. Escuadrón 912, Grupo 91; code 912-33.
Fatal accident at Aranjuez, Madrid 11May78 (1KIS). SOC 21Jul78
91099 (MSN 121-42115)
91100 (MSN 121-42116) BTU-4, NAAS Corry Field, Pensacola, FL. Damaged in collision with
SNJ-5 BuAer 43676 taxying at Corry Field 3Mar54
91101 (MSN 121-42117) NAS Los Alamitos, CA. Substantially damaged by mechanical failure
taxying at NAS Los Alamitos 24Nov52
91102/91106 cancelled. Serials were reassigned
91102/91103 Bell F2L-1K Airacobra
P-39Q 42-19976 and 42-20807 transferred from USAF for use as target aircraft.
Serials reassigned from cancelled SNJ-5 batch
91102 (42-20807) SOC Apr 30, 1946
91103 (42-19976) SOC Aug 31, 1946
91104 Douglas R4D-1
Diverted to US Navy from RAF Lend-Lease contract. Serial reassigned from cancelled SNJ-5 batch
Was RAF FD797 (USAAF 42-32825, MSN 9051)
and was used by US Naval Attache in London. Returned to RAF Jan 30, 1946. To 16 FU RAF 30Jan46 16 FU.
To civil registry as GA-JZX. Field Aircraft Services 23Jun47. British Netherlands Air Services 30Jun48.
PK-PAB Garuda OilCO US 06Jun51. Caltex Indonesia PK-CAD. Indonesia Dept of Civil Aviation 01Jan71.
last noted stored Jakarta Apr80
91105 Douglas R5D-1
Army C-54A 41-37300 (MSN 3091) transferred to Navy. SOC Jun 30, 1947
Serial reassigned from cancelled SNJ-5 batch
91106 de Havilland Mosquito
Mosquito FB.XVIII PZ467 from UK
Serial reassigned from cancelled SNJ-5 batch. The de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk XVIII was designed as an anti-submarine weapon.
The 57mm Molins anti-shipping canon earned the Mk XVIII the nickname “Tsetse”.
Patuxent River NAS MD for US Navy evaluation Apr45; code AT-2B. Arrived 30Apr45 on delivery from
RAF Pershore, Worcestershire, England. Used for the evaluation of an anti-submarine cannon in the nose.
War Assets Administration, Augusta, GA for disposal 1946. Registered 1946 as NX66422. Damaged when
ground looped during landing at Lake Wales, FL 1946 during the ferry flight from Augusta to Lake Wales.
Registered to Jean P. Doar/ Around The World Inc, Charlotte, NC Sep47. Delivered Minneapolis, MN
to Charlotte, NC 20Sep47. Modified at Charlotte for planned around the world record flight.
Named "The Silver Streak". Damaged when the airplane swung on landing and the right landing gear
collapsed at Charlotte Municipal Airport, NC 27Jan48. Burnt for practice by the airport fire service 1948.
91107/92006 General Motors TBM-3E Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
91107/91752 MSN 4012/4657.
91110 (MSN 4015) Became N6827C. Shipped to UK in 1988. To Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand in
1992 as ZK-TBM in markings as NZ2518. To Australia as VH-TBM Jun 25, 1999.
after being restored as VT-83 aircraft "Georgia Peach". Noted November 2002
at Hart's Flying Fighter Museum, Archerfield, Queensland, Australia.
91112 to TBM-3Q
91113 became N9318Z
91114 to TBM-3Q
91117 to TBM-3Q
91124 (MSN 4029) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 91124, code 416. SOC Mar 19, 1959
91131 (MSN 4036, TBM-3E2) to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB379, shipped from USA 9/29/53. To Netherlands Navy 6/2/1958 as 21-30, later
reserialled 070; SOC 2/8/1961.
91140 to TBM-3Q
91142 to TBM-3Q
91148 to TBM-3Q
91149 to TBM-3Q
91155 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-112 then 052. WFU in 1960
91159 (MSN 4064) to US civil registry as N3249G, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEN. W/o at Sevogle, New
Brunswick Jun 21, 1978. Pilot uninjured.
91166 (VS-892, USS Rendova (CVE-114)) stalled during landing and crashed into water Sep 12, 1951.
4 crewmembers rescued.
91171 (MSN 4076) to US civil registry as N107Z, then N7858C, then to
Hicks and Lawrence as C-FBQT. Stored at Fort St. John, British Columbia 2014.
Transferred from British Columbia in December 2017 to the Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
91184 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB391, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To French Navy 3/19/1958; SOC 4/13/1966.
91188 (MSN 4093) became N108Z, then N108Q, later at Valiant Air Command
Museum, Titusville, FL. With Valiant Air Command and on April 12, 2021 ditched
off the coast of Florida during the Cocoa Beach Air Show following
engine problems. Pilot escaped unhurt but aircraft substantially damaged.
91189 to Netherlands Navy as 1-17 then 027. WFU in 1960
91195 to JMSDF. Seen at Tateyama Air Station in 1973.
91202 to TBM-3Q
91206 became N7848C
91211 to TBM-3Q
91212 to TBM-3Q
91227 to TBM-3Q
91228 to TBM-3Q
91229/91278 to Royal Navy as KE430/KE479
91251 (MSN 4156) diverted to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 91251, code 411. SOC Mar 19, 1957
91264 (MSN 4169) noted as NX7835C at Planes of Fame Jan 13, 2002.
91289 (MSN 4194) to US civil registry as N7833C, then to Forest Protection,
Ltd as C-GFPN. W/o at Brockway, NB 5/1/1999. Pilot received minor injuries.
91296 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-113 then 053. WFU in 1960
91304 to Netherlands Navy as 1-32 then 040. Converted to target tug. WFU in 1960
91324 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB306 Mar 18, 1953. To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
91328 to Netherlands Navy as 1-33 then 041. WFU in 1960
91334 to TBM-3Q
91335 to TBM-3Q
91337 to TBM-3Q
91338 to civil registry as N9564Z
91350 (TBM-3Q) lost on takeoff at NAS Barbers Pt Sep 17, 1948. All 3 aboard killed.
91351 to TBM-3Q
91353 to TBM-3Q
91355 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB437, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To Netherlands Navy 2/6/1958 as 21-36;
SOC 9/3/1959.
91360 to TBM-3Q
91362 to TBM-3Q
91366 to TBM-3Q
91367 to TBM-3Q
91369 to TBM-3Q
91371 to TBM-3Q
91373 to TBM-3Q. Lost Feb 21, 1950 FAWTULANT
91376 to Netherlands Navy as 1-34 then 042. WFU in 1960.
91377 to TBM-3Q
91379 to TBM-3Q
91380 to TBM-3Q
91382 to TBM-3Q
91384 (TBM-3Q) lost Sep 7, 1948 at Lipoa Pt, CFIT. Both crewmembers killed
91385 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-114 then 054. WFU in 1960
91388 became N9564Z
91398 became N3251G
91403 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-115 then 055. WFU in 1960
91406 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-116 then 056. WFU in 1960
91419 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB439, shipped from USA 5/4/1953.
Disposed of by being 'shot into sea' from carrier Jul 27, 1957.
Formally SOC Aug 29, 1957.
91421 (MSN 4326) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 91421, code 342. In midair collision Apr 10, 1953 with RCN Sea Fury WG566
over Bedford Basin, Halifax, NS. Both aircraft crashed and both pilots killed.
91423 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-117 then 057. WFU in 1960
91426 (MSN 4331) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 91426, code 908. Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.
To Conair Ltd as CF-MUE. Re-registered as N40402. To American Airpower
Heritage Flying Museum, operated by CAF at Midland, TX. Assigned to the CAF National Capital
Squadron in 2008; currently undergoing restoration at Jack Kosko's facility in Airville, PA.
The Avenger was flown from Forest Protection Ltd, New Brunswick, Canada to Frederick, MD in 2001,
by the CAF Stars & Stripes Wing (now gone), who worked on it at Frederick and Hagerstown, MD,
until CAF HQ transferred assignment to National Capital Squadron.
91431 in midair collision with Royal Navy Sea Fury WG566 over Bedforb Gasin Apr 10, 1953. Sea Fury was w/o
no record of fate of Avenger (BuNos!)
91436 (MSN 4341) registered N436GM Jan 25, 2007. At some time in
the past was N9569Z
91448 to French Navy / Aéronavale as 91448. Flottille 9 F [code 9 F-6], Base Aéronavale Hyères, Toulon, France.
TDY Aspretto, Ajaccio, Corsica. A "hunter-killer" section of two Avenger aircraft struck a mountain in
the Olivese region, 6 km south of Zicavo, Corsica, during a night exercise 15Sep55 (4KIS).
91450 to Ed Maloney's Planes of Fame Collection at Chino, CA as
N7239C. Bought by Canadian Warplane Heritage and registered
as C-GCWG. Burned in hangar fire of 1993.
91451 (VS-892, USS Rendova (CVE-114)) crashed into water due to engine trouble Aug 29, 1951.
3 rescued, one killed.
91453 (MSN 4358) to civil registry as N4170A. Noted at Tennessee Museum of Aviation in 2002
91456 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-106 then 047. WFU in 1960
91457 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-118 then 058. WFU in 1960
91458 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-119 then 059. WFU in 1960
91467 to Netherlands Navy as 1-3. WFU in 1959
91471 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB438, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To French Navy 7/18/1957.
91474 became N9926Z
91475 (MAMS-12) lost Oct 21, 1952.
91476 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-121 then 061. WFU in 1960
91477 to Royal Navy Mar 31, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB359, shipped from USA 3/18/1953. To French Navy 18/7/57.
91479/91508 to Royal Navy as KE480/KE509
91488 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-122 then 062. WFU in 1960. I also
have this one going to the Royal Navy
91498 ditched off Pt. Loma, CA Apr 29, 1953. Also listed as w/o Aug 6, 1953 in barrier
crash on USS Sicily in Pacific VS-38. I have this one going to Royal Navy as well.
91516 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-120 then 060. WFU in 1960
91521 (MSN 4426) became N4171A aerial tankder with Reeder Flying Service. To Corwin Meyer, Ocala, FL for restoration 1989.
Fuselage destroyed by fire during restoration. Rebuild completed by using fuselage from 53489. First flight May 5, 1994.
To Freeburg Family LLP, Escondido, CA May 2003
91524 became N9583Z
91526 to TBM-3Q
91530 (MSN 4435) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 91530, code 413. SOC Mar 19, 1959
91536 to TBM-3Q
91537 to TBM-3Q
91539 (MAG-12) lost 18 mi NE of Pusan-West Oct 12, 1951. Pilot and passenger rescued.
91541 to TBM-3Q
91547 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB389, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. Sold for scrap 2/27/1961.
91549 to TBM-3Q
91548 (MSN 4503) undergoing restoration at Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida in March 2012.
91556 went into water nose first off USS Tarawa (CV-40) Dec 17, 1948 due to loss of engine power.
91559 (MSN 4464) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 91559. SOC Dec 22, 1951
91565 became N4168A
91567 to Netherlands Navy as 1-1. W/o Jun 15, 1954
91569 to Netherlands Navy as 1-10 then 023. WFU in 1960
91570 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-123 then 063. WFU in 1960
91576 (MSN 4481) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 91576, code 415. SOC Mar 3, 1959
91580 became N9565Z
91586 to spray plane as N9433Z. Now with Friends For Long Island
Heritage in Cradle of Aviation Museum, Muttontown, Long
Island, NY.
91597 (MSN 4502) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 91597, code 412. SOC May 29, 1957
91598 became N9548Z. Crashed at Tuolomne, CA Aug 18, 1973, stored
in damaged condition at Stockton, CA and subsequently rebuilt
by Ralph M. Ponte at Cedar Ridge, CA. Reported in 1986 to be at Weeks Air Museum,
Tamiani, FL
91610 (VU-5) ditched due to engine failure S of Yokosuka, Japan Mar 18, 1952. Pilot uninjured.
91617 became N7849C 29 Jan 1959 to Aerial Applicators Inc, Salt Lake City, UT
91637 became N10164
91664 (MSN 4569) registered N9651C, revoked Jan 14, 1977. Damaged May 24, 1967 when stalled
during take-off from a narrow road with an uphill gradient at Jiggs, NV. In Oct 2006 at
Jacksonville NAS Heritage Park, FL, on loan from National Naval Aviation Museum.
91686 to Netherlands Navy as 1-18. W/o Mar 29, 1955
91696 to Royal Navy as XB307 Mar 18, 1953. To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
91695 to Royal Navy as XB440, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. Crashed at RNAS Abbotsinch 10/14/1956
after hitting slipstream of other aircraft during stream landing. Aircraft
not repaired, reduced to spares Jan 22, 1958 and formally
SOC the next day.
91696 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB307 Mar 31, 1953. To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
91700 (MSN 4605) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 91700, code 414. SOC Jun 25, 1957
91713 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-124 then 064. WFU in 1960
91714 to civil registry as N9429Z.
91719 (MSN 4624) converted to TBM-3U Dec 1952. To VU-10 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. SOC Jul 1956.
Registered Jul 23, 1957 as N6828C, operated by Marom Air Services, a crop straying company.
Dextroyed Jun 13, 1967 at Maleme, Greece when trying to take off with gust locks engaged.
Registration cancelled Feb 7, 1968.
91723 (MSN 4628, TBM-3E2) to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB384, arrived at RNAS Abbotsinch 10/6/1953.
To Netherlands Navy 2/19/1958 as 21-31, later reserialled 072; SOC 13/1/1961
91724 (MSN 4629) registered to Hemet Valley Flying Services as N7246C, cancelled Jan 12, 1971
91726 with Evergreen collection, McMinnville, OR as N5260V.
On display at Air Venture Museum
91733 to civil registry as N9590Z sprayer.
91737 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB373, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To French Navy 3/19/1958;
SOC 13/4/1966.
91738 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-110 then 050. WFU in 1960
91741 became N6829C; as such was operated in the late 1960s by Marom Ltd at
Herzlia, Israel as a cropsprayer. By 1990 was with Israeli AF Museum,
Hazerim, Israel.
91753/92006 cancelled
91962/91993 Martin JM-2 Marauder
Navy version of USAAF TB-26G. Were ex-USAAF 44-68222/68253
Serials reassigned from cancelled TBM-3E batch
91963 w/o 27 Jun 1945 Fatal crash 50 miles E. of NAAS Mayport, FL
91988 w/o 7 Jul 1947 Fatal crash 5 miles W. of NAS Orote, Guam VU-9
91991 w/o 2 Jul 1946 Taxi accident at Agana Fd, Guam UT.SQ 9
91994/92006 Douglas R5D-3
C-54Ds transferred to Navy from RAF stocks through Reverse Lend-Lease. Serials reassigned
from cancelled TBM-3E batch. Most survivors redesignated C-54Q in 1962.
A few became RC-54Vs. Staff transport variant designated R5D-3Z and later VC-54Q.
91994 MSN 10547) ex-USAAF 42-72442, RAF KL977. To civil registry with Aero Union as N62296. Later changed
to civil registry as N3054V. Converted to aerial tanker, stored 2006 at Kingman, AZ
91995 (MSN 10635) ex-USAAF 42-72530, RAF KL979
91996 (MSN 10637) ex-USAAF 42-72532, RAF KL980. Operated as Blue Angels support
aircraft 8 1966-67.
91997 (MSN 10640) was ex USAAF 42-72535, RAF KL982. To civil registry as N4043A for
Americada Corporation in 1958. Bought by Golden State Airlines (Holiday
Airlines) in 1958. Leased to Slick Airways Jul 1, 1959, returned Jun 1960.
Bought by Seefahrt-U-Transportinteressen GmbH Apr 9, 1962 and registered
as D-AMAX. Bought by Malta Medropolitian Jun 1963 as VP-MAA. Bought by
Autair International Airways Jan 1965 and registered as G-ASZT. Bought by
Rhodesian Air Services Aug 15, 1965 and registered as VP-YYR. Bought by
Air Trans Africa Jan 1966 as 9J-RBL. Bought by Autair International Airways
again Mar 9, 1966, registered as G-ASZT. Leased to Invicta Airways
Apr 2, 1966. Bought by Aero Service Africa May 15, 1969 as TN-ABC. Bought
by LINA Congo Oct 23, 1968. Bought by SOACO Sep 1974 registered as TR-LTJ.
Bought by INCO International Jan 1977. Bought by Air Affaires Gabon in
1979. WFU and stored at Liberville, Gabon. Bought by Kinair Cargo 1984
registered as 9Q-CAG. DBR due to engine fire at N'Djili, Kinshasa, Zaire Jan 7, 1987.
91998 (MSN 10750) ex-USAAF 42-72645, RAF KL984 to US Navy Feb 23, 1946.
Transferred to US Marine Corps, converted to R5D-5 Dec 1958.
Returned to US Navy converted to C-54J then C-54Q. WFU and
stored MASDC Oct 1970. Boutht by Interair Leases Jan 31, 1975,
to International Air Leases Dec 12, 1975. Bought by Gerald D.
Wilson Dec 12, 1975 registered as N96449. Bought by Waig
Aircraft Inc Sep 23, 1977 as Fire Bomber #118. W/o after midair
collision with N406WA (another C-54G fire bomber #119, Ex
45-0491, MSN 35944, 5 mi N of Indio, CA Dec 2, 1980. 2 killed.
45-0491 landed safely.
91999 (MSN 10783) ex USAAF 42-72678, RAF KL985. To civil registry as N91999, then to TANA as HK-1806
92000 (MSN 10784) ex-USAAF 42-72679, RAF KL986
92001 (MSN 10785) ex-USAAF 42-72680, RAF KL987. Not sure this this one was actually delivered to USN, since
42-72680 is listed as having crashed in the Azores Jul 3, 1945.
92002 (VMR-352, MSN 10689, ex-USAAF 42-72584, RAF KL981) forced landing at NAS Agana, Guam
and caught fire Mar 7, 1947.
92003 (MSN 10589) ex-USAAF 42-72484, Converted to C-54Q in 1962. To Spain as EC-BQJ Mar 1, 1969 and transferred
to Spanish AF as T.4-16 Apr 1969. WFU and scrapped.
92004/92006 cancelled.
92007/93301 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
Vought-Sikorsky Model V-166B F4U-1D Corsair licence built by Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Entries from BuNos! by Douglas E. Campbell labeled as (BuNos!)
92702/93301 cancelled
92008 ditched in Lake Erie Aug 5, 1950. SOC at NAS Grosse Isle, Michigan.
92011 w/o 26 Nov 1945 Fatal crash at Tokyo Bay, Japan VMF-224
92013 owned by National Museum of Naval Aviation,
Pensacola, FL. Now on loan and displayed hanging from the overhead at the Navy
Museum, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC marked as F4U-1 BuNo 17640 'Big Hog' of VF-17.
Previously registered as N1978M, which is now canceled.
92014 w/o? 28 Feb 1948 Crash landed at NAS Seattle, WA NARTU
92016 w/o 13 Jul 1946 Fatal(?) crash at Cedartown Airfield, GA RESTRA
92017 set piston fighter endurance record of 17 hours 5 minues Jan 23, 1946.
92019 w/o? 26 Aug 1946 Accident at North Perry Field, FL VF ATU 1
92021 in crash landing Mar 25, 1947. Fuselage broke in half.
92023 (VBF-85) attached to USS Shangri-La (CV-38) lost off Honshu Aug 9, 1945 (BuNos!)
92025 w/o 12 Jun 1949 Ditched due to mechanical fault off Milwaukee, WI RESTRA
92027 w/o 15 Jun 1946 Fatal(?) crash 8 miles S. of St Cloud, MN RESTRA
92032 w/o 30 May 1949 ground looped on landing at NAS New York, NY VF-68A
92033 (VBF-85) attached to USS Shangri-La (CV-38) lost off Kure Jul 28, 1945 (BuNos!)
92036 w/o 1 Apr 1950 Accident, 9 miles NW. of Midway Airport, Dallas, TX RESTRA
92037 (VBF-88) attached to USS Yorktown (CV-10) lost off Tokyo Jul 30, 1945 (BuNos!)
92038 (VBF-85) attached to USS Shangri-La (CV-38) lost off Kure Jul 20, 1945 (BuNos!)
