Navy Serial Number Search Results

116729 ... 117728
Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat
cancelled contract

17249 ... 17291 (EXACT MATCH)
Douglas R4D-6 
C-47B-DKs transferred to Navy from USAAF.  Redesignated 
C-47J in 1962.
17249 (MSN 25524) ex USAAF 43-48263
17250 (MSN 25624) ex USAAF 43-48363
17251/17263 (MSN 25626/25638) ex USAAF 43-48365/48377
17253 (MSN 25628) Delivered to USN as R4D-6 at NAS Norfolk VA in August 1944
Assigned to Headquarters Squadron Two (HDN-2) of Fleet Air Wing Five (FAW-5) 1944. 
Assigned to MAG-21 in July 1946. Assigned to NAS Quonset Point RI in Sept 1946. Assigned 
to Naval Reserve at NAS Grosse Ile, MI in Dec 1946.  Converted to R4D-8 in early 1950s and 
assigned new Douglas s/n 43377.  Converted to R4D-8L.  Assigned to VX-6 date unknown
Redesignated LC-117D in 1962.  In December 1979 the aircraft was at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan 
17254 (MSN 25629) to Thai AF as 254, converted to Basler BT 67.  Lost on a flight over the Chilean Andes
Mountains Aug 4, 1969.  Wreck never found.  There were 16 persons onboard.
17255 (MSN 25630) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43318
17256 transferred to US Army as 17256.  Assigned to Fort Huachuca, AZ for training SLAR and IR operators.
To MASDC. To Summer Institute of Linguistics, Huntington Beach, CA.  Registered N62229 Jun 28, 1974,
cancelled Mar 25, 1975.
17258 (MSN 25633) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43390
17259 (MSN 25634) ex USAAF 43-48373.  By Aug 1964 was operated
by Wien Alaska Airways as N21769. Later to N777YA.
17261 (VR-3) landing accident at NAS Olathe, KA Aug 18, 1945.
17263 flew into ground during bad weather near Toledo, APT Jan 23, 1949.
17264 (MSN 25724) ex USAAF 43-48463
17265/17277 (MSN 25768/25780) ex USAAF 43-48507/48519
17265 (MSN 25768) by 1954 was N91014 of Wien Alaska Airlines
17266 (MSN 25769) sold at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966.  Converted to BT-67 and flies as C-FTGX.
17267 (MAW-1) ground looped landing at Ashiya AB Feb 9, 1951.
17270 (MSN 25773) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43387
17271 (MSN 25774) sold at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966
17272 (MSN 25775) to N7633C, N44, LV-BDJ, LQ-INL, VR-11 Jun 21, 1965 FAA
17273 (MSN 25776) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43303.
17274 (MSN 25777) converted to R4D-6L.  Delivered to USN as R4D-6 at NAS San Diego CA in Sept 1944
Assigned to Headquarters Squadron Fleet Air Wing One (HDN FAW-1) in Sept 1944. Assigned to VH-4 
in Sept 1944. Assigned to FAW-14 in Nov 1944. Assigned toVE-1 in March 1945. Assigned to VR-3 
in April 1945.  Stored at NAFC Litchfield Park, AZ in January 1948.  Converted to R4D-6L
Assigned to VX-6 in December 1955. Named Charlene / Tawaiki.  To Antarctica on 17 October 1956.
Crashed on takeoff at NAF McMurdo, Antarctica Sep 13, 1957.  Crashed caused by
frozen water in the fuel lines.  Wreck abandoned at McMurdo, 
Antarctic.  By 1960 was shorn of wings and used as ground taxi with skis between the ice landing strip
and McMurdo camp, 4 miles away, using fuel unfit for flying.
17276 To MASDC as 4ZB025 May 1968. Served with US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team until 1975.   To N48159
17277 missing on flight between Biak and Momote Jun 7, 1945.  4 missing
17278 (MSN 25824) ex USAAF 43-48563.  On display at Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum, Quantico, VA
17279 (MSN 25924) ex USAAF 43-48663
17279 hit mountain near Clover Field, CA Jun 13, 1949.  7 killed.
17280/17282 (MSN 25944/25946) ex USAAF 43-48683/48685
17281 (MSN 25945) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN of 43359.  With VR-6 crashlanded in bad weather 20 mi SE of Olmsted AFB, PA
Jun 18, 1950, later was operated as a Blue Angels support aircraft 1949-52.
17283/17291 (MSN 25948/25956) ex USAAF 43-48687/48695
17284 (MSN 25949) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN of 43367.
17285 in midair collision with civilian Stearman near NAS Miami Aug 7, 1948.  10 killed.
17287 (MSN 25952) converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43372.  Seen in K-Tech yard 8/28/2000.