Navy Serial Number Search Results

150733 ... 150807
Sikorsky HSS-1N Seabat
Completed to CH-34C standard for West German Army
150733 (MSN 58-1458) to German Army as QA+464, then QW+761, then PZ+454, then 8049.
On civil, registstry as PT-HGK with Votec Taxi Aereo.  W/o Apr 3, 1980 near Belem, Brazil
150734 (MSN 58-1459) to German Army as QC+401, then QA+471, then PZ+466, then 8050.
To US civil registry as N90808.
150735 (MSN 58-1493) to German Army as QB+468, then QA+474.  To Luftwaffe as LA+QQ, then
GD+241, then 8051.  To US civil registry as N82818, then to OB-T-1006,
then N4247S
150736 (MSN 58-1502) to German Army as QA+472, then QW+762, then PZ+467, then 8052.  To civil
registry as F-BTCU, ZS-HFT, LV-ANE, N903CH, N58S
150737 (MSN 58-1503) to German Army as QC+402, then QA+475, then PZ+468, then 8053.  To civil
registry as N82819, PT-HHO, N12230, N12220.
150738 (MSN 58-1504) to German Army as QB+477, then QA+477, then PZ+469, then 8054.  To civil
registry as N37702
150739 (MSN 58-1505) to German Army as QW+763, then QA+476, then PZ+740, then 8055.
150740 (MSN 58-1512) to German Army as QA+473, then PZ+471, then 8056.  To civil registry
as N37704
150741 (MSN 58-1513) to German Army as QB+478, then PZ+342, then 8057.  To civil registry
as N37711.
150742 (MSN 58-1514) to German Army as PZ+343, then QW+764, then 8058.  To civil registry
as OY-HBD, N82821, OY-HBD, N26567, N128NH, N130NH.
150743 (MSN 58-1515) to German Army as QC+404, then PZ+344, then 8059
150744 (MSN 58-1516) to German Army as QB+479, then PZ+345, then 8060.  To civil registry
as D-HKFG.
150745 (MSN 58-1523) to German Army as QW+765, then PZ+346, then 8061.  To civil registry 
as N37721, then PT-HIO
150746 (MSN 58-1524) to German Army as CA+352, then 8062.  To civil registry as N37710.
150747 (MSN 58-1525) to German Army as QB+480, then to Luftwaffe as AS+349, then LA+109, then 
8063.  W/o Nov 22, 1967.
150748 (MSN 58-1526) to Luftwaffe as AS+350.  To German Army as PZ+348, then 8064.
To civil registry as N37707.
150749 (MSN 58-1527) to German Army as QB+406, then QB+480, then QC+406, then PZ+472,
then 8065.  To civil registry as N33603, then B-15116, then PK-OBF
150750 (MSN 58-1536) to German Army as QB+481, then QW+401, then 8066.  To civil registry
as N82823.  To Haitian AF as H-1.  Abandoned 1995.
150751 (MSN 58-1537) to German Army as QW+767, then QW+402, then 8067.  To civil registry
as N83824, then OB-T-1007, then N4247U, then N85HA, then C-GHOS.
150752 (MSN 58-1538) to German Army as QB+482, then QW+403, then 8068.  To civil registry
as PT-HFR.  W/o in Brazil Feb 28, 1975.
150753 (MSN 58-1539) to German Army as QA+481, then QW+768, then PY+342, then 8069.
To civil registry as N82828, then G-BLCN, then OD-AGK(2), then N42825,
then N581SR, then N902CH.
150754 (MSN 58-1547) to German Army as QB+483, then QW+404, then 8070.  To civil registry
as N83829, then OB-T-1008, then N4247V
150755 (MSN 58-1548) to German Army as QW+769, the QW+405, then 8071.  To civil
registry as N58115, then HP-715.
150756 (MSN 58-1549) to Israel via West German government.  
150757 (MSN 58-1550) to Israel via West German government.
150758 (MSN 58-1551) to Israel via West German government.  To civil registry as N4388S
with Midwest Helicopter Airways.  Destroyed Feb 2, 1980 in Chicago.
150759 (MSN 58-1552) to Israel via West German government.  To civil registry as N4389S
150760 (MSN 58-1553) to German Army as PF+464.  To German Navy as W+571, then 8072.
150761 (MSN 58-1561) to German Army as PZ+347.  To Luftwaffe as CA+353, then 8074.  To
civil registry as N82832, then OY-HBC, N4995G.
