Navy Serial Number Search Results

148627 ... 148710 (EXACT MATCH)
Vought F8U-2N Crusader 
Redesignated F-8D in 1962.
148629 to Philippine AF.  Scrapped
148631 converted to F-8H.  With VF-111 crashed due to target fixation and controlled flight into terrain at
Inky Barley Oct 3, 1968.  Pilot ejected on impact and recovered after major injuries 
148633 (VF-154) shot down by AAA over Dong Hoi, North Vietnam Feb 11, 1965.  Pilot ejected and became POW.
148635 (VF-111) damaged while strafing in support of ground troops over SVN Nov 3, 1965.  Made it back close to the 
carrier (USS Midway) and pilot ejected and rescued by Navy helicopter.
148638 (VF-111, F-8H) suffered engine failure over Gulf of Tonkin Jul 6, 1969.
Pilot ejected and was rescued by Navy helicopter.
148637 (VF-111) shot down by AAA 10 mi from shore and 20 mi NE of Vinh in Nghe An Province, NVN May 8, 1965.
Pilot KIA. 
148642 (VF-154) shot down by AAA Mar 29, 1965 near Bach Long Vi Island 70 mi offshore from Haiphong, NVN.  
Pilot ejected safely and was rescued 45 hrs later by USAF HU-16.
148643 (VF-162, F-8H) suffered engine failure after launch from USS Shangri-LA
in Gulf of Tonkin Oct 21, 1970.  Pilot ejected and was rescued by Navy
helicopter.
148643 (VF-162) crashed due to engine failure Oct 21, 1970.  Pilot ejected and was recovered.
148644 (VF-154) shot down by AAA over NVN Mar 26, 1965.  Pilot ejected and was rescued.
148648 (VF-24, F-8H) ran out of fuel over South China Sea Sep 17, 1968.
Pilot ejected and was rescued by Navy helicopter.
148650 (VF-162, F-8H) crashed after cold catapult shot Apr 29, 1970.  
Pilot ejected and was recovered.
148635 crashed Nov 12, 1961. Pilot ejected.
148654 (VF-13) struck ramp during operations off the south coast of Sardinia, continued across the
angled deck, and crashed off the port bow Mar 18, 1967.  Pilot ejected sarely and was recovered
with only minor injuries.
148658 (VF-124) crashed near NAS Mirimar Jul 27(25?), 1968.
148660 (VF-162, F-8H) experienced fuel system problems during CAP mission Gulf of
Tonkin Aug 12, 1970.  Pilot ejected and was picked up by helicopter
148661 to Philippine AF.  Seen preserved at Clark Field in 2012.
148662 with VMF(AW)-212
148669 (VF-154) shot down by AAA near Bach Long Vi Island 70 mi offshore from Haiphong, NVN Mar 29, 1965.  Pilot KIA.
148673 (VF-154) lost lost due to AAA or malfunction 10 mi SW of Co Dinh, Than Hoa Province, NVN May 9, 1965. 
Pilot KIA.
148687 flew as "14" with USMCR VMFA-112 "Cowboys" at NAS Dallas in mid 1970s.
148680 (VF-51, F-8H) suffered engine explosion Gulf of Tonkin Sep 10, 1968
Pilot ejected and was rescued.
148682 to Philippine AF. Scrapped
148683 (VF-132) damaged in night bolter from CVA-64 Apr 30, 1962.  Pilot ejected and was picked up by destroyer.
148684 to Philippine AF
148685 (VMF(AW)-235) collided in midair with ANG F-86 while approaching NAS Dallas Sep 14, 1962.  Pilot ejected
but was killed because he ejected into the ground at the edge of a lake.  Pilot of F-86 also killed.
148689 at Marana Northwest RAP, AZ Mar 2007
148693 at Mid America Air Museum, Liberal, KS.
148694 (VF-211, F-8H) suffered hydraulic failure Gulf of Tonking Aug 24, 1968.
Pilot ejected and was rescued.
148699 crashed into Mediterranean Mar 3, 1967
148702 to VMF(AW)-451
148703 to Philippine AF
148706 (VF-111) shot down by AAA near Vinh, North Vietnam May 27, 1965.  Pilot KIA.
148707 (VF013) struck ramp and was lost over the side Nov 7, 1968.  Pilot escaped uninjured.
148709 (VF132) ended up on the rocks on takeoff from Leeward Point Field, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba April 25, 1962.