Navy Serial Number Search Results

00373 ... 00392
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40
00376 (VT-8) sank after launch accident Hornet Jul 30, 1942
00380 (VT-8, 8-T-1) damaged in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00383 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00384 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00391 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942

00393 ... 00393
Grumman XTBF-2 Avenger
Model G-40.  First flight May 1, 1942

00394 ... 00658
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  The TBF-1 Avengers delivered to the Royal Navy were designated TBF-1B.  They were initially
designated by the Royal Navy as Tarpon TR.Mk.1, but later as Avenger TR.Mk.I
00398 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00399 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00402 (VT-6) missing after launch from Hornet to make simulated attack 8/9/1942.  4 crew mssing.
00406 (VT-8) hit by AAA near Guadalcanal Isl and ditched 10/24/1942.  One killed.
00411 (VT-6) missing after launch from Hornet to make simulated attack 8/9/1942.  4 crew missing.
00412 (VT-6) ditched off Enterprise 7/27/1942.
00417 (VT-8) ditched off Hornet due to fuel exhaustion 10/01/1942.  Crew rescued by USS MacFarland
00421 stalled on takeoff from NAS Kaneohe, HI 3/30/1943.  4 killed.
00422 (VT-8) spun in on takeoff from Saratoga near Guadalcanal 8/22/1942.  4 killed.
00424 (VT-8) ditched off Hornet due to fuel exhaustion 10/01/1942.  Crew rescued by USS MacFarland
00433 (VGS-78) crash landing at Tou Touta AAB, New Caledonia 12/19/1942.
00450 (VT-6) ditched off Kaipupau Point, HI 7/06/1942.
00455 (VT-6) ditched during torpedo run Enterprise 8/03/42.
00456 (VT-8) went down 10/24/1942 near Guadalcanal Island.  Crew reported safe.
00460 (VGS-26) ditched off Sangamon CVE-26 11/08/1942.
00462 (VT-3) stalled on landing on Saratoga 4/9/1943.
00466 (VT-3) crashed on takeoff from Enterprise 8/27/1942.  No injuries.  Also reported as 
involved in an accident near Guadalcanal 10/24/1942
00473 (VTB, OTU #2) right wing and tail broke off during glide bomb dive 9 mi S of NAS Jacksonville, FL
at Doctors Inlet 3/30/1943.  2 killed.
00477 in midair with 00491 11 mi E of North Island 12/21/1942.  Pilot bailed out.
00478 (VTB, OTU #2) wing came off during dive 2 mi N of NAS Jacksonville, FL 5/9/1943.  3 killed.
00482 wing and tail failed in dive 3 mi NE of Jamual, CA 11/02/1942.  Pilot killed.
00485 (VC-20) midair near NAS Alameda, CA 12/02/1942. 2 killed.
00491 in midair with 00477 11 mi E of North Island 12/21/1942.  Pilot killed.
OO493 (VT-11)  26.01/26/1943 Hi,Oahu   NAS Barbers Pt; crashed at night; 2 killed
00494 (VGS-1) crashed into ravine due to fuel
exhaustion San Diego, CA 10/16/1942.  One killed.
00497 (VGS-29 (VC-9)) in midair with 00547 off Bogue 12/05/1942.  3 killed.
OO500 CQTU/San Diego 02/94/1943 Long Isl CVE-1   Carrier landings; Overside landing
00509 (VT-3) midair with 00514 and 00590 3 mi NE of Makapu Pt, HI 10/11/1942.  3 bailed out.
00512 (VT-3) missing off Saratoga 12/18/1942.
00514 (VT-3) midair with 00509 and 00590 3 mi NE of Makapu Pt, HI 10/11/1942.  3 killed.
00524 (VT-4) force landed during familiarization flight NAS Quonset Point, RI 7/20/1942.
00530 (GS-27 (VC-27)) ditched in bad weather off Suwanee 2/27/1943.
00545 (VGS-9) crashed after waveoff Bogue 12/04/1942.
00547 (VGS-29 (VC-9)) in midair with 00497 off Bogue 12/05/1942. Crew bailed out.
00550 modified in 1942 as single-seater w/o dorsal turret.  Dove in during glide bomb practice off 					
Danih, FL Jul 1, 1943.  3 killed.
OO554 (VT-3) 31.01/31/1943 Saratoga?   take-off acc, rolled over bow; 1/killed
00562 (VGS-26) ditched 12/31/1942 off Sangamon due to engine failure.
00566 (VGS-29) in midair 8 mi N of Kitty Hawk, NC 9/16/1942.  3 killed.
00568 (VGS-29) lost off Santee 11/10/1942 Safi, French Morocco.  3 bailed out.
00577 (VD-2) destroyed on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943
00580 (VGS-26) missing enroute from Bermuda to North Africa during convoy coverage off Sangamon
11/19/1942.  3 crew MIA.
00590 (VT-3) midair with 00509 and 00514 3 mi NE of Makapu Pt, HI 10/11/1942.  3 killed.
00594 (VT-3) ditched landing on Saratoga 11/30/1942.
00605 spun in on wave off by LSO Chesapeake Bay 12/28/1942.
00607 overside landing Charger 5/7/1943, Chesapeake Bay.
00608 (VGS-27) overside landing Suwanee 11/10/1942.  3 killed.
00611 (VGS-29) crashed on takeoff from Santee 11/08/1942.  Crew OK.
00613 (CQTU/A) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943
00616 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN750
00620/00622 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN751/FN753
00624 (VGS-29) crashed on takeoff from Santee 11/8/1942.
00625 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN754
00627 (VT-9) ditched off USS Essex Jun 26, 1943.
00628 hit island and went overside and sank off USS Sable in Lake Michigan Jul 3, 1943.  Pilot killed.
00629 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN755
00639 force landed Prospect Field Aug 8, 1943.
00640 (VTB, OTU#1) 01/01/43 Fl,Ft.Everglades; Torpedo 
practice; ditched
00642 (VTB, OTU#1) hit trees during landing, Ft 
Lauderdale, FL 11/09/1942 and caught fire.  Pilot
Injured.
00643 structural failure 10/30/1942 2 mi N of Deerfield,
FL.  Pilot killed.
00644 in mid-air 5 mi east of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL
Sep 12, 1943.  One bailed out, one killed.
00648 (TB, OTU #1) spun in during landing Ft Lauderdale,
FL 3/2/1943.  Pilot killed.
00653 (VT-9) Essex CV-9; Jul 9, 1943; Nite take-off, 
crashed & sank
00654 (VGS-29) catapult bridle broke and went over
bow Santee CVE-29 10/15/1942.  Crew OK

01731 ... 01770
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 2765/2804
01734 (VC-1) missing on flight from NAS Norfolk, VA
3/7/1943
01743 (VC-36) wing broke off during dive pullout
Monterey Bay, CA 4/26/1943.  3 killed.
01744 (VT-6) ditched off Enterprise due to fuel
exhaustion 12/16/1942.
O1745 VGS-1(VC-1) 10/25/1943 ferry ship to shore;
take-off, ditched
01746 fitted with Martin dorsal turret.
01747 (MSN 2781) ditched in Lake Michigan off USS Wolverine
June 11, 1943.  Recovered in 1991.  Now at National Museum of Naval Aviation,
Pensacola, FL.   Believed by Fall 2003 to be at Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.
In 2008 was undergoing restoration at NAS DeLand, DeLand, FL,
on loan from National Museum of Naval Aviation.
01751 (VGS-9) in midair fire near Coronado Island
off Bogue CVE-9.  Pilot bailed, 2 killed.
01752 (VT-10) ditched on takeoff from Enterprise
2/24/1943.
01760 (VT-3) ditched on takeoff from Saratoga 11/30/1942
01761 (VJ-2) ditched in Waimea Bay, HI 4/3/1943.
O1764 (VT-9) 01/22/1943 Pa, Portsmouth   Nite 
familiarization; spun-in; 1/killed
01765 (VGS-29) hit by ground fire off Santee
11/10/1942 2 mi SE of Gou Guredra, French 
Morocco and force landed.  Pilot destroyed
aircraft.
01766 (VT-9) ditched at Gulf of Paris near NAS
Trinidad with live torpedo 3/30/1943.  Sank.