92039 w/o 11 Jul 1948 Accident at NAS St Louis, MO RESTRA
92041 w/o? 8 Dec 1946 Accident at NAS Oakland, CA CNART
92042 w/o 8 Jul 1950 Force landing due to mechanical fault 25 miles W. of Birmingham, AL VMF-111
92044 (MSN 3305) to New Zealand as NZ5648. Currently airworthy with the Old Flying Machine
Company in the UK. This serial may not be genuine since 88391 (MSN 3205) to New Zealand as
NZ5648. Made airworthy as NX55JP. Now with Old Flying Machine Company at Duxford, UK as
G-BXUL painted in US Navy colors with false BuNo 92844.
Registered Feb 23, 2006 to Air Tight Trust of Ardmore, New Zealand as ZK-COR
92047 w/o 6 Nov 1949 Accident at Chattanooga Lovell Field, TN VMF-351
92048 (VMF-422) lost off Chimu Aug 8, 1945 (BuNos!)
92049 (VMF-122 lost off Peleliu in west central Pacific Jul 30, 1945 (BuNos!)
92050 delivered to US Navy May 12, 1945. Did not see Pacific combat, but served in several units stateside until Sep 9, 1954.
Registered as N194G with James Axtell of Elizabeth, CO.
Restoration started with Warbird Heritage Foundation in 2012 and completed Jan 31, 2021. Finished in local
colors of Illinois Naval Squadron Glenview during the 1950s. First flight Mar 9, 2021
92052 w/o 4 Feb 1948 Force landing, out of gas at Dana Point, CA CNART
92054 w/o 5 Feb 1950 Takeoff accident at NAS Minneapolis, MN CNART
92055 w/o 27 Mar 1948 Ground looped on landing at NAS Seattle, WA NARTU
92069 w/o 17 Sep 1945 Missing, in Luzon area, Philippines VMF-511
92073 w/o 21 Nov 1945 Crash landed at OLF, NAAS Lovelock, NV VF-17
92078 w/o 18 May 1947 Fatal crash at Burlington, IA CNART
92083 (MSN 3344) to New Zealand as NZ5657.
92085 at Selfridge, MI Museum.
92087 (VBF-1) attached to USS Bennington (CV-20) lost off Japan Aug 9, 1945 (BuNos!)
92094 w/o 16 Mar 1947 Crash landed at NAS Los Alamitos, CA RESTRA
92095 to El Salvador AF as FAS220. To US civil registry sa N62344. Now with Evergreen
Vintage Aircraft of McMinnville, OR registered as N67HP.
92100 w/o 22 Jan 1946 Accident at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92102 (VBF-1) attached to USS Bennington (CV-20) lost off Nagoya Jul 28, 1945 (BuNos!)
92103 w/o 26 Jul 1947 Fatal crash 2 miles S. of NAS Los Alamitos, CA RESTRA
92105 w/o 23 Sep 1949 Force landing, out of gas at Oakland A/p, CA RESTRA
92106 (MSN 3367) to civil registry as NX6897. Under restoration. Became N6897. In
1990 was reported stored at MARC, Chino, CA. Underwent an
11-year restoration by Airpower, Ltd. Registered as N106FG. Reported to
have been sold to Vintage Wings of Canada after restoration. N106FG
cancelled Feb 4, 2008 on sale to owner in Canada, registerd
to Canada, Inc of Gatineau, ON as C-GVWC.
Registration C-GVWC with 6647049 Canada Inc, Ottawa cancelled on March 20, 2023
and registered on March 23, 2023 as N106FG with Farwest Aviation Llc, Billings, Montana
92109 (VBF-88) attached to USS Yorktown (CV-10) lost off Japan Jul 10, 1945 (BuNos!)
92111 (MSN 3372) to New Zealand as NZ5647.
92113 (MSN 3374) to New Zealand as NZ5653.
92115 w/o 15 Jul 1950 Crash landed at Callender Field, LA VF-823
92116 (VBF-1) attached to USS Bennington (CV-20) lost in belly landing at Nagoya Mar 25, 1947.
92117 (VMF-512) attached to USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) lost off Japan Aug 12, 1945 (BuNos!)
92119 w/o 26 Mar 1947 Landing accident at NAS New York, NY CNART
92120 (MSN 3381) to New Zealand as NZ5649.
92121 w/o 7 Dec 1947 Ditched, out of gas, off NAS New Orleans, LA CNART
92123 w/o 9 Jul 1947 Fatal crash at Checto Field, Fargo, ND CNART
92125 (MSN 3386) to New Zealand as NZ5646.
92127 w/o 23 Nov 1945 Pilot bailed out due to stall on Lee Clark Ranch, Hayward, CA RESTRA
92128 w/o 23 May 1951 Fatal crash 11 miles E. of Grosse Ile, MI RESTRA
92132 from 1958 to 1972 was owned by Ed Maloney/The Air Museum,
Clairmont, CA (later Ontario, CA) registered as N3466G.
Restored to airworthy 1973 by David Tallichet/Military Aicraft
Restoration Corp, Chino CA. Flew in TV series "Baa Baa
Black Sheep". WFU and stored, Chino, CA 1988/1992.
To Midwest Aviation Museum, Danville, IL 1994/202, registered
as N3466G. Sold in 2005 to Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia,
OH.
92135 w/o 7 Dec 1946 Crash landed, at NOLF, Choctaw Field, FL CQTU
92136 w/o 8 Nov 1947 Ditched, out of gas, off NAS Oakland, CA CNART
92138 w/o? 16 May 1947 Force landed, due to mechanical fault at Otis, CO FERRY
92140 (MSN 3401) to New Zealand as NZ5659.
92142 w/o? 21 Apr 1946 Belly landing at Stuttart Dockery Fd, AR RESTRA
92149 (MSN 3410) to New Zealand as NZ5654.
92150 w/o 3 Jul 1949 Force landed due to mechanical fault 11 miles S. of Whidbey Island, WA NARTU
92152 w/o 15 Sep 1948 Crash landed, at Wold Chamberlain Field, MN RESTRA
92154 (VMF-441) force landing at NAS Niagra Falls, NY Dec 10, 1950. Pilot killed.
92159 w/o? 17 Jul 1945 Force landed due to mechanical fault 8 miles W. of Holtville, CA VBF-80
92164 w/o 28 May 1947 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault, 13 miles NW. of Saulfrey Field, FL VT-4
92165 (MSN 3426) to New Zealand as NZ5658.
92166 (MSN 3427) to New Zealand as NZ5655.
92167 (MSN 3428) to New Zealand as NZ5652.
92168 w/o 13 Jun 1947 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault near Funeral Peak, CA NARTU
92171/92177 to Royal Navy as KD993/KD999
92178/92195 to Royal Navy as KE100/KE117
92196 (MSN 3457) to New Zealand as NZ5660.
92199 (MSN 3460) to New Zealand as NZ5651.
92200 w/o? 17 Sep 1946 Force landed due to mechanical fault, 5 miles SW. of NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92201 w/o 24 Sep 1946 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault at Bakers Haucover Field, FL VF ATU 1
92203 w/o? 31 Jul 1945 Landing accident at NAAS Holtville, CA VBF-80
92206 w/o 4 Dec 1948 Pilot bailed out, out of gas, 16 miles S. of Knoxville, TN VA-538
92207 w/o 13 Jun 1945 Grd looped on landing at Berry Field, Nashville, TN VRF-2
92209 w/o 16 Nov 1947 Force landed, out of gas, at Lake Village, IN FERRY
92210 (MSN 3471) to New Zealand as NZ5656.
92213 assgned to VFB-85 on USS Shangri-La in last months of the war. Center section found in a field covered
with weeds, currently undergoing restoration.
92216 w/o 25 Jul 1945 Crash landed on 'USS Bennington' (ship off Japan) VBF-1
92219 w/o 10 May 1947 Fatal crash due to weather at Simla, CO CNART
92220 w/o 24 Oct 1945 Groud looped on landing at NAAF Madera, CA VRF-3
92221 w/o w/o? 4 Jun 1952 Landing accident at NAAS Cecil Fd, FL25 Apr 1948 Force landed due to mechanical fault 3 miles E. of Burlingame, KS CNART
92223 w/o? 4 Jun 1952 Landing accident at NAAS Cecil Field, FL
92224 w/o? 14 Sep 1947 Takeoff accident at NAAS Webster Field, MD NARTU
92230 w/o 31 Oct 1948 Force landed due to mechanical fault 20 miles SE. of NAS Minneapolis, MN VMF-234
92233 w/o 6 Mar 1949 Ditched, out of gas, off Oakland Airport, CA CNART
92235 flew into ground while landing at NAS
New Orleans, LA July 9, 1950.
92237 w/o 14 Mar 1948 Crash landed, at NAS Squantum, MA RESTRA
92238 w/o 22 May 1950 Crash landed, at Wold Chamberlain A/p, MN CNART
92242 (VBF-83) attached to USS Essex (CV-9) lost off Tokyo Aug 13, 1945 (BuNos!)
92244 w/o? 11 Mar 1946 Ground looped on landing at Forman Field, FL VF ATU 1
92245 w/o 1 Sep 1945 Takeoff accident at Training CV, HI CASU-32
92246 4/45: TOS USN. Flew primarily with USNR.
1957: SOC.
Ca.1957: Queen City Salvage Inc, Charlotte, NC.
1963: Registered N8050E.
1969: Joseph T. Norris/Air & Space Museum,
Charlottesville, VA with c/r N766JD.
1977: National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL.
92249 w/o 20 Dec 1949 Pilot bailed out(?), 2 miles N. of Beckley, WV FERRY
92255 w/o 27 Aug 1948 Fatal(?) accident 70 miles NW. of Denver, CO CNART
92257 w/o 5 Jun 1951 Crash landed, at NAS Atlanta, GA RESTRA
92258 w/o 23 May 1947 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault, Highway 51, TN RESTRA
92261 w/o 8 May 1950 Crash landed at NAS Atlanta, GA VF-674
92263 w/o 22 Jun 1945 Crash landed at Vichy, MD VRF-2
92265 w/o 20 Feb 1949 Fatal crash 40 miles E. of Fort Lauderdale, FL CNART
92268 w/o 29 May 1946 Accident at NAS Dallas, TX NARTU
92278 w/o 3 May 1947 Force landed, out of gas, at NAS Minneapolis, MN CNART
92280 w/o 5 Dec 1948 Ground looped on landing at NAS Denver, CO CNART
92290 w/o 15 Jul 1951 Crash landed, at NAS Grosse Ile, MI VF-732
92296 w/o 19 Aug 1947 Crash landed, at MCAS Cherry Point, NC RESTRA
92309 w/o 25 Jan 1948 Landing accident at NAS Olathe, KS CNART
92312 w/o 27 Jul 1946 Accident at NAS Olathe, KS RESTRA
92314 w/o 24 Nov 1951 Crash landed at NAS Sqantum, MA VF-917
92316 w/o? 15 May 1949 Crash landed at NAS Los Alamitos, CA VF-72A
92317 w/o 26 Sep 1945 Crash landed at MCAS Ewa, HI
92319 w/o 1 Feb 1947 Force landed due to mechanical fault at NAS Atlanta, GA RESTRA
92327 w/o 2 Apr 1949 Fatal crash 12 miles S. of Deland, FL CNART
92331 w/o 17 Oct 1950 Force landed, out of gas, 10 miles ENE. of Celeste, TX RESTRA
92333 w/o 10 Sep 1949 Accident at NAS New Orleans, LA RESTRA
92335 w/o 27 Oct 1945 Forced landed due to mechanical fault at Willow Run, MI HQ SQ
92337 w/o 31 Jan 1946 Accident at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92342 w/o 7 Oct 1946 Crash landed at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92347 w/o 21 Sep 1946 Pilot bailed out following mid-air at Greyslake, IL RESTRA
92350 w/o 28 Aug 1950 Takeoff accident at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VR-31
92356 w/o 27 Aug 1946 Force landed due to mechanical fault at North Perry Field, FL VF ATU 1
92357 w/o 5 Nov 1946 Pilot bailed out due to stall, 8 miles N. of Stillwater, MN RESTRA
92362 w/o 28 Aug 1949 Grd looped on landing at NAS Dallas, TX RESTRA
92381 force landed north of Baker, OR July 26,1950.
92382 w/o? 17 Mar 1948 Force landed due to mechanical fault, 1 mile S. of Salem, MD
92388 w/o? 16 Aug 1951 Crash landed at NAAS Barin Field, AL
92397 w/o 16 Apr 1947 Ground looped on landing at Branson Field, FL VT-6
92399 (MSN 36601945: Built for the Royal Navy as a Corsair IV; order cancelled due to war ending.
7/3/45: TOS USN at NAS Norfolk, VA.
1945 to 1946: Converted to FG-1D configuration.
10/5/46: Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1), NAAS Cecil Field, FL.
10/24/47: Naval Air Reserve Training Unit (NARTU), NAS Norfolk, VA.
11/26/47: Overhaul at NAS Jacksonville, FL.
5/2/48: Marine Fighter Squadron 451 (VMF-451), NAS Willow Grove, PA.
4/6/49: NAS Jacksonville, FL for storage.
1/8/52: NARTU, NAS Grosse Isle, MI.
3/21/52: MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Airframe overhaul to Marine specifications.
5/14/52: Marine Fighter Squadron 31 (VMF-31), MCAS Miami, FL.
12/18/52: NARTU, NAS Willow Grove, PA.
8/19/53: NAS Jacksonville, FL for storage.
1/57: SOC.
1958: Registered N47178C.
1966: Registered N448AG.
7/15/67: Crashed on take-off from NAS Norfolk, VA after static display.
1969-1972: Wreckage to USMC Museum, MCAS Quantico, VA.
1970 to 1994: wreckage passed through several hands
1994 to 1995: Aircraft rebuilt as USN "55798/17."
1/99: C/r N17VW reserved but ntu.
11/00: Registered G-CCMV.
6/02: Owner Paul Morgan died crashing his Sea Fury.
9/18/02: Cavanaugh Flight Museum/Cavanaugh Collection Inc, Addison, TX with c/r N451F
92400 w/o 23 Nov 1946 Fatal crash at NOLF, Choctaw Field, FL CQTU
92403 w/o 25 Apr 1948 Fatal crash 6 miles SW. of NAS Dallas, TX CNART
92404 w/o 12 Jun 1947 Fatal landing accident at NAAS Cecil Field, FL VT ATU 3
92411 w/o 20 Mar 1951 Force landed due to mechanical fault, at Hollywood Airport, FL VF-653
92412 w/o 26 Nov 1946 Accident at NOLF, Choctaw Field, FL CQTU
92413 w/o 5 Dec 1946 Fatal(?) accident at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92414 w/o 28 Jan 1947 Pilot bailed out, following mid-air with 92525 at NAS Cecil Field, FL VF ATU
92415 w/o 26 Nov 1946 Takeoff accident at NAS Cecil Field, FL
92418 w/o? 6 Dec 1946 Force landed due to mechanical fault at NAS Cecil Field, FL VF ATU 1
92424 w/o 13 Mar 1946 Landed short at NAS Miami, FL
92425 w/o 27 Dec 1945 Crash landed, at NAAS Mayport, FL
92426 w/o 6 Apr 1950 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault, 6 miles W. of Brexton, GA
92427 w/o 20 Jul 1949 Ditched due to mechanical fault into Pamlico Sound, NC
92432 w/o 29 Jan 1947 Force landed due to mechanical fault at Mount Riley Field, NM VRF-2
92433 to Frank Tallman/Movieland of the Air Museum, Orange County, CA in 1960 as N3440G
Reported destroyed in hangar fire at Addison, TX 1970. ID
transferred to rebuild of BuNo 92471 as N773RD with Ray Dieckman of Cincinnatti, OH.
92436 (MSN 3697) to Ed Maloney's Air Museum, Claremont, CA 1958. To
Ed Maloney's Planes of Fame, Ontario, CA 1963 as N3470G. To Canadian
Warplane Heritage, Hamilton, Ontario 1973 ans CF-IJW. To Canadian Warplane Heritage
Mt Hope, Ontario 1974 as C-GCWX and flown as KD658/X-115. To Olympic Flight Museum,
Olympia WA 1998 as N72NW. Now with Olympic Jet, Inc of Olympia, WA registered as N72NW.
92438 w/o 3 Dec 1951 Ground looped on landing at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VR-31
92439 w/o 2 Aug 1951 Force landed due to mechanical fault 3 miles E. of Grenier, NH VF-917
92444 w/o? 16 Sep 1945 Crasj landed at NAS Barbers Point, HI
92445 w/o 17 Oct 1946 Pilot bailed out following mid-air with 92549, near NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92455 w/o 11 Jul 1946 Fatal crash at Wing, IL RESTRA
92460 in 1990 was on display at Sikorsky Memorial Airport, CT. Still there
on a pole at entrance May 29, 2005. Taken down for
renovation Jul 22, 2008, but not sure if it will go back on the pole
afterwards because of probable sea air corrosion. Reported 2008 to
be under restoration by Connecticut Air and Space Center,
Stratford, CT. At one time used by Salvadorean AF
92461 w/o 27 Mar 1948 Fatal crash at Menlo, CA RESTRA
92463 (MSN 3724) to El Salvador AF as FAS 210. Sold as scrap/spared but
registration N5018R reserved Aug 19, 2005, taken up Jul 21, 2006
92467 92467 w/o 9 Apr 1947 Force landed due to mechanical fault at Oxon Hill, MD VMF-321
92468 with American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX,
registered as N9964Z. Reported slightly damaged Apr 9, 2008
at Breckenridge, TX by tornado.
92471 (MSN 3732) registered as N773RD owned by Ray Dieckman after adopting the ID of BuNo 92433.
92473 w/o 19 Feb 1949 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault at Jones Beach, Long Island, NY VF-96A
92480 w/o 4 Apr 1951 Crash landed, at Wold Chamberlain Field, MN VF-816
92481 w/o 2 Apr 1946 Belly landing at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92487 (VF-842) crashed into oil storage depot Apr 23, 1954 near Idlewild APT, NY. Pilot
survived with injuries.
92489 (MSN 3750) to El Salvador AF as FAS-209. Registered N209TW Nov 2002.
In 1990 was reported stored by Frank Arrufat of Los Angeles, CA. Collided on taxiway with Zero N8280K
Mar 15, 2016. Substantial damage to both aircraft.
92490 to El Salvador AF as FAS 212. Sold as scrap/spares but registration
N5016C reserved Aug 19, 2005, taken up Jul 21, 2006.
92498 w/o 12 Feb 1946 Pilot bailed out but was killed, near North Island, CA VRF-3
92505 w/o 13 Sep 1945 Force landed due to mechanical fault at MCAAF Kingston, NC VMF-913
92507 (VF-842) caught in severe ground wind after landing and flipped over and crashed
on its back Mar 23, 1955. Pilot killed.
92508 with Training Services, Inc of Virginia Beach, VA registered as N46RL. Reported restored to airworthiness
since 1999 (still registered as N46RL and with Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA
92509 stored at NAS Lichfield, AZ Apr 1955. To civilian ownership as N9150Z,
then N92509. To Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in 1977. Flown as race
#86. Registration N9PP reserved in 1978 but NTU. Now registered as N3PP with
Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum.
92514 w/o 30 Aug 1948 Force landed, out of gas, at NAAS Whiting Field, FL VA-55A
92518 w/o 9 Jul 1950 Pilot bailed out following mid-air with 92535, 10 miles S. of Lithonia, GA VF-673
92521 w/o 6 Jul 1950 Crash landed at NAS Minneapolis, MN VF-812
92525 w/o 28 Jan 1947 Pilot bailed out, following mid-air with 92414 at NAS Cecil Field, FL. VF ATU 1
92527 w/o 24 Sep 1945 Missing, between NC and Rome, NY VMF-912
92534 w/o 18 Feb 1946 Fatal crash near NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92535 w/o 9 Jul 1950 Pilot bailed out following mid-air with 92518, 10 miles S. of Lithonia, GA VF-673
92539 w/o 16 Feb 1952 Force landed due to mechanical fault, 14 miles NW. of NAS Dallas, TX VMF-112
92541 w/o 15 Nov 1945 Accident at Plymouth, NC VMF-911
92549 w/o 17 Oct 1946 ng mid-air with 92445ear NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1. Pilot was killed.