150762 (MSN 58-1562) to German Army as QB+477 (also reported as PZ+348), then WE+572,
then 8075.  To civil registry as D-HAUB.  Crashed Sep 30, 1977, Garmisch-Partenkichen,
West Germany.
150763 (MSN 58-1563) to German Army as QB+484, then PZ+007, then PZ+349, then 8076.
To civil registry as N82835, then D-HBWR, then N15AH.
150764 (MSN 58-1564) to German Army as QB+485, then PZ+350, then 8077.  To civil registry
as N51886, then to Thai AF as 912.  To civil registry as N903CH
150765 (MSN 58-1565) to German Army as QK+578, then QW+406, then 8078.  To civil registry
as N83836, then PT-HGO.
150766 (MSN 58-1566) to German Army as QK+579, then QW+407, then 8079.  To civil registry
as N37706.
150767 (MSN 58-1570) to German Army as QA+478, then PZ+473, then 8082.  To civil registry
as N74485, then PT-HFQ.
150768 (MSN 58-1575) to German Army as QK+580, then QW+408, then 8083.  To civil registry
as N90807, N97AA.
150769 (MSN 58-1576) to German Army as PF+461, then PF+334, then 8084.  To civil registry
as N83838, then PT-HHE.
150770 (MSN 58-1577) to German Army as PF+462, then PF+335, then 8085.  To civil registry
as N37712.
150771 (MSN 58-1578) to German Army as QA+480, then PZ+474, then 8086.  To civil registry
as N37705.
150772 (MSN 58-1582) to German Army as PF+463, then WE+573, then to West German Navy as
SA1582, then 8087.  To civil registry as N14590.
150773 (MSN 58-1583) to German Army as QK+581, then QW+409, then 8088.  To civil registry
as N37720, N5077L, AN-PLN, YN-PLN, N50HA, to Haitian AF as H-10, abandoned 1995.
150774 (MSN 58-1584) to German Army as PF+465, then PF+337, then to Luftwaffe as 8089.
To civil registry as N83839 then N6230.
150775 (MSN 58-1594) to German Navy as QA+479, then QW+410, the 8091.  To Sudan AF as ST-AFC.
150776 (MSN 58-1595) to Israel AF as 07.  Now in Israel AF Museum.
150777 (MSN 58-1596) to German Navy as QK+582, then PY+343.  To Luftwaffe as 8092.
To civil registry as N82841, then N6231.
150778 (MSN 58-1606) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N4376S, then PT-HFU.  Crashed into
sea 90 nm fro Mao Luiz May 28, 1974.
150779 (MSN 58-1607) to Israel AF. To civil registry as N4377S, N43775, C-GRJD, N70666, N703SC
150780 (MSN 58-1612) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N3478S, PK-UHY, PK-OGBL.
Ditched in Java Sea off Madura Island Nov 9, 1987.
150781 (MSN 58-1613) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N4379S, PT-HFV w/o Mar 24, 1976 off Marana
Island.
150782 (MSN 58-1614) to Israel AF.  to civil registry as N4380S.
150783 (MSN 58-1624) to Israel AF.
150784 (MSN 58-1625) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N82844.
150785 (MSN 58-1626) to Isreal AF as I-4705.  To civil registry as N4381S, then G-BBJS, LN-OSC,
G-BBJS, LN-OSC, EC-DJN, N72B.
150786 (MSN 58-1627) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N4382S.
150787 (MSN 58-1636) to Israel AF.
150788 (MSN 58-1637) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N4383S, the PT-HFW.  Crashed at
Quieimadas Beach, Maranhao, Brazil Feb 6, 1974.
150789 (MSN 58-1638) to Israel AF.
150790 (MSN 58-1639) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N4384S, then PT-HFX.
150791 (MSN 58-1646) to Israel AF.  to civil registry as N4385S ?, later CF-OIA, C-FOIA, N1099T.
150792 (MSN 58-1647) to civil registry as N4386S.
150793 (MSN 58-1648) to Israel AF.  To civil registry as N4386S.
150794 (MSN 58-1649) to Israel AF as 40.  To civil registry as N4387S, then HC-AYF, then HK-2017X, 
then N2691L
150795 (MSN 58-1656) to Isreal AF as 41.
150796 (MSN 58-1657) to Israel AF as 42.  To civil registry as N4390S, then EC-CCX
150797 (MSN 58-1658) to German Army as QC+461, then PD+011, then PY+344, then 8099.