05877 ... 06491
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 3925/4539
O5877 VGS-27(VC-39) 01/24/1943 Suwanee CVE-27   Fuel 
exhaustion,ditched; Crew rescued by USS Conway	
05889 stalled during low-altitude turn near NAS
Ft Lauderdale, FL Jul 26, 1943.
05890 overside landing on Charger 3/19/1943 Chesapeake
Bay
05893 (VTB, OTU#1) midair during torpedo practice
3 mi off shore of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL 
11/23/1942.  Pilot OK, one killed.
05919 (VC-23) crashed after takeoff from USS Princeton
with depth charges Aug 28, 1943.  3 crew OK.
05927 (VTB, OTU#1) stalled on landing at NAS Ft
Lauderdale, FL.  Pilot killed
O5934 (VTB,OTU#1) 01/02/43 Fl, Ft.Lauderdale 
Familiarization flt; eng, force landed
05938 (VC-18) 02/12/1943 deck crash and overside 
Altamaha
05940 (VC-18) stalled during night landing at Whidbey
Island, WA and crashed into Oak Harbor 3/5/1943.  
Pilot killed
05954 ditched in Lake Michigan December 1943 and salvaged early 1990s. 
In 1997 was on display at Indiana Museum of Military History, Indianapolis, IN
O5955 VGS-27(VC-27) 10.02/10/1943 Suwanee take off 
crashed; Crew rescued by USS Frazier
05963 crashed off Pt. Loma, CA Jul 29, 1943.  3 killed.
05968 (VC-1) bad catapult shot USS Card, crashed,
5/28/1943.  Pilot killed.
O5976 CQTU/San Diego 02/04/1943 Long Isl CVE-1 Pac; 
Carrier landings; fuel exhaustion, ditched
05981 (VTB, OUT #1) ditched during glide bombing
practice 2/21/1943, Port Everglades, FL.	
05982 (VTB, OTU#1) spun in during landing 22/21/1942
NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL.
05984 in midair during torpedo runs east of Port
Everglades, FL Jun 26, 1943.
05991 (VC-8) hit deck landing Chenango CVE-28 5/22/1943
and went overside.  One killed.
05994 (VJ-1) ditched Oahu, HI 4/13/1943.
05996 loaned to Royal Navy Mar 5, 1943.  Returned to USN Sep 16, 1943
and SOC Sep 18, 1943.
05997 (MSN 4045) noted in restoration hangar at Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA Nov 2002.
It had been recovered in 1970 by Ed Maloney from MGM Studios.
Reported 1988 with Yankee Air Corps, Chino, CA
O6004 (VMSB-143 CAG-12) 30.01/30/1943 Cuba Havana Harbor 
Field; landing acc
06007 stalled on landing NAS Glenview, IL and burned
4/28/1943.				
06008 in low altitude stall near NAS Ft. Lauderdale.  
Date??
06011 dove in during glide bomb practice off NAS
Ft Lauderdale, FL Jun 21, 1943.  3 killed.				
06013 ditched during torpedo runs on "Absecon" off NAS
Ft Lauderdale, FL Sep 10, 1943.  3 crew OK.
06017 loaned to Royal Navy Mar 5, 1943, returned to USN Sep 24, 1943
06020 loaned to Royal Navy Mar 23, 1943, returned to USN Mar 1944
06035 VGS-29 (VC-29) hard landing on USS Santee 
2/06/1943.  Stripped for parts.
06036 (VT-27) spun in on takeoff USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
Jun 9, 1943.
06037 VGS-29 (VC-29) 2/06/1943 Santee CVE-29.  Crew 
missing
06048 (VC-9) bad catapult shot off Bogue CVE-9 2/16/1943
and crashed.
06051 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 26, 1942, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943.
O6052 VTB,OTU#1 02.09/02/1942 Fl,Ft.Lauderdale   Foreman 
Fld; FCLP; hard landing
06053 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN Sep 5, 1943.
06054 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942.  Ditched following engine
failure Jun 30, 1943
06056 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943
06064 ditched in Lake Michigan Dec 17, 1943 after engine lost power during carrier qualifications.  Pilot rescued OK.
06068 (VC-29) overside landing Santee 3/16/1943.
06073 suffered engine fire during ferry flight off
Myrtle Beach, SC Aug 16, 1943.  2 crew bailed out.
O6075 (VT-4) 01/23/1943 Ranger CV-4   Anti-sub patrol; 
Overside landing; Pilot killed
06081 lost on ferry flight to Saratoga Aug 11, 1943 and
ditched
06085 (VC-21) deck crash on Marcus Island 4/29/1943.
06089 (VC-19) ditched off USS Croatan CVE-25 Jul 14, 
1943 in Caribbean.  Crew rescued.  
06090 crashed into ridge S of Sequim, WA on training flight out of NAS Seattle
May 24, 1944.  3 killed, 1 injured.  There is a plaque at the site.
06095 lost of ferry flight to Saratoga Aug 11, 1943 and
ditched.
06098 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 23, 1943, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943.
06099 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN May 1944
06100 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN Jun 1943
06101 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 2, 1943.  Sank heavily into rounddown of
HMS Victorious May 9, 1943, presumably w/o.
06102 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 23, 1942.  While landing on HMS
Victorious Jun 28, 1943, hook tore out and aircraft went
over the side into sea.
06103 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 2, 1943.  Collided with F4U (believed
02311) at Pearl Harbor Apr 8, 1943.  2 crew in TBF killed.
06104 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1943, returned to USN Mar 1943
06105 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 23, 1942, no subsequent history in
surviving RN records.  Returned to US Navy.  CQTU/A) damaged on ground
by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.  To limited overhaul.
06106 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1943, returned to USN Apr 23, 1943
06107 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 26, 1942, returned to USN Apr 20, 1943.
06108 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1943, returned to USN Apr 23, 1943
06109 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942.  Suffered engine failure
on takeoff from HMS Victorious Jul 2, 1943 and ditched
06110 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 4, 1943.  While landing on HMS
Victorious Feb 25, 1943, aircraft was pointing to port and
caught first wire which pulled out sufficiently to allow it
to run off edge of flightdeck and fall onto port crane,
where it caught fire and burned out.  All three crew died
of burns received.
06111 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 5,1943, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943.
06120 (VT-12) crashed during anti-sub patrol Jul 29, 
1943.  3 killed.
06121 (VT-27) spun in during glide bomb pullout Suwanee
5/21/1943.  3 killed.
06123 (CV-13) midair collision Narragansett Bay, RI 
5/23/1943.  4 killed.
06141 (VT-16) missing in flight from NAS Hilo to NAS 
Ford Island Aug 20, 1943.  4 crew missing.
06148 (VC-13) suffered mid air during join up 5/10/1943.  
3 killed.
06165 (VT-9) engine failure off Essex 5/31/1943.  Pilot
bailed out.
06166 (VT-17) off USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) right wing 
failed at 5000 feet off Daughtery, VA.  3 killed.
06191 (VGS-23 (VC-19)) crashed at sea during glide bomb
practice Pt Reyes, CA 2/19/1943.  Crew missing.
06194 (VC-20) ditched at sea 9 mi off Pt Loma, CA
5/4/1943.
06196 loaned to Royal Navy.  Made heavy landing on HMS Victorious
Jul 24, 1943, presumably subsequently w/o
06211 (CQTU/A) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.  Repaired.
O6217 (VT-4) 02/09/1943 Ranger.  Dove-in during 
simulated torpedo attack; 3/killed
06229 loaned to Royal Navy, no history in surviving RN records.
06230 (VC-25) ditched on takeoff from Block Isl CVE-21
4/14/1943.
06240 (CASU-10) crashed in mountains after takeoff from
Espritu Santo Aug 22, 1943.  2 crew killed, 3rd
crewman picked up Sept 7, 1943.
06245 (VT-1) ditched in takeoff from Cophee (CVE-12)
Aug 4, 1943
06253 (VT-4) deck crash on Ranger 3/24/1943.
06258 (VC-24) crashed after takeoff from Belleau Wood
CVL-24 and exploded Sep 2, 1943.  3 killed. 
06260 (VS-24 (VC-24)) flew into water on takeoff Long Island, NY 2/25/1943
06272 (VC-35) suffered engine failure during glide bomb practice near NAS San Diego, CA Aug 14, 1943.
Crew bailed out ok.
06277/06291 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN756/FN770
06279 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN758.  Relegated to ground
instructional airframe Aug 1945, presumably subsequently
scrapped.
06282 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN761.  Ran out of fuel while
flying low over sea Feb 25, 1943 and ditched and sank
in Buzzard Bay.  Both crew rescued.
06283 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN762.  Ditched Aug 16, 1943,
pilot rescued
06293 crashed after takeoff from NAS Jacksonville, FL Aug 12, 1943.  Pilot killed.
06295 ditched during torpedo runs near Port Everglades FL Aug 28, 1943.  Crew OK.
06303 (VT-4) in overside landing during night carrier landing practice Jun 24, 1943.
06307 modified to TBF-1P photo recon aircraft with cameras in the bomb bay.
06309 (VC-29) crashed on takeoff from NAS Norfolk, VA 5/15/1943.
06320 spun in after takeoff NW of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Aug 5, 1943.  2 killed.
06323 (VTB, OTU#1) spun in on landing at Ft Lauderdale, FL 2/26/1943.
06325 wreckage located on western flank fo Mauna Loa, Hawaii.  This may be the plane that crashed on flight
from NAS Hilo to NAS Ford Island Aug 20, 1943.
06327 ditched due to fuel exhaustion during glide bomb
practice off NAS Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jul 30, 1943.
06333 ended up lying over flight deck onto catwalk on US Coral Sea Oct 14, 1943. Reconditioned and 
transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL432
06350 (VMTB-233) ditched at sea Sep 11, 1943.  Pilot killed.
06352 (VMTB-233) spun in during dive pullout Jun 9, 1943.  4 killed.
06361 (VC-29) ditched on takeoff from USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) Aug 4, 1943.  Crew ok.
06367 (VT-5) overside landing 5/21/1943, Yorktown.
06375 (VT-16) crew bailed out due to bad weather in 
flight from NAS Hilo to NAS Ford Island Aug 20, 1943.  This may actually be 06325
I also have this one as having ditched off
Belleau Wood CVL-24 in Chesapeake Bay during a
torpedo drill 5/25/1943.
06385 (VC-1) ditched off CVE-11 Card Aug 9, 1943 due to engine failure.
06387/06401 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN771/FN785
06388 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN772.  Flew into Black Loch
Hill near Campbeltown, Scotland in bad visibility
Jul 4, 1944.  Both crew killed.
06389 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN773.  Flew into ice on lake
while low flying Mar 24, 1944, location unknown.
Pilot (sole occupant?) survived butaircraft listed as
total loss.
06414 (VT-18) missing during torpedo training Sep 4, 
1943, Monterey Bay, CA.  Four crew missing.
06417 (VC-33) in midair collision 5/13/1943 Pt. Reyes,
CA.  4 killed.
06427 crashed west of San Diego 3/14/1943.  2 killed.
06439 ditched off NAS Ft Lauderdale during glide bomb
practice Jun 1, 1943.
06444  Ft.Lauderdale,Fl;26-Jun-43; Ditched during 
gunnery practice; 1mi.S, Seabouy, Port Everglades
06446 (VTB, OTU#1) midair collision 3/23/1943 near
North Perry Field, FL.  Crew bailed out.
06453 loaned to Royal Navy, no history in surviving RN records.
06457 lost and ditched in ferry flight to Saratoga
Aug 11, 1943
06466 NAS Ft.Lauderdale,Fl;26-Jun-43;Mid-air during 
torpedo runs 3mi.E.Port Everglades; 3/killed
06468 overside landing off Lexington, Gulf of Paria
5/24/1943.  One killed.
06476 (VC-19) missing during night glide bombing
practice off San Diego 5/20/1943.
06480 lost 4/17/1943.  2 crewmen died from exhaustion
and overexposure.
06481 (VMTB-232) ditched off Russell Island Oct 10, 1943 while 
returning from bombing mission.  Crew OK.
06484 force-landed near Lakewood, NJ Sep 2, 1943 due to
fuel exhaustion.
06485 (VT-7) Nas Puunene,Maui,Hi;26-Jun-43;Crash landing

91107 ... 92006
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
91107/91752 MSN 4012/4657.  91753/92006 cancelled
91110 (MSN 4015) Became N6827C.  Shipped to UK in 1988. To Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand in
1992 as ZK-TBM in markings as NZ2518.  To Australia as VH-TBM Jun 25, 1999.
after being restored as VT-83 aircraft "Georgia Peach".  Noted November 2002 
at Hart's Flying Fighter Museum, Archerfield, Queensland, Australia.
91113 became N9318Z
91124 (MSN 4029) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 91124, code 416.  SOC Mar 19, 1959
91131 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB379, shipped from USA 9/29/53. To Netherlands Navy 6/2/1958 as 22-30, later 
reserialled 070; SOC 2/8/1961.
91155 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-112 then 052.  WFU in 1960
91159 (MSN 4064) to US civil registry as N3249G, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEN.  W/o at Sevogle, New
Brunswick Jun 21, 1978.  Pilot uninjured.
91166 (VS-892, USS Rendova) stalled during landing and crashed into water.
4 crewmembers rescued.
91171 (MSN 4076) to US civil registry as N107Z, then N7858C, then to 
Hicks and Lawrence as C-FBQT.  Stored at Fort St. John, British Columbia 2014
91184 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB391, shipped from USA 5/4/1953.  To French Navy 3/19/1958; SOC 4/13/1966.
91188 became N108Z, then N108Q, later at Valiant Air Command 
Museum, Titusville, FL
91189 to Netherlands Navy as 1-17 then 027.  WFU in 1960
91195 to JMSDF.  Seen at Tateyama Air Station in 1973.
91206 became N7848C
91229/91278 to Royal Navy as KE430/KE479
91251 (MSN 4156) diverted to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 91251, code 411.  SOC Mar 19, 1957
91264 (MSN 4169) noted as NX7835C at Planes of Fame Jan 13, 2002.
91289 (MSN 4194) to US civil registry as N7833C, then to Forest Protection, 
Ltd as C-GFPN.  W/o at Brockway, NB 5/1/1999.  Pilot received minor injuries.
91296 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-113 then 053.  WFU in 1960 
91304 to Netherlands Navy as 1-32 then 040.  Converted to target tug.  WFU in 1960
91324 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB306 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
91328 to Netherlands Navy as 1-33 then 041.  WFU in 1960
91338 to civil registry as N9564Z
91350 (TBM-3Q) lost on takeoff at NAS Berbers Pt Sep 17, 1948.  All 3 aboard killed.
91355 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB437, shipped from USA 5/4/1953.  To Netherlands Navy 2/6/1958 as 21-36; 
SOC 9/3/1959.
91376 to Netherlands Navy as 1-34 then 042.  WFU in 1960.
91384 (TBM-3Q) lost Sep 7, 1948 at Lipoa Pt, CFIT.  Both crewmembers killed
91385 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-114 then 054.  WFU in 1960
91388 became N9564Z
91398 became N3251G
91403 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-115 then 055.  WFU in 1960
91406 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-116 then 056.  WFU in 1960
91419 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB439, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. 
Disposed of by being 'shot into sea' from carrier Jul 27, 1957.
Formally SOC Aug 29, 1957.
91421 (MSN 4326) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 91421, code 342.  In midair collision Apr 10, 1953 with RCN Sea Fury WG566
over Bedford Basin, Halifax, NS.  Both aircraft crashed and both pilots killed.
91423 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-117 then 057.  WFU in 1960
91426 (MSN 4331) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 91426, code 908.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.
To Conair Ltd as CF-MUE.  Re-registered as N40402.  To American Airpower
Heritage Flying Museum, operated by CAF at Midland, TX.  Assigned to the CAF National Capital 
Squadron in 2008; currently undergoing restoration at Jack Kosko's facility in Airville, PA.
The Avenger was flown from Forest Protection Ltd, New Brunswick, Canada to Frederick, MD in 2001, 
by the CAF Stars & Stripes Wing (now gone), who worked on it at Frederick and Hagerstown, MD, 
until CAF HQ transferred assignment to National Capital Squadron.
91436 (MSN 4341) registered N436GM Jan 25, 2007.  At some time in
the past was N9569Z
91450 to Ed Maloney's Planes of Fame Collection at Chino, CA as
N7239C.  Bought by Canadian Warplane Heritage and registered
as C-GCWG.  Burned in hangar fire of 1993.
91451 (VS-892, USS Rendova) crashed into water due to engine trouble Aug 29, 1951.
3 rescued, one killed.
91453 (MSN 4358) to civil registry as N4170A.  Noted at Tennessee Museum of Aviation in 2002
91456 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-106 then 047.  WFU in 1960
91457 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-118 then 058.  WFU in 1960
91458 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-119 then 059.  WFU in 1960
91467 to Netherlands Navy as 1-3.  WFU in 1959
91471 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB438, shipped from USA 5/4/1953.  To French Navy 7/18/1957.
91474 became N9926Z
91475 (MAMS-12) lost Oct 21, 1952. 
91476 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-121 then 061.  WFU in 1960
91477 to Royal Navy Mar 31, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB359, shipped from USA 3/18/1953.  To French Navy 18/7/57.
91479/91508 to Royal Navy as KE480/KE509
91488 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-122 then 062.  WFU in 1960.  I also
have this one going to the Royal Navy
91498 ditched off Pt. Loma, CA Apr 29, 1953.  I have this one going to Royal Navy as well.
91516 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-120 then 060.  WFU in 1960
91521 (MSN 4426) became N4171A aerial tankder with Reeder Flying Service.  To Corwin Meyer, Ocala, FL for restoration 1989.
Fuselage destroyed by fire during restoration.  Rebuild completed by using fuselage from 53489.  First flight May 5, 1994.
To Freeburg Family LLP, Escondido, CA May 2003
91524 became N9583Z
91530 (MSN 4435) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 91530, code 413.  SOC Mar 19, 1959
91539 (MAG-12) lost Oct 12, 1951.
91547 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB389, shipped from USA 5/4/1953.  Sold for scrap 2/27/1961.
91548 (MSN 4503) undergoing restoration at Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida in March 2012.
91556 went into engine nose first off USS Tarawa Dec 17, 1948
91559 (MSN 4464) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 91559.  SOC Dec 22, 1951
91565 became N4168A
91567 to Netherlands Navy as 1-1.  W/o Jun 15, 1954
91569 to Netherlands Navy as 1-10 then 023.  WFU in 1960
91570 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-123 then 063.  WFU in 1960
91576 (MSN 4481) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 91576, code 415.  SOC Mar 3, 1959
91580 became N9565Z
91586 to spray plane as N9433Z.  Now with Friends For Long Island
Heritage in Cradle of Aviation Museum, Muttontown, Long
Island, NY.
91597 (MSN 4502) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 91597, code 412.  SOC May 29, 1957
91598 became N9548Z.  Crashed at Tuolomne, CA Aug 18, 1973, stored
in damaged condition at Stockton, CA and subsequently rebuilt
by Ralph M. Ponte at Cedar Ridge, CA. Reported in 1986 to be at Weeks Air Museum,
Tamiani, FL
91610 (VU-5) ditched due to engine failure S of Yokosuka, Japan Mar 18, 1952.
91617 became N7849C
91637 became N10164
91664 (MSN 4569) registered N9651C, revoked Jan 14, 1977. Damaged May 24, 1967 when stalled 
during take-off from a narrow road with an uphill gradient at Jiggs, NV.  In Oct 2006 at 
Jacksonville NAS Heritage Park, FL
91686 to Netherlands Navy as 1-18.  W/o Mar 29, 1955
91696 to Royal Navy as XB307 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
91695 to Royal Navy as XB440, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. Crashed at RNAS Abbotsinch 10/14/1956 
after hitting slipstream of other aircraft during stream landing.  Aircraft
not repaired, reduced to spares Jan 22, 1958 and formally
SOC the next day.
91696 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB307 Mar 31, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
91700 (MSN 4605) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 91700, code 414.  SOC Jun 25, 1957
91713 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-124 then 064.  WFU in 1960
91714 to civil registry as N9429Z.
91719 (MSN 4624) converted to TBM-3U Dec 1952.   To VU-10 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  SOC Jul 1956.
Registered Jul 23, 1957 as N6828C, operated by Marom Air Services, a crop straying company.
Dextroyed Jun 13, 1967 at Maleme, Greece when trying to take off with gust locks engaged.
Registration cancelled Feb 7, 1968.
91723 (TBM-3E2) to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB384, arrived at RNAS Abbotsinch 10/6/1953. 
To Netherlands Navy 2/19/1958 as 22-31, later reserialled 072; SOC 13/1/1961
91724	(MSN 4629) registered to Hemet Valley Flying Services as N7246C, cancelled Jan 12, 1971
91726 with Evergreen collection, McMinnville, OR as N5260V.  
On display at Air Venture Museum
91733 to civil registry as N9590Z sprayer.
91737 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB373, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To French Navy 3/19/1958; 
SOC 13/4/1966.
91738 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-110 then 050.  WFU in 1960
91741 became N6829C; as such was operated in the late 1960s by Marom Ltd at 
Herzlia, Israel as a cropsprayer.  By 1990 was with Israeli AF Museum,
Hazerim, Israel.