92550 w/o 20 Aug 1946 Force landing due to mechanical fault at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92558 w/o 24 Apr 1947 Landing accident due to mechanical fault, 3 miles W. of Master Field, FL CNART
92561 w/o 14 Oct 1950 Pilot bailed out following stall, 2 miles E. of Duluth, GA RESTR
92563 w/o 5 Aug 1946 Crash landing at West Fd, NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92564 w/o? 11 Jul 1946 Ground looped on landing at North Perry Field, FL VF ATU 1
92565 w/o 31 Oct 1946 Takeoff accident at OLF, Santa Rosa, FL CQTU
92569 w/o 22 Mar 1946 Groud looped on landing at Forman Field, FL VF ATU 1
92572 w/o 29 Jul 1946 Pilot bailed out but was killed, following stall near NAS Miami, FL
92573 w/o 21 Feb 1946 Ditched due to mechanical fault off Fort Lauderdale, FL
92574 w/o 1 May 1947 Accident due to mechanical fault at Ellyson Field, FL VT-6
92577 w/o 18 Apr 1946 Pilot bailed out following stall near NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92581 w/o 17 Apr 1946 Fatal crash at NAS Miami, FL VF ATU 1
92585 w/o 29 Apr 1946 Ground looped on landing at Forman Field, FL VF ATU 1
92592 SOC after forced landing near Hanover, MA Mar 15, 1952
92597 w/o 12 Feb 1950 Accident at NAS New Orleans, LA CNART
92611 w/o 26 Jul 1951 Fatal crash near Toledo MAP, OH RESTRA
92614 w/o 20 Jul 1949 Ditched, out of gas, into Pamlico Sound, NC RESTRA
92618 to El Salvador AF as FAS-208. Sold as scrap/spares but registration
N5015M reserved Aug 19, 2005, taken up Jul 21, 2006
92620 w/o 2 Oct 1948 Landed long at NAS New York, NY RESTRA
92627 w/o 6 May 1952 Crash landed at NAS New Orleans, LA RESTRA
92629 stored at NAS Litchfield Park, AZ 1957. To El Salvador AF as FAS 215 in 1957.
To civilian registry in USA as N62290 in 1975. Rebuilt and flown as 167/Samantha Sue/VF-53.
To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Minnesota. in 1983. To Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm
Springs, CA Dec 1997.
92638 w/o 17 Jun 1948 Landing accident at Vichy, MO CNART
92640 w/o 3 Feb 1950 Crash landed at NAS Atlanta, GA
92642 to El Salvador AF as FAS 214. Sold as scrap/spared but registration
N50166 reserved Aug 19, 2005, taken up Jul 21, 2006
92643 to El Salvador AF. Sold as scrap/spare but registration N5015T
reserved Aug 19, 2005, taken up Jul 21, 2006
92644 to El Salvador AF. Sold as scrap/spares but registration N50182
reserved Aug 19, 2005, taken up Jul 21, 2006.
92652 w/o 5 Jun 1951 Takeoff accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL RESTRA
92657 w/o 2 Jan 1952 Force landed due to mechanical failure at Cushing, WI VMF-213
92661 (VF-812/NARTU Minneapolis E-31 ca 1950-52.
92666 w/o 13 Jul 1951 Ditched due to mechanical failure 2 miles off NAS Grosse Ile, MI CNART
92673 w/o 23 Jun 1949 Fatal crash 11 miles SW. of Memphis, TN VF-91A
92674 w/o 16 Jul 1947 Force landed due to mechanical failure, 16 miles SW. of Hensley, TX VRF-2
92676 w/o 11 Feb 1950 Crash landed at NAS Grosse Ile, MI CNART
92679 w/o 27 Mar 1952 Crash landed at NAS Atlanta, GA RESTRA
92681 w/o 4 Jun 1949 Crash landed at NAS Oakland, CA VF-98A
92686 w/o? 2 Dec 1949 Force landed, out of gas, at South Holland, IL FERRY
According to some databases, 92688 went to Honduras AF as FAH-612.
But FAH-612 was F4U-4 97288.
92696 w/o 23 Nov 1946 Crash landed at NAF Weeksville, NC VRF-1
92701 w/o 10 Mar 1951 Fatal crash at NAS Squantum, MA VA-911
92702/93301 cancelled.
92702/93301 Ryan FR-1 Fireball
Ryan Aeronautical Corporation Model 28. A composite piston and jet engine fighter.
Contract cancelled. Serial reallocated from cancelled FG-1D batch.
93302/93651 Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk
Curtiss Model 97B.
93334 assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Aug 28, 1945 to
Apr 19, 1946. Assigned to Naval Air Test Center (NATC), NAS Patuxent River, MD
93368/93651 cancelled
93652/94751 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Model G-50. 94522/94751 cancelled
93786 (VMF-321) sank after bad catapult shot off USS Puget Sound CVE-113 Sept 3, 1945.
93811 to NAF China Lake by Sep 1956.
93840 to French Navy / Aéronavale as 93840. Flottille 11 F [code 11 F-8], Arromanches (R95).
The Viêt-Minh 312 Division attacked Diên Biên Phu, in Haut-Tonkin, near the Laotian border.
A bombing mission was given to the Hellcats of the 11 F flotilla to help defend the French camp 15Mar54.
A two-plane patrol was to attack an enemy artillery battery that threatened the Gabrielle support
base needed to protect the airfield. The two planes dropped their bombs on the objective but
this airplane was almost immediately brought down by enemy flak (1KIA).
93875 (VF-150) mechanical failure on USS Lake Champlain CV-39 Sept 1, 1945.
93879 (MSN A-11631) with Planes of Fame, Anchorage, AK flying as
as N4994V. Collided with Cessna 182H N8567S in circuit at Parker, AZ Jan 11, 2003.
Cessna crashed, F6F landed safely. Crashed into power lines Oct 8, 2005
in Monterey, TN, fell to the ground, and burst into flames. Pilot killed.
93895 expended as drone.
93944 crashed after high-speed stall off Key West, FL
Nov 10, 1950. Pilot killed.
93987 to French Navy / Aéronavale as 93987. Flottille 1 F [code 1 F-22], La Fayette (R96). The pilot was participating
in an combined exercise and was preparing to land on return to the aircraft carrier La Fayette,
located south of the island of Porquerolles, when an engine failure forced him to ditch on the water
in very rough seas and a 35 knot wind. After a good water landing, he succeeded in evacuating his
aircraft and inflating his life raft, but he was struck by the propellers of the Kléber escort ship
which was trying to rescue him out and he drowned 3Nov52
94027 to French Navy / Aéronavale as 94027. Flottille 11 F [code 11 F-23], Arromanches (R95). The Viêt-Minh 312 Division
attacked Diên Biên Phu, in Haut-Tonkin, near the Laotian border. A bombing mission was given to the
Hellcats of the 11 F flotilla to help defend the French camp. Despite poor visibility conditions with
a 200 feet ceiling, the pilot attacked an enemy artillery battery on which he dropped his bombs.
On the way back, the aircraft could not land at Cát Bi, Hai Phong, the airfield circuit being very congested.
After half an hour of waiting, he tried to break through the cloud base but crashed on a rocky peak
on the l'île des Merveilles, in Ha Long Bay 13Mar54 (1KIA)
94038 SOC Norfolk NAS, VA May51. French Navy / Aéronavale as 94038. Flottille 12.F 24Jul52;
code 12.F-20. Escadrille 54.S, Base Aéronavale Hyères. Mid-air collision near Istres, France 24May54.
SOC 11Aug54. Registered 27Aug20 as N94038; current [Aug20]
94054 damaged in taxiing accident at NAS Glenview, IL Jan 10, 1951.
94182 lost Mar 2, 1949 over Mt. Baldy, California after leaving MAS El Toro on instrument practice flight. Pilot killed
94202 lost Mar 2, 1949 over Mt. Baldy, California after leaving MAS El Toro on instrument practice flight. Pilot killed
94203 (MSN A-11955) became N7865C. Reported 1973 on display at
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
94204 (MSN A-11956) became N4998V. Pased through various hands until
reported 1986 at Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX.
Rebuilt to flying conditin by Steve Picatti of Hayward, CA.
First flight after rebuild May 4, 1989.
94263 (MSN A-12015) converted to F6F-5K drone. To NAF R&D China Lake by Sep 1956. Reported 1976 at USMC Museum,
MCAS Quantico, VA. Reported 1988 loaned to Cradle of Aviation Museum,
Garden City, NY.
94385 (MSN A-12137) registered N77861C. Reported Sep 1961 with
Confederate Air Force, Victoria, TX. Damaged by fire in
crashlanding Jul 1969. Remains reported 1982 with Michael
E. Coutches of Hayward, CA
94388 spun in 32 mi from NAS Boca Chica, FL May 26, 1953.
94408 to NAF China Lake by Sep 1956
94409 to NAF China Lake by Apr 1948
94436 SOC Norfolk NAS, VA May51. French Navy / Aéronavale as 94436. Flottille 1.F;
code 1.F-36. Damaged after a collision with Hellcat 80040 off Hyères Harbour,
France 9Sep52. Flottille 11.F. Section d’Entraînement à la Chasse de Nuit (SECN) 17Sep53.
Escadrille 54.S, Base Aéronavale Hyères; coded 54.S-6. Damaged during a training
flight at at Hyères 12Nov54. Storage at Base Aéronavale Cuers, France 1955. Flottille 11.F,
Algeria Mar58. Overhauled at Cuers Nov58. Base Aéronavale Khouribga, French Morocco 6Dec58;
stored. SOC 20Aug60.
94470 to NAF China Lake by Sep 1956.
94473 (cn A-12255) became N4964W. With Planes of Fame Air Museum, Minnesota, painted as an F6F-3
flown by Ens. W. B. Webb of VF-2 which shot down 6 Vals during the Marianas Turkey Shoot
94490 F6F-5D VU-10 to NAF Litchfield Park, AZ by 1960 (photo)
94752/94802 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
94755 (VF-661) jumped off chocks at NAAS Chincoteague,
VA and hit side of 95025 8/13/1951. Both SOC
94757 (VF-19) crashed into barrier Corregidor CVE-58
8/30/1945. Pilot OK
94758 (VF-192) ditched off NAS Alameda, CA 12/10/1948.
Pilot OK
94759 to NAF-NOTS Inyokern ca 1952. To French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94760 (VF-11) cold catapult shot off USS Philippine Sea
(CV-47) 11/21/1949 and went overside. Pilot OK.
94762 w/o 15 Oct 1945 Belly landing at Ford Island, HI
94765 (VF-72) delivered to Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation as
pattern aircraft for production of F3M-1 aircraft. Swerved off runway NAS Quonset Point, RI
9/10/1949. Pilot OK.
94771 (VF-1A) missing in combat air patrol off
USS Tarawa (CV-40) 7/18/1948. Pilot missing.
94773 w/o? 2 Aug 1948 Accident at NAS Norfolk, VA VX-3
94779 spun in during landing NAAS Barin Field, AL
4/12/1950. Pilot killed.
94782 (VF-10A/VF-92) force landed after takeoff from
NAAS Charlestown, RI 8/9/1948. Pilot injured.
94784 (VF-19) collided with 94789 near NAS Barbers
Point, HI. Both pilots bailed out OK.
94785 crashed into barrier landing on USS Antietam (CV-36)
Pilot injured.
94788 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94789 9VF-19) collided with 94784 near NAS Barbers
Point, HI. Both pilots bailed out OK
94791 (VFB-19) crashed during glide bomb run 12/10/1945
near Molokai, HI. Pilot killed.
94792 w/o 9 Nov 1949 Accident at NAAS Cabaniss, TX VF ATU 2
94793 w/o? 21 Oct 1946 Accident at NAS Alameda, CA VBF 19
94794 (VF-19) crashed during aerobatics 7/17/1945 near
NAAS Vernalis, CA. Pilot killed.
94795 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94797 (VF-17A) ditched on takeoff from NAS Quonset Point,
RI 4/25/1947. Pilot OK.
94802 w/o? 12 Dec 1949 Taxi accident at NAAS Cecil Fd, FL VF-11
94803 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
Trial installation of four-cannon armament Jun 1945. Redesignated F8F-1C and then reassigned as F8F-1B
after BuAer changes in designations (B had been reserved for Lend-Lease aircraft to UK.
94804/94971 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
94804 loaned to USAAF in 1945 at Wright Field for evaluation, later to Eglin AFB 1946-47.
94806 w/o 5 Jul 1951 Crash landed at Barin Field, Foley, AL CQTU 4
94807 was in midair collision with Taylorcraft NC39152 Aug 26, 1946 at
Salt Lake City MAP. Pilot of Taylorcraft killed, Bearcat landed safely with
slight damage. With CQTU-4, stalled on landing at NAAS Barin Field,
AL 7/5/1951. Pilot OK.
94811 (VF-10A) damaged on flight deck USS Philippine Sea CV-47 1/30/1948
94812 converted to XF8F-1N with AN/APS-19 radar. Assigned to Boca-Chica, FL.
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA May 21, 1946 to Apr 17, 1947.
Assigned to NAS Patuxent River, MD. 94812 (VF-191) in deck crash on USS Boxer (CV-21) 11/17/1948.
Pilot OK.
94813 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94814 stalled during landing at NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 12/01/1949. Pilot killed.
94816 (VF-20A) flew into tree during downwind leg NAAS Cotati, CA 1/29/1947. Pilot killed.
94819 converted to XF8F-1N with AN/APS-19 radar. Assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory,
NAS Moffett Field, CA Apr 2, 1946 to Jun 1, 1953.
Used for flying qualities, stability and control, and performance evaluations.
Modified with gun sight tracking displays.
94820 w/o? 20 Jul 1946 Force landed due to bad weather at Cochran Field, PA
94823 w/o? 17 Jan 1946 Ground looped on landing at Armitage Field, CA NOTS
94825 in hard landing at NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 9/27/1951. Pilot OK.
94826 (VF-20A) forced landing at Lampson Field, Clear Lake, CA 2/11/1947. Pilot OK.
94828 w/o? 17 Jan 1947 Ground looped on landing at NAAS One Field, MA VF-7A
94830 w/o? 7 Feb 1946 Force landed due to engine failure at NAS Quonset Point, RI VBF-18
94831 w/o? 29 Apr 1946 Belly landing due to mechanical fault at NAAF Martha's Vineyard, MA VBF-18
94833 (VF-722) in runway collision at NAS Glenview, IL
2/18/1951. Pilot OK
94835 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94837 w/o? 25 Nov 1951 Crash landed at NAAS Whiting Fd, FL VF-681
94838 (VF-193) gear retracted during takeoff roll NAS Alameda, CA. 8/27/1948.
94840 w/o? 12 Mar 1948 Takeoff accident at NAS Alameda, CA VF-15A
94842 (VF-662) stalled during landing at NAAS Chincoteague, VA 8/15/1951. Pilot OK.
94844 (VBF-18) damaged in force-landing at NAS Quonset Point, RI. 7/17/1946 after engine
failure. Pilot OK.
94845 (VBF-19) crashed while circling a crash site and sank 6/5/1946. Pilot OK.
94846 w/o? 3 Apr 1951 Force landed due to structural failure 1 mile W. of NAAS Canabiss, TX VF ATU 2
94847 (VBF-18) in takeoff accident from USS Leyte (CV-32) and skidded on deck and went
overside 10/15/1946. Pilot killed.
94849 (VF-10) spun-in during landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) 2/16/1948. Pilot killed.
94852 (VBF-18) flew into ground on takeoff near NAAS Hyannis, MA 8/9/1946. Pilot injured.
94853 swerved off runway during takeoff NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 5/22/1950. Pilot OK
94856 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94857 (VT-18) no pullout from dive and crashed off Newport, RI 3/22/1946. Pilot killed.
94861 w/o? 7 Feb 1946 Ground looped on landing at NAS Quonset Point, RI VBF-18
94862 (CQTU-4) force landed after takeoff from Barin Field, Foley, AL 11/18/1950.
94867 (VBF-18) force landed at Pendelton Hill, RI 12/08/1945. Pilot OK.
94869 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94871 (VF-20A) crash landed on deck of USS Boxer (CV-21) 5/24/1948. Pilot OK
94873 development aircraft for F8F-2 tail configuration. Assigned to NAS Patuxent River, MD.
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, later as NACA Langley Research Center,
Langley Field, VA Jun 6, 1946 to Jun 16, 1953. Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA.
94874 (CQTU-4) spun in during landing at NAAS Barin
Field, FL 2/13/1951. Pilot OK
94876 w/o? 26 Feb 1947 Landing accident due to structural failure at NAS San Diego, CA VF-6A
94877 w/o? 19 Apr 1948 Crash landed at NAS Barbers Point, HI VF-20A
94879 (CASU-25) stalled on takeoff from NAS Oceana, VA
5/23/1946. Pilot injured.
94881 ditched in Chesapeake Bay while flying out of NAS Anacostia, DC
Dec 12, 1950. Pilot OK.
94883 (CQTU-4) spun in during tight turn while landing
at NAAS Corry Field, FL 2/04/1951. Pilot killed.
94885 (VBF-19) deck crash on USS Antietam (CB-36) 6/8/1946.
94887 (VF-15A) swerved on takeoff from NAS Seattle, WA
crashed and caught fire 5/11/1948. Pilot OK
94888 (VMF-321) in midair 15 mi from Patuxent River
12/12/50. Ditched, pilot OK
94891 (CQTU-4) stalled on landing at NAAS Barin Field,
AL and hit inverted 5/22/1951. Pilot killed.
94893 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94894 (VBF-19) ditched at sea off USS Bennington (CV-20)
2/27/1946. Pilot OK.
94895 (VF-10A) ditched off USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
1/20/1948. Pilot injured.
94897 w/o? 12 Jul 1951 Landing accident at NAS Birmingham, AL CNATRA
94901 (CQTU-4) stalled during landing on USS Monterey
(CVL-26). Pilot OK
94903 (CQTU-4) ground looped during landing NAAS Corry
Field, FL 03/04/1951. Pilot OK
94906 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94908 w/o? 29 Feb 1952 Force landed, out of gas, at Hudgins, VA
94910 (VBF-19) torque roll on landing on USS Antietam
(CV-36) 6/5/1946 and crashed into sea. Pilot killed.
94912 (VF-22A) wheel caught fire in hot landing NAS
San Diego, CA 6/3/1947. Pilot injured.
94914 engine failure 11/27/1945 near Washington, DC
and pilot bailed out.
94917 torque roll during landing NAS Olanthe, KA
5/13/1950. Pilot OK
94923 (CQTU-4) stalled during landing at NAAS Barin
Field, AL 3/26/1951. Pilot killed.
94924 (VF-1A) hit barrier and went overside USS Boxer (CV-21)
9/22/1947. Pilot injured.
94926 w/o? 22 Apr 1947 Taxi accident at NAS El Centro, CA VF-12A
94927 (VF-19A) dove in off NAS Alameda, CA during target
practice 8/18/1947. Pilot killed.
94928 (VF-11A) ditched during glide bombing practice on
target boat near Pt. Loma, CA 5/13/1947. Pilot OK.
94929 w/o 26 Jul 1949 Fatal crash at NAAS Cecil Field, FL VF-11
94932 (CATU-4) stalled on landing at NAAS Barin Field,
AL 10/18/1951. Pilot OK.
94937 (ATU#9) ran out of fuel in bad weather 12/8/1946
and pilot bailed out. Plane hit hillside near
Rockville, MD. Pilot OK.
94941 (VF-191) hit gunnery banner during gunnery
competition and ditched off NAS Alameda, CA.
10/17/1949. Pilot missing.
94946 w/o 10 Oct 1948 Ditched due to engine failure 3 miles E. off Kaneohe, HI VF-13
94947 (VF-12) ground looped on landing at McCalla Field,
Cuba 10/30/1949. Pilot OK.
94949 (VBF-18) torque roll on landing USS Leyte (CV-32)
9/1/1946 and sank. Pilot OK.
94950 w/o 27 Nov 1946 Accident at NAS Atlantic City, NJ VF-1L
94951 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94954 (VF-18) crashed during air show Omaha, NB
Jul 19, 1946. Slow roll right after takeoff.
Pilot killed.
94955 w/o? 25 Apr 1947 Accident at NAS San Diego, CA VF-11A
94956 (MSN D.205) to French AF and then in May 1956 to Royal Thai AF as Kh15-178/98.