To civil registry as N82844, then G-BCLO, then to Lebanese Helicopters as OD-AGL.
Believe destroyed in 1982 civil war.
150798 (MSN 58-1662) to German Army as QC+462, then PC+012.  To German Navy as
WE+574, then 8100.   To civil registry as N37728, ZS-HFZ, 3D-HAC, ZS-HFZ, N5402M, N58BH, C-GHOG.
150799 (MSN 58-1663) to German Army as QC+463.  To German Navy as QC+463, WE+575, then 8101.
To civil registry as N82846, then ZK-HIH, then PK-OBM.  Crashed at Tugumaya, Irian Jaya Nov 4, 1980.
150800 (MSN 58-1664) to German Army as PF+339, then PM+468, then PQ+264, then PY+345,
then 8102.  To civil registry as N37713.
150801 (MSN 58-1665) to German Army as PH+271.  To German Navy as 8103.  W/o Sep 7, 1968.
150802 (MSN 58-1671) to German Army as PF+341, then QE+461.  To German Navy as WE_577, then 8104.
150803 (MSN 58-1672) to German Army as QE+462, then PY+346, then 8105.  To civil registry
as N37723, B-13104, C-FISH, N37723.  Reported sold to owner in Peru Mar 2006
150804 (MSN 58-1673) to German Army as QE+463.  To German Navy as QE+578, then 8106.
To civil registry as LN-OSF, then G-BFAG, then LN-OSA(@), then C-GAIV, then ZK-HNJ,
then C-GAIV, then N580US..
150805 (MSN 58-1677) to German Army as QI+464, later to German Navy as WE+579, then 8107.
To civil registry as N82049.
150806 (MSN 58-1678) to German Army as QK+583, later QK+141, later 8108.  W/o May 18, 1971.
150807 (MSN 58-1679) to German Army as QK+584, then QW+412, then 8109.  Preserved at
Hubscrauber Museum, Buckeburg.

50740 ... 50839 (EXACT MATCH)
Douglas R4D-6
Navy equivalent of C-47B-DK. Redesignated C-47J in 1962
50740 operated by US Army at Kwajalein Test Site
50741 for sale at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966
50745 (MSN 14643/26088) ex USAAF 43-48827.  Oct 3, 1944 to Fleet Air Arm, San Diego, Oct 7,  1944 to VH-5 (as ambulance), Dec 1944 
to VE-3 (Special Electronics Unit), Feb 1945 to VE-1, Apr 1946 to VR-11, Nov 29, 1946 to NAS Quonset Point, May 1947 to NAS 
San Diego for transfer to Fleet Air Service Sq.11, Honolulu. Nov 1958 to Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) as R4D-6 registered 
9021 for Air Training Squadron 205 (Dai 205 Kyoiku Kokutai at Kanoya).  Dec 20, 1971 transferred to Fleet Squadron 61 (Dai 61 
Kokutai at Atsugi). Reg. to Texas Turbo Jet, INC as N62428.  Exported to Delta Air Corp of Manila 13 Feb. 1975, registered RP-C14. 
To Victoria Air Inc.(Philippines), registered RP-C14. W/o Nov 15, 1989 when it ditched 100m offshore 
near Barualite (Philippines). No fatalities.
50748 in collision with object Momote, Los Negros,
SW Pacific Mar 5, 1945.  No injuries.
50750 hit iron roller on landing at Zettel Field, Jolo Island Jul 28, 1945.
50751 (MSN 14673/26118) ex USAAF 43-48857. To Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) as R4D-6 registered 9022 
Nov 1958 for Air Training Squadron 205 (Dai 205 Kyoiku Kokutai at Kanoya). Dec 20, 1971 to Fleet Squadron 
61 (Dai 61 Kokutai at Atsugi) . Sold Oct 31, 1972, converted to DC-3C, Reg. to AIRCLAIMS, INC as N62427 
Feb 1975. Exported to PHILAIR (not Philippines Airlines) Apr 20, 1979, reg. RP-C287. W/o Dec 13, 1983 
when this aircraft crashed in a field at Zapote making an emergency landing after an engine failure shortly after 
take-off from Manila. No fatalities. 