97532 ... 97672
General Motors TBM-3 Avenger
Cancelled contract for licence production by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation

97673 ... 97675
General Motors XTBM-4 Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation.  Strengthened to
withstand 5g for dive bombing.

97676 ... 98601
General Motors TBM-4 Avenger
Cancelled contract for licence production by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation

102576 ... 104575
General Motors TBM-4 Avenger
contract cancelled

117729 ... 118928
General Motors TBM-4 Avenger
cancelled contract

126291 ... 126350
McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
MSN 1/60.  Single-seat all-weather fighter version.  Redesignated F-2C Oct 1962.
126292 remains are in a private collection in Ohio.  To Quonset Air Museum, RI in 2010.
126294 to Royal Canadian Navy Apr 1958.  Retired Mar 21, 1962
126295 to Royal Canadian Navy Dec 14, 1955.  Retired Jul 18, 1962.
126300 assigned to NACA, Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA Aug 2, 1954 to Sep 22, 1959.
Registered as NACA 210.  Assigned to Naval Air Material Center (NAMC), Mustin Field, Philadelphia, PA.
126306 to Royal Canadian Navy Dec 8, 1955.  While landing
at Shearwater naval air station Aug 27, 1957 it
collided with a TBM Avenger.  Both pilots killed.
126310 to Royal Canadian Navy Jan 23, 1956.  Crashed
into ground at Prospect, Nova Scotia May 14, 1957.
126313 to Royal Canadian Navy Dec 1955.  Starboard wing separated
in flight May 31, 1957 and plane crashed on McNab's Island
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
126316 (VX-5) crashed Aug 13, 1953 at NAS Moffett Field, CA
126319 modified as improved all-weather fighter prototype designated F2H-4
126327 to Royal Canadian Navy Mar 4, 1957.  Retired May 8, 1962
126330 to Royal Canadian Navy but crashed in ocean on delivery
flight from NAS Quonset Point, RI Ap 22, 1956.  Wreck
never found.
126331 to Royal Canadian Navy Dec 1955.  Taxied into other
Banshees on icy aprons in winter Canada but survived
to retire May 23, 1961.  Stripped for parts and burned in
airfield fire training.
126333 to Royal Canadian Navy May 14, 1956.  Landed on HMCS
Bonaventure OK Mar 4, 1958 but while taxiing forward went
over side into the ocean and pilot ejected but was killed.
126334 (MSN 44) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 4, 1956.  Made last flight by
a Canadian Navy Banshee (and perhaps the last flight of
any Banshee) Jan 10, 1963 when it was flown to Southern Alberta
(Calgary) Institute of Technology for use as a ground instructional
airframe.  Later displayed on lawn of Naval Reserve Division
in Calgary, HMCS Tecumseh.  In 2007 was at the Naval Museum
of Alberta, Calgary, Canada
126335 to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 15, 1957.  Retired Sep 10, 1962
126337 to Royal Canadian Navy Apr 17, 1956.  Suffered engine
fire on takeoff Ap4 12, 1957.  To instructional aircraft
at Shearwater Naval Air Station.  Burned  many times to
train the station's crash crew.
126339 to Royal Canadian Navy Dec 13, 1956.  Retired Sep 12, 1962.
126341 crashed into Mt Pinchot near Bishop, CA Aug 2, 1956 while on
practice strafing run.  Pilot killed.
126343 to Royal Canadian Navy Nov 1955?.  Damaged Mar 1956 when landed with
starboard wheel retracted but was repaired and flown again.
Retired Jul 12, 1962.
126346 to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 6, 1956.  Retired Sep 12, 1962
and scrapped at Shearwater in 1963.
126347 to Royal Canadian Navy Apr 22, 1956.  Retired May 3, 1962

16792 ... 17091
General Motors TBM-1C Avenger
16821 damaged with VT-80, Gulf of Paria, Trinidad Aul 11,1 944.
16830 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL433.  No record of fate.
16842 (VT-45) lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
16849 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
16874 crashed into sea Mar 2, 1944 about 40 mi S of Block Island, RI and
sank within one minute.
16898 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
16900 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL434.  No record of fate.
16914 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945
as VL404.  No record of fate.
16922 (VT-45) lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
16948 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL435.  No record of fate
16956 lost over Peleliu.  Date?  Wreckage is still there.
16958 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Sep 1945 as
VL996.  No record of fate.
16967/16992 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ501/JZ526
16967 (JZ501) on returning to HMS Victorious Feb 5, 1945
unable to land due to crashed aircraft on flight deck.
Out of fuel, so ditched.  Crew rescued.
16968 (JZ502) struck trees and crashed Aug 24, 1944.
16979 (JZ513) while landing on HMS Trumpeter on return from
practice strike mission Aug 17, 1944 stalled and
went over side into sea.  Crew rescued.
16983 (JZ517) stalled while landing on HMS Arbiter May 8, 1944
and went over port side into sea.  Crew rescued.
16987 (JZ521) SOC ca Jun 1950.
17019 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
17052 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL403.  No record of fate.
17084 (VT-80) lost Gulf of Paria, Trinidad Uul 11, 1944.

164519 ... 164523
McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12A Avenger II
Contract cancelled

164526 ... 164535
McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12A Avenger II
Contract cancelled

22857 ... 23656
General Motors TBM-3 Avenger
MSN 1/800.  Grumman Model G-40 built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation.
22857 assigned to NAES Philadelphia, PA.  Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, 
Langley Field, VA Aug 10, 1944 to Aug 17, 1944.  Assigned to NAES Philadelphia, PA 
22915 (VT-80) surveyed Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippines Nov 11, 1944
22926 (VT-80) lost Hainan Jan 16, 1945.
22932 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
22940 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
22965 (VTMB-132) failed a landing attempt on escort carrier Takanis Bay off California Jan 12, 1945 and 
crashed into water.  Pilot (sole occupant) rescued
23010 (VT-80) lost Manila Nov 5, 1944.
23053 lost off deck od USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23059 (VT-80 surveyed Ormoc Bay, Leyte Nov 11, 1944.
23085 (VT-85) made first arrested landing aboard USS Shangri-La in Chesapeake Pay Oct 15, 1944.
23098 lost off deck of USS Altamaha (CVE-18) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23100 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23112 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23121 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23132 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23168 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23172 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23184 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23231 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23237 lost off deck of USS Altahama (CVE-18) during typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23246 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL436.  No record of fate
23250 lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23253 (VT-80) lost Jan 16, 1945, Hainan
23257 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ635
23258 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ636
23259 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ637.  Returned to US Navy at
NAS Norfolk Aug 1945.
23260 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ638
23261 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ639
23262 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ640
23263 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ641
23264 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ642
23266 lost off deck of USS Altamaha (CVE-18) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23275 lost off deck of USS Altahama (CVE-18) during typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23284 lost off deck of USS Altahama (CVE-18) during typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23286 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL501.  No record of fate
23283 lost off deck of USS Altamaha (CVE-18) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23293 lost off deck of USS Altahama (CVE-18) during typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23307 was a member of the famous Flight 19 which was lost out of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Dec 5, 1945.
It was flown by the flight leader, Lt. Charles Carroll Taylor.
23321 lost off deck of USS Altahama (CVE-18) during typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
23433 (VT-45) lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23457 lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
23500	(MSN 644) Bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-553
23539 (VT-124) exploded after landing on USS Hancock Jan 21, 1945.  The aircraft made a normal landing and
taxied forward, but the landing on the flight deck must have dislodged two of
its 500-lb bombs.  The two bombs exploded on the flight deck, killing 62 sailors and injuring numerous others.
23549 with VT-83 on USS Essex (CV-9) in 1945
23602 (MSN 746) reported 1979 at Bradley Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT.
Destroyed by tornado Oct 3, 1980.  Front fuselage noted May 2006 on display at
Connecticut Historical Aviation Collection (New England Air
Museum), Windsor Locks, CT
23615/23622 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ643/JZ650.

23857 ... 24140
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40
23857/24086 MSN 4540/4769
24087/24140 MSN 4970/5023
23857/23861 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN816/FN820
23869 (VT-7) 1-Jun-43; crashed during dummy torpedo 
runs, 7mi.off Pt. Loma, CA; 2 killed
23904 (VC-42) Clover Field, WA; 6-Aug-43; Flew into 
water during low level bombing practice; crew OK.
23906 (VC-18) NAS San Diego, CA 26-Jun-43  Left wing came 
off during glide bomb practice, on dive pull-out;
1mi.N,Otay Target; 3 killed
23914 (VC-58) 16-Jun-43-nite; NAS Clover Valley, Wa; 
VC-58 used by VC-55; 3/missing
23927/23936 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN821/FN830
23933 (FN827) went to 210 School of Technical Training
Mar 28, 1944, presumably as ground instructional machine.
23934 (FN828) crashed into sea astern of HMS Tracker Jan 20, 1944
after starboard wing broke off during practice glide-bombing
attack on ship.  All 3 crew killed.
23936 (FN830) shot down by enemy flak while laying mines off
Lepsoyrenna Light Aug 20, 1944.  All 3 crew KIA.
23939 (VTB-OTU1) collided with TBF-1 23949 w mi NE of airfield
killing Royal Navy crewmember.
23949 (VTB-OTU1) collided with TBF-1 23949 w mi NE of airfield
killing Royal Navy crewmember.
23990 ditched at sea on flight from Fort Lauderdale, FL.  Date?
23997/24011 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN831/FN845
23997 (FN831) landed with one undercarriage leg retracted
during night dummy deck landing at Trincomalee Jan 5, 1945.
Other undercarriage leg collapsed at end of runway.
Crew unhurt but aircraft DBR and SOC.
23998 (FN832) ditched when engine caught fire during takeoff
from HMS Smiter Jan 5, 1945.  Crew rescued.
23406 (FN840) braked heavily and overturned while landing at
Tanga Jan 22, 1944.  Crew unhurt but aircraft DBR and SOC.
23407 (FN841) while returning to HMS Nabob in bad weather from
patrol Sep 29, 1944 was given early waveoff, flew past
starboard side of ship and crashed into sea ahead.
Depth charges exploded.  2 crew killed, one rescued.
24016 (VC-19) Croatan CVE-25; 7-Jul-43; Stalled on takeoff, sank
24027 (VC-50) wing failed in level flight Sept 3, 1943.
3 crew killed.
24028 (VT-2) NAS Quonset Point, RI; 3-Aug-43; Fuel 
exhaustion, ditched; 1mi.SE,Quonset Pt.field 
during nav flt
24072 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN846
24073 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN847.  Crashed during dummy deck
landing at Lewiston Jul 12, 1944.
24072/24086 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN846/FN860
24083 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN857.  Drifted to starboard and
struck island while landing on HMS Illustrious Apr 1, 1945.
Crew unhurt but aircraft deemed DBR.
24084 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN858
24085 (MSN 4768) to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN859.  Haned over to Royal Navy
at Quonset Point, RI Jun 8, 1943.  Most likely never left the USA and
assigned to FAA Squadron No 738, a training unit that operated out oF NAS Lewiston,
Maine from Jul 31, 1943, moving to NAS Brunswick Feb 1945.  Unit disbanded
Jul 1945 and aircraft was returned to US Navy at NAS Norfolk, Virginia Jul 2, 1945. 
Dec 1945 transferred to NAS Patuxent Riverm, MD and used for service tests.  
Donated in 1960 to Smithsonian NASM.  Reported 1976 stored at NASM Silver
Hill, MD.  Now on display at Udvar-Hazy Facility of NASM, Chantilly, Virginia
24086 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN860
24108 (VT-8) NAAS Chincoteague, Virginia; 28-Jul-43; FCLP; Low altitude stall
24125 (CASU-22, VC-43) in midair with 24130 Aug 27, 1943 
during torpedo practice near Nashawens Island, 
Mass.  2 bailed out, one killed.
24129 (c/n 5012) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.
Repaired.
24130 (CASU-22, VC-43) in midair with 24125 Aug 27, 1943 
during torpedo practice near Nashawens Island, 
Mass.  1 bailed out, two killed.

