Navy Serial Number Search Results

114529 ... 115728
Vought F4U-4 Corsair
cancelled contract

14992 ... 15951 (EXACT MATCH)
General Motors FM-1 Wildcat
Parts and components of F4F-4 built under license by several General Motors plants and assembled by Eastern Aircrft
Division of General Motors.
222 of these went to Royal Navy as JV415/JV636.  
14994 noted Sep 2003 at Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville, FL 
15012 crashed in Santa Ynez Mts, CA Jul 14, 1943
15019 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 5-Jan-44 NAS Sanford, FL.  Ditched 
at sea.
15088 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 18-Dec-44.  Crashed due to unknown 
cause near New Smyrna,FL.  Pilot killed
15126 (CN 1325) located in 1947 on Espiritu santo, New Hebrides.
15132 (VF-OTU#1) w/o 2-Oct-44.  Missing at sea during 
gunnery training.  Pilot MIA.
15248 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15253 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15320 crashed on takeoff at Lee Field NAAS, Green Cove Springs,
FL Aug 12, 1943.  Pilot killed.
15345 crashed amid TBFs after hurdling barriers in landing on USS Coral Sea when tail hook broke off Oct 11, 1943
15389 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 20-Sep-44.  Mid-air with 15858 near 
Apopka, FL.  Pilot bailed out
15392 (MSN 401) reported to have been instructional airframe at
Technical School, Norman, OK from about 1947.  Acquired by
NASM, Washington, DC about 1949 and stored at Silver Hill,
MD pending restoration by Grumman.  Placed on display at NASM,
Washington, DC in 1975.  Noted Dec 2005 in Mall facility
of NASM, Washington, DC
15393 (CQTU) w/o 12-Nov-44 off USS Sable.  Spun-in 
while landing off port side
15402/15425 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV415/JV438
15407 (JV421) ditched off HMS Pursuer Feb 26, 1944 when fuel pressure
dropped, pilot resced by HMS Scarborough
15411 (JV424) swung to stareboard while landing on HMS Searcher
Mar 28, 1944, struck island and fell overboard into sea.  Pilot
rescued
15414 (JV427) while landing on carrier May 5, 1945, struck rounddown,
lost hook and went over side into sea.  Pilot rescued.
15417 (JV430) missing in dense thundercloud during fighter direction
exercise at sea Feb 23, 1945.  Pilot missing.
15421 (JV434) shot down by Ju 88 during sortie from HMS Campania
Feb 6, 1945.  Pilot KIA
15422 (JV435) papers deposited Apr 1, 1946, which means aircraft was SOC
sometime before this date.
15424 (JV437) suffered engine fire after takeoff from HMS Searcher
Oct 9, 1044 and ditched.  Pilot rescued by HMS Whirlwind
15425 (JV438) swung to port during takeoff from HMS Formidable
Jun 21, 1944 and went ofer side into sea.  Pilot rescued 
15468 (VF-OTU#4) w/o 8-Oct-44.  Pilot suffered vertigo 
in clouds, crashed near Oviedo,FL.  Pilot killed
15470/15479 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV439/JV448
15479 (JV448)  w/o Aug 1945
15520/15539 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV449/JV468
15536 (JV465) swung on takeoff at Trincomalee May 25, 1945 and ran into 
ditch.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft declared Category ZZ (beyond
repair)
15547 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15570/15579 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV469/JV478
15630/15649 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV479/JV498
15633 (JV482) cought fire after takeoff from HMS Searcher Dec 24, 1944
and ditched in Loch Beg, pilot rescued.  Aircraft lifted out
of loch by Lynx XZ665 of Army Air Corps Apr 3, 1984 for planned
restoration.  Reported Apr 2008 in store with Ulster Aviation
Society at Lisburn.
15634 (JV483) stalled and spun in on approach to Puttalam Jan 12, 1945.
Pilot killed.
15635 (JV484) undercarriage collapsed during takeoff from HMS Battler
Aug 8, 1944.  Port wing struck Bofors gun and aircraft dove inverted
into sea.  Pilot killed.