At RTAF Museum, Don Maung.
94958 spun in during low altitude turn near NAAS
Cabannis Field, TX 9/11/1951. Pilot killed.
94960 (VMF-215) dove in near Schell City, MD. Pilot
killed. Date?
94963 ground looped on landing at NAS Glenview, IL
9/19/1951. Pilot OK.
94964 (VF-13) hit ramp on landing USS Tarawa (CV-40) and went
over port site Oct 2, 1948. Pilot killed.
94966 (VC-662) landing gear collapsed during takeoff
roll NAS Anacostia, DC. Date?
94969 (VF-13) ditched 2 miles east of Kaneohe, HI
10/10/1948. Pilot OK.
94970 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
94972 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
To NAF-NOTS Inyuokers ca 1952.
94973/94981 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
94982 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
94983/94986 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
94985 during emergency landing hit patch on runway
at Watsonville Airport, CA. Pilot Ok.
94986 late pullout from dive during air show at Jacksonville NAS, FL.
9/29/1946. Pilot killed. First Blue Angels fatal accident.
94987 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
94987 (VF-8A) ditched off USS Leyte (CV-32) 6/8/1947. Pilot OK.
94988/94998 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
94988 (VF-152) hard landing on USS Valley Forge (CV-45) 11/04/1948. Pilot OK
94989 (VF-11) in hard landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
3/10/1950 and skidded on deck. Pilot OK.
94990 landing gear collapsed on landing at NAAS Cabaniss
Field, TX 11/02/1949. Pilot OK.
94991 w/o? 22 Apr 1947 Taxi accident at NAS El Centro, CA VF-12A
94999 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95000/95001 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95001 (VF-1A) ground looped on takeoff from NAF El Centro 4/28/1948. Pilot injured.
95002 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95003/95008 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95004 gear collapsed during landing roll-out at NAS Glenview, Il 9/15/1950. Pilot OK.
95009 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95010/95014 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95011 (VF-19A) in wheels-up landing at NAF El Centro, CA 3/2/1948. Pilot OK.
95014 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95015 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95015 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95016/95021 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95022 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95023/95027 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95025 (VF-661) damaged when 94755 jumped off chocks at
NAAS Chincoteague, VA and hit side. Both SOC
95028 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95028 (VF-12) swerved off runway during landing at NAAS
Cecil Field, FL 2/2/1950. Pilot OK.
95029/95032 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95029 (VF-19A) in midair collision with 95458 3/17/1948. Both pilots killed.
95033 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95034 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95034 w/o? 2 May 1947 Landing accident at NAS Patuxent River, MD
95035/95038 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95038 (VF-9A) taxied overside on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
due to brake failure 5/1/1947. Pilot OK.
95039 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95039 w/o? 28 Apr 1947 Accident at Jamestown, RI VF-4A
95040/95043 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95040 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95044 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95045/95048 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95045 (VF-191) overside landing on USS Valley Forge (CV-45) 8/04/1949. Pilot OK
95046 (VF-10A) catapult bridle ring broke on USS Philippine
Sea (CV-47), rolled off deck and sank in Narrragansett
Bay 3/19/1947. Pilot OK
95047 (VF-1A) crashed off USS Tarawa (CV-40) due to bad weather 7/18/1948. Pilot killed.
95049 Grumman XF8F-2 Bearcat
F8F-1 airframe with semi-production R-2800-30W engine
95050 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95051/95055 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95051 torque roll on takeoff from Biggs AFB, TX 4/1/1948. Pilot OK.
95054 (CQTU-4) hard landing and hit barrier on USS Cabot (CVL-28) 8/29/1949. Pilot OK.
95056 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95057/95061 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95057 (VF-1A) spun in on wave off from USS Tarawa (CV-40)
9/4/1947. Pilot injured.
95059 (VF-98) spun in on landing Leeward Point Field,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 4/8/1947. Pilot killed.
95061 (VF-152) hard landing on USS Antietam (CV-36)
10/15/1948. Pilot OK.
95062 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95063/95067 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95063 (VF-12) hard landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
10/29/1949. Pilot OK.
95068 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95069/95073 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95072 w/o? 3 Oct 1946 Force landed on takeoff due to engine failure at NAAS Charleston, RI VBF-20
95074 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95074 (VF-8A) in midair collision with 95162 4/4/1947.
Pilot killed.
95075/95079 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95075 (VF-7A) in deck crash on USS Leyte (CV-39) 9/29/1947.
Pilot OK
95077 (VF-11) wing buckled on landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) 11/21/1949. Pilot OK.
95078 (VF-3A) ditched off Randolph CV-15 7/25/1947.
Pilot OK.
95079 crashed into mountain near Skull Valley, AZ Nov 15, 1952 on
way to NAS San Diego from Glenview NAS, IL. Pilot killed.
Cause of crash was getting lost in bad weather.
95080 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95081/95085 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95083 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95085 stalled on landing approach near NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 12/19/1951. Pilot killed.
95086 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95087/95092 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95087 (VF-10A) in midair collision with 95193 during simulated attack on CV 20 mi S of NAAS
Charlestown, RI 11/18/1947. Both pilots killed
95089 w/o 27 Jul 1949 Crash landed at NAS Quonset Point, RI VF-71
95093 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95093 (VF-72) lost during ship to shore flight off USS Midway (CVB-41) 6/22/1950. May have suffered
vertigo during rain squall. Pilot killed.
95094/95097 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95098 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95099/95102 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95099 (VF-4A) spun in landing on USS Kearsarge (CV-33) 3/14/1947. Pilot killed.
95101 (VF-11) hard landing and hit barrier on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) Feb 9, 1950. Pilot OK.
95102 (VMF-543) force landed after takeoff from NAS Glenview, IL 10/29/1951. Pilot injured.
95103 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95104/95107 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95107 stalled during landing at NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 12/04/1951. Pilot killed.
95108 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95108 (VF-33) ring broke during catapult shot off USS Leyte
(CV-32) and crashed into sea 2/22/1949. Pilot OK
95109/95112 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95109 w/o? 12 Apr 1949 Accident at NAS Atlantic City, NJ VX-3
95110 (VBF-18) wingtip failed in dive during training
exercise off USS Leyte (CV-32) 9/30/1946. Pilot killed.
95111 (VF-7A) force landed near Saunterstown, RI due
to fuel exhaustion 22/26/1947 and hit tree.
Pilot injured.
95112 (VF-7A) hard landing on USS Leyte (CV-32) 2/13/1948.
Pilot OK.
95113 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95114/95117 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95115 w/o? 4 Oct 1946 takeoff accident at NAAS Fentress Fd, VA VF-5
95116 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95118 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95119/95122 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95119 w/o? 3 May 1950 Accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF-11
95122 (VX-3) hard landing and hit barrier on USS Saipan
(CVL-48) 11/30/1948. Pilot injured.
95123 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
(VF-17A) stalled on landing at NAAS Otis Field, MA 6/12/1945.
Pilot injured.
95124/95127 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95125 (VF-12) stalled on landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
9/29/1949. Pilot OK.
95126 w/o? 4 Feb 1951 Accident at NAS Birmingham, AL VA-722
95127 w/o 9 Dec 1947 Mid-air somewhere over USA-Location? VF-3A
95128 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95129/95132 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95131 (VF-11) in hard landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
11/19/1949. Pilot OK.
95132 w/o? 6 Jan 1952 Fatal mid-air accident, 1 mile S. of Sterling Hill, KS VF-883
95133 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95134/95137 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95134 in torque roll during landing on USS Cabot (CVL-26), hit
inverted 4/21/1952. Pilot killed.
95136 in torque roll on takeoff from NAAS Cabannis
Field, TX 4/13/1951. Pilot killed.
95138 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95139 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95140 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
(VF-3A) stalled on landing on USS Randolph (CV-15) 6/30/1947
and hit inverted. Pilot killed.
95141/95142 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95141 collided with 95185 5/14/1949 near NAAS Cabannis
Field, TX. Pilot bailed out OK. Pilot of 95185
Killed.
95142 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95143 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95144/95147 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95144 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95148 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
(VF-31) crashlanded at Barksale AFB, LA May 18, 1950.
95149 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95150 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95151/95155 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95151 force landed 40 miles from Phoenix, AZ on
cross-country flight 4/14/1952. Pilot OK
95154 ditched 25 miles from NAAS Cabaniss Field, TX
9/18/1951. Pilot OK
95156 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95157/95160 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95157 (VF-923) gear collapsed during landing rollout
NAS San Dieto, CA. 12/14/1950. Pilot injured.
95158 crashed during high speed dive 1/2 mile SE of
Cedarville, NJ 10/22/1951. Pilot killed.
95159 w/o 28 Jun 1952 Fatal crash at NAAS Webster Field, MD VMF-321
95161 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95161 (VCN-1) undershot landing and hit trees at NAS
Barbers Point, HI 10/16/1947. Pilot killed.
95162 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95162 (VF-8A) in midair collision with 95074 4/4/1947.
Pilot killed.
95163/95165 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95163 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95164 (VF-11) hard landing on USS Phillippine Sea (CV-47)
and hit parked aircraft AD-3Q 122865 and F8F-1
95419. Pilot OK but all aircraft stricken.
95165 (VF-71) rolled off deck of USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
on takeoff 1/11/1949. Pilot killed.
95166 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95167/95170 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95168 (VF-7A) in hard landing on USS Leyte (CV-32) 2/12/1947.
Pilot OK.
95171 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95172 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95172 w/o? 16 Jul 1947 Ground looped on landing at Armitage Field, CA NOTS
95173/95175 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95174 spun in during aerobatics near Aqua Dulce, TX
6/9/1949. Pilot bailed out OK.
95176 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95176 hard landing on USS Leyte (CV-32) 2/6/1947. Pilot
injured.
95177/95180 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95181 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95182 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95182 w/o? 6 Jun 1947 Accident at Molokai Island, HI VCN-1
95183/95189 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95183 VF11 Landing on USS Philippine Sea CV-47 on 2/28/50. Hit deck hard and flipped over. No fire.
Unknown whether pilot survived nor whether aircraft was saved.
95184 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95185 in midair collision with 95141 near NAAS Cabannis Field, TX
5/14/1949. Pilot killed. Pilot of 95141 bailed
out OK.
95187 Blue Angel "Beetle Bomb" went in to slow roll on takeoff NAAS Whiting
Field, FL Apr 24, 1950. Pilot killed
95189 (VF-7A) in hard landing Leyte CV-32 2/13/1948.
Pilot OK
95190 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95191 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95192/95194 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95193 (VF-10A) in midair collision with 95087 during simulated
attack on CV 20 mi S of NAAS Charlestown, RI
11/18/1947. Both pilots killed
95194 w/o? 15 Dec 1948 Landing accident due to structural failure at NAS San Diego, CA
95195 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95195 landing long and hit barrier on USS Leyte (CV-32)
1/26/1948. Pilot injured.
95196/95197 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95196 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95198 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95199 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95199 (VF-1L) landing gear collapsed on landing at
NAS Atlantic City, NJ 12/11/1947. Pilot OK
95200 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95201/95204 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95202 w/o? 26 Jan 1949 Taxi accident at NAS San Diego, CA VF-113
95204 (VF-11A) overside landing on USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
1/19/1948. Pilot OK. Also have this plane as
being with VF-19 and ditched off Bennington
CV-20 3/18/1946. Pilot also OK.
95205 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95206 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95207/95209 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95208 (VF-10A) stalled on landing at NAAS Charlestown,
RI 9/4/1947. Pilot killed.
95210 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95211/95213 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95214 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95215 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95216/95220 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95216 (VF-4A) in hard landing on USS Kearsarge (CV-33)
9/16/1947. Pilot injured.
95218 (VF-7A) in deck accident on USS Leyte (CV-32)
1/20/1948. Pilot OK
95219 SOC Navy at Alameda Oct 22, 1951 and believed to have
gone directly to Royal Thai AF as Kh15-32/94
95221 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95221 (VF-132) hit banner during air-to-air gunnery and
ditched off Pontaverda, FL 20/03/1949. Pilot OK.
95222 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95223/95226 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95227 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95228/95229 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95228 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95230 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat
95230 w/o 7 Jun 1946 Missing near NAS Miami, FL VF ATU
95231 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95232 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95232 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95233/95236 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95233 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95234 (VF-152) overshot landing at NAS Alameda, CA
12/06/1948. Pilot OK
95235 w/o? 17 May 1948 Landing accident at NAS Sandpoint, WA VF-16A
95236 (CQTU-4) hit trees on landing Bronosn Field, AL
1/14/1950. Pilot injured.
95237 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95237 (VF-8A) stalled during landing Ta Kali Airfield,
Malta. Pilot OK.
95238/95241 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95241 (CQTU-4) hit barrier on landing on USS Cabot (CVL-28).
Pilot OK. Date?
95242 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95243/95246 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95246 (CQTU-4) ditched wheels down off runway Perdido
Bay 8/12/1949. Pilot injured.
95247 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95248/95252 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95248 w/o? 6 Jan 1948 Ground looped on landing at NAS Alameda, CA VF-20A
95252 (VF-10A) ditched off USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) 15 m
south of Malta 5/27/1948
95253 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95254/95259 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95255 (MSN D.527) to civil registry as N41089, then N58204.
reported 1972 displayed at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam. In
2009 reported owned by owner in USA.
95257 w/o? 18 Feb 1947 Takeoff accident at NAS San Diego, CA VF-6A
95260 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95260 w/o? 28 Jan 1948 Landing accident at NAS Quonset Point, RI VF-8A
95261/95264 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95265 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95265 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95266/95270 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95267 leveled off high during landing at NAS Olanthe,
KA 6/23/1950. Pilot OK.
95289 (VF-5A) stalled on landing on USS Shangri-LA (CV-38) Jun 3, 1947
and sank. Pilot injured.
95271 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95272/95274 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95273 (VF-13) stalled on landing on USS Tarawa (CV-40) and
sank 11/30/1948. Pilot injured.
95275 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95276/95280 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95278 w/o 18 Jul 1949 Fatal crash 35 miles SW. of NAAS Cabaniss, TX VF ATU 2
95280 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95281 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95282/95284 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95283 (VF-19A) force landed after takeoff from NAS
San Diego 10/23/1947. Pilot injured.
95285 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
(VF-12) crashlanded 4 mi NE of Maxwell AFB, AL Aug 17, 1950.
95286/95289 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95286 force landed west of Borger, TX 8/17/1951.
Pilot OK.
95290 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95291/95294 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95294 (VF-153) ditched in San Francisco Bay 12/08/1948.
Pilot OK
95295 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95296/95299 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95296 (VF-151) ditched during group tactics, NAS
Alameda, CA 1/26/1949. Pilot injured.
95298 w/o? 29 Dec 1951 Landing accident at Akron MAP, OH CNATRA
95300 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95301/95304 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95301 forced landed after takeoff from NAS St Louis, MO
and landed near Vichy, MO 7/16/1951. Pilot
injured.
95302 w/o 16 Jul 1951 Forced landed after takeoff due to engine failure at Vichy Airport, MO CNATRA
95304 (VF-111) in midair collision with 95421 off La Jolla, CA
9/1/1948. Both pilots killed.
95305 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95306/95309 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95309 landed long at NAAS Charlestown, RI and hit
snow bank 2/16/1948.
95310 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95310 (VF-72) force landed near NAS Quonset Point,
RI 3/08/1951. Pilot OK
95311/95314 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95311 (VF-19A) hit slipstream landing behind B-29
and crashed at Davis Monthan Field, AZ
10/16/1948. Pilot injured.
95312 (VF-11A) hit barrier in landing on USS Valley Forge
(CV-45). Pilot OK. Date?
95314 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95315 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95316/95318 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95317 (VF-152) hit barrier landing on USS Boxer (CV-21) 1/10/1949. Pilot OK.
95318 (VF-192) w/o? 14 May 1950 Forced landing, after takeoff, at NAS Olathe, KS CNATRA
95319 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95320/95323 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95320 (VCN-1) hit barrier on landing on USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
22/13/1947. Pilot OK.
95323 w/o? 5 Oct 1948 Accident at Gunnery Area 'C', CA VF-152
95324 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95324 (VF-1A) hit barrier on landing on USS Tarawa (CV-40)
9/4/1947. Pilot OK.
95325/95329 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95326 (VF-191) collided with 95443 during gunnery near
Farallon Island 1/5/1949. Both pilots killed.
95329 (CQTU-4) ground-looped on landing at NAAS Barin
Field, AL. Pilot OK. Date?
95330 Grumman XF8F-2 Bearcat
F8F-1 airframe with semi-production R-2800-30W engine
95331/95333 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95332 (VF-73) dove in 3 miles off Sakannat Point, RI
9/8/1949. Pilot missing.
95333 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95334 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95334 (VF-8A) hard landing on USS Leyte (CV-32) 2/13/1948.
Pilot OK.
95335/95339 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95335 (VF-4A) hit barrier on landing on USS Kearsarge (CV-33)
6/1/1947. Pilot injured.
95336 (CQTU-4) hit barrier on landing on USS Cabot (CVL-28)
8/29/1949. Pilot OK.
95337 (VF-4A) hit banner during gunner and crashed
NAS Quonset Point, RI. 10/21/1947. Pilot killed.
95338 (MSN D.610) reported 1972 displayed at Tan Son Nhut AB,
South Vietnam
95340 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95340 (V-6A) in hard landing on USS Leyte (CV-32) 2/12/1948.
Pilot OK.
95341/95343 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95342 to French AF. Lost May 1949, details unknown. The
aircraft at Takhli AFB, Thailand is often quoted as ex-
95342, but it is probably not. The aircraft at Takhli
bears the figures 342, but this is apparently a Thai
squadron code.
95343 force landed at Andrews AFB, MD Feb 25, 1951.
95344 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95345/95348 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95345 (VF-153) hit barrier in landing on USS Antietam (CV-36)
Oct 11, 1948. Pilot injured.
95344 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95350/95353 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95352 ditched off NAS Corpus Christi, TX 6/24/1952.
Pilot OK.
95354 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95354 w/o? 11 Aug 1948 Landing accident due to structural failure at NAS El Centro, CA VF-12
95355/95358 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95356 on civil registry as N7247C, then N4752Y
95358 (VF-73) caught fire while taxiing on ground NAS
Quonset Point, RI 11/22/1949. Pilot OK.
95359 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95360/95362 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95363 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95363 (VF-2A) in midair collision with 95411 7/15/1948. Pilot
bailed out, other pilot killed.
95364/95367 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95365 (VF-19A) hard landing on USS Boxer (CV-21) 11/12/1947.
Pilot injured.
95366 stalled on landing at NAAS Cecil Field, FL
3/8/1950. Pilot killed.
95368 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95369/95372 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95369 (MSN D.641, VF-13) wing collapsed during landing on USS Philippine
Sea (CV-47). Pilot OK. Reported 1972 displayed at Nha Trang
AB, South Vietnam
95370 w/o? 6 Nov 1947 Ground looped on landing at NAS Atlantic City, NJ VF-1L
95371 (VF-12) hit barrier landing on USS Midway (CVB-41)
8/31/1949. Pilot OK
95372 (VF-1L) ditched during landing approach to USS Saipan
(CVL-48) 5/18/1947. Pilot OK.
95373 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95374/95377 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95375 spun in during landing NAAS Bronson Field, FL
04/21/1952. Pilot killed
95378 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95378 w/o? 31 Jul 1947 Ground looped on landing at NAAS Ream Field, CA VF-2A
95379/95382 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95380 crashed during landing approach to NAS Memphis,
TN May 13, 1953.
95381 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95383 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95383 (VF-2A/VF-12) in midair collision with 95425 off USS
Tarawa (CV-40) 7/18/1948. Both pilots killed.
95384/95386 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95387 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95388/95390 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95391 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95392/95395 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95392 (VF-9A) hard landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
1/6/1948. Pilot OK
95393 (VF-11A) ditched off USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
12/03/1947. Pilot OK
95396 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95396 (VF-2A) hit catwalk on landing Tarawa CV-40
9/2/1947. Pilot OK.
95397/95400 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95401 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
MSN D.650. Reported 1979 at Flying Tigers Museum, Paris, TX
95402/95405 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95402 (VF-13) crashed into high terrain during bad
weather near Berlin, PA 9/13/1949. Pilot
killed.