24141 ... 24141
Grumman XTBF-3 Avenger
MSN 5024.  Trial installation of Wright R-2600-20 engine.  Also became flying test bed for Halford H-1B
turbojet.  First flight Dec 1944, nick-named "Fertile Myrtle"

24142 ... 24241
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40
24142/24241 MSN 5025/5124
24147/24166 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN861/FN880
24149 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN863.  Struck by enemy flak and
crashed into sea in flames while diving on target at Sakishimo
Gunto Mar 26, 1945.  All 3 crew KIA.
24150 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN864.  Struck by enemy flak and
crashed into sea 2 miles W of Hirara, Miyako Jima Apr 17, 1945.
2 crew members KIA, third bailed out and was rescued by
Walrus amphibian
24151 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN865.  Hook pulled out and port
tire burst while landing on HMS Formidable Mar 30, 1945.
Aircraft slewed to port, struck pom-pom director and caught
fire.  Crew unhurt but aircraft DBR and was pushed overboard
into sea.
24152 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN866.  SOC prior to Dec 10, 1945.
24153 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN867.  Flew into hillside 2 mi NW
of Carradale, Mull of Kintyre in low cloud and bad weather
May 28, 1944.  All four crew killed.
24158 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN872.  Lost power on takeoff from
HMS Implacable Apr 18, 1945 and ditched.  All 3 crew rescued.
24161 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN875. While landing on HMS Nabob
in bad visibility Aug 23, 1944, struck Avenger FN887 (BuNo 24228)
and two unidentified Wildcats.  Crew unhurt but aircraft
DBR and pushed overboard into sea.
24162 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN876.  Force landed following engine
fire Feg 25, 1944 at unknown location and declared DBR.
24163 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN877.  Suffered engine fire while
landing on HMS Tracker Apr 1, 1944.  Struck roundown, fell into
aft gun sponsons and burned out.  Two crew members severely
injured (one subsequently died of injuries)
24164 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN878.  Ditched near Carradale Point
Apr 11, 1944.  All 3 crew killed.
24167 (VMTB-134, MBDAG-42) 20-Jul-43; Ditched during 
torpedo runs;12mi.SE,MCAS Santa Barbara,Ca.
24174 (VT-1) stalled on takeoff from CVE-20 Barnes Aug 24, 1943 and sank.  3 crew injured.
24205 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL437.  No record of fate
24221 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL438.  No record of fate
24222/24236 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN881/FN895
24228 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN887.  Starboard wing dropped
during takeoff from HMS Fencer Oct 16, 1944 and crashed
24237 (VT-1) ditched during torpedo training Aug 9, 1943.

24242 ... 24340
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 5125/5223
24248	(VC-42)	Damaged when TBM-1C BuNo 25484 crashed into it on landing on USS Bogue off Bermuda Jul 26, 1944
24257 (VD-29) waved off and ditched from Santee CVE-29.
Crew OK.  Date??
24261 (VC-9) crashed off bow of USS Solomons CVD-57 when catapult failed Apr 22, 1944.  
24279 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
24295 (VC-9) hit ramp landing USS Solomons and crashed 25 March 1944; one dead
24297/24326 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN896/FN925
24300 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN899.  Ditched at unknown location
after instruments failed and carburetor iced up Nov 16, 1943.
Crew rescued.
24306 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN905.  SOC sometime in 1945
24311 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN910.  Ditched off Katukurunda at night
Apr 10, 1944 after engine lost power during ASV patrol.  Crew rescued.
24312 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN911
24313 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN912
24314 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN913.  During night practice anti-submarine
attack off Katukurunda Apr 14, 1944, dropped flares, climbed steeply,
stalled, crashed into sea and caught fire.  All 3 crew killed.
24328 (MSN 5211) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2501.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
24332 (MSN 5215) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2502.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
24335 (MSN 5218) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2503.  Allocated to Research and Development flight for topdressing
trials Mar 1949.  Crashed at Waitemata Harbour near Hobsonville Mar 15, 1956 after engine failure.
24336 (MSN 5219) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2504.  Allocated to General Purpose flight for topdressing
trials Jul 1948.  To instructional airframe INST182 Jul 20, 1959 for use as gate guardian at
RNZAF base, Te Rapa, New Zealand.  Noted 1989 at RNZAF Museum, Wigram, 
NZ painted as NZ2521, which had been lost over Rabaul May 31, 1944.
24337 (MSN 5220) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2505.  SOC Sep 1959.   Reported 1969 at children's playground
at Opunake, New Zealand.  Removed in 1972 for restoration with preservation group at
Wellington, NZ.  Later to RNZAF Museum for possible trade with the Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum. Loaned to the 
Gisborne Aviation and Preservation Society in 1999 for restoration and display in Gisborne, NZ.
24339 (MSN 5222) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2506.  Allocated to the Research and Development Flight for topdressing trials 
Apr 1949. Crashed on takeoff from Hood Aerodrome, Masterton May 3, 1949, the first sortie of the trial.

24341 ... 24341
Grumman XTBF-3 Avenger
MSN 5224.  Trial installation of Wright R-2600-20

24342 ... 24520
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Model G-40
24342/24510 (MSN 5225/5403)
24367/24386 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN926/FN945
24369 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN928.  Crashed into sea after takeoff from
HMS Illustrious for raid on Sourabaya May 17, 1944.  Crew rescued.
24375 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN934. Belly struck rounddown when landing on
HMS Shah Aug 22, 1945.  Disembarked at Trincomalee Aug 27, 1945 and SOC.
24384 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN943.  Suffered serious oil leak soon after
takeoff from HMS Illustrious May 17, 1944 and ditched.  Crew rescued.
24385 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN944.  Hit by enemy flak and crashed on wooded
hillside four mi From Miirun Apr 12, 1945.  All 3 crew KIA
24386 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN945 
24398 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL502.  No record of fate
24407 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
24437/24440 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN946/FN949
24437 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN946.  Port wing dropped, ditched near
HMS Formidable May 16, 1945.  Crew rescued.
24440 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN949.  Hit sea 4.5 mi from Race Point
during simulated torpedo attack Oct 3, 1943.  All 3 crew killed.
24441/24456 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ100/JZ115
24444 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ103. Ditched 30 mi from HMS Shah May 15, 1945.
Crew rescued.
24450 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ109.  Lost power on takeoff from HMS
Implacable Jun 15, 1945 and ditched.  Crew rescued.
24453 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ112.  During attack on Soengi Gerong oil
refinery Jan 29, 1945, attempted steep glide bomb attack through baloon
barrage.  Starboard wing sheared off and aircraft crashed into sea
inverted.  All 3 crew KIA.
24459 (MSN 5342) to New Zealand  Oct 1943 as NZ2507.  Hit by flak over Vunakanau Apr 26, 1944. The aircraft entered 
a spin and crashed onto the end of the runway.
24460 (MSN 5343) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2508.  After service with No.30 Sqdn, RNZAF at 
Gisborne, NZ, was ferried to Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides and handed over to 
the USN there on 21 Oct. 1944.  Royal Navy records say that this
aircraft was reconditioned and transferred to them Jul 31, 1945
as VL405 but gives no record of use or fate.  
24461 (MSN 5344) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2509.  To 30 Squadron, named "Grumpy". To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
24462 (MSN 5345) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2510.  Badly damaged by enemy gunfire Mar 26, 1944 and made an emergency 
landing at Green Island. To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945
24463 (MSN 5346) to New Zealand as NZ2511. Damaged by enemy fire on 25 April 44.  Emergency landing 
made at Green Island, Solomons, where NZ2511 remained until repaired.  Returned to New Zealand at 
an unknown date and transferred to the British Navy on Sep 7, 1945 at RNZAF Base Hobsonville, Auckland. 
24463 also listed as being destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok, but this 
seems to be a mistake since 24463 was with the Royal Navy and thus could not have been involved in 
the Eniwetok disaster.  
24464 (MSN 5347) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2512.   To No.31 Squadron. Crashed near Tobera Airfield Jul 1, 1944. The aircraft 
was hit by flak during a bombing run and spun into the ground
24465 (MSN 5348) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2513.  To US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
24466 (MSN 5349) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2514.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945
24467 (MSN 5350) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2515.  Crashed at Bougainville on Feb 22, 1944. The aircraft developed an 
uncontrollable swing to port on landing and ended up in a ditch
24469 (MSN 5352) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2516.  Crashed at Gisborne Dec 21, 1943. The aircraft suffered an engine 
failure on final approach to land and landed in a swamp. Destroyed by post crash fire
24481 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
24501 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL439.  No record of fate
24516 to CFAW-14 Sep 18, 1943.  To AODU at San Diego Feb 29, 1944.  Crashed 1 mi W of Palmdale, CA Nov 11, 1944.
24517/24520 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ116/JZ119
24517 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ116. Ditched near HMS Shah Jul 21, 1944
following engine fire.  Crew rescued
24518 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ117.  After takeoff from Katukurunda
Jan 4, 1945, turned to avoid flare dropped by another aircraft, pilot
dazzled, aircraft stalled and spun in 1 mi from runway.  One crew
member killed, other two injured.
24519 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ118
24520 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ119.  Attempted landing on HMS Shah
Jul 28, 1944, was waved off, turned away, but stalled and fell onto
quarterdeck whereupon aircraft's fuel tanks exploded.  One crew member
killed, other two survived.

24521 ... 25070
General Motors TBM-1 Avenger
Grumman G-40 built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
24573 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL440.  No record of fate
24652 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24661 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL407.  No record of fate
24669 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24681 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24691 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24692 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24766/24795 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ301/JZ330
24769 (JZ304) during night simulated torpedo attack Dec 7, 1944, flew
into merchant ship "Glen Marson" after mistaking light on ship
for light on leading aircraft All three crew killed, ship was
set on fire and subsequently sank
24770 (JZ305) during steep dive Jul 16, 1945 starboard wing slowly
folded up and aircraft spiralled into sea off Lizard Head.
All 3 crew killed.
24776 (JZ311) removed from Royal Navy Aircraft Repair Yard
at Donibristle to Renfrew Jan 14, 1946 to be ditched.
24787 (JZ322) removed from Royal Navy Aircraft Repair Yard
at Donibristle to Renfrew Jan 30, 1946 to be ditched.
24792 (JZ327) removed from Royal Navy Aircraft Repair Yard
at Donibristle to Renfrew Jan 15, 1946 for dumping
at sea from a carrier.
24814 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL441.  No record of fate
24820 assigned to Trenton, NJ.  Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, 
Langley Field, VA Aug 10, 1943 to Nov 20, 1943.  Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA 
24823 (VC-88) crashed on training mission near Montague, CA Jun 13, 1944.  Crew of three killed.
24846 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL401.  No record of fate
24858 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24862 in mid-air Sept 12, 1942 east of NAS Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  One killed, one bailed out.
24876/24905 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ331/JZ360.
24879 (JZ334) while returning to HMS Victorious Feb 5, 1945
had to ditched nearby as low on fuel and carrier unable to
receive aircraft due to two crashes on deck.  Crew rescued
by HMS Kempenfelt.
24881 (JZ336) badly damaged by enemy flak Jan 29, 1945 and
ditched near HMS Victorious. Crew rescued by HMA
Whelp (2 injured, one of whom subsequently died)
24884 (JZ339) reported Mar 1952 on Balado Bridge dump
24890 (JZ345) severely damaged by enemy flak and fighters
during attack on Songei Gerong oil refinery Jan 29, 1945
and ditched near HMS Victorious.   Crew rescued by
HMS Whelp.
24893 (JZ348) reported moved from Royal Navy Aircraft Repair
Yard at Donibristle to Belfast Jan 31, 1946 for
dumping at sea from carrier.
24957 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL442.  No record of fate
24963 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
24976 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL443.  No record of fate
25015 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
25018 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
25041 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL444.  No record of fate
25044 (Composite Squadron 97) crashed into Drew's Reservoir, Lake County, Oregon Jul 3, 1944
on dive bombing practice flight.  All 3 onboard killed.
25055 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL445.  No record of fate