15645 (JV494) undercarriage collapsed while landing at Machrihanish
Jan 30, 1944.  Aircraft caught fire and burned out.  Pilot escaped.
15647 (JV496) stalled on approach, struck ground, caught fire, and burned
out Aug 7, 1944.  Pilot escaped.
15680/15699 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JB499/JV518.
15680 (JV499) flew into Auchinlongford Hill in snowstorm, caught fire and
burned out while enroute from Ayr to Aberdeen Dec 2, 1944.  
Pilot killed.
15688 (JV507) bounced into barrier on HMS Begum Aug 9, 1944 and 
declared beyond economical repair.
15691 (JV510) went into barrier on HMS Searcher Jun 7, 1944 after hook
pulled out.  Pilot escape but aircraft declared beyond economical repair.
15730/15744 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV519/JV533
15735 (JV524) ditched while attempting precautionary landing on HMS
Searcher Dec 27, 1943
15737 (JV526) while attempting to land on HMS Searcher May 17, 1944,
climbed into cloud during circuit, emerged in near-vertical dive,
unable to pull out in time, hit sea and exploded.  Pilot killed
15740 (JV529) undercarriage collapsed while landing at Trincomalee, 
subsequenty SOC
15749 w/o 22-Sep-44 off USS Sable.  Hit barrier while 
landing.  SOC
15750 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15751 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15755 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15756 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15775/15804 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV534/JV563
15775 (JV534) during night takeoff at Long Kesh Dec 12, 1944, swung off
runway into mud and overturned.  Not repaired, SOC May 26, 1945
15777 (JV536) while landing on HMS Nabob Jul 30, 1944, no 2 wire parted
and aircraft swung to port, twisting fuselage and collapsing tail
oleo.  Pilot uninjured but aircraft declared beyond economical repair.
15782 (JV541) crashed into sea after taking off from HMS Pursuer
Jun 8, 1944.  Pilot killed.
15790 (JV549) stalled after takeoff from RNAS Yeovilton Nov 7, 1944,
crashed into field, caught fire and burned out.  Pilot killed.
15803 (JV562) while carring out aerodrome dummy deck landings at Katykurunda
Jun 1, 1944, on receiving cut signal from landing control officer,
aircraft stalled at 10 foot height, swung to port, port undercarriage 
collapsed, wing struck and killed the landing control officer.
Pilot unhurt, but aircraft declared beyond economical repair.
15823 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 4-Oct-44.  Wing failed on pull-out 
during gunnery.  Pilot killed.
15825/15854 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV564/JV593
15843 (JV582) crashed in jungle during sortie from Puttalam Apr 26, 1944.
pilot survived.  Conflict here since 15843 was reported crashed in 
upper Fremont Canyon, CA in 1944/45, killing the pilot.
15846 (JV585) struck rounddown while landing on HMS Begum
Jun 1, 1944, brok sternpost and skidded over side into sea. 
Pilot rescued
15853 (JV592) hit sea and sank during sortie from HMS Begum Nov 1,1944,
pilot killed.
15854 (JV593) ditched near HMS Searcher Mul 23, 1944.  Pilot rescued.
15858 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 20-Sep-44. Mid-air with 15389 near 
Apopka, FL.  Pilot bailed out.
15870/15889 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV594/JV613
15894/15916 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV614/JV636
15896 (JV616) while landing on HMS Searcher Jul 19, 1944, movement of ship
caused aircraft to bounde and hit barrier.  DBR.
15897 (JV617) crashed in field and burned out during night flying
exercise from RNAS Yeovilton Jan 14, 1945.  Pilot survived.
15901 (JV621) spun into sea while making approach to land on HMS
Searcher Jun 25, 1944.  Pilot killed
15902 (JV622) crashed into sea off RNAS Eglinton Jun 30, 1944 after 
control column jammed during dive.  Pilot bailed out and was
rescued.
15915 (JV635) crashed and destroyed by fire at Musbury, England
Jan 31, 1945.  Pilot killed.