50754 (MSN 14688/26133) ex USAAF 43-48872.   Damaged Feb 4, 1950 when struck by gust of wind
while taxiing at NAS Kodiak, AK.  No injuries.  Aircraft w/o but appeared on
civil registry as N9118Z for US Navy then as N70 for FAA (1960-1977) later as
N70JC (NTU), and now N211GB with Lee County Mosquito Control District, Fort
Meyers, FL
50757 for sale at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966.  To N3706A
50759 (MSN 26263) ex USAAF 43-49002.  Modified to R4D-6R  Modified by North Central Airlines to DC-3C
airliner configuration as N2401 and fitted with Wright R1820 engines.  Redesignated TC-47J in 1962.
For sale at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 1, 1966. 
50760 (MSN 26268) ex USAAF 43-49007.  Became N7675C, then N48, then N42.  N87815 reserved but NTU, remained
N42, then became N2005J, then N232GB.  Registered Mar 26, 2008 as C-FTGI.
50761 ex USAAF 43-49012.  In 1962 to C-47J with US Army. Sep 1976 to USDA-APHIS as N219GB.  Jul 1980 to US
Forest Service.  In 1984 put on display at Tinker AFB Heritage Museum, Oklahoma.
50762 (MSN 26278) ex USAAF 43-49017.  Rebuilt as R4D-8 with new MSN 43308. served as the "Chuting Stars" jump
aircraft for US Navy Paracute team in 1961.
50764 (MSN 26288) ex USAAF 43-49027.  Modified to R4D-5R.  Modified by Frontier Airlines to DC-3C airliner
configuration as N75277.  Redesignated TC-47J in 1962.  Sold at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966.
50765 (ATS-3) flew into water during instrument approach to
NAS Oakland, CA Feb 13, 1945.  24 killed.
50767 crashed on landing Dec 1, 1950 at Hagaru-Ri, North Korea with heavy load of ammo and to evacuate wounded.
Crew survived.
50768 w/o Feb 21, 1945 at Cleveland MAP, Ohio
50770 missing on flight from Morotai II to Samar, Philippines Mar 19, 1945.  17 missing.
50771 hit mountain at night near Kirtland AAF Apr 4, 1946.
11 killed.
50772 (MSN 26353) ex USAAF 43-49092.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43337
50774 part modified to DC-3 airliner configuration by Blatz Airlines as N1399N.  Redesignated TC-47J in 1962.
Sold at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966
50777 (MSN 36378) ex USAAF 43-49117. Delivered to USN as R4D-6 in Oct 1944 at NAS San Diego CA
Assigned to FAW-13 in Oct 1944. Assigned to MARFAIR West in Novr 1944. Assigned to VMR-152 in 
Jan 1945. Assigned to MAG-12 in Feb 1945. Assigned to MAG-15 in June 1946. Assigned to NAS Pearl 
Harbor in Sep 1946. Assigned to NAS San Diego CA  in June 1947. Assigned to NAS Quonset Point 
in July 1947. Assigned to VR-1 at NAS Patuxent River MD in Apr 1948
Assigned to VX-6 in Antarctica in October 1962 as LC-47J.  Crashed Davis Glacier on 25 November 
1962 while making a jet assisted take off (JATO) at Davis Glacier. A JATO cannister was released 
accidentally before it stopped firing and hit a propeller.  The aircraft lost an engine and crashed.
50778 (MSN 26383) Ordered by USAAF as C-47B-10-DK. USAAF s/n 43-49122.  Delivered to USN at NAS San Diego 
as R4D-6 in Oct 1944.  Assigned to FAW-14. Assigned to VE-3 in Dec 1944. Assigned to VR-3 in Apr 1945. 
Assigned to MCAS Cherry Point NC in Apr 1946. Assigned to AES-46 in Aug 1946. Assigned to NAS 
Columbus OH in Feb 1947. Assigned to VRU-3 in Mar 1948. Assigned to VR-23 in Apr 1948
Stored at NAS Whidby Island WA 1961.  Converted to R4D-6L.  Assigned to VX-6  in Oct 1962. Named Gotcha
Redesignated LC-47J in 1962.  Crashed 11 January 1965 on Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica. The ski-equipped 
aircraft was on its rollout on the ski-way, when one of its skis struck a large bit of unobserved 
sastrugi, struck its propeller, tearing off the port engine and twisting its fuselage.
50779 to N214GB
50780 (MSN 14948/26393) ex USAAF 43-49132.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43398.