25071 ... 25720
General Motors TBM-1C Avenger
Grumman G-40 built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
25072 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
25074 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
25075 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
25076/25105 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ361/JZ390
25077 (JZ362) damaged by flak while attacking target in
Japan Aug 9, 1945, ditched at sea with undercarriage
lowered and overturned.  One crew member killed, one
rescued (no mention of a third)
25082 (JZ367) suffered engine fire while glide bombing
Nov 1944 and ditched.  Crew rescued.
25084 (JZ369) suffered engine fire while landing at Nowra
Feb 17, 1945.  Aircraft deemed DBR
25085 (JZ370) caught weak wire while landing on HMS Victorious
Mar 26, 1945 and starboard wing struck pom-pom.  Crew
unhurt but aircraft w/o and pushed overboard Apr 3, 1945.
25089 (JZ374) suffered engine fire and subsequent belly
landing at Crail sometime in Nov 1945.  Aircraft SOC.
25092 (JZ377) during aerodrome dummy deck landings at Crail
Nov 24, 1945, aircraft was signalled to go higher
but stalled, port wing dropped, crashed and caught
fire.  Pilot died of injuries received.
25094 (JZ379) missing Jan 24, 1945 (unknown location) after
having been hit by enemy flak.  Crew MIA, presumed
killed.
25098 (JZ383) fell over port side while landing on HMS
Victorious Feb 5, 1945, fall arrested by crane.  Crew
safe, but aircraft DBR.
25100 (JZ385) while landing on unidentified carrier Jan 22, 1945,
caught wire but went over port side into sea.
25101 (JZ386) shot down in flames during bombing mission
Jan 22, 1945.  Crew POW and subsequently executed in
Changi prison
25105 (JZ390) flew into side of Wastwater Screes, England
during night navigational exercise Jan 16, 1945.
Crew killed.
25154 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25170 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25175 converted to XTBM-3 for trial installation of Wright R-2600-20 engine
25187 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25175 converted to XTBM-3
25215 MIA near Stoney Island, Palau, date unknown.
25226/25255 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ391/JZ420
25228 (JZ393) during aerodrome dummy deck landings at
Katukurunda Feb 9, 1945, suffered engine fire, crashed
short of runway, and burned out.
25233 (JZ398) struck surface of Plymouth Bay, MA and sank
during simulated torpedo attack Dec 7, 1943.
Crew killed.
25234 (JZ399) struck by Avenger JZ400 (BuNo 25235) while
parked on deck of HMS Queen Apr 27, 1945 and DBR.
25236 (JZ401) transferred from Royal Naval Aircraft Repair
Yard at Donibristle to Renfrew Jan 28, 1946 for dumping
at sea from a carrier.
25241 (JZ406) while landing on HMS Ravager Sep 22, 1944, went
through barrier and over port side into sea.  Crew rescued.
25246 (JZ411) caught in slipstream of preceding aircraft and
spun in at Barksdale AAF, Shreveport, LA Mar 2, 1944.
25248 (JZ413) during aerodrom dummy deck landing at 
Katukurunda Nov 24, 1944, engine ran rough and aircraft
landed in swamp.  Crew OK but aircraft DBR.
25249 (JZ414) pilot misjudged landing on HMS Victorious
Dec 19, 1944, deck landing control officer killed by
aircraft's port wingtip and aircraft went over side into
sea.  Both crew members injured but rescued by HMS Rapid.
25250 (JZ415) hit slipstream of preceding aircraft while
approaching to land at Katukurunda Nov 8, 1944 and spun
in short of runway.  One crew survive, other died of
injuries.
25266 suffered loss of power when approaching to land at NAS San Diego
Aug 23, 1945 and struck parked R5C-1 39536.  Both aircraft destroyed
by fire, but all occupants escaped unhurt.
25292 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25306 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25333 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25334 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25336/25355 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ421/JZ440
25337 (JZ422) failed to gain lift on takeoff from HMS Indomitable
Dec 20, 1944 and ditched.  Crew rescued
25339 (JZ424) struck by flak over Hegina airfield,
Sakishima Gunto Apr 16, 1945 and crashed.  Crew KIA.
25346 (JZ431) SOC at Trincomalee sometime after Dec 1944.
25347 (JZ432) while climbing away from HMS Indomitable with full
bombload Jan 29, 1945, caught in slipstream of another aircraft
and crashed into sea.  All crew killed.
25354 (JZ439) ditched into sea following loss of power after takeoff
from HMS Inplacable Jun 14, 1945.  2 crew rescued, one killed.
25368 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25408 (VC-69) ditched at sea May 13, 1945 due to hydraulic failure.  Crew survived.
25414 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25416 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25423 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25441 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25446/25465 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ441/JZ460.
25449 (JZ444) port undercarriage collapsed while landing on HMS
Indefatigable Jul 28, 1945 and aircraft went over side into sea.
25455 (JZ450) ditched in Atlantic Ocean following engine fire
Feb 17, 1944.
25457 (JZ452) failed to return from patrol to Pas de Calais area
Jun 7, 1944.  3 crew MIA, presumed killed.
25484	(VC-42)	 crashed Jul 26, 1944 on landing USS Bogue off Bermuda
25501 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL448.  No record of fate
25504 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL449.  No record of fate
25513 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25514 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25521 converted to XTBM-3 for trial installation of Wright R-2600-20 engine
25533 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL409.  No record of fate
25542 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
Royal Navy records say aircraft was reconditioned and 
transferred to them Jul 31, 1945 as VL450, but there is no
record of use or fate.
25543 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL410.  No record of fate
25556/25575 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ461/JZ480
25566 (JZ471) flew into cliff and burned out, Port Soderick Bay, Isle of
Man during navigational exercise in poor visibility May 12, 1945.
All crew killed.
25573 (JZ478) shot down into jungle during raid on Songei Gerong oil
refinery Jan 29, 1945.  Crew captured by Japanese and subsequently
executed.
25594 (VT-92) crashed in Marquesas Bay, FL Beb 5, 1945 on practice torpedo run.  Both crew killed.
25603 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL451.  No record of fate
25636 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL452.  No record of fate
25676/25695 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ481/JZ500
25676 (JZ481) hydraulic system damaged by enemy flak over Hirara
airfield May 4, 1945.  Aircraft returned to HMS Indefatigable but
port undercarriage collapsed on touchdown.  Aircraft dumped
overboard into sea.
25682 (JZ487) caught no 9 wire landing on slippery, pitching deck
of HMS Victorious Apr 2, 1945 and stopped hanging over port side.
Crew unhurt but aircraft declared DBR, stripped, and jettisoned
overboard next day.
25684 (JZ489) ditched in sea due to airlock in fuel system May 4, 1945.
25685 (JZ490) failed to return after attacking 3 enemy destroyers during
anti-shipping patrol off Dutch coast Sep 4, 1944.  All 3 crew MIA,
presumed killed.
25688 (JZ493) crashed into Casco Bay, Portland Harbor, ME in
heavy snow and mist Feb 9, 1944 during ferry flight.  Pilot
bailed out but was killed.
25691 (JZ496) failed to return from night anti-submarine bombing
exercise off Cape Cod Mar 14, 1944.  All 3 crew MIA, presumed
killed.
25697 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25700	converted to XTBM-3.  Became prototype for TBM-3W AEW version.  Project Cadillac was the name given
to the development of AEW.  Modified at NAMU Johnsville, Pennsylvania in spring of 1944 and first
flown in Aug 1944.  Delivered to the Special Project Unit Cast at Bedford AAF, Massachusetts, close
to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
25703 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL453.  No record of fate

34102 ... 34105
General Motors TBM-1C Avenger
Grumman G-40 built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation.

45445 ... 46444
General Motors TBM-1C Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
45481 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL402.  No record of fate
45497 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL454.  No record of fate
45511 involved in Battle of Leyte Gulf with VC-20.  SOC Aug 8, 1945 at Norfolk.
Reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL455.  No record of fate
45538 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
45546 disappeared Aug 31, 1944 while on flight from Renard Field
to Lunga field, 16th Field depot, Guadalcanan.  3 crew missing.
45550 (VC-11) lost off deck of USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
45570/45592 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ527/JZ549
45575 (JZ532) stalled while landing on HMS Premier Apr 30, 1945,
port wing penetrated rounddown and aircraft caught fire.
1 crew member seriously injured, other two unhurt.
Aircraft declared DBR.
45582 (JZ539) crashed into sea after colliding with Avenger
JZ549 (45592) while operating from Squantum May 1, 1944.
45584 (JZ541) dumped into Clyde Estuary from carrier sometime
after Dec 27, 1945.
45586 (JZ543) failed to return from antishipping patrol between
Boulogne and Fecamp Jul 23, 1944.  All 3 crew MIA.
45588 (JZ545) struck by flak on starboard wing during attack
on Isigaki Mar 2, 1945, returned safely to HMS
Victorious but subsequently stripped for spares and
pushed overboard.
45590 (JZ547) suffered loss of power at start of takeoff from
HMS Implacable Jun 14, 1945 for raid on Truk.  Pilot
closed throttle and braked but unable to stop and
went over the bow and was cut in half by ship.
Crew rescued by HMS Terpsichore.
45608 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL456.  No record of fate
45626 ditched into Lake Erie just after take offf from NAS Gross Ile Aug 30, 1945.  Recovered but SOC
45635 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL406.  No record of fate
45641 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
45645 converted to XTBM-3 with trial installation of Wright R-2600-20
45689 (VT-22) lost off deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
45692 (VT-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
45714 was a member of the famous Flight 19 which was lost out of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Dec 5, 1945.
Pilot was Ensign Joseph Tipton Bossi.
45718	(VC-42) pushed overboard when TBM-1C BuNo 25484 crashed into it on landing USS Bogue off Bermuda Jul 26, 1944
45757 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
45766 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL457.  No record of fate
45789 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL458.  No record of fate
45798 lost on USS Solomons AVE-67 off Florida coast Jan 1945.   Salvaged Aug 13, 1991
45843/45865 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ550/JZ572
45843 (JZ550) failed to return from anti-shipping patrol
between Mologne and Fecamp Jul 23, 1944.  2 killed,
one POW.
45847 (JZ554) suffered engine fire while crossing Sumatran
coast Jan 4, 1945.  Jettisoned bombload and ditched
6 miles offshore.  Crew rescued.
45851 (JZ558) shot down by Japanese fighter during attack
on Padjoe oil refinery Jan 24, 1945 and crashed into
jungle in flames.  All 3 crew killed.
45853 (JZ560) missing enroute from Hawarden to Hawkinge
Jun 9, 1944.  Pilot missing, presumed killed.
45854 (JZ561) SOC prior to Jan 1, 1946.
45858 (JZ565) suffered oil leak during divebombing attack on
Ishigaki Airfield Ma4 27, 1945 and ditched offshore.
Two crew members rescued by submarine USS Kingfish.
45859 (JZ566) forcelanded following engine fire during test
flight Jun 6, 1945.  Pilot survived but aircraft DBR.
45861 (JZ568) suffered loss of power and ditched during sortie
from HMS Indefatigable Jan 13, 1945.  Pilot survived, 
believed that a second crew member also survived, but the
third died.
45862 (JZ569) flew into ground on Holbeach range, near Sutton
Bridge Aug 5, 1944.  Pilot killed.  Parts recovered in
1976 from Sutton Bridge Marshes.
45921 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
45922 (VT-80) lost Jul 4, 1944.
45940 (Torpedo Squadron 1) shot down over Guam July 1944.  4 crew KIA.
45946 (VMTB-134) MIA S of Ngergong, Palau, date unknown 
45950 (VT-80) lost Iwo Jima Feb 19, 1945.
45957 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL459.  No record of fate
45961 (VT-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
45966 (VMTB-134) crash landed in swamp Peleliu, date unknown.  Crew survived.
45972 believe to have been reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL460.  No record of fate
45980 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46027 (VT-45) lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
46029 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL461.  No record of fate
46038 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL995.  No record of fate
46080 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46094 was a member of the famous Flight 19 which was lost out of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Dec 5, 1945.
Pilot was Capt. Edward Joseph Powers, Jr.
46122 regisered in 1954 to Paul Mantz Air Service of Los Angeles, CA as
N9394H and used for fireboming experiments.
46130 to civil registry as N93227 Apr 30, 1946.  Cancelled May 10, 1949
46141/46163 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ573/JZ595
46142 (JZ574) SOC by Jan 1, 1946
46149 (JZ581) hit by flak during divebombing attack on Habu
Docks Jul 28, 1945.  Port wing set alight and hydraulics
were rendered unserviceable.  Returned to fleet and
ditched, crew rescued by HMS Undine.
46161 (JZ593) forcelanded at Nowra Feb 14, 1945 after engine
surged and failed.  Pilot unhurt, but aircraft SOC.
46162 (JZ594) attack mission aborted by weather Mar 31, 1945,
ditched near destroyer patrol.  2 crew members (no
mention of a third) rescued by HMS Kempenfelt.
46163 (JZ595) landed on HMS Indefatigable May 13, 1945 with
starboard undercarriage jammed in retracted position.
Pilot OK, but aircraft DBR and jettisoned overboard
2 days later.
46169 lost off deck of USS San Jacinto(CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
46178 lost off deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
46181 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL503.  No record of fate
46185 to VC-82 China Lake.  Crashed Jun 25, 1944 when a 5-inch rocket explodes as it was fired,
blowing off 8 feet of the starboard wing.
46203 crashed off USS Marcus Island August 1944
46213 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46214 shot down near Chichi Jim Sep 2, 1944.  Pilot was George H. W. Bush, future president of USA.
46215 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46235 (VT-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
46239 lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
46276 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46287	(VC-13)	Ditched when bad weather prevented landing back on USS Core off Bermuda Aug 27, 1944
46294 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46304 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46310 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
46325 was a member of the famous Flight 19 which was lost out of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Dec 5, 1945.
Pilot was 2nd Lt Forrest James Gerber.
46327 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL504.  No record of fate
46346 shot down over southern Formosa Jan 9, 1945.  Made forced water landing.  2 crew seen
on life raft, but never seen again.
46353 (VT-15) assigned to USS Essex (CV-9). On 5 November 1944 after a bombing run over a IJN Cruiser 
in Manila Bay the pilot landed with the plane's gunner KIA.  The plane and gunner were buried at 
sea-this sea burial was filmed and appeared in "Victory at Sea" series
46378 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL505.  No record of fate
46390	(VC-13) ditched when bad weather prevented landing back on USS Core off Bermuda Aug 27. 1944.
46394	(VC-13) ditched when bad weather prevented landing back on USS Core off Bermuda Aug 27, 1944.
46395 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL506.  No record of fate.  Also reported as ditching with VC-13) when bad weather prevented
landing back on USS Core off Bermuda Aug 27, 1944.
46399 ditched off Bermuda after engine failure during takeoff frm USS Guadalcanal Aug 16, 1944
46431 (VT-22) lost off deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944

