Navy Serial Number Search Results

127086 ... 127215 (EXACT MATCH)
Grumman F9F-2 Panther
Model G-79
127086 (VF-72) crashed in water off Point Judith, RI Apr 18, 1951.  Pilot killed.
127087 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0449 Jan 1961.  Coded 3-A-124, later 3-A-101.  W/o Mar 30, 1964
127090 to NAF-NOTS Inyokern by Jul 1951.
127091 (VF-71) crashed off USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 during
catapult takeoff Jul 29, 1952.
127092 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0422 Dec 1958.  Coded 3-A-107. Destroyed on ground Apr 3, 1963 by Argentine 
Air Force air strike at Punto Indio to squash Argentine Navy coup.
127099 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0450 Apr 1963.  Coded 3-A-118. Destroyed on ground Apr 3, 1963 by Argentine 
Air Force air strike at Punto Indio to squash Argentine Navy coup.
127102 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0451 Apr 1963.  Coded 3A-110
127108 (VMF-115) dove in after catapult shot from 
Tarawa 7/31/1951.  Pilot killed.  May have been F9F-4
127109 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0454 Apr 1963.  Coded 3-A-112
127115 (VMF-115) flamed out during training near San Juan, PR.  Pilot bailed out.
127117 (VF-72) ditched off USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 during
landing due to fuel exhaustion Jul 21, 1952.
127120 (VMF-223) hit barrier during hard landing on
Tarawa CV-40 8/8/1951.  I also have this 
plane as being on display at NAS Willow Grove, PA.
127122 (VF-31) ran out of fuel off Leyte and ditched 9/5/1951.
127123 (VF-93) ditched into sea of Japan Feb 18, 1952.  Pilot rescued by Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabskan 219.
127131 (VF-51) wheels-up landing on deck and took off without stopping for NAS San Diego
and ditched 60 miles from CV 6/6/1951.
127132 (VF-111) hit by AAA and ditched in Songjin Harbor, Korea Jan 3, 1952.
127136 (VF-51) lost in combat mission in Korea Sep 4, 1951.  Pilot killed.
127138 (VF-52) ditched off NAS San Diego, CA 6/12/1951.
127139 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0420 Dec 1958.  Coded 3-A-105.  W/o in 1964
127140 (VF-191) ditched after takeoff from USS Princeton (CV-37) in Sea of Japan Jun 20, 1952.  Pilot
survived and rescued by Navy HO3S-1 from Princeton.
127144 (VF-831, F9F-2B) hit by landing F9F-2 125090 while parked on teck of USS Antietam CV-31 in
Yellow Sea Nov 4, 1951.  Jettisoned overboard.
127145 (VF-831) spun-in after catapult shot from Antietam 9/14/1951.  Pilot killed.
127147 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0455.  Coded 3-A-114. To gate guard at Escuela de Macanica de la Armade, Buenos Aires. 
To N91867. C of R not issued, cancelled Aug 23, 2013. Last noted stored at Santa Rosa as 3-A-330.
127150 (VF-93) ditched into Sea of Japan after bad catapult launch from USS Philippine Sea (CVA-14)
Jul 20, 1953.   There is a photo of 127150 with VF-150 with damaged tail aboard USS Lake Champlaign taken
sometime in 1953.  Also a photo of 127150 with VF-831 with damaged tail aboard USS Antietam 4/11/1951.
127154 (VMF-115) exploded in midair enroute to target Jun 14, 1952.
Bomb fuse probably detonated.
127157 (VMF-115) damaged when adjacent aircraft ordnance went
off Jun 14, 1952.
127163 damaged in deck crash Aug 6, 1952 USS Boxer off
Korea.  SOC.
127164 (VF-837) bad catapult shot from Antietam and
dove in 8/21/1951.
127165 (VF-52) shot down by AAA Feb 19, 1952.
127166 (VF-51) hit by AAA over Wonsan, North Korea Jan 26, 1952.  Pilot ejected at low altitude over
Wonsan harbor near a US Navy destroyer, but his body was never found.
127170 (VMF-115) ditches at sea after leaving target Jun 20, 1952.
127171 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0452 Apr 1963.  Coded 3-A-111. Preserved Punta Indio, Buenos Aires [last noted Mar 2009].
127175 (VF-721) in bad takeoff from USS Kearsarge CVA-33
Nov 23, 1952.
127178 (VF-52) hit by AAA near Hungnam, Korea Mar 21, 1952.
127183 (VF-112) undershot landing at NAAS Miramar, CA 9/18/1951.
127184 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0456 Apr 1963.  Coded 3-A-120, later 3-A-107
127187 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0424 Dec 1958.  Coded 3-A-109. Destroyed on ground Apr 3, 1963 by Argentine Air 
Force air strike at Punto Indio to squash Argentine Navy coup
127188 (VF-24) destroyed in hangar deck fire aboard USS Boxer (CV-21) in Sea of Japan Aug 6, 1952. 
18 aircraft, mostly F9F-2 were damaged or destroyed.
127189 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0457 Apr 1963.  Coded 3-A-121. Destroyed on ground Apr 3, 1963 by Argentine Air 
Force air strike at Punto Indio to squash Argentine Navy coup
127190 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0423 Dec 1958.  Coded 3-A-108. Destroyed on ground Apr 3, 1963 by Argentine Air 
Force air strike at Punto Indio to squash Argentine Navy coup.
127191 (VF-111) ditched off USS Valley Forge CV-45 due to fuel
exhaustion May 2, 1952.
127192 (VMF-311) hit by small arms fire and pilot bailed out
45 mi NE of Seoul Sep 19, 1952.
127193 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0458 Apr 1963.  Coded 3-A-122, later 3-A-108.
127195 (VMF-115) hit by AAA, ditched near Sinanju, Korea Jan 15, 1953.
127196 (VF-91) shot down by AAA over North Korea Mar 1, 1953.  Pilot ejected and became POW.
127201 (VF-23) crashed on takeoff from USS Essex CVA-9
Nov 21, 1952.
127203 (VF-52) ditched off USS Valley Forge CV-45 Feb 19, 1952.
127206 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0453 Apr 1963. Coded 3-A-123, later 3-A-119, later 3-A-118. Preserved Tigre, Buenos Aires.
127207 (F9F-2B) to Argentine Navy as 0425 Dec 1958.  Coded 3-A-110, later 3-A-113. Stored at Museo de la Aviación 
Naval (MUAN) at Bahía Blanca.
127208 (VF-191) crashed into hills east of Milpitas, California after collision with another F9F-2 during
formation flying practice Nov 20, 1951.  Pilot killed.  The other F9F-2 was able to land safely
127210 (VF-151) ditched off USS Boxer CVA-21 Jul 26, 1953.
127211 (VF-52) crashlanded on USS Valley Forge CV-45 Dec 21, 1951.
Total loss.
127212 (VMF-311) in takeoff accident at K-3 due to collapsed
nosewheel Sep 22, 1952.
127215 (VMF-311) shot down by AAA Dec 5, 1952.