95404 (VF-111) hard landing on USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
10/12/1948. Pilot OK
95406 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95407/95410 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95408 SOC Apr 27, 1956 at NAS San Diego.
95409 w/o 15 Feb 1949 Landing accident due to structural failure at Biggs AFB, TX VR-32
95410 elevator torn off in dive and crashed 41 mi from
NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 12/17/1951. Pilot killed.
95411 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95411 (VF-2A) in midair with 95363 7/15/1948. Pilot
killed, other pilot bailed out.
95412/95415 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95412 to French AF as 5412
95414 w/o? 4 Jan 1950 Ground looped on landing at NAAS Cecil Field, FL VF-11
95416 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95416 (VF-2A) ditched during navigation flight 8/20/1947
near NAS San Diego, CA. Pilot injured.
95417/95419 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95419 hit by hard landing F8F-1 95164 2/28/1950 aboard USS
Philippine Sea (CV-47). SOC.
95420 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95421/95424 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95421 (VF-111) in collision with 95304 off La Jolla, CA
Sep 1, 1948. Both pilots killed.
95424 w/o 11 Nov 1948 Engine failure on takeoff at NAS San Diego, CA VF-112
95425 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95425 (VF-2A/VF-12) in midair collision with 95383 off
USS Tarawa (CV-40) 7/18/1948. Both pilots killed.
95426/95429 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95426 (VF-112) ditched after takeoff NAS San Diego, CA
Pilot injured. Date?
95427 (VF-191) in hard landing on USS Boxer (CV-21)
Nov 5, 1948. Pilot OK.
95429 (VF-20A/VF-192) ditched off USS Princeton (CV-37)
Aug 4, 1948. Pilot OK.
95430 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95430 (VF-2A) spun in on landing on USS Tarawa (CV-40) 9/15/1947.
Pilot injured.
95431/95434 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95432 w/o? 28 Oct 1947 Landing accident at NAS Barbers Point, HI VF-11A
95434 SOC with USN May 1954 and believed to have gone to
Royal Thai AF
95435 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95436/95439 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95438 (F8F-1D, VU-4) gear collapsed on landing at NAAS
Chincoteague, VA 5/12/1949. Pilot OK
95440 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95441/95444 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95442 went into inverted spin during aerobatics and
crashed near NAAS Cabannis Field, TX 4/11/1950.
Pilot killed.
95443 (VF-191) collided with 95326 during gunnery near
Farallon Island 1/5/1949. Both pilots killed.
95445 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95446/95449 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95447 w/o? 3 Feb 1948 Belly landing at NAS Alameda, CA VF-10A
95449 (VF-9A) hard landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
1/6/1948. Pilot OK.
95450 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95451/95453 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95451 (VF-19A) ditched off USS Boxer (CV-21) 3/15/1948 due
to fuel exhaustion. Pilot OK
95454 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95454 hard landing on USS Boxer (CV-21) 3/4/1948. Pilot
OK.
95455/95458 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95455 w/o 8 Nov 1949 Fatal(?) accident at NAAS Cabaniss, TX VF ATU 2
95458 (VF-19A) in midair with 95029 3/17/1948. Both
pilots killed.
95459 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
Stalled on landing at NAAS Cabannis Field, TX
Nov 8, 1949. Pilot killed.
95460/95462 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95461 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95462 w/o 26 Feb 1950 Takeoff accident at NAS Glenview, IL CNART
95463 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95464/95467 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95464 to French AF. Delivered from Vietnam to Royal Thai AF
95466 (VR-3) landing gear collapsed on takeoff from
Spartansburg Airport, SC 6/25/1950. Pilot OK
95467 (VF-885) stalled on landing on USS Monterey
(CVL-26) 9/4/1951. Pilot OK
95468 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95468 (VF-13A) engine failure on landing on USS Tarawa (CV-40) and
ditched 10/23/1947. Pilot OK.
95469/95471 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95470 (VF-193) ditched off USS Boxer (CV-21) Nov 1, 1948.
Pilot OK.
95471 crashed during bombing practice off NAAS
Cabannis Field, TX 4/25/1952. Pilot killed.
95472 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95473/95476 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95477 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95478/95481 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95479 VF-721 flew into water near target during
gunnery practice ESE of Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/26/1950. Pilot killed.
95482 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95483/95486 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
94483 SOC with USN and to Royal Thai AF as Kh15-154/97
95487 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95488/95491 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95490 (VF-9A) hard landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)
Jan 6, 1948. Pilot OK.
95491 force landed near NAAS Cabannis Field, TX
Mar 8, 1951 due to oil loss. Pilot OK
95492 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95493/95497 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
95495 (CQTU-4) flew into water in landing on USS Cabot
(CVL-28) 2/13/1950. Pilot OK.
95496 (CQTU-4) spun in during landing on USS Wright
(CVL-49) Nov 7, 1950. Pilot killed.
95498 Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat
95499/96751 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
cancelled contract
96752/97390 Vought F4U-4 Corsair
96753 w/o 20 Dec 1951 Fatal crash, bad weather accident, near St Stephen's, SC VF-33
96756 (VMF-212, USS Bataan (CVL-29)) damaged by enemy fire or by own bomb blast
and ditched off shore Jan 20, 1951. Pilot KIA.
96759 (VF-871, USS Essex (CV-9)) damaged by enemy fire and crash-landed at
friendly airfield Dec 12, 1952.
96760 w/o? 27 Jun 1950 Crash landed at MCAS Quantico, VA AES-12
96762 (VMF-323, USS Sicily (CVE-118)) crashed into sea during landing Jun 17, 1951.
Pilot KIA.
96763 (VF-653, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) shot down by AAA SE of Munchon
Feb 11, 1952. Pilot KIA.
96764 w/o 12 Jul 1946 Takeoff accident at NAS Norfolk, VA VF-75
96768 (VMA-312, USS Bairoko (CVE-115)) shot down by AAA near Soya-ri Mar 27, 1952.
Pilot bailed and rescued by SAR helicopter.
96770 (VF-193, USS Princeton (CV-37)) shot down by MiG near Hungnam Oct 7, 1952,
pilot bailed out successfully but died shortly after rescue.
96771 (VF-74) lost off USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) 1 January 1949
96776 w/o 2 Jul 1946 Fatal crash somewhere in NC-Location? VBF-75
96777 w/o 4 Feb 1948 Force landed after takeoff due to engine failure at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF ATU 1
96778 w/o 20 Apr 1950 Accident at NAAS Cabaniss, TX VF ATU 1
96779 (VF-653, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) crashed into water on takeoff Apr 26, 1952. Pilot rescued
by helicopter.
96782 w/o 2 Jul 1948 Landing accident following structural failure at Vichy Field, MO CNART
96784 (VMF-212 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29) crashed into barriers after returning from mission
Feb 4, 1951. Pilot uninjured. (VF-192, USS Princeton (CV-37)) engine failure after bombing
run May 5, 1952, pilot bailed out.
96786 w/o 24 Mar 1948 Crash landed at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF ATU 1
96787 w/o? 1 Apr 1950 Accident at NAS Squantum, MA CNART
96788 w/o? 12 Feb 1946 Landing accident due to mechanical failure on 'USS Princeton' in Caribbean VF-81
96790 collided in midair with F6F-5 BuNo 79445 over lower east side of
Detroit Jun 23, 1948. Both pilots killed. It appears that
both pilots could have bailed out but stayed with their
planes to try and avoid damage to people and houses on the ground.
96791 w/o 16 Apr 1952 Force landed due to engine failure 6 miles E. of NAAS El Centro, CA
96793 (VF-874, USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) disintegrated in midair during attack
on bridge Aug 11, 1951. Pilot MIA.
96794 (VMF-323 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118)) crashed into barrier Jun 12, 1951. Pilot uninjured.
(VF-92, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) shot down by AAA S. of Wonsan, Korea
Apr 7, 1953. Pilot KIA.
96795 w/o 27 Oct 1946 Takeoff accident at Tsingtao, China VMF-115
96800 w/o 13 May 1946 Ditched due to engine failure at Big Bear Lake, CA VMF-452
96805 w/o 31 Jul 1951 Fatal crash near Camp Pendleton, CA VF-114
96809 (VF-53, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) engine failure of launch Jul 3, 1950. Pilot
rescued.
96810 crashed on catapult from USS Midway (CVB-41) Apr 25, 1946. Pilot not recovered.
96811 (VF-92, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) engine failure on takeoff, ditched Apr 27, 1953.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
96816 w/o 24 Dec 1948 Fatal crash 7 miles SW. of MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-223
96817 w/o 3 May 1947 Force landed due to engine failure at College Park, MD VF-3B
96819 w/o 27 Oct 1948 Ditched due to engine failure off MCAS Cherry Point, NC HEDRON 11
96821 (VMF-323, USS Sicily (CVE-118)) hit by AAA and made wheels-up landing near Imjin River in
enemy territory Jul 2, 1951. Pilot rescued by helicopter
96828 w/o 29 May 1951 Accident at NAAS Sanford, FL VF-33
96831 w/o? 7 Apr 1949 Landing accident at MCAS Quantico, VA AES-12
96834 (VF-871 attached to USS Princeton (CV37)) shot down by AAA 2 m E of Kumsong Jul 22, 1951. Pilot KIA
96838 (HQS-33, VMAW-1) damaged in takeoff accident at Bofu AB,
Japan Jan 27, 1951.
96839 w/o 27 Feb 1946 Force landed, out of gas, 5 miles E. of San Juan Capistrano, CA VMF-511
96842 w/o? 15 Jun 1948 Accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF ATU 1
96843 w/o 12 Jan 1946 Fatal(?) accident, at Shreveport MAP, LA VRF-3
96845 (VMF-323, USS Sicily (CVE-118)) hit barrier on landing and flipped over Jul 28, 1951.
Pilot injured.
96849 w/o 1 Sep 1950 Missing near Hampton Beach, NH CNART
96850 w/o? 12 May 1951 Crash landed at OLF, Fallon, NV VF-713
96851 (VF-783, USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) hit by AAA S of Wonsan Nov 18, 1951,
pilot bailed out and rescued by helicopter.
96852 w/o 15 Feb 1948 Force landed due to engine failure 2 miles SE. of Dallas, TX
96855 (VMF-312) hit by ground fire and bellied in at Hagaru-ri dirt strip Nov 29, 1950. Pilot uninjured.
96856 w/o 14 Dec 1951 Fatal mid-air 15 miles WNW. of NAAS El Centro, CA VMF-232
96859 w/o? 11 Sep 1951 Ditched due to engine failure at St John's River, FL VF-916
96871 w/o 1 Oct 1948 Landed long at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF ATU
96872 (VMF-212 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29)) hit by aaa Suwon forced to land Mar 4, 1951. Pilot uninjured.
96873 w/o 26 Aug 1948 Pilot bailed out(?) 4 miles N. of San Juan Capistrano, CA HQSQ
96875 w/o 21 Jul 1951 Crash landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMT-1
96876 w/o 27 Jan 1949 Force landed due to engine failure 5 miles S. of Phelps Lake, NC VMF-122
96879 (VMA-312, USS Bairoko (CVE-115)) shot down by AAA near Taetan Mar 5, 1952. Pilot KIA.
96881 (VF-791, USS Boxer (CV-21)) ditched after engine failure on takeoff May 11, 1951.
Pilot rescued.
96883 w/o 18 Sep 1951 Landed short, 5 miles NW. of NAS Moffett Field, CA VF-192
96884 w/o 26 Aug 1949 Accident at MCAS Edenton, NC VMF-211
96885 (MSN 9039) to Honduras AF as FAH-618. In 1990 was reported stored by Earl Ware of
Jacksonville, FL. In Nov 2006 was at USS Midway museum restoration facility.
96886 w/o 20 Dec 1948 Takeoff accident at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-225
96888 w/o 10 Aug 1949 Pilot bailed out(?) Accident somewhere in VA-Location?
96890 (VMA-312, USS Bairoko (CVE-115)) hit by AAA and ditched Mar 29, 1952. Pilot rescued.
96891 w/o 12 Jan 1946 Accident at Shreveport MAP, LA VRF-3
96893 w/o? 6 Feb 1949 Landing accident due to structural failure at MCAS Quantico, VA AES-12
96894 (VF-653, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) shot down by AAA N of Munchon May 13, 1952.
Pilot KIA.
96895 (VF-63) crashed into sea during landing operations off USS Boxer (CV-21) Sep 26, 1950. Pilot
picked up by helicopter.
96899 (VF-53, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) shot down by AAA N of Hungnam Dec 23, 1950.
Pilot rescued by helicopter
96900 (VF-23, USS Boxer (CV-21)) lost power on takeoff and ditched Sep 16, 1950.
Pilot rescued.
96903 w/o 18 Mar 1950 Accident somewhere in CO-Location? CNART
96907 w/o 3 Jan 1952 Pilot bailed out due to engine failure at Monterey Bay, CA VF-192
96913 w/o 2 Apr 1946 Force landed due to engine failure at NAS Alameda, CA CASU-6
96915 w/o 13 Dec 1946 Pilot bailed out due to mid-air at NAAS Monogram Field, VA VF-58
96916 (VMF-312, USS Bataan (CVL-29)) ditched after being hit by AAA near Wonsan
Apr 9, 1951. Pilot rescued by helicopter.
96917 w/o 4 Nov 1950 Fatal crash 3 miles E. of Canzo, CA VF-871
96918 (VF-884) hit by ground fire, pilot bailed out May 18, 1951. Pilot POW. Wreckage on display at the
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
96921 w/o 22 Jul 1947 Mid-air accident, 18 miles SE. of MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-114
96923 (VF-63) pilot bailed out over Wonsan Harbor, pilot rescued by helicopter Apr 5, 1951 but died on
way to hospital.
96925 w/o? 7 Apr 1949 Crash landed at MCAS Bogue Field, NC VMF-223
96927 w/o 12 Mar 1951 Fatal crash landing at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-235
96928 (VF-94) hit by AAA, ditched off USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Jun 29, 1953. Pilot rescued by helo.
96930 w/o 18 Mar 1952 Accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF-174
96932 (VF-152) hit by AAA and ditched in Wonsan
Harbor, Korea May 3, 1953.
96936 w/o? 20 Sep 1951 Accident at NAS Quonset Point, RI VF-74
96937 w/o 20 Dec 1951 Fatal bad weather crash near St Stephen's, SC VF-33
96938 (VF-63 attached to USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)) lost May 23, 1951 12 mi S of Koksan. Pilot POW
96939 (VMF-212) crashed on deck of USS Bataan (CVL-29) Jan 22, 1951. Pilot uninjured
96941 (VF-871 attached to USS Essex (CVA-9)) shot down by AAA Oct 18, 1952. Pilot MIA
96943 w/o 28 Oct 1948 Accident 12 miles W. of MCAS Quantico, VA AES-12
96947 w/o? 31 Oct 1950 Ground looped on takeoff at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-235
96949 (VMF-312 atached to USS Bataan (CVL-29)) pilot bailed out due to engine failure May 8, 1951.
Pilot rescued.
96951 (VF-871) crashed on takeoff from USS Essex (CV-9) Aug 2, 1952. Pilot rescued by helo.
96952 w/o 1 Nov 1950 Landing accident at OLF, Miles Square Field, CA VMF-452
96953 w/o? 23 Aug 1951 Barrier crash on 'USS Valley Forge' in Pacific VF-113
96956 w/o 5 Sep 1951 Crash landing on 'USS Leyte' in Atlantic VF-33
96958 (VF-114) ditched while landing on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Apr 10, 1952. Pilot rescued by helo.
96965 (VF-193 crashed into sea while landing on USS Princeton (CV-37) after tailhook failed Jul 7, 1952.
Pilot injured.
96966 w/o? 17 Feb 1949 Force landed due to engine failure, 18 miles E. of Sarita, TX VF ATU 1
96967 w/o 26 Jan 1952 Landing accident at Bogue Field, NC VMF-211
96969 w/o 13 Jun 1950 Fatal crash near NAS Jacksonville, FL VF-73
96970 ditched off Atlantic City, NJ Jul 6, 1950.
96973 (VMA-312 attached to USS Bairoko (CVE-115)) hit by ground fire Mar 10, 1952, pilot bailed out, rescued
by helicopter.
96976 w/o 23 Mar 1950 Crash landed at NAS Dallas, TX VR-32
96979 (VMF-323 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118)) hit by ground fire SW of Pyongyang, crashed Jul 3, 1951.
Pilot KIA
96982 (VF-94 attached to USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47)) in midair collision, pilot bailed out Apr 1, 1953.
Pilot rescued by helo.
96985 w/o 13 Aug 1947 Fatal crash over VA-Location? VF-3B
96987 w/o? 5 Jan 1949 Takeoff accident at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-222
96989 w/o 8 Jun 1950 Crash landed at Plattsburg MAP, NY CNART
96990 w/o? 2 Jan 1946 Landing accident at NAS San Diego, CA
96991 (VMF-312 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29)) shot down by AAA and crashlanded in Han River near
Munson Mar 15, 1951. Pilot rescued by helicopter
96995 (MSN 9149) to Honduras AF as FAH-614. Sold in 1979. In 1990 was airworthy with
J. K. Ridley of Abilene, TX as N9408M. To Austrian user as OE-EAS
OE-EAS reported registered to The Flying Bulls, Salzburg, Austria.
97000 w/o 22 Apr 1946 Mid-air with 97009 2 miles E. of Chapel Hill, NC VMF-461
97002 w/o 17 May 1949 Force landing, somewhere in TX-Location? VF ATU 1
97003 w/o 29 Sep 1949 Fatal mid-air with 97331 3 miles SE. of Beeville, TX VF ATU 1
97006 w/o 25 Sep 1951 Accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF-921
97008 (VMF-312 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29)) crashed W of Hoengsong Feb 24, 1951. Pilot KIA
97009 w/o 22 Apr 1946 Mid-air with 97000 2 miles E. of Chapel Hill, NC Fatal
97011 (VF-884 attached to USS Boxer (CV-21)) shot down by AAA near Ambyon Sep 18, 1951. Pilot MIA
97015 (VF-24 attached to USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)) shot down by AAA over Wonsan Harbor Apr 20, 1951.
Pilot KIA
97016 w/o? 15 Sep 1949 Force landed due to engine failure somewhere in TX-Location?
97018 w/o 4 Jun 1950 Accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL NARTU
97022 (VMF-212) hit by AAA and forced to ditch Aug 7, 1951. Pilot rescued.
97027 w/o 28 May 1946 Taxi accident at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-452
97028 (VF-884) assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA Aug 21, 1945
to Apr 30, 1947. Used for flying qualities, stability and control, and performance evaluations.
With VF-884 attached to USS Boxer (CV-21) ditched due to mechanical failure Oct 8, 1951. Pilot rescued.
97029 (VMF-212) shot down by AAA Apr 22, 1951. Pilot KIA
97031 w/o 10 Nov 1947 Ditched due to bad weather off LA coast FERRY
97034 (VF-874 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) shot down by AAA W of Wonsan Jul 17, 1951,
ditched in Wonsan Harbor
97041 w/o? 28 Jun 1951 Force landed due to structural fault at NAS Patuxent River, MD HEDRON 11
97042 w/o? 21 Oct 1946 Accident at NAS Norfolk, VA VBF-82
97044 (VF-63) crashed during landing on USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Feb 7 1951. Pilot rescued by helo
97045 (VF-653) hit by AAA E of Pungsan Mar 11, 1952. Unsuccessful bailout.
97047 w/o 10 Nov 1947 Ditched due to bad weather off LA coast FERRY
97048 (VMF-212, USS Badoeng Strait, CVE-116) hit by AAA Jan 26, 1952, pilot KIA in unsuccessful bail out.
97051 w/o 18 Mar 1947 Fatal crash due to structural fault at Hog Island, NC VMF-461
97053 (VF-193 or VF-871) hit by AAA, ditched, DBR May 18, 1951.
97054 w/o 28 Nov 1951 Barrier crash on 'USS Bon Homme Richard' off Korea VF-874
97059 to Honduras AF as FAH-617. Interned in Guatemala Jul 15, 1969. Destroyed in accident Mar 3, 1977 after crash
landing at Tegucigalpa airport during military maneuvers.