47438 ... 47637
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 4770/4969
47440 (VT-6) Nas Puunene, Maui, Hi; 18-Jul-43; Ground 
collision
47446 (VT-5) Yorktown CV-10; 20-Jul-43; Ditched
47456 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy.
No record of fate
47461 (VC-19) crashed on takeoff for night glide bombing
practice Coronado, CA 5/27/1943.  3 killed.
47473 (VT-16) Lexington CV-16; 5-Jun-43; take-off, 
ditched
47474 (VF-16) ditched on takeoff from carrier 5/25/1943
Gulf of Paria off Trinidad
47476 (VT-16) in midair during simulated attack on
Pearl Harbor Aug 9, 1943.  3 crew killed.
47478/47487 to Royal Navy as Avenger I (FN786/FN795)
47479 (FN787) collided with Seafire during fighter evasion exercise
Oct 9, 1943 and crashed 2 mi NW of Old Man of Hoy,
Orkney Islands.  All 3 crew killed.
47480 (FN788) stalled on takeoff from HMS Ravager Jul 4, 1943 and
crashed into Chesapeake Bay.  All 3 crew killed.
47482 (FN790) mounted incorrectly on catapult on HMS Ravager Jul 7, 1943,
failed to reach flying speed on takeoff and ditched.  Crew rescued.
47483 (FN791) while embarking on HMS Ravager Jul 2, 1943, stalled on
deck, opened up and went over side into sea.  Crew rescued.
47490 (VC-1) Card CVE-11; 2-Jul-43;
47517, aircraft anti-sub development unit, project unit,
NAS Quonset Pt, Ri; Special exercise; Dove-in & 
exploded 4-5mi.off shore; 3 killed
47554 (VC-34) NAS Astoria, OR; 26-Jun-43; Crash landing
at Flatsop County Airport, OR.
47558/47569 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN796/FN805
47559 (FN797) suffered engine fire on takeoff from HMS Ravager Jul 3, 1943
and ditched.  Pilot rescued (no other crew members mentioned)
47561 (FN799) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
47564 (FN802) swung on takeoff from HMS Tracker Feb 20, 1944 and went
into sea.  Pilot rescued, no other crew members mentioned.
47594 (VC-13) CVE;21-Jul-43;Ditched
47602 (VT-6) crashed at sea Sept 2, 1943 off NAS Puunene
Maui, HI.  4 crew missing.
47628/47637 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN806/FN815
47629 (FN807) entered cloud and crashed into Buzzards Bay, MA
Jun 22, 1943.  Pilot and USN passenger killed.
47636 (FN814) drifted to report and missed wires when landing on HMS
Implacable Apr 24, 1945 and struck port side of barrier.  DBR and SOC.

47638 ... 48123
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 5404/5889
47638/47653 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ120/JZ135
47639 (JZ121) bounced into barrier while landing on HMS Shas Jan 13, 1945
and struck tail of parked Avenger JZ234 (BuNo 47957) and declared
DBR
47640 (JZ122) made slow and high landing on HMS Shay Jun 25, 1944 and
went over side into sea.  Crew rescued.
47641 (JZ123) stalled and ditched while operating from HMS Shah Oct 10, 1944.
Pilot (only crew member mentioned) rescued.
47643 (JZ125) failed to return from night navigation exercise over sea
off Northern Ireland Apr 11, 1944.  All 3 crew members missing,
presumed killed.
47647 (JZ129) SOC Jun 22, 1950 and relegated to ground instructional 
duties, presumably subsequently scrapped.
47648 (JZ130) suffered engine fire on takeoff from Inskip Jun 14, 1944
and deemed DBR.
47650 (JZ132) sank into sea on takeoff from HMS Implacable Jun 4, 1945.
47670 modified to TBF-1D with AN/APS-3 radar in antisubmarine role
47689 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL408.   No record of fate.
47704/47723 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ136/JZ155
47704 (JZ136) shot down by flak at Koriyama, Japan Aug 10, 1945.  2 crew
members POW.
47705 (JZ137) hit by flak and ditched during attack on Japanese cruiser
at Malacca Strait May 15, 1945.  2 crew POW, third KIA.
47706 (JZ138) ran out of fuel returning from attack on Japanese cruiser in
Malacca Strait May 15, 1945 and ditched 30 mi NE of fleet.  Crew
rescued by Walrus amphibian.
47711 (JZ143) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
47716 (JZ148) reported at Trincomalee 1945.  Subsequently SOC.
47720 (JZ152) SOC for spares Mar 5, 1949.  Remains noted on Gosport
dump May/July 1952.
47724 (MSN 5490) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2530.  Presumed to have been hit by flak during a bombing run at Vunakanau on 
May 28,  1944. The aircraft crashed shortly after completing its’ bomb run.
47726 (MSN 5492) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2533.  Crashed at Ohakea on Dec 7, 1944 after an engine failure on a test flight.
47727 (MSN 5493) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2534.  Returned to US Navy at Espiritu Santo Oct 21, 1944
47729 (MSN 5495) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2531.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944
47730 (MSN 5496) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2526.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
47731 (MSN 5497) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2517.  To 30 Squadron, named "Sophisticated Lady". To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 
Sep 7, 1945
47732 (MSN 5498) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2529.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
47733 (MSN 5499) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2518.  To 30 Squadron, named "Plonky". Hit by flak near Rapopo Airfield, New 
Britain Jun 5, 1944. The aircraft caught fire and dived into the ground.
47736 (MSN 5502) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2519.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
47740 (MSN 5506) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2520.  Returned to US Navy at Espirtu Santo Oct 28, 1944.
47763 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47774/47803 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ156/JZ185
47774 (JZ156) turned down wrong runway at Squantum Dec 8, 1943 and ran into
another aircraft.  SOC.
47777 (JZ159) lost height on takeoff from HMS Trumpeter Aug 31, 1944 and
ditched.  Crew rescued.
47780 (JZ162) w/o on HMS Nabob Mar 7, 1944 when struck by Avenger
JZ167 (ex BuNo 47785).  Put ashore Mar 17, 1944 and presumably
subsequently scrapped.
47781 (JZ163) ditched off Crail Dec 17, 1945 following engine fire.  Pilot
rescued.
47782 (JZ164) placed in storage Sep 1945
47785 (JZ167) survived accident Mar 7, 1944 on HMS Nabob (see BuNo 47780).
By Apr 1945 was with 848 Sqn RN.  SOC by Oct 18, 1945.
47787 (JZ169) dove into Atlantic ocean during night flight Nov 18, 1943.
All 3 crewmembers killed.
47792 (JZ174) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
47798 (JZ180) ditched following loss of oil pressure during mission fro
HMS Begum Jun 22, 1944.  Crew rescued.
47801 (JZ183) reported at Trincomalee 1945 and subsequently SOC
47802 (JZ184) reported at Trincomalee 1945 and subsequently SOC
47808 (MSN 5574) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2521.  Crashed near Rabaul after being hit by flak during a bombing run May 31, 1944.
47813 (MSN 5579) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2528.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
47814 (MSN 5580) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2535.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
47817 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47822 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47850 (MSN 5616) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2522.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945
47851 (MSN 5617) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2532.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30 1944
47852 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47853 (MSN 5619) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2536.  SOC Mar 1948
47855 (MSN 5621) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2523.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
47856 (MSN 5622) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2537.  Returned to US Navy Oct 21, 1944.
47857 (MSN 5623) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2524.  Returned to US Navy at Espiritu Santo Oct 21, 1944
47858 (MSN 5624) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2525.  Returned to US Navy at Espiritu Santo Oct 30, 1944.
47859 (MSN 5625) to Royal Navy as JZ321 but NTU, then to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2527.  SOC Sep 1959.
Became ZK-CBO 1959, conversion as cropsprayer abandoned.  Removed from register Mar 1964.  Reported 1969 
in playground at Kuirau Park, Rotarua and in 1976 at Museum of Transport and Technology,
Auckland, NZ.
47861 (MSN 5627) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2538.  Royal Navy records say aircraft was
reconditioned and transferred to them Jul 31, 1945 as VL507, but
there is no record of use or fate.  Returned to US Navy Oct 21, 1944.
47912 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47939/47966 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ217/JZ243
47940 (JZ217) hit by flak during attack on U-boat base atkilbotn May 4, 1945
and crashed at Harstad.  All 3 crew killed.
97945 (JZ222) reported at Trimcomalee 1945, subsequently SOC.
97948 (JZ225) failed to return from reconnaissance mission between Flushing
and Den Helder May 19, 1944.  All 3 crewmebers MIA, presumed killed.
97954 (JZ231) sank into sea on takeoff from HMS Begum Aug 28, 1944.
Crew rescued.
97957 (JZ234) struck by Avenger JZ121 (ex BuNo 47639) on HMS Shah Jan 13, 1945.
Subsequently offloaded at Trincomalle and SOC.
47982/48009 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ244/JZ271
47983 (JZ245) made wheels-up landing on HMS Implacable Jun 7, 1945.  SOC
by Dec 11, 1945.
47989 (JZ251) port wing badly damaged by flak over Sakishima Gunto
Mar 27, 1945, broke off during return journey to carrier and
aircraft crashed into sea inverted.  One crew member bailed out
and was rescued, other two killed.
47994 (JZ256) went over port side into sea during night takeoff from
HMS Implacable Jun 15, 1945.  Crew rescued.
48000 (JZ262) caught fire in air and ditched at unknownlocation Jul 25, 1945.
Crew rescued.
48001 (JZ263) suffered engine fire from takeoff from HMS Implacable
Mar 19, 1945 and ditched.  Two crew rescued by HMS Wolverine, no
mention of a third.
48002 (JZ264) lost height and ditched at unknown location May 4, 1945.
48003 (JZ265) lost half of starboard wing andcrashed while
diving to attack Soengi Gerong oil refinery Jan 29, 1945.  Crew killed.
48004 (JZ266) while parking on HMS Ruler after return from mission May 14, 1945
struck by aicraft attempting to land on and pushed off flight
deck to land inverted on ship's forecastle.  One crew member
killed, other two survived.  Aircraft DBR.
48016 (MSN 5782) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2539. SOC Sep 1959.  To children's playground
at Havelock North, New Zealand Aug 24, 1965.  Recovered and now believed to be in storage in Auckland.
48017 (MSN 5783) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2540.  Returned to US Navy Oct 21, 1944.
48020 (MSN 5786) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2544.  Damaged by enemy AAA May 28, 1944 and w/o at Bougainville
48021 (MSN 5787) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2541.  Hit by flak during bombing raid at Lakunai on May 10, 1944. 
The aircraft lost height and then nosed over and dived into the sea about half a mile off the coast.
48023 (MSN 5789) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2542.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped
48024 (MSN 5790) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2543.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
48032 (MSN 5798) became N7922A and used for spraying.  Crashed Jun 6, 1966 into light brush 7 mi from Chipman 
airstrip.  Is the wreck still there?
48035/48049 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ272/JZ286
48044 (JZ281) SOC by Dec 11, 1945
48046 (JZ283) suffered engine fire during mission from HMS Implacable
Jul 25, 1945 and ditched alongside patrolling destroyer.
48055 (MSN 5821) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2545. Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.   Reconditioned and 
transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL508.  No record of fate.  
48060 (MSN 5826) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2546.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.  Royal Navy records say 
that this aircraft was reconditioned and transferred to them Jul 31, 1945
as VL509, but there is no record of use or fate.
48063/48076 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ287/JZ300
48065 (JZ289) crashed into Indian Ocean Apr 29, 1945 after colliding
with Seafire PP979 during glide bombing exercise.  One crew
member rescued, other two killed.
48077 (MSN 5843) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2547.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
48081 (MSN 5847) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2548.  Landed in sea after engine failure during operational 
training flight on Mar 15, 1944
48099 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
48103 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.