50781 (MSN 14953/26398) ex USAAF 43-49137.  Redesignated C-47J in 1962.  Crashed overloaded into corn field near
Silk Hope, North Carolina March 8, 1973 in poor weather after takeoff from Fort Bragg,
killing all 14 on board, including 11 members of the United States Army Golden Knights parachute team.
50782 (MSN 14958/26403) ex USAAF 43-49142.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43366.  To civil registry.
Now registered as C-GGKE.
50783 (MSN 26408) ex USAAF 43-49147.  To civil registry as N151ZE
1979/80 and restored to WW 2 R4D-6S configuration.  Operated
by Commemorative Air Force.
50784 (MSN 26413) ex USAAF 43-49152.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43380.  Seen in K-Tech Yard 8/28/2000.
50786 (MSN 26424) ex USAAF 43-49163.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43386.
58788 (MSN 15113/26558) ex USAAF 43-49297.  To N49, N2006J, N235GB.  At Museum in Galveston, Texas. 
50789 (MSN 15118/26563) ex USAAF 43-49302.  WFU
50790 (MSN 26568) to Frontier Airlines as N75726
50793 (MSN 26583) ex USAAF 43-49322.  Was converted to R4D-6R on 4 Apr 1969; wfu; to N7072C; to N33 on 29 Aug 1956; 
wfu 24 Mar 1982; Preserved at Minnesota ANG Museum, St Paul, Minnesota 
50795 (MSN 26593/15148) ex USAAF 43-49332.  Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA.
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Aug 27, 1946 to Oct 4, 1946.
Assigned to NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH Oct 4, 1946.
To N3671G (probably a ferry reg).  To N69 for the FAA, to HK-1149G, Aerolinas Del Este (ADES) 
then HK-1149 for Aerovanguardia of Columbia.  In emergency landing in a rice field Jul 31, 2007 on 
flight from Jan Jose del Guaviare to Villavicencio.
50796 (MSN 26598) ex USAAF 43-49337.  Rebuilt as R4D-8 with new MSN 43361.
Acquired by Turbo Three Corporation, not converted and sold to Basler as
N100BF.  Noted at Oshkosh in unconverted condition Jul 2004.
50797 in 1968 served with Defense Attache's Office at Dakar, Senegal and SOC Jan 28, 1970.  To civil registry as N10CA
50798 force landed south of Indianapolis, IN Dec 25, 1944.
50799 ex USAAF 43-49352. conv to R4D-6Z; redesignated as VC-47J on 18 Sep 1962; In 1969 served with Defense
Attache's Office at Athens and wfu Jan 28, 1970; to N11CA on 31 Jul 1970;
to YV-C-GAI on 16 Dec 1970; w/o May 8, 1972 at Cuidad, Venezuela 
50800 redesignated C-47J in 1962.  Sold at NAF Litchfield Park Feb 15, 1966.  To N91374
50801 (MSN 26624) ex USAAF 43-49363.  Rebuilt as R4D-8 with new MSN 43356
50802 (MSN 15213/26658) ex USAAF 43-49397.  Cockpit section noted Oct 10, 2008
in storage yard of Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA
50803 w/o May 1945 when destroyed on ground by Japanese suicide squad at Yontan Field, Okinawa.
50804 (MSN 26668) ex USAAF 43-49407.  Rebuilt as R4D-8 with new MSN 43320. 
50805 in single engine landing 1 mile from NAS Pearl Harbor
runway Jan 29, 1946.
50808 (MSN 26688) ex USAAF 43-49427.  Modified as R4D-8 with new MSN 43394.  Seen at K-Tech yard 8/28/2000.
50811 (MSN 15258/26703) ex USAAF 43-49442.  Noted on display at Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Florida 
Nov 1979.  On display at Warner-Robins AFB, Georgia Aug 1993 as 43-49442
50812 (MSN 26708) ex USAAF 43-49447.  Assigned to NAS Quonset Point, RI. 
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Aug 21, 1946 to Oct 7, 1946.
Rebuilt as R4D-8 with new MSN 43358.  Seen at K-Tech yard 8/28/2000.
Retired to MASDC and sold for scrap Feb 1975.  MSN was then
recorded as 43358, which suggests that it had been converted to R4D-8.
50814 (MSN 15273/26718) to R4D-6Q.  Was ex USAAF 43-49457.  On civil registry as N48211.  Machine is displayed 
outdoors at the Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, AL as N48211 in US Forestry Service livery
50815 modified to R4D-6Z.  Modified to DC-3 airliner configuration as N9467Z but NTU.  Redesignated VC-47J
in 1962.  Sold at NAF Litchfield Park Feb 15, 1966. 