Center fuselage and wing displayed at Museo del Aire de Honduras.
97060 97060 w/o? 13 Mar 1947 Landing accident at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba VF-5B
97061 to NAF-NOTS Inyokern by Feb 1951. A misfired rocket damaged the propellors and forcelanded 7 mi NW of
Armitage Field, CA Jan 17, 1952.
97063 (VMF-232) damaged in taxiing accident at Biggs AFB, TX Dec 23, 1950
97067 (VMF-323) hit by ground fire, damaged during SAR effort, wheels up landing at K-47 Oct 30, 1951.
97072 w/o? 8 Apr 1948 Accident at MCAS Ewa, HI VMF-322
97073 (VF-113) crashed into sea during bombing training exercise Jan 28, 1952
97078 w/o 6 Jul 1949 Ground looped on landing at NAS Jacksonville, FL VF-43
97079 w/o 2 Aug 1948 Accident at OLF, Mile Square Field, CA VMF-312
97083 (VF-874) hit by AAA and ditched in river near Tongha-ri, Korea Oct 5, 1951.
Pilot rescued by helo.
97086 w/o? 29 Jun 1947 Landing accident at NAS El Centro, CA VRF-1
97087 w/o? 26 May 1948 Crash landed at Ellyson Field, FL VF ATU 1
97088 w/o? 18 Jul 1947 Mid-air accident over Oahu Island, HI VMF-115
97090 engine failure out of NAAS El Centro, CA
Oct 24, 1950. Pilot bailed out.
97091 w/o 11 Aug 1948 Takeoff accident at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-222
97092 w/o 12 Jan 1947 Force landed, out of gas, near Tang-Shan, China VMF-218
97094 w/o 7 Sep 1951 Crash landed at Itami AB, Japan VMF-212
97097 w/o? 16 Oct 1951 Barrier crash on 'USS Rendova' off Korea VMF-212
97098 (VMF-312 hit by AAA and crashed near Kycha Oct 3, 1950. Pilot KIA
97100 (VF-884 hit by AAA during dive on target, crashed near Pyongyang Nov 8, 1952. Pilot MIA
97103 (VF-53 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) shot down by AAA 15 mi Ne of Posong Jul 25, 1950.
Pilot POW.
97111 w/o 29 Mar 1948 Taxi accident at NAS Jacksonville, FL VA ATU 6
97115 (VMF-212) crashed on aft end of flight deck of USS Bataan Feb 3, 1951. Also listed as ditching
in Wonsan Harbor with VF-713 Nov 8, 1951.
97116 (VMA-312) hit by AAA and ditched in ocean near Changin-do Jul 15, 1952. Pilot rescued.
97117 w/o 14 Dec 1951 Accident-somewhere over VA-Location? VF-42
97120 (VMA-312) hit by AAA and crashlanded on frozen Annyong Reservoir 10 mi N of Haeju
Feb 24, 1953. Pilot rescued by helo.
97121 (VMF-323 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118)) crashed into barrier on return from mission Jul 3 1951.
Pilot uninjured.
97123 (VMF-312) developed fuel leak, smoke in cockpit, pilot bailed out Sep 28, 1950. Pilot
rescued by Japanese fishing boat.
97128 (VMF-323) went over side of USS Sicily (CVE-118) Jul 9, 1951 due to bad brakes. Pilot uninjured.
97130 (VF-193 attached to USS Princeton (CVA-37)) hit by AAA, pilot bailed out near Hoeryong and was
rescued Sep 13, 1952.
97131 w/o 26 Dec 1951 Ditched, due to engine failure, off VA? VF-42
97132 (VF-193 attached to USS Princeton (CVA-37)) shot down by AAA near Kilchu, Korea Jul 28, 1952.
Pilot rescued by helo
97134 w/o 19 Jun 1951 Fatal crash somewhere over NC-Location? VMF-225
97136 (VMA-312 attached to USS Bairoko (CVE-115)) hit by small armes fire near Kyo-dong, ditched
SE of Cho-Do Apr 14, 1952. Pilot rescued.
97137 w/o 18 Aug 1950 Fatal mid-air accident at NAS Quonset Point, RI
97138 w/o 2 Oct 1951 Crash landed at Peterfield Point, NC
97139 (VF-884) crashed on takeoff from USS Boxer (CV-21) due to power failure Aug 4, 1951. Pilot killed.
97142 (MSN 9296) to civil registry as N3771A, sale to Honduras AF fell through.
At Pima Air And Space Museum, Tucson, AZ since at least Mar 1995.
97143 WFU Jul 5, 1956. 8/45: TOS USN.
Ca.11/49: Fighter Squadron 884 (VF-884), NAS San Diego, CA.
By 3/51: Aboard USS Boxer (CV-21) for combat operations over North Korea.
1951: Fighter Squadron 653 (VF-653), USS Valley Forge (CV-45), Flying combat over North Korea.
1951 to 1953: Flew 200 combat missions over North Korea.
Unknown date: Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River, MD.
7/5/56: WFU.
1960: TOS Honduran Air Force with s/n FAH 613.
1977: Sales representative with c/r N96042.
1981: Charles T. Unkle, Homestead, FL.
1981: Joseph O. Tobul, Pittsburgh, PA. Restoration project; stripped hulk with 3 truck loads of parts.
2/13/85: Joseph O. Tobul, Bamburg, SC with c/r N713JT.
1985 to 1991: Restored at Wexford, PA.
12/8/91: First post-restoration flight.
4/93: Bellied in off the runway on takeoff, Allendale, SC.
1993 to 1997: Rebuilt.
11/10/02: Crashed in trees, forced landing due engine failure at an
airshow Columbia, SC; Joseph Tobul killed.
2002 to 2011: Rebuilt by Westpac Restorations, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO.
4/13/06: James R. Tobul, Bamberg, SC. (Joseph's son)
3/6/11: First post-restoration flight.
9/14: Raced as #9.
2/14/18: James R. Tobul, Jackson, W.
97144 (VMF-312 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-39) hit by AAA and force landed near Sukchon May 21, 1952.
Pilot rescued by helicopter
97146 (VF-63 attached to USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)) hit by AAA NE of Hongchon, pilot bailed out
May 19, 1951. Pilot KIA
97148 w/o 3 May 1947 Fatal cr, at Ashburn A/p, Chicago AES-12
97153 (VMF-212) crashed through barriers on USS Bataan (CVL-29) and damaged 97153 and 81390 Mar 4, 1951.
Pilot uninjured.
97155 w/o 17 Mar 1950 Fatal crash at Bronson Fd, FL CQTU-4
97158 w/o 10 Dec 1946 Crash landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-461
97159 w/o 13 Apr 1949 Accident at NAAS Cabaniss Fd, TX VF ATU 1
97162 (VF-193 attached to USS Princeton (CVA-37)) crashed into sea due to power failure Jun 8, 1952.
Pilot rescued.
97163 w/o 2 Jul 1951 Ditched, due to engine failure, off NAS Quonset Point, RI O&R
97165 (VF-884 attached to USS Boxer (CV-21)) engine stalled and spun in near destroyer Apr 2, 1951.
Pilot injured but rescued.
97167 w/o 9 Nov 1948 Ground looped on takeoff, at Bogue Field, NC VMF-225
97170 (VF-874 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) shot down by AAA Sep 2, 1951, pilot bailed out
and was rescued.
97171 w/o 23 Jan 1952 Ground looped on takeoff, at Bogue Field, NC VMF-211
97174 w/o 6 Dec 1950 Pilot bailed out(?) 6 miles SE. of Niland, CA VMT-2
97181 (VF-94 attached to USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47)) ditched due to engine failure on launch Jul 24, 1953.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97182 w/o 7 Jan 1947 Caught fire on taxi at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-152
97183 w/o 14 Jun 1949 Ditched, but pilot was lost, at Baffin Bay, TX VF ATU 1
97187 (VF-874 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) lost power on takeoff and ditched Aug 24, 1951.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97190 w/o 15 Jun 1949 Crash into Mediterranean Sea from 'USS Coral Sea' VF-22
97191 (VMA-332 attache to USS Bairoko (CVE-115) skidded off deck and landed in water Jun 21, 1953.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97192 (VMF-323) shot down by AAA Oct 30, 1951. Pilot POW
97195 (VF-193 attached to USS Princeton (CV-37)) shot down by AA 1 mi N of Hwachon Reservoor Apr 29, 1951.
Pilot bailed out and taken POW.
97198 w/o? 30 Jul 1946 Accident due to structural failure at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-652
97201 was only Corsair to shoot down a jet aircraft during the Korean
War. Pilot was Maj. Jesse Folmar who shot down a MiG-15 Sep 10, 1952
Also listed as being with VF-74 and based on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) and shot down by AAA
and ditched in Sea of Japan Jul 13, 1952. Pilot rescued.
97202 (VF-24 attached to USS Phiippine Sea (CV-47)) shot down by ground fire near Chunchon May 18, 1951.
Pilot injured but rescued.
97203 w/o 26 May 1949 Fatal landing accident, near Rivera, TX VF ATU 1
97204 w/o 26 Dec 1950 Takeoff accident at NAS Alamed, CA VF-194
97205 w/o 21 Mar 1951 Crash landed, at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-235
97207 (VMF-212) engine failure during field carrier landing practice Sep 2, 1951 and crash landed.
Pilot uninjured.
97209 w/o? 5 Feb 1945 Barrier crash on 'USS Princeton' in Caribbean VBF-81
97210 hit by AAA near Wonsan, Korea May 5, 1953.
97212 w/o 25 Mar 1952 Fatal crash near Lake Elisnore, CA VMF-214
97215 w/o 18 Apr 1950 Accident at Ellyson Field, FL CQTU
97217 (VMF-232) damaged in taxiing accident at Biggs AFB, TX
Dec 23, 1950.
97222 w/o 4 Apr 1949 Landing accident due to structural failure at Ellyson Field, FL CQTU-4
97223 w/o 16 Jun 1949 Mid-air, pilot bailed out, near Padre Island, TX VF ATU 4
97225 (VMF-312, USS Bataan (CVL-29)) hit by AAA, crashed and exploded near
Sariwon Airfield Apr 22, 1951. Pilot KIA
97230 (VMA-312 attached to USS Badoeng Straig (CVE-116)) hit by AAA while attacking bridge near Chaeryong
and made wheels-up landing Jan 31, 1951. Pilot rescued.
97231 (VF-32 attached to USS Leyte (CV-32) hit by AAA in Chosin Reservoir area Dec 4, 1950. Pilot KIA
97238 w/o? 5 May 1946 Crash landed on 'USS Princeton' in Caribbean VBF-81
97239 (VF-783 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) crashed during landing approacy Jul 4, 1951.
Pilot KIA.
97242 (VMF-312 attached to US Bataan (CVL-29)) fire in cockpit, pilot bailed out 12 mi SE of Pyongtaek
Jan 27, 1951. Pilot uninjured.
97247 w/o 7 Jul 1949 Fatal crash 10 miles E. of Elsinore, CA HQSQ
97248 w/o 3 Jul 1948 Ditched due to engine failure off NAS Barbers Point, HI VMF-322
97250 0/45: TOS USN and assigned to NAS Litchfield, AZ for storage.
1949: Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32).
1950: Deployed aboard USS Leyte (CV-32) for combat over North Korea. Flown by several
pilots, including Medal of Honor recipient LT.(JG) Thomas J. Hudner Jr
after sacrificing his previous aircraft trying to save Ensign Jesse Brown on 12/4/50.
1951: Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33), also deployed aboard USS Leyte for combat over North Korea.
By 5/51: Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32), Naval Auxiliary Air Station Sanford, FL.
5/23/51: Landing accident at NAAS Sanford, FL.
1/16/52: Taxi Accident, NAAS Sanford. FL.
Ca.1959: SOC.
1959: Registered N3728A.
1966: Registered N6667.
1974: Wilson C. Edwards, Big Spring, TX.
12/81: EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI, donated by Mr. Edwards.
4/20/82: EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI.
5/82: Ferried to Oshkosh by Wilson C. Edwards.
1982 to 1994: Restored in WWII markings of USMC ace Ken Walsh.
By 2010: Placed on permanent display at the EAA Museum.
By 4/22: Restored to Korean War markings honoring Thomas Hudner and Jesse Brown.
4/22: Placed on display in new Naval Aviation exhibit dedicated on this date
with descendants of Hudner and Brown doing ribbon cutting.
97252 w/o 29 Apr 1947 Accident at Miles Square Field, CA VMF-214
97255 (VF-884 attached to USS Kearsarge (CVA-33)) shot down by AA in vicinity Of Chun-con Nov 1, 1952.
Pilot MIA.
97257 w/o 11 Jul 1949 Fatal crash landing at NAAS Corry Field, FL CQTU-4
97258 (VF-884 attached to USS Boxer (CV-21)) ditched due to engine failure Jul 27, 1951. Pilot rescued
by helicopter.
97259 (MSN 9413) to civil registry as N3728A. In 1990 was under restoration by EAA Museum Oshkosh, WI as N6667.
97261 w/o 6 Jul 1949 Fatal crash somewhere in TX-Location? VF ATU 1
97262 w/o 5 Jun 1950 Crash landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-225
97264 (MSN 9418) to storage at Litchfield Park, AZ Oct 1956. Purchased by Pacific Warbirds Museum, then
to Eugene Akers and restored. In 1990 was under restoration as N5218V. Now in France as F-AZVJ.
Reported in 2007 as owned by Wings of Canada, but to be sold. Reported to be
undergoing major overhaul at Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge, TX in
2008 prior to delivery to new owner.
97266 w/o 21 Aug 1951 Takeoff accident at Peterfield Point, NC VMF-225
97267 to NAF-NOTS Inyokern by Jul 1950.
97269 w/o 26 Sep 1949 Takeoff accident at NAAS Bronson Field, FL CQTU-4
97272 (VF-63 attached to USS Boxer (CVA-21) hit by AA and pilot bailed out over Wonsan Harbor Apr 29, 1952.
Pilot rescued by helicopter
97274 (VMF-212 attached to USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)) hit by AAA near Sam-do and crashed at sea
Jan 13, 1952. Pilot KIA.
97277 (VF-653) crashed and burned on attemped deck launch from USS Valley Forge off Korea Feb 2, 1952.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97280 (MSN 9434) to Honduras AF as FAH-615. In 1990 was airworthy with Warbirds of Great Britain
at Biggin Hill, England as N49092. Later registered as N712RD. Collided on ground with F8F-1 N14HP Jul 28, 1999 at
Oshkosh, WI. Rebuilt. Now on civil registry as N712RD
97281 w/o 26 Nov 1951 Crash landed at OLF, Bogue Field, NC VMF-225
97286 (MSN 9440) sale to Honduran AF not completed, registered as N5215V.
In 1990 was airworthy with Robby Jones of Minter City, MS as N5215V.
Damaged by Hurricane Andrew at Tamiani Aug 24, 1992, repaired for static
display. Displayed at Kermit Weeks Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL
97287 w/o 13 Jun 1950 Crash landed at NAAS Corry Field, FL CQTU-4
97288 (MSN 9442) to Honduras AF as FAH-612. Now on civil registry as N4907M. Was airworthy in 1990 with Joseph Bellantoni
of Port Chester, NY
97295 (VF-874 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) lost power and crashed into water shortly
after takeoff Nov 21, 1951. Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97296, 97364, 97415 converted to XF4U-5.
97297 w/o? 10 Oct 1951 Crash landed on 'USS Rendova' off Korea VMF-212
97301 w/o 23 May 1951 Ground looped on landing at NAAS Sanford, FL VF-33
97302 (MSN 9456) planned sale to Honduras AF not completed. To civil registry as
N3764A. At Breckenridge Aviation Museum, Breckingridge, TX as N68HP
97305 (VF-653 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) hit by AAA and ditched in Wonsan Harbor Mar 30, 1952.
Pilot rescued by helicopter. Also listed as crashing on test flight May 30 1952. Pilot killed.
97307 (VF-874 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)) hit by AAA near Songin and headed out to
sea and ditched near USS Helena (CA-75) Oct 6, 1951. Pilot rescued.
97308 w/o 20 Mar 1950 Accident near MCAS Cherry Point, NC HQSQ
97312 w/o? 30 Apr 1951 Force landed due to engine failure at Modene, UT VF-173
97314 (VF-653 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) collided with another aircraft during training
flight Dec 9, 1951. Pilot KIA
97316 (VMF-312 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29) cras landed near Sinmak Mar 21, 1951. Pilot rescued
by helicopter.
97317 (VF-713 attached to USS Antietam (CV-36) shot down by AAA 5 mi S of Yo-do Jan 29, 1952. Pilot KIA
97318 w/o 29 Jun 1951 Fatal crash at NAAS El Centro, CA VMF-451
97320 (MSN 9474) to Honduras AF as FAH-616. On civil registry as N72084. Was airworthy
with John Roxbury of Princeton, MN in 1990.
97324 w/o 13 May 1949 Pilot bailed out, out of gas, 2 miles SW. of Florence MAP, NC VMF-223
97325 (VF-783 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31)) forced down over Korea Aug 26, 1951. Pilot uninjured.
With VF-783 hit by AAA Oct 3, 1951, pilot KIA
97328 w/o 11 Mar 1951 Accident at NAS San Diego, CA VF-53
97330 (MSN 9484) was airworthy in 1990 with Erikson Air Crane of Central Point,
OR as N5222V. Crashed at Chilquin, OR Aug 2, 1991 when pilot bailed out
after engine caught fire after aircraft struck tree. Wreck was restored
and registration N912CM was reserved. In 2010, 97330, registration number N5222V, was being
restored by Connecticut Corsair at Connecticut’s Chester Airport. About 30 percent of the
airplane will be newly fabricated.
97331 w/o 29 Sep 1949 Fatal mid-air with 97003 3 miles SE. of Beeville, TX VF ATU 1
97335 w/o 30 Oct 1946 Pilot bailed out due to mechanical fault at Huntington Bay, Long Island, NY C.VOUGHT
97338 w/o? 2 Jul 1951 Barrier crash on 'USS Antietam' in Pacific VF-653
97340 w/o 23 Aug 1949 Cr landed at NAAS Cabaniss Field, TX VF ATU 1
97345 (VF-193 attached to USS Princeton (CV-37)) ditched on takeoff Dec 5, 1950. Pilot rescued by helicopterl
97348 (VF-23 attached to USS Boxer (CV-21)) shot down by AAA 10 mi SE of Pyongyang Oct 1, 1950. Pilot
rescued by helicopter
97349 (MSN 9503) accepted by US Navy Feb 26, 1946. Initial service with FASRON 691 at NAS North Island.
Joined USMC at MCAS El Toro, serving with VMT-2 before going VMA-251 and later VMF-235, also
stationed at El Toro. Next with VMA-332 at Cherry Point and rejoined VMF-235 at Kaneohe in summer of 1952,
traveling to Hawaii aboard Cape Esperance, CVE-88. Last service with USMC was in late 1952 when
it served with VMF-238 at El Toro and Kaneohe. Reclaimed by US Navy in Hawaii and Farson 117 flew it to Barbers
Point early in 1953. After a stint with Naval Reserve in Atlanta and Olathe, flown to storage
at Litchfiel Park in Jun 1954. Planned sale to Honduras AF not completed. In Jul 1956 SOC and
sold to Bob Bean. Was noted in 1974 mounted on a pole at Tucson Inn Motel, AZ, later to USMC Museum, Quantico
VA, Civil registration N4802X reserved Apr 3, 1984.
97352 (VMF-212 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29)) shot down by AAA near Suwon Jan 18, 1951. Pilot rescued
by helicopter
97359 (MSN 9513) to civil registry as N5213V. Planned sale to Honduran AF
not completed. Later registered as N97359, flew in TV series "Bah Bah Black
Sheep". Registered as N240CA. In 1990 was airworth with the Old Flying Machine Co of Duxford,
England as N240CA. Back to USA Mar 1992, flew as RNZAF NZ5628. Acquired
during 2006 by Vintage wings of Canada. Reported oct 2007 to have been sold
to owner in USA.