53050 ... 53949
General Motors TBM-3 Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation.  MSN 3112/4011
53053 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB392 Oct 10, 1953.  To French Navy in Mar 1958.  SOC 1966.
53060 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB393 Oct 6, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 21-37. SOC 1959.
53065 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB362 May 19, 1953.  To French Navy in 1957. 
53070 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB355 in 1953.  Sold as scrap Feb 27, 1961
although not formally SOC until Mar 9, 1961.
53072 (MSN 3134) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53072.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.   SOC Jul 5, 1960
To Canadian civil registry as CF-KCH aerial spray aircraft.  Crashed on takeoff at Boston Brook airstrip Jun 6, 1974.
53078 (MSN 3140) to Royal Canadian Navy May 29, 1952 as 53078, code 420 and later 386.  To CF-JJC, then  
to US civil registry as N68683 and later to Canadian
civil registry as CF-BEF aerial spray aircraft.  W/o at Juniper airstrip May 20, 1975.
53087 to Netherlands Navy as 1-14.  W/o Sep 8, 1959
53089 to Netherlands Navy as 1-7.  W/o Feb 18, 1956
53094 (MSN 3156) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1952 as 53094.  w/o Mar 18, 1957 after
dropped out of formation.
53099 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB382 Sep 16, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 22-29, later
researialed 071.  SOC Jan 1961.
53104 (MSN 3166) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53104, code TF*L.  SOC Dec 1956
53107 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB308 Mar 18, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy as 22-24 Mar 6, 1958.
Crashed Oct 24, 1958.
53109 (MSN 3171) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53109, code 431 and later 341 Aug 1952.  SOC Mar 3, 1959
53110 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB321.  To French Navy Mar 19, 1958.  SOC Apr 13, 1966.
53118 crashed in Everglades 30 mi NW of Master Field Mar 16, 1947.  Pilot killed.  Pilot's body removed but wreck
remained in place.  Wreckage spotted Jan 1989
53119 (MSN 3181) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53119, code 378 May 1952.  SOC May 1958.  To Simsbury Flying Servives 1960,
registration unknown   To Leo Volkmer, US civil registry as N33BM, named "Riverfront Trolley" Apr 8, 1970. To
Wilson Edwards 1974, Bing Spring, TX, renamed "The Wild Turkey".  Used in film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
1977.  Registered to Hillary Wilson Nov 7, 2014 
53122 (VR-24) crashed Capodichino-Naples Dec 11, 1953
53124 to Netherlands Navy as 1-6, then 022.  WFU in 1960.
53127 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB322.  To French Navy Mar 19, 1958.  SOC Aug 10, 1965.
53136 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-109 then 049.  WFU in 1960
53137 (MSN 3199) to Royal Canadian Navy Navy Oct 1950 as 53137, code 317.  SOC Oct 3, 1958.
53139 (MSN 3201) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1950 as 53139, code 361.  SOC Jan 30, 1958.
To Conair Ltd as CF-IMN (later C-FIMN).  From Conair to Forest 
Protection Ltd. Sold 1994 to Vintage Wings of Seattle, WA and registered
N6VC.  To Greatest Generation Naval Museum, San Diego, CA Jan 11, 2013.
53142 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB378 Oct 6, 1953, then to Dutch Navy as 22-32, later reserialled 073.
To Brazil in 1960.
53159 (MSN 3221) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 53159, code 417.  SOC Mar 19, 1959
53161 (MSN 3223) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 53161, code 310.  Crashed Brantford,
Ontario Nov 5, 1956.  Crew OK
53164 (MSN 3226) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 53164, code 311. SOC Dec 22, 1951  
53166 (MSN 3228) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53166, code 362. SOC Dec 1956.
53167 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB397 Oct 6, 1953.  To French Navy in 1958. SOC 1966.
53168 (MSN 3230) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53168.  Stalled on takeoff and
crashed Apr 24, 1952.
53170 to Royal Navy Apr 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB317.  w/o after forced landing in field at
Balloch, Scotland Jan 25, 1954.  Cause of forced landing was carburetor icing.
53171/53183 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ721/JZ733
53171 (JZ721) no record of receipt by Royal Navy
53172 (JZ722) no record of receipt by Royal Navy, but there
are records of its return to US navy Oct 1945.
53173/53183 (JZ723/JZ733) no record of receipt by Royal Navy
53193 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB323. Crashed at Tilstock airfield near Whitchurch,
UK Jan 7, 1957.  2 killed, one injured.  Aircraft SOC Jan 9, 1957
53200 (MSN 3262) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1952 as 53200, code 377.  To sprayer in USA as N9010C, later
to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEL.  Noted preserved at Museum of Mountain Flying, Missoula, Montana in Jun 2013.
53202 to Netherlands Navy as 1-19.  W/o Nov 26, 1957
53205 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB398 Sep 26, 1953.  To French Navy in 1958. SOC 1966.
53209 (MSN 3271) to US civil registry as N7960C with Major Oil Corp, then to Norfolk Aerial Spraying, NB as CF-AXS (1971), 
later C-FAXS (1975). Crashed 4 mi E of North Branc Mullin Stream in centeral Northumberland Co Jun 15, 1979.
53212 to Netherlands Navy as 1-20 then 028.  W/o Feb 25, 1960
53220 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB361 Mar 31, 1953.  To French government
53221 to Royal Navy as Avenger ECM.6 XB311 Mar 31, 1953
53225 (MSN 3287) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1950 as 53225.  Soc Nov 29, 1956
53227 (MSN 3289) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53227, code 308 Jul 1950.  Ditched at sea
May 21, 1959.  Crew OK
53229 to civil registry as N7236C
53241 (MSN 3303) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53241, code 307 Jul 1950  To civil registry as CF-IMM with Skyway Air Services,
Langley, BC as tanker.  Crashed at Sussex area May 14, 1973.  Parts salvaged by Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum.
53247 to Netherlands Navy as 1-4.  W/o May 17, 1954
53250 to Netherlands Navy as 1-21 then 029.  WFU Oct 12, 1960
53256 (MSN 3318) became N9592C, then CF-ZYB.  Crashed Jun 1, 1971
53258 to Netherlands Navy as 1-22 then 030.  WFU in 1960
53278 (MSN 3340) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 53278.  Ditched Oct 29, 1959 due to loss of power
on takeoff
53281 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB296 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53287 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB363 May 19, 1953.  To French Navy Mar 19, 1958.  SOC 1966.
53291 to Netherlands Navy as 1-2, then 020.  WFU in 1960.
53294 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB374 May 19, 1953.  To French Navy Mar 19, 1958.  SOC 1966.
53298 to US civil registry as N7956C
53307 (MSN 3369) to US civil registry as N9078Z, then to Forest Protection, Ltd 
as C-GLEI.  Crashed in river during approach to Dunphy airstrip, New Brunswick May 8, 1975. Pilot uninjured
53311 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB441 in 1953.  To French Navy in 1957.
53319 (MSN 3381) converted to TBM-3R in 1953 and assigned to VR-22 at
NAS Norfolk.  SOC Jun 12, 1956.  To Nevadair, Tonopah, NV
Jun 27, 1958/1970 as N3966A.  To Charlie Jensen of Tonopah,NV
1972-77.  Stored cunconverted as RB-319, Sacramento, CA.
To Aero Union, Chico, CA 1980-87.  May 1987 to Anthony Haig-Thomas
of North Weald, UK.  Restored by TBM Aircraft,Inc,
Holmdel, NJ 1988-1991.  To UK Jan 1989 as G-BTDP.  
Registered May 2006 to C. Trachsel of Lausanne, Switzerland as HB-RDG. 
53320 to Royal Navy as XB361 in 1953.  To French Navy in 1957.
53321 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger ECM.6 XB311.  SOC Jul 22, 1963 and scrapped.
53322 (MSN 3384) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1950 as  53322, code 314.  w/o in accident Sep 28, 1956 at sea. Pilot rescued.
53333 (VS-892) crashed after takeoff from USS Rendova (CVE-114) Sept 8, 1951.
53334 (MSN 3396) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53334, code 349.  To CF-KPJ, then N68663 with Flying Service, Inc
Later to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEG.  W/o at Dunphy, New Brunswick 7/4/1975.  Pilot uninjured.
53337 (MSN 3399) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53337, code 390 May 1952.  Later to Conair Ltd as CF-IMI.  From Conair to Forest 
Protection Ltd. Sold 1994 to Vintage Wings of Seattle, WA.  Was almost immediately sold by 
Vintage Wings to M. Pietsch of Minot, ND who registered it N337GA.   Registration
N337GA cancelled Feb 7, 2006 on sale to owner in Australia.  Registered Apr 5, 2006 as
VH-VTB
53351 to civil registry as N7411C, then CF-ZTA.  W/o at Sevogle, New Brunswick 7/21/1974, pilot killed.
53353 became N5264V.  Later with Confederate Air Force.
53358 (MSN 3420) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53358, code 341.  Fatal crash on
runway at Shearwater with Banshee 126306 Aug 27, 1957
53361 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-101.  W/o Sep 26, 1954
53367 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB399 Oct 6, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 22-20, later reserialed 065.
SOC in 1961.
53382 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB320.  Ditched May 2, 1957 following loss of engine
power after takeoff from HMS Warrior.  Crew rescued by helicopter.
53389 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger ECM.6 XB364.  Scrapped 1963.
53392 (MSN 3454) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53392, code 306 then to 
Canadian civil registry with Skyway as CF-KCK.  Crashed at Castlegar, BC Aug 8, 1967.  Pilot killed.
53399 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB387.  Sold as scrap Feb 27, 1961
although not formally SOC until Mar 9, 1961
53400 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB297.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53403 with National Naval Air Museum, Pensacola, FL.  Onl loan
to Nimitz Park, TX
53411 to Royal Navy Apr 5, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB313.  To French Navy Sep 7, 1957. 
53420 (MSN 3482) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53420, code 343 Oct 1950.  Later to Conair, Ltd as 
C-FKCM.  Damaged in Saskatchewan in 1968 or 1969 with fuel problem.  Repaired.
From Conair to Forest Protection Ltd. Sold 1994 to Vintage Wings of Seattle, WA.  Now N420GP with Tri-State
Warbird Museum, Cincinnati, OH
53437 (MSN 3499) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53437, code 805.  Crashed Fonthill,
Ontario Sep 19, 1958.  Pilot killed.
53438 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB394 Oct 10, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 21-35.  SOC in 1959.
53444 became N9319Z
53453 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB298 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53454 (MSN 3516) to storage at NAS Litchfield, Park, Arizona Feb 11, 1954.  Officially retired
Apr 2, 1956.  To Idaho Air Tankers (1963-64) as N7030C, Tanker D13.  To Reeder Flying Service,
Twin Falls, Idaho (1966-1984) as just tanker number 13.  Obtained by Southeastern Aircraft of Live Oak
Florida in 1986 and loaned to US Naval Air Museum at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas 1987-1992 where it stood
on static display.  Bought by David Talichet and it sat for six years until Gary Applebaum purchased
it and began restoration work, which took several year years.  First flight Jul 1999. Obtained by
Military Aviation Museum Jan 2001.  This aircraft was flying at the 
Cherry Point MCAS airshow, registered as N7030C with Training Services, Inc of 
Virginia Beach, VA, on 3 May 2003.  Performed flypast at commissioning of
CN-77 USS George H. W. Bush Jan 10, 2009.  Now flyable as "10" (still registered as N7030C presented
as a TBM-3E of an Atlantic antisubmarine patrol squadron with Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA.
53477 discovered in Salton Sea, CA.
53479 to US civil registry as N9595C
53482 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB400 Oct 10, 1953.  Scrapped in 1961.
53484 (MSN 3546) in 1963 to US civil registry as N7031C for Airway, Inc of Yakim, Washington.  Side #111.
Crashed after striking trees while spraying at St Martin, New Brunswick, Canada Jun 21, 1970. Pilot killed
53488 (MSN 3550) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 53488, code 312.  To US civil registry
as N6586D.  To Canadian civil record as CF-XOO with Maritime Air Services,
Moncton, N.B.  Crashed and burned at Deer Lake, Newfoundland
Jul 13, 1969.  Pilot uninjured.
53489 (MSN 3551) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 53489, code 304.   Soc Jan 1958.  To N6580D with Simsbury
Flying Service, Simsbury, CT.  Stripped for parts and stored at Simsbury, CT.  Hulk moved to FL 1989 and fuseelage
used in restoration of N4171A/91521
53492 became N9083Z.  Crashed at Chester, CA Aug 2, 1973.
53493 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB360 Mar 31, 1953.  SOC Jul 22, 1963
and sold as scrap.
53496 (MSN 3558) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53496, code 339.  Then to
CF-MSX with Skyways.  Crashed Harrison Lake, BC Jul 7, 1961.  Pilot killed.
53500 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB395 Oct 6, 1953.  Damaged Sep 19, 1957 in 
heavy landing at night and SOC Jan 23, 1958 having been reduced to
spares at RNAY Belfast the previous day.
53503 (MSN 3565) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53503, code 315.  SOC Jan 1, 1958.
To civil registry as N6583D with Simsbury Flying Service, Simsbury, CT.  Then acquired by Confederate Air
Force and registered as N53503.  Damaged on taxi at Glendale, Arizona when left gear collapsed Mar 17, 2014.
53507 (MSN 3569) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53507, code 368.  To CF-IML with
Skyways.  Crashed in British Columbia 1961
53509/53521 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ734/JZ746.
There is no record of receipt of any of these by Royal Navy
53522 to civil registry as N7410C, damaged Apr 18, 1967 on fire
bombing diving run, load ejection test when a pilot chute
deployed prematurely and jerked dummy load into aircraft.
Oct 1980 to N88HP, then to N188TD with Claire Aviation (Tom Duffy), 
Philadelphia, PA.  W/o Mar 7, 2009 when aircraft caught fire
in flight after takeoff for a maintenance test flight.  The
plane was consumed by fire after a successful emergency
landing at Millville, NJ.
53545 (MSN 3607) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1950 as 53545.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.  SOC Feb 2, 1958
53548 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB401 Oct 6, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 21-37.  SOC in 1959.
53549 (MSN 3611) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53549.  Ditched during approach
to carrier HMCS Magnificent Nov 14, 1952.  Crew rescued.
53550 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB396 Oct 10, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 22-23.  SOC in 1959.
53554 (MSN 3616) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53554.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.  To CF-KCF of Skyways
then Conair.  Crashed Winfield, B.C. Aug 8, 1971.  Badly damaged after throttle linkage broke after takeoff.
Returned to Abbotsfort but w/o.
53557 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB377 Oct 6, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 22-27.  SOC in 1959.
53558 (MSN 3620) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1950 as 53558.  To Canadian civil registry as CF-IMQ.  Crashed on takeoff
at Juniper, New Brunswick Jun 1, 1958.  Pilot uninjured.
53559 (MSN 3621) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 53559, code 387.  Last official flight of an RCN Avenger Jun 13, 1960.
To Canadian civil registry as CF-KCJ with Skyways.  Crashed Sumas, WA May 7, 1969.
53568 to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB324.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53575 to spray plane, later N6447C.  In 2015 was on display at Jack Erickson/Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, OR
53582 to Netherlands Navy as 1-25 then 033.  WFU in 1960
53585 to Royal Navy Mar 31, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB358.  Scrapped in 1961.
53590 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB365.  To French Navy in 1957.
53592 to N5168V, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPQ.  W/o at Boston Brook, New Brunswick 6/8/1982, pilot killed.
53593 became N6822C, then N5567A, then N6822C.  Now with 
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL.
53595 to Royal Navy Oct 6, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB402.  To French Navy in 1958.  SOC in 1960.
53603 to Royal Navy in 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB442.  To French Navy in 1958.  SOC in 1966.
53604 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB385 Oct 10, 1953, then 
to Dutch Navy as 22-28 then 069.  To Brazilian Navy
53607 to US civil registry as N8398H, then to Canadian civil registry as CF-ZYC with Hicks and Lawrence.
Crashed Juniper May 20, 1975.  Recovered in the 1990s
and rebuilt with peices from several aircraft by Atlantic
Canada Aviation Museum and is on display at the museum
in Halifax, Nova Scotia in a fictitious FPL scheme
as C-GFPL Tanker 24.
53609 to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB325.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
53610 (MSN 3672) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 22, 1950 as 53610, code 303.  SOC Jan 30, 1958
To Forest Protection, Ltd as CF-IMR, later C-FIMR.  Aircrasft signed by Presideng George H. Bush on visit to Moncton,
New Brunswick Sep 7, 2002.  Flown to CFB Shearwater Aviation Museum Jul 26, 2012.  Repainted back into RCN color scheme, 
code 303
53626 (MSN 3688) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 27, 1950 as 53626, code 328.  SOC Dec 8, 1958
and became N6894C with Sonora Aviation Inc.  Stalled and crashed on takeoff at Elko MAP, Nevada Sep 6, 1966.
Pilot survived.
53632 (MSN 3694) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53632, code 309.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.  To Canadian
civil registry as CF-MXN with Skyways then Conair.
Crashed into river after power loss on takeoff at Kamloops, British Columbia
Jan 31, 1971, but recovered and repaired.  Crashed while
firebombing at Moyie Lake, British Columbia Aug 18, 1973.  Hit trees and elevator was damaged, aircraft
climbed and pilot bailed out.
53634 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB366.  To French Navy in 1957.
53636 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB367.  Scrapped in 1961.
53638 (MSN 3700) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53638.  Later to Conair Lt as C-FKCL.  W/o at Blissville 
5/29/1972 while owned by Forest Protection, Ltd.  Reportedly crashed at Oromcoto
Lake, NB May 29, 1978.  Registered N109K Mar 11, 2003, which seems 
to indicate rebuilt (or going to be rebuilt) after its accident.  Now at
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.  Now with Mid Atlantic Air
Museum in color scheme of donor Jack Kosco's aircraft which he
flew as radio operator with VT-27 during WW 2.
53640 to Netherlands Navy as 1-23 then 031.  WFU in 1960
53642 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger ECM.6 XB376.  Scrapped in 1963.
53646 to Netherlands Navy as 1-26 then 034.  WFU in 1960
53647 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB299 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53649 converted to TBM-3R and utilized by VR-22
53651 to Netherlands Navy as 1-11.  WFU in 1959.
53655 to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB326.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
53656 (MSN 3718) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 53656, code TF*P.  Crashed at sea
at Sambro off Halifax Nov 14, 1952
53664 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB300 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.  Soc Apr 13, 1966.
53665 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB301 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53667 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB302 Mar 3, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
53670 (MSN 3732) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952 as 53670, code 306.  To Canadian
civil registry as CF-MSY with Skyways.  Crashed Smithers Airport, Seymour Lake,
BC Jul 31, 1963.
53671 to Netherlands Navy as 1-27 then 035.  WFU in 1960
53672 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB368 May 19, 1953.  To French Navy in 1958.  SOC in 1966.
53676 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB386 in 1953.  Damaged in heavy landing
on HMS Warrior Mar 3, 1957 when failed to flare out and declared
Category HY (heavy damage not reparable by ship or station
resources.  Disposed of by being 'shot into sea' from carrier Jul 27, 1957.
53678 to Royal Navy as AS.5 XB443 in 1953.  To French Navy in 1958.  SOC in 1966.
53682 (MSN 3744) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53682, code AB*Y later 337.  SOC Feb 2, 1958
53687 (MSN 3749) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53687, code 313.  SOC Dec 28, 1956
53692 became N3968A
53694 (MSN 3756) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1952 as 53694.  In landing accident On
HMCS Magnificent late 1954 and not repaired.
53696 (MSN 3758) to Royal Canadian Navy as 53696.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.  Landing rollover Feb 21, 1959
and not repaired.
53697 (MSN 3759) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53697, code 908.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.
SOC Jul 5, 1960.  To US civil registry as N9711Z.  To Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEH as spray aircraft.  
W/o at Boston Brook, New Brunswick 6/6/1987, pilot killed.
53708 to civil registry as N4172A
53722 to Netherlands Navy as 1-13 then 024.  WFU in 1960
53723 (MSN 3785) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 53723, code AB*A.  SOC Apr 16, 1958  
53726 (MSN 3788) on display at Flying Leathernecks Museum, Miramar, CA.  Was at
one time NL7076C. Noted Mar 13, 1993 at Marine Corps Museum, El Toro
MCAS, CA
53727 became N9082Z.  Crashed at Bear Mountain, CA Jul 28, 1970.
53730 (VS-32) stalled on takeoff from NAS Quonset June 5, 1953.
53732 (MSN 3794) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 53732, code 316.  To Canadian
civil registry as CF-KCN with Skyways then Conair.
Crashed at Angus Home Lake, British Columbia Aug 27, 1972.
53740 became N9598C
53748 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB371 in 1953.  To French Navy in 1958.  SOC in 1966.
53756 to Netherlands Navy as 1-15 then 025.  WFU in 1960.
53759 (MSN 3821) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 53759, code 391.  To Canadian
civil registry as CF-IMS wiht Wheeler Airlnes.  Crashed in Quebec Jun 21, 1960.
53760 (MSN 3822) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 53760, code 392.  To US civil
registry as N6581D.  Crashed in Connecticut Aug 4, 1986.  Pilot killed.
53768 to US civil registry as N103Z with USDA Forest Service then N10361.
To Norfolk as C-GLDX.  By 1991 was NL683G
53775 (MSN 3837) Became N7028C, then N4173A (N4173A was registered with MSN 5708, cancelled Dec 15, 1971 on export to
Canada), then to Canadian civil registry as CF-ZTR.  W/o at Sevogle 6/16/1972.
53782 (MSN 3844) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1952 as 53782.  SOC Mar 19, 1959
53784 to US civil registry as N9590C, then to Canadian 
civil registry as CF-AGL.  W/o at Lac des Loup 6/9/1972, pilot killed.
53785 with Planes of Fame Air Museum, Minnesota.  Formerly aerial tanker N7075C.
Was in movie "Smokey And The Bear II".  Now with Pond
Warbirds of Palm Springs, CA as N7075C
53787 to US civil registry as N3969A, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPT.
Registered N3969A again Sep 24, 2008, then became C-GFPT again
Oct 2008.  N3969A cancelled by FAA Oct 30, 2008 as sold abroad, registration
C-GFPT reserved Nov 3, 2008 for Forest Protection Ltd of Fredricton, NB.
Registered N3969A yet again, this time with Environmental Aviation Services, Fernandina Beach, FL Dec 4, 2008.
To Rick Clemens, Carson City, NV May 2014
53790 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB380 Sep 18, 1953.  Scrapped in 1961.
53793 (MSN 3855) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 53793.  SOC Jan 17, 1958
53796 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB383 Sep 10, 1953.  Scrapped in 1961.
53797 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB444 in 1953.  Later 
converted to ECM.6.  Scrapped in 1963.
53801 (MSN 3863) registered N9594C Feb 20, 1957, cancelled Sep 20, 1957
53802 (MSN 3864) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 53802.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.  Crashed Aug 13, 1957 when
flew into ground on instrument approach.  Pilot survived
53804 (MSN 3866) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53804, code 304/906.  Became N9710Z.
Now on display on USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX
53815 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB312.  To French Navy Mar 19, 1958, SOC Nov 18, 1963.
Noted stored at Cuers, France Apr 1, 1964.
53818 (MSN 3880) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 16 1952 as 53818, code 386.  SOC Jan 10, 1958.
Became N9187Z.  Now flying as N93818.
53825 became N5169V
53828 (MSN 3890) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 16, 1952 as 53828, code 388.  SOC Jan 17, 1958
and became N9014C sprayer.  Later N28FB
53829 to N9591C and then to CF-AYG of Norfolk and Hicks and Lawrence.
Now warbird N293E. In 2008 on display at Fargo Air Museum,
Fargo, ND
53830 (MAG-33) struck cable and crashed near K-3 Oct 17, 1951.  4 bailed out, one killed.
53835 converted to TBM-3U.  Was spray plane and now N3967A
53841 on display at USS Intrepid, NYC.
53842 to N7025C, N603,then N60393.  Now on display on USS Yorktown, Patriots Point, Charlestown, SC.
53845 (MSN 3907) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53845, code 303.  Ditched Sep 17, 1955.
Pilot OK
53854 to Netherlands Navy as 1-8.  WFU in 1959.
53857 (MSN 3919) to civil registry as N7017C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPM. 
Registered Sep 21, 2005 to user in Australis as VH-MML 
53858 (MSN 3920) became N3357G, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPR.   Registered as F-2QON but remained at
FPL Fredricton, NB, offered for sale by French owner to Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario
Oct 21, 2009.  Registered as C-GCWG. 
53866 to Netherlands Navy as 1-9.  W/o Jan 27, 1959
53885 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB357 Mar 31, 1953.  Scrapped in 1961.
53886 became N5170V
53906 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB303.  Ditched off Lee-on-Solent, UK
following engine failure Aug 22, 1955.  Two crew members unhurt, third injured.
Subsequently raised and to Accident Investigation Unit.
Transferred to RNAY Fleetlands Mar 8, 1957.  No suggestion
that repairs were made and SOC Apr 15, 1958. 
53908 (MSN 3970) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 53908, code 389.  Ditched Sep 25, 1957
at Chezzetcook range.  Crew survived.
53914 Became N7029C.  at Quonset Air Museum, Kingston, RI.  Was Hicks & Lawrence
spray aircraft in Canada.  Crashed in Maine in May 1972.
in 1991 the Connecticut Army Guard lifted it out.
53915 became N7027C
53920 to Netherlands Nacy as 1-28 then 036.  WFU in 1960.
53924 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB369 May 19, 1953.  To Netherlands Navy in 1958 as 22-33, later reserialed 074.
SOC in 1961.