50816 (MSN 26733) was ex-USAAF 43-49472.  Registered N74 Dec 19, 1956 to Department of the Navy, Washington,
DC.  Cancelled Jan 13, 1965 as exported to Kenya.  W/o as 5Y-DCA with Kenyan Directorate of Civil Aviation
Apr 6, 1971.
50818 (ATS-3) flew into ground during night takeoff from
Winslow, AZ May 29, 1945.
50819 ex USAAF 43-49613.  Converted to R4D-6S ASW configuration.  To US Navy Department as N9119Z, then N60.
To FAA Aug 1, 1966.  Aug 29, 1966 to USDA as N68.  Jan 1977
to N68AH, Jun 1977 to N229GB.  Jun 2, 1981 to Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.
50821 (MSN 26876) ex USAAF 43-49615. Converted to R4D-8 with new MSN 43322.  At National Museum
of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL on loan from Smithsonian Air And Space Museum.
50822 (MSN 26877) ex USAAF 43-49616.  Modified to R4D-6R.  Modified by North Central Airlines to DC-3C airliner
configuration as N2400.  Redesignated TC-47J in 1962.  For sale at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966
50823 (MSN 26878) ex USAAF 43-49617.  Rebuilt as R4D-8 with new MSN 43317.
50826 (MSN 26924) ex USAAF 43-49663.  Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA. 
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Aug 27, 1946 to Dec 9, 1948.
Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43363.   Redesignated C-117D in 1962.  
Now at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ
50827 to Chilean Navy as 124 and now stored derelict as CC-PJN at Melipilla-Santa Teresa del Almendral, Chile.
50828 modified to R4D-6Z.  Redesignated VC-47J in 1962.  For sale at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ Feb 15, 1966
50829 to N237GB
50830 (MSN 15528/26973) ex USAAF 43-49712.  (VR-3) overshot landing on Chicago Island
Sept 30, 1945.
50831 assigned to NAS Quonset Point, RI.  Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, 
later as NACA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA Nov 25, 1948 to Jul 7, 1952.
Assigned to High-Speed Flight Research Station, Edwards AFB, CA
50832 (MSN 15538/26983) ex USAAF 43-49722.  Delivered to USN on 2 Jan 1945 as R4D-6
Assigned to NAS Banana River FL for "Project B". Assigned to Naval Aero Lab at NAS Banana River in Oct 
1945. Assigned to NAS Quonset Point RI in Sept 1947. Assigned to NAS Columbus in Dec 1947. 
Assigned to NAWC China Lake in September 1956.  Reassigned to the USMC in Hawaii in 1960
Redesignated C-47J in 1962.  Converted to LC-47J.  Assigned to VX-6 on 6 November 1965. Named Spirit of McMurdo
Crashed on the Ross Ice Shelf on 2 February 1966 while in a landing approach at Mile 60 on the Army-Navy 
Trail. The airplane stalled while about 200 feet above the surface. The right wing dipped, the pilot 
corrected and the left wing dropped. The plane hit the snow surface while nearly inverted. The wings 
broke off and the fuselage broke in two places before the plane caught fire and the JATO canisters 
on board exploded. 6 killed.
50833 (MSN 26988) ex USAAF 43-49727.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43349.
50834 (MSN 26993) ex USAAF 43-49732.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43324. To N834D
50835 (MSN 26998) ex USAAF 43-49737.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43321.  Redesignated
C-117D in 1962.  On static display at MCAS Miramar, CA.  Was the last C-117D to serve
with US Marine Corps.  Noted Mar 13, 1993 at Marine Corps Museum, El Toro
MCAS, CA
50836 (MSN 27003) ex USAAF 43-49742.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43389
50837 (MSN 27008) ex USAAF 43-49747.  Registered Dec60 as N7998A to US Navy and ferried to Naples, Italy 
for use by the US Embassy.  To AMARC Dec69-Feb77.  Registered Jan 6, 1986 as N375AS to Air Sales Inc, 
cancelled Oct 27, 1999.  Nose still extant and used by the Milleville Army Air Field Museum, 
Milleville, NJ, as a travelling exhibit.
50838 (MSN 27024) ex USAAF 43-49763.  Modified to R4D-8 with new MSN 43329.
50839 (MSN 16042/32790) ex USAAF 44-76458