97360 w/o 13 Dec 1948 Ditched due to engine failure into Narragansett Bay, RI VF-172
97361 converted to F4U-4N. w/o? 3 Jul 1947 Accident at NAS Patuxent River, MD
97368 w/o 8 Oct 1948 Ditched due to engine failure 22 miles SE.off St Augustine, FL VF ATU 1
97369 (MSN 9523) registered N5214V. In 1990 was on display at Marine Corps Air-Ground
Museum, Quantic, VA. Still there in 1998. Noted Nov 10, 2006 at National Museum of the United
States Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
97371 w/o 6 Oct 1951 Fatal crash into Mediterranean Sea from 'USS F.D. Roosevelt' VF-174
97372 (VF-74 attached to USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) did not pull out of bombing run and
crashed Aug 14, 1952. Pilot KIA
97373 (VMA-312 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-20)) stalled and hit water on landing approacy Jul 13, 1952.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97376 w/o 16 Nov 1948 Force landed due to engine failure at Morris Field, Charlotte, NC VF ATU 1
97377 w/o 20 Jun 1947 Accident 2 miles E. of Dam Neck, VA VF-3B
97380 w/o 10 Apr 1951 Accident in Korea VMF-312
97382 (MSN 9536) to Honduras AF as FAH-611. Partially destroyed by fire after
crash landing at La Mesa airbase Apr 17, 1974. Sold in 1979. Now in USA.
97384 w/o 14 Apr 1949 Crash landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC VMF-225
97387 (VMA-312 attached to USS Bairoko (CVE-115)) lost May 9, 1953.
97388 (MSN 9542) /26/46: TOS USN.
4/30/46: Delivered to USN.
6/46: NAS Tillamook, OR for storage.
10/47: NAS Santa Ana, CA for storage.
3/48: NAS San Diego, CA aircraft pool.
10/48: Marine Fighter Squadron 225 (VMF-225), MCAS Cherry Point, NC.
6/49: VMF-212. Data card has no information reference dates/locations.
6/50: Operated from Japan against targets in Korea. (Information from squadron history)
8/14/50: NAS Quonset Point, RI for Overhaul and Repair, Maintenance and Service.
8/16/50: Fleet Air Service Squadron 3, NAS Norfolk, VA.
9/14/50: Fighter Squadron 42 (VF-42), NAS Oceana, VA.
11/50: VF-42, NAS Jacksonville, FL.
5/51 to 6/8/51: VF-42 aboard USS Saipan (CVL-48), assigned to Atlantic Fleet.
Deployed to the Mediterranean.
8/16/51: VF-42, NAAS Cecil Field, FL.
11/51: VF-42, NAS Oceana, VA.
5/52 to 1/53: NAS Quonset Point, RI for O&R and M&S.
1/30/53: Naval Air Reserve Training, NAS Olathe, KS.
9/10/54: NART, NAS Gross Ile, MI.
11/1/54: NAS San Diego, CA for O&R and M&S.
1/31/55: NART, NAS Olathe, KS.
6/7/56: NAS Litchfield, AZ for storage.
7/5/56: SOC.
11/25/57: Bob Bean Aircraft, Hawthorne, CA with c/r N5211V. Purchased from USN for $917.00.
11/5/58: Trade arranged by Bob Bean with Honduran Air Force for four airworthy
Lockheed P-38Ls and two flyable and two wrecked P-63Es.
11/13/58: C/r N5211V cancelled to allow export of aircraft.
2/60: TOS Honduran Air Force with s/n FAH610
By 1969: SOC at Toncontin Air Base, Tegucigalpa, and used as a source of spare parts.
1978: George Heaven & Jim Nettle/ Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA; one of
seven dismantled airframes recovered and shipped by rail from
Honduras to Long Beach, CA. Noted as "stripped."
1/1/81: Earl Ware, Jacksonville, FL. Fuselage hulk stored in his back yard.
9/27/82: Gerald S. Beck/Tri-State Warbird Collection, Wahpeton, ND. Restoration project.
1982: Restoration started.
4/22/97: C/r N5211V reinstated by FAA.
4/23/97: Re-registered as N72378.
7/20/98: Restoration complete, first post-restoration flight.
12/13/09: Cynthia Schreiber-Beck and Whitney S. Beck, from Gerald Beck's estate.
2010: On loan to Fargo Air Museum, Fargo, ND.
97389 (MSN 9543) stored dismantled Tucson Airport 1973.
97390 (MSN 9544) to civil registry as N47991. Noted in restoration hangar at Yanks
Air Museum, Chino, CA Nov 2002
97391/97531 Vought F4U-4B Corsair
Korean war losses from Douglas E Campbell
97392 assigned to Naval Air Test Center (NATC), NAS Patuxent River, MD.
Assigned to NACA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA Mar 21, 1950 to Nov 20, 1953.
Returned to US Navy
97393 listed as being with VMF-214 and
attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118) and ditched on takeoff Jan 2, 1951.
97394 w/o 20 Jun 1947 Accident at NAS Patuxent River, MD
97395 (VMF-24) ditched due to engine failure on sandbar near Yanggu Jun 10, 1951. Pilot rescued
97396 (VMF-323 attached to USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)) crashed Osaka Bay Aug 28, 1950. Pilot KIA.
Also listed as with VMF-312 and attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29) and shot down by ground fire
near Oktong-Ni Jun 16, 1951. Pilot MIA
97398 (VMF-312) shot down near Sagi-ri Aug 15, 1951. Pilot POW.
97399 (VMF-212) crashed while attempting to land Pyongtaek May 1, 1952. Pilot KIA
97400 (VMA-312 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118)) sho down by AAA 1 mi S of Hachwira-do Oct 2, 1952.
Pilot KIA
97401 (VF-54 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) ditched Inchon Harbor due to engine failure Sep 15, 1950.
Pilot rescued.
97403 (VMF-312) landing crippled AF-4L collided with this aircraft while parked at Kangnung Dec 5, 1951.
97404 (VMF-214) crashed Jul 2, 1951. Pilot MIA
97405 (VMF-214) landed long after mission and overturned Sep 16, 1951
97406 (VMF-323) hit by AAA and made emergency landing Sep 18, 1952
97407 (VMF-312) landing crippled AD-4L collided with this aircraft while parked at Kangnung Dec 5, 1951.
97409 w/o 10 Feb 1950 Missing off Laguna Beach, CA VF-53
97410 (VMA-312) hit by AAA and force landed in
North Korea May 3, 1953. Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97412 (VMF-323) crashed near Sinwon Mar 28, 1952 during bomb run. Pilot KIA
97413 w/o 5 Aug 1947 Fatal mid-air 6 miles SW. of Stumpy Point, NC VF-4B
97414 (VMF-214 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118)) crashed 12 mi N of Seoul Jan 3, 1951 due to engine
failure. Pilot bailed out and was rescued.
97417 listed as crashing Choyang River with VMF-212
Apr 9, 1952. Pilot KIA.
97419 w/o 4 Jun 1947 Fatal crash at Great Bridge, VA VF-4B
97421 w/o? 9 Jun 1950 Force landed due to engine failure at NAS El Centro, CA VF-114
97422 w/o 11 Nov 1951 Taxi accident at K-18, Korea VMF-312
97423 w/o 10 Mar 1949 Force landed due to engine failure near NAS El Centro, CA VMF-214
97424 w/o 21 Feb 1947 Force landed due to engine failure at NAAS Oceana, VA VF-2B
97425 w/o 25 Oct 1951 Force landed due to engine failure at K-18, Korea VMF-214
97426 (VMF-212) shot down by AAA Apr 25, 1951. Pilot KIA
97427 (VMF-214) shot down by groundfire Apr 13, 1951. Pilot KIA
97429 w/o 6 Oct 1947 Pilot bailed out after mid-air 6 miles NE. of Winton, NC VF-4B
97431 w/o 10 Dec 1948 Force landed,due to engine failure at NAS El Centro, CA VMF-214
97432 w/o 25 May 1951 Accident at K-1, Korea VMF-214
97433 (VMF-214) crashed on landing Pusan-West May 13, 1951. Pilot uninjured.
97434 (VMF-323) caught fire and pilot bailed out May 6, 1952. Pilot POW
97435 (VMF-323 attached to USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)) shot down by AAA 1 mi S of Che-do Aug 10, 1950.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97438 w/o 24 Oct 1951 Accident-somewhere in HI-Location? VF-653
97440 (VMF-323) shot down by ground fire near Choyang River May 18, 1951. Pilot KIA.
97442 (VF-113 attached to USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)) crashed during strafing run Jan 31, 1951. Pilot
rescued by helicopter
97444 (VMF-212) shot down by AAA May 2, 1952, pilot bailed out and became POW
97445 (VMF-214) shot down by AAA May 8, 1951. Pilot MIA
97446 (VMF-214 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118) ditched Sep 15, 1950. Pilot rescued
97447 w/o 20 Mar 1952 Ground looped on landing at K-18, Korea VMF-212
97448 crashed on Santa Cruz Island, CA Mar 2, 1949.
97449 (VMF-323) crashed during test flight May 19, 1952. Pilot killed.
97451 w/o 11 Aug 1947 Ground looped on landing at NAAS Oceana, VA VF-1B
97452 (VMF-312) hit byground fire and made wheels-up landing on beach near Kangnung Dec 2, 1951. Pilot
uninjured.
97454 (VMF-312) MIA Oct 16, 1951
97455 (VMF-214) hit by small arms fire and made emergency landing on beach Sep 22, 1951. Went out to
sea on life raft anw rescued by helicopter
97456 (VF-54) hit by enemy fire, force landed
Sept 25, 1950. Pilot OK.
97457 (VF-53 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) crash landed near Sariwon Sep 25, 1950. Pilot KIA.
Aircraft destroyed by friendly forces.
97458 (FASRON-11) damaged in taxiing accident at Ashiya AB,
Japan Dec 2, 1950. With MAMS-12 lost due to enemy action Sep 4, 1952.
97459 (VMA-312 attached to USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)) damaged by own bomb blast 10 mi S of
Sunwi-Do Nov 24, 1952 and ditched. Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97460 (VMF-312) shot down by AAA and ditched near Cho-do Oct 16, 1951. Pilot rescued by SA-16
97461 (VMA-212) hit by AAA and ditched 4.5 mi from Cho-do Jun 21, 1952. Pilot rescued.
97462 (VMF-312) shot down by AAA Oct 25, 1961. Pilot KIA
97463 (VMF-214 attached to USS Sicily (CVE-118)) shot down by AAA near Pohang Aug 31, 1950. Pilot KIA
97465 w/o 18 Aug 1947 Fatal crash 2 miles W. of Gatesville, NC VF-1B
97467 (VF-54 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) shot down by AAA and ditched in Songjon-man Harbor
Aug 27, 1950. Pilot rescued.
97468 w/o 10 Oct 1950 Force landed due to engine failure 1 mile SW. of San Juan Capistrano, CA VMF-311
97469 w/o 3 Jul 1949 Pilot bailed out due to bad weather 7 miles ESE. of Demopolis, AL VR-31
97470 (VMA-312 attached to USS Bataan (CVL-29)) lost Jul 17, 1952. Pilot rescued.
97471 (VMF-323) in gunway collision Pyongtaek May 9, 1952. Pilot uninjured
97474 (VMF-323) hit by AAA and pilot bailed out Apr 3, 1951. Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97475 (VF-53 attached to USS Essex (CV-9) crashed in snowstorm in vicinity of Sokcho-ri Feb 21, 1952. Pilot MIA
97476 w/o? 25 Aug 1947 Landing accident at NAAF Creeds Fd, VA VF-1B
97478 (VMF-312) Shot down by AAA near Kar Hwa-ri Jan 17, 1952. Pilot MIA
97479 (VMF-214) hit ground while on bomb run near Inchon, Korea
Jul 16, 1950. Pilot killed.
97480 (VMF-312) ditched Wonsan Harbor due to mechanical failure Sep 21, 1951. Pilot rescued
97481 (VMA-232) went off runway during landing and flipped over Oct 27, 1952.
97482 w/o 19 Sep 1950 Landing accident at MCAS El Toro, CA VMT-2
97483 (VMF-323 attached to USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) struck by another aircraft which had landed and
jumped over landing barreri Aug 8, 1950. Pilot injured.
97485 w/o 14 Mar 1951 Fatal(?) accident in Korea-Location? VMF-323
97486 (VMF-312) hit by ground fire and ditched near Cho-do Oct 11, 1951. Pilot rescued by SA-16
97490 (VMF-323) ditched offshore May 6, 1952. Pilot injured
97492 (VMS-323 attached to USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)) shot down by ground fire W of Kosong Aug 11, 1950
Pilot KIA
97494 w/o 7 Jun 1950 Pilot bailed out due to onboard fire at Lake Elsinore, CA VMF-311
97495 w/o 28 Mar 1949 Pilot bailed out due to engine failure 3 miles S. of MCAS El Toro, CA
97496 (VF-653 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) collided with another aircraft during
training flight Dec 9, 1951. Pilot killed.
97498 (VF-653 attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45)) made force landing Kangnung due to AAA damage
Jan 8, 1952
97499 (VF-53 attached to USS Valley Forge CV-45)) made forced landing Kimpo due to AAA damage Sep 22, 1950.
97500 (VMF-323) damaged by own bomb blast and landed at P-y-do Dec 5, 1951
97502 (VMF-212) crashed into target and exploded Apr 23, 1952. Pilot KIA
97504 (VF-53 attached to USS Essex (CV-9)) hit by AAA and ditched in Wonsan Harbor Dec 1, 1951.
Pilot rescued
97507 converted to F4U-4P. w/o 6 Apr 1950 Force landed, out of gas, at Manteo Airfield, SC VC-62
97509 w/o? 21 Jan 1950 Landing accident due to structural failure at MCAS El Toro, CA VMF-312
97512 (VMF-312) shot down by AAA Nov 4, 1951. Pilot KIA
97513 w/o 18 May 1950 Ditched due to engine failure 2 miles NE. off San Clemente Island, CA VMF-312
97514 w/o 17 Jun 1947 Force landed due to engine failure 4 miles E. of NAS Atlantic City, NJ VF-1L
97515 (VF-53 attached to USS Essex (CV-9)) hit by small arms fire SE of Wonsan Nov 21, 1951.
Pilot bailed out and rescued.
97518 (VMF-212) hit by AAA in Haeju area May 16, 1952 and pilot bailed out and became POW.
97521 w/o 7 Jan 1948 Ditched due to engine failure into Currituck Sound, NC VF-4B
97522 (VMF-312) hit by AAA 30 mi NW of Wonsan and ditched in river bed Sep 30, 1951. Pilot rescued
by helicopter
97524 w/o? 25 Jun 1952 Landing accident due to structural failure on 'USS Bataan' off Korea VMF-312
97526 (VMF-323) ditched near beach Apr 11, 1952. Pilot picked up by friendly forces.
97527 converted to F4U-4P. With VC-61 Det attached to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) hit by AAA and
ditched in Wonsan Harbor Feb 20, 1951. Pilot rescued
97529 (VMF-214) damaged by blast after bombed ammunition dump Mar 12, 1951. Pilot bailed out and was
rescued by helicopter
97530 (VF-53 attached to USS Essex CV-9)) suffered engine problems and pilot bailed out Sep 2, 1951.
Pilot rescued by helicopter.
97531 (VMF-214) in emergency landing at Taegu after engine failure Jun 14, 1951. Pilot uninjured.
97532/97672 General Motors TBM-3 Avenger
Cancelled contract for licence production by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
97673/97675 General Motors XTBM-4 Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation. Strengthened to
withstand 5g for dive bombing.
97676/98601 General Motors TBM-4 Avenger
Cancelled contract for licence production by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
98602/98615 Martin PBM-5 Mariner
98602/98605 delivered as PBM-5E
98606 converted to PBM-5N
98607/98615 delivered as PBM-5E. 98612 was a PBM-5S2.
98616 Martin XP5M-1 Marlin
98617/99073 Martin PBM-5 Mariner
Cancelled contract
99074/99077 Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon
G-44 Widgeon aircraft acquired from Pan Am and immediately leased
back to Pan AM and flown in US civil marks. All SOC Oct 31, 1945
and believed returned to civilian owner.
99074 (MSN 1214) was NC28675 impressed in 1942. WFU Aug 3, 1945. To NC28675 again Dec 19, 1945. To N78Z
Feb 28, 1958. Current 2014
99075 (MSN 1215) was NC28676 impressed in 1942. WFU Dec 17, 1945. To NC28676 again Dec 19, 1945. TO N85U Sep 6, 1974.
To N37DF Dec 13, 1980. To N144SL (ntu). Current 2014.
99076 (MSN 1237) was NC37189 impressed 1942. WFU Oct 31, 1945. To NC37189 again Jun 17, 1947. WFU Sep 20, 2012.
99077 (MSN 1235) was ex-NC1000 impressed in 1942. Returned to civil registry as N9933H Jun 1944, CF-JXX Jul 5, 1957,
C-FJXX, N9015R Nov 1978, N9933H Dec 2, 1978. Current 2014
99078 Grumman JRF-4
G-21A (MSN 1014) NC20620 from civilian sources in 1944. WFU Feb 25, 1944 at Kodiak, Alaska. To civil
registry as NC20620. WFU Jun 23, 1948
99079 Fairchild GK-1 Misc. acquisition
99080 Convair PBY-4 Catalina
Was Consolidated 28-4 NC18997 "Transatlantic" of American Export Airlines,
taken over by US Navy in 1944
99081/99084 Boeing 314 Clippers operated by PAA under contract to U. S. Navy
99081, B-314A, MSN 2086. Delivered August 1941 as NC18612, [Capetown Clipper
for PanAm] sold to USAF as C-98, 42-88622, to USN Jun 6, 1943. In 1946 sold to American
International Airways. Was sunk at sea by the US Coast Guard on October 14,
1947. The crew were afraid of fuel exhaustion because of strong headwind over
the Atlantic and decided to land their flying boat with 69 passengers and
crew onboard, next to Ocean Weather Ship "Charlie", alias USS Bibb.
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair after colliding with the ship and
was subsequently sunk by gunfire. It is now a wreck for SCUBA divers off Key Largo, FL
99082, B-314A, MSN 2085. Delivered June 1941 as NC18611, [Anzac Clipper for
PanAm] sold to USAF as C-98, 42-88630, to USN Jun 1943. Sold to Universal
Airlines as NC18611 Aug 20, 1946. Damaged by fire while moored at Gibraltar
Feb 3, 1947 and broken up for spares in 1947.
99083, B-314A, MSN 1993, Delivered June 1939 as NC18606, Delivered August
1941 as NC18606, [American Clipper for PanAm] sold to USAAF as
C-98, 42-88631, to USN in 1942, Sold to World Airways after the war.
Scrapped in 1952.
99084, B-314A, MSN 1989, Delivered January 1939 as NC18602, [California
Clipper for PanAm] sold to USAAF as 42-88632. To USN in 1942, Sold to Universal Airlines
after the war as NC186022. Scrapped in 1951. Klas says that MSN 1989 became
99081.
99085/99088 Stinson AT-19 From Pan Am.
99086 msn 5836 ex NC21116 (SR-10F)
99088 msn 5947 ex NC27745 (SR-10F)
99089 Waco From Pan Am.
99090/99092 Lockheed Electra From Pan Am.
99091 operated out of Farbanks, Alaska and lost Mar 8, 1944 (BuNos!)
99093/99095 Lockheed Lodestar From Pan Am
99093 MSN 18-2080, NC33665. SOC Dec 31, 1944. To PAA Alaska Division Feb 28, 1945.
To NC74631, NC33665, N1504, N1509, N314NJ
99094/99095 were MSN 18-2078 and 18-2079, sequence not known. 18-2078 was NC33663, 18-2079 was NC33664.
These two plane collided with each other Dec 31, 1944.
99096/99097 Rearwin Speedster From Pan Am.
Both operated out of Alaska and lost Aug 31, 1944
99098 American Pilgrim 100B
NC-7249 leased from Pan Am.
Hit snow-covered ridge near Nome, AK. 6 killed.
99099 Douglas DC-3A
Leased from Pan Am. Lost over Yamagaga in north Pacific Feb 16, 1944 (BuNos!)
99100/99823 Cancelled contracts
99824/99857 Douglas R4D-7
Obtained from USAAF contract for TC-47B-DK. Redesignated TC-47K in 1962.
99824 (MSN 16347/33095) ex USAAF 44-76763. To USN May45. NAS Clinton, OK as navigation trainer. NAAS Corry Fld Nov45. Quonset Pt Oct47.
San Diego Feb48. FAETU PAC Ream FId Mar48. To Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) as R4D-6Q registered 9023 for
Air Training Squadron 205 (Dai 205 Kyoiku Kokutai at Kanoya). Now on display JMSDF Kanoya Base Aviation Museum,
Kanoya-shi, Japan.
99825 (MSN 16352/33100) ex USAAF 44-76768. To US Navy May45. NAS Clinton, OK as navigation trainer. Jacksonville Nov45.
ATU VB2-2 Lake City Dec45. Hutchinson Feb46. Whiting Fld Jun46. ATU 4B4-4 Nov46. ATU VP-ML-11 Dec46. Whiting Jan47.
Pensacola 29Sep47. Quonset Pt Mar48. converted to R4D-6R 31Oct48. N7488C USN Dept. N38 USN Dept/CAA.
FAA R01Aug66. N38114 reregistered 29Dec75. N208GB US Dept of Agriculture. N210GB reregistered 1976
99826 (MSN 16357/33105) ex USAAF 44-76773. To US Navy May45 Clinton. Jacksonville Nov45. ATU VB4-4 Jan46.
ATU VP-ML-12 Dec46. Whiting Jan47. Quonset Pt 24Oct47. FAETU Pac Feb48. Redesignated TC-47K 1962
Registered Oct 8, 1971 as N87611 Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. To HK-2494X, HK-2494, current 2009.
99827 (MSN 16362/33110) ex USAAF 44-76778. To US Navy May45 Clinton. Quonset Pt Sep45. MCAS El Toro Mar46.
Columbus Aug48. Converted to R4D-6. Assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory,
NAS Moffett Field, CA, later the NASA Ames Research Center Dec 14, 1948 to Sep 9, 1965.
Registered as NACA 18, later as NASA 701. Modified with guidance and control displays.
Redesignated TC-47K 18Sep62. 99827 US Army Jan71. N48066 Summer Inst of Linguistics, Waxhaw, NC US 1975.
Jungle Aviation and Radio Service Inc, Waxhaw, NC US registered 18Aug77. WFS 15Feb91
99828 (MSN 16396/33144) ex USAAF 44-76812. To US Navy May45. Clinton May45. Corry Fld Dec45.
Quonset Pt Oct47. FAETULANT Feb48. Radar Obs Tr. Converted to R4D-6Q. To N3454G. to N66.
To N49966 15Mar78. WFS. Preserved at Georgia Historic Aviation Museum.
99830 (MSN 16412/33160) ex USAAF 44-76828. To US Navy May45 Clinton. VRS-1 Jan46. Quonset Pt Aug46.
Corpus Christi Sep46. Quonset Pt 28May47. MAW-2 Cherry Pt Nov47. Converted to R4D-6.
N30 USN Dept/CAA Aug56. WFS
99831 (MSN 16422/33170) ex USAAF 44-76838. May45. To US Navy May45 Clinton. Norfolk Dec45. VRS-1 Jan46.
Quonset Pt Aug46. MAG-22 24Sep46. VRJ-2 Norfolk 30Sep46. VRU-2 Nov46. Quonset Pt May47.
Jacksonville Oct47. FAETULANT, Norfolk Mar48. Converted to R4D-6E 31Mar48. Transferred to US Army
in late 1950s. Redesignated TC-47K Sep 18, 1962. Currently registered
as N57123 to Aviation Enterprises. Been seen with N4443Y and N6059Y, but these
were probably false markings. Plane may be in use for covert operations by
Drug Enforcement Agency.
99832 (MSN 16432/33180) ex USAAF 44-76848. To USN May45. NAS Clinton, OK as navigation trainer. Pensacola 31Oct45. NART Dallas 17Jun46.
Quonset Pt Apr47. VU Unit, Corry Fld Oct47. BTU-6 Whiting Feb48. NAAT Corpus Christi Mar48.
Lakehurst LK·701. Redesignated TC-47K 18Sep62. stored Litchfield Pk Feb66.
Sold at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ to C. D. Stolzfus & Associates of Coatesville, PA Feb 15, 1966, registered
as N91375. Caught fire on a test flight after storage at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Apr 1, 1966.
Destroyed when landed.
99833 (MSN 16438/33186) ex USAAF 44-76854. To US Navy 14May45. Clinton. Quonset Pt Aug45. FAETULANT Feb46.
Naval Aero Lab Banana River Jun46. Quonset Pt Sep46. FAETUPAC, Ream Fld Mar48
99834 (MSN 16444/33192) ex USAAF 44-47860. To US Navy Clinton May 1945. NANS. Hit mountain near Page,
Oklahoma Oct 31, 1945. 14 killed.
99835 (MSN 16453/33201) ex USAAF 44-76869. To US Navy May 8, 1945. Clinton May 1945. Dec45 to VRS-1 New York,
Jun 1946 to NAS Quonset Pt., Sep 17, 1946 to Fasron 4, Sep 27, 1946 to VRJ-2, Nov 1946 VRU-2, May 1947
to NAS Quonset Pt., Sep 27, 1947 to NAS Alameda, Mar 1948 to Nas Anacostia, Jun 1948 to VU-Unit NAS Corry Field,
to R4D-6 for US Navy Dept. Reg. N7631C, Aug 1, 1966 to CAA later FAA as N48 until 1972. Jan 1976 - Jun 1977 to
Dept of Agriculture as N31179, reregistered May 1977 as N211GB. Aug 22, 1978 to Way Mac Enterprises Inc. Jackson,
MS as N2298C. Feb 20, 1981 to R.D.Hedrix, Lakewood, CO. Leased Feb 20, 1981 to Air Taxi Haiti SA, Aug 1983 to
Accelerated Charter Express Inc. of Broomfield, CO. To Catalina Flying Boats Inc. Long Beach, CA. Still current 2009.
99836 (MSN 16458/33206) ex USAAF 44-76874. To US Navy May 5, 1945. Assigned to VR-1, NAS Patuxent River, MD
Assigned to VR-24, Naples, Italy Nov 1951. Assigned to VR-25, Hendon, England Jun 1952.
Assigned to FASRON-76, Hendon, England Feb 1953. Returned to USA Aug 1953.
Assigned to First Naval District, NAS Quonset Point, RI. To N7071C USN Dept. N29 USN/CAA.
N17 reregistered. N29 reregistered Aug56. N73 reregistered 1963
To Greek civil registry as SX-ECF Mar 1965. Preserved by Hellenic Civil
Aviation Authority at Athens/Hellenikon Airport, Greece. Moved to Hellenic Air Force Museum,
Tatoi, 2018 for storage when the former Hellinikon Airport was sold for redevelopment
99837 (MSN 16385/33133) ex USAAF 44-76801. To US Navy May45. NAS Clinton, OK as navigation trainer. VRS-1 New York Dec45. Quonset Pt Jun46.
ATIC Memphis Sep46. Quonset Pt Jan48. San Diego Jun48. Converted to R4D-6R. N7233C USN Dept.
N29 USN Dept FAA 1971 WFU
99838 (MSN 16468/33216) ex USAAF 44-76884. To US Navy Jun45 Clinton. Norfolk Dec45. VRS-1 Jan46. ATU VPB-2-3 Apr46
Jacksonville Jun46. Quonset Pt Jul47. MCAS El Toro Aug48. Converted to R4D-6R. N7073C US Navy Dept.
N30 USN/CAA- FAA 12Dec58. N87814 US Dept of Agriculture Mar75. N2004J registered 04Aug75. N212GB reregistered 1976.
N2312G Way Mac Enterprises Inc, Jackson, MS registered 20Jul78. sold to owner at Long Beach, CA.
On civil registry as N2312G Aug 7 1984 with Specialty Restaurants Corp., Anaheim, CA
Was on display at 101st Airborne Restaurant, Nashville, TN. This restaurant is now closed. In Sept 2009 was
noted dismantled at Thomaston-Upson County Airport, Georgia. In May 2013 it was noted at Franklin Flying
Field, Indiana and in Sep 2015 at Motts Military Museum, Groveport, Ohio
99839 (MSN 16479/33227) ex-USAAF 44-76895. To US Navy May45. Clinton May45. VRS-1 New York Dec45.
Quonset Pt May46. MAG-11 Sep-46. Quonset Pt Jun47. NAS Roosevelt Feb48. Converted to R4D-6.
Nov 1958 to Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) as R4D-6 registered 9024
for Air Training Squadron 205 (Dai 205 Kyoiku Kokutai at Kanoya). WFU/SOC.
99840 (MSN 16484/33232) ex-USAAF 44-76900. To US Navy May45. Clinton May45. NATTC Corpus Christi Dec45.
Jacksonville Jun46. Elec Test, Patuxent Jun47. ATU VP-MS-10 Oct47. Jacksonville Nov47.
Cherry Pt May48. Converted to R4D-6S. N5177V US Navy Dept. Redesignated TC-47K 18Sep62. N64 USN/CAA FAA 01Aug66,
N44 registered 01Feb73 N4405 US Dept of Agriculture registered l0Mar76. N213GB reregistered May77.
Stored Douglas-Bisbee, AZ US 1979. Monroe County Health Dept, Marathon, FL US bought 20Jan81 current 2011.
N213GB delivered in October 2018 to the Madurodam theme park, Den Hagg, Netherlands for display in 2019.
99841 (MSN 16493/33241) ex-USAAF 44-76909. To US Navy May45. Clinton May45. CAA Clinton leased 30Nov45.
N400 CAA B via W AA 30Sep47. FAA 01Aug66. N720W NTU. N4002 Ohio Univ Dept of Commerce, Athens, OH.
Westair International Monument, Co, registered Sep83 current 2011.
99842 (MSN 16503/33251) ex-USAAF 44-76919. To US Navy May45. Clinton NC199 CAA leased NC300 reregistered
30Nov45. CAA via WAA bought 30Sep47. N46 CAA reregistered FAA 01Aug66. N87817 US Dept of Agriculture
registered 02Feb75. Screwworm Eradication Program 18Feb75. N2003J reregistered 1975. N225GB reregistered
1976. Lee County Mosquito Control District, Ft Myers, FL US registered Jan81. WFS 31May06.
99843 (MSN 16508/33256) ex-USAAF 44-76924. To US Navy May45 Clinton. NAAS Corry Fld Nov45.
NAAS Ellyson Fld 14Jun46. NART Glenview Nov46. Quonset Pt Apr47. NAS Whiting Oct47. NATTC Corpus Christi Dec47.
Redesignated TC-47K 18Sep62 Stored for sale at NAF Litchfield Park, Az Feb 15, 1966.
99844 (MSN 16519/33267) ex-USAAF 44-76935. To US Navy Jun45. NAS Clinton, OK as navigation trainer. Norfolk Jan46. VRS-1 Feb46.
Quonset Pt Jul46. NAAS Corry Fld Sep46. Quonset Pt Jun47. NART Squantum Jan48. Converted to R4D-6R
JMl844 1955 USN Allache Paris Mar56. USN Attache, Fasron 200 London. Redesignated TC-47J 18Sep62.
Changi 1965 W/o Mar 10, 1967 when crashed at Phang Rang, South Vietnam on flight from Cam Ranh to Saigon. 25 killed.
99845 (MSN 16527/33275) ex-USAAF 44-76943. To USN May45. NAS Clinton, OK as navigation trainer. Norfolk Dec45.
VRS-1 Jan46. Quonset Pt Jun46.
VR-31 Norfolk Feb47. Converted to R4D-8T with new MSN 43362. Redesignated C-117D Sep 18, 1962. WFU.
Seen at T-Tech yard 8/28/2000.
99846 (MSN 16535/33283) ex-USAAF 44-76951. To US Navy May 26, 1945 at NAS Clinton, OK. VRS-1 New York Dec45.
Norfolk Jan46. VRS-1 Feb46. 6/46: NAS Quonset Point, RI.
2/47: Navy Transport Utility Squadron 4 (VRU-4), Royal Air Force Station Hendon, London, England.
2/48: Unit redesignated as VR-24. Was damaged in nose-over while taxiing in mud; both engines replaced.
1948/1949: May have flown in Berlin Airlift.
9/14/50: USNR Transport Reserve, NAS Glenview, IL.
9/29/53: 5th Naval Depot, NAS Norfolk, VA.
1954: Converted to R4D-6R.
2/29/56: NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage.
1956: US Dept of Navy with c/r N7091C.
9/56: N34. Loaned to CAA for flight inspection duties.
1958: CAA changed to FAA.
9/62: Redesignated TC-47K.
7/21/66: SOC.
8/29/66: FAA flight inspection, based mostly CA through 1979.
1980-1981: Flight Inspection training at OKC.
6/83: c/r cancelled, withdrawn from service.
8/4/85: c/r reinstated, returned to service for education, and to promote aviation and the FAA’s heritage.
1995: Stored with Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, WI.
1997: Placed on National Register of Historic Places as one of only two items which move, the other being
cable cars in San Francisco.
2002: Reconditioned.
2003: Participated in the U.S. National Centennial of Flight.
2007: Participated in Oklahoma State Centennial celebrations.
2008: Celebrated 50th anniversary of the creation of the FAA.
2/15-16/14: Last flight, from Will Rogers Airport, OKC to Texas Air & Space Museum, Amarillo
International Airport, TX. Remains property of FAA.
99847 (MSN 16543/33291) ex-USAAF 44-76959. To US Navy 31May45 Clinton. Quonset Pt Oct45. Anacostia 08Jul46.
Quonset Pt May48. Converted to R4D-6R. N7477C USN Dept. N36 USN/FAA Jul63. US Dept of Agriculture,
Mission, TX US Apr77. N87907 US Dept of Transportation, reregistered Aug77. WFS 08Sep00
99848 (MSN 16551/33299) ex-USAAF 44-76967. To US Navy May45. Clinton May45. NAAS Corry Fld Nov45.
Pensacola Nov45. Para Unit Lakehurst Mar46. Quonset Pt Oct47. FAETULANT, Norfolk Feb48.
USMC EI Toro Apr61. Redesignated RC-47K 18Sep62. Converted to TC-47K 1962. US Army 1964.
Stored Davis Monthan Oct73. N833M Lee County Mosquito Control, Ft Myers, FL US registered 28Jul75.
Associated Inti Inc, Tampa, FL US registered Sep83. Apollo Airlines Corp, Orlando, FL US registered Mar84
99849 (MSN 16557/33305) ex-USAAF 44-76973. To US Navy Jun45 Clinton. Norfolk Dec45. VRS-1 Jan46.
Quonset Pt Jun46. Corpus Christi Mar47. Pensacola Jun47. USMC Anacostia Sep47. Converted to R4D-6R.
N27 USN/CAA Aug56. FAA 21Dec58. N21R reregistered Nov76. N846MB Collier Mosquito Control District,
Naples, FL US registered13Mar79 Current 2011
99850 (MSN 16555/33314) ex-USAAF TC-47B 44-76982. To US Navy Jun45. Clinton. VRS-1 New York Dec45.
Quonset Pt Jun46 HDN Air FMF Lant Mar47. Quonset Pt Jul 1947. W/o Jun 27, 1947 in takeoff accident at Charleston, WV.
SOC Oct 31, 1947.
99851 (MSN 16574/33322) ex-USAAF TC-47B 44-76990. Obtained from USAAF contract for
TC-47B-DK. To US Navy May45. Norfolk May45. Sec Navy Oct45. Anacostia Oct46. Quonset Pt Apr48.
Anacostia Jun48. Converted to R4D-6Z N7630C US Navy Dept. Redesignated TC-47K in 1962. N45 USN/FAA Jun63
FAA registered 01Aug66. Sold 16Jan78.
99852 (MSN 16581/33329) ex USAAF 44-76997. Navy equivalent of C-47B-DK. To US Navy Jun45 Clinton. Quonset Pt Sep45.
Norfolk Feb46. Converted to R4D-6. Hit fence at NAS Willow Grove on takeoff Aug 5, 1946.
99853 (MSN 16589/33337) ex-USAAF 44-77005. Delivered to USN as R4D-7 in May 1945
Assigned to NAS Clinton OK. Assigned to NAS Quonset Point RI in Sept 1945. Assigned to to NAS San Diego CA
in February 1946. Assigned to NAS Columbus OH in March 1948. Assigned to VR-23 at NAS Norfolk VA in August 1948.
Converted to R4D-8 in early 1950s and assigned new Douglas s/n 43339. Converted to R4D-8L
Assigned to VX-6, 1 October 1957. Named Wilshie Duit / Devine Wind. Redesignated LC-117D in 1962.
Withdrawn from use Jan 1967 at McMurdo Sound Antarctica. Damaged beyond repair January 1968 during
ship board loading, set on an ice flow, drifted out to sea in the Ross Sound Antarctica.
99854 (MSN 16597/33345) ex-USAAF 44-77013. To US Navy May45 Clinton. Quonset Pt Sep45. Corpus Christi Jan46.
Quonset Pt Jan47. Anacostia May47. Converted to R4D-6R. N7074C USN Dept. N32 USN/CAA Aug56. FAA 12Dec58.
Redesignated TC-47K 1962. N32A reregistered 04Aug76. N227GB US Dept of Agriculture registered 17Sep76
On the civil registry as N227GB with the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum of Midland, TX and
flying with the Commemorative Air Force painted as 43-15033, which
participated in the D-Day invasion. Also listed as Crashed near Phan Rang, SVN Mar 10, 1967.
99855 (MSN 16603/33351) ex-USAAF 44-77019. To US Navy May45. NAS Clinton,OK. Quonset Pt Oct45. San Juan, PR 26Jul46
Roosevelt Roads 28Jul47. Quonset Pt Jan48. Converted to R4D-6R. Anacostia Oct59. Pacific Missile Range 1961.
99856 (MSN 16611/33359) ex USAAF 44-77027. To US Navy Jun45 Clinton. Norfolk Dec45. VRS-1 Jan46.
Quonset Pt Jun46. Navy Transport Utility Squadron 4 (VRU-4) Royal Air Force Station Hendon, London, England Feb47.
Unit redesignated VR-24 Feb 1948. Nosed over in mud while being taxied in London, and both engines had to be changed.
May have flown in the Berlin Airlift. 9/14/50: USNR Transport Reserve, NAS Glenview, IL.
9/29/53: 5th Naval Depot, NAS Norfolk, VA. Converted to R4D-6R 1954. 2/29/56: NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage.
N7091C US Navy Dept. Reseerialed N34 and loaned to CAA Sep56 for flight inspection duties.
CAA renamed FAA 1958. 9/62: Redesignated TC-47J. 7/21/66: SOC.
8/29/66: title formally transferred to FAA for flight inspection, based mostly in California through 1979.
1980-1981: Used for Flight Inspection training at OKC. Title formally transferred
Retired in 1983. N34 reinstated by FAA Aug 4, 1985 and used by FAA for education and to promote aviation
and the FAA's heritage. 1995: Stored with Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, WI
1997: Placed on National Register of Historic Places as one of only two items which move, the other
being cable cars in San Francisco. Reconditioned 2002. 2003: Participated in the U.S. National
Centennial of Flight.
2007: Participated in Oklahoma State Centennial celebrations.
2008: Celebrated 50th anniversary of the creation of the FAA.
2/15-16/14: Last flight, from Will Rogers Airport, OKC to Texas Air & Space Museum, Amarillo
International Airport, TX. Remains property of FAA. Put on display at
Texas Air and Space Museum, Amarillo, Texas Feb 13, 2014.
99857(MSN 16619/43332) ex USAAF 44-77035. To US Navy Jun45 Clinton. Quonset Pt Sep46. Com NABS 12th Naval
Dist Feb46. Alameda 01Apr46. Quonset Pt Jan47. Lakehurst Apr48. Converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43332
Converted to R4D-8T. Redesignated C-117D 18Sep62. Converted to TC-117D WFS 1971. To storage Mar 1977.
Sold at auction Aug 1985. To N456WL with Lambeth Aircraft Co Aug85.
To N99857 airworthy with Florida Military Aviation Museum at Kissimmee Airport, FL. To N27TN with Trans
Northern Airways, Anchorage, AK. Current 2011.
99858/99860 McDonnell XF2D-1 Banshee
Redesignated XF2H-1 before delivery.
99858 first flight Jan 11, 1947
99860 delivered May 29, 1948.
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