59000 ... 59348
Martin PBM-5 Mariner
59000 (VPB-21) lost of Kerema Rhetto Jul 5, 1945
59002 (PBM-5G) crashed Apr 1, 1947, Tampa, FL.  While practicing single engine landings, 
with the port engine idling, the aircraft leveled off high and power was removed from the 
starboard engine.  The aircraft dropped into the water and bounced. Power was applied 
to both engines after the aircraft impacted, however, the port engine failed 
to produce power. The aircraft crashed with the left wing down.  One crewman was killed,
the rest were rescued.
59003 damaged in electrical fire Oct 31,1944
59011 w/o in takeoff accident Sep 16,1945 at NAB  Chimu Wan, Okinawa
59013 sold to Argentine Navy Mar 31, 1955 as 2-P-21
59014 w/o in takeoff accident Aug 126, 1945 at NAB Chimu Wan, Okinawa
59015 (VPB-27) lost off Hawaii Jan 23, 1945. 
59017 (VPB-27) lost off Hawaii Dec 25, 1944.
59018 (VPB-27) lost off Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa Apr 27, 1945
59019 (VPB-27) lost of Kerema Rhetto Aug 6, 1945
59023 (VPB-27) lost off Kerema Rhetto Aug 7, 1945
59025 (VF-081) attached to USS Wasp lost off Luzon Jan 6, 1945
59026 (VPB-27) lost off Kerema Rhetto Jun 22, 1945
59028 (VPB-208) lost off Kerema Rhetto May 5, 1945
59029 (VPB-27) Lost off Kerema Rhetto May 7, 1945
59030 (VH-3) lost off Kerema Rhetto Jul 24, 1945
59031 (VPB-21) attached to USS Chandeleur lost off Kerema Rhetto May 11, 1945
59032 with VR-2.  Removed from storage at NAS Norfolk, VA, 1952 and sold to US Coast Guard for $9. 
Flown to Elizabeth City, NC for restoration.   Assigned to USCG Detachment at NOB Bermuda Oct 1952.
59035 (VPB-100) lost off Kaneohe, Hawaii Mar 25, 1945.
59038 (VPB-18) lost off Kerema Rhetto May 31, 1945.
59042 (VPB-18) attached to USS Cape St George lost off Kerema Rhetto May 15, 1945.
59047 (VPB-47)lost off Galapagos Jun 30, 1945
59062 (VPB-20) damaged by AAA during attack on Japanese shipping Jun 3, 1945 and made forced
landing on beach near of Tanahmeja, Island of Celebes (now Sulawisi), Dutch East Indies.  
Of the crew of 14, 1 died of wounds, 3 died in gun battle with Japanese troops, 9 were
captured and later executed.  3 escaped.
59066 (VPB-100) lost off Kerema Rhetto Jun 18, 1945
59071 crashed at Okinawa Jul 23, 1945 during takeoff attempt in rough seas.
59077 (VPB-100) lost off Hawaii Mar 22, 1945.  ll crew killed
59079 w/o Aug 3,1 945 in San Diego Bay.  1 killed.
59080 mounted aboard USS Saratoga in Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.  Sustained
moderate damage, retained for Test Baker
59082 w/o Apr 6, 1945 in San Diego Bay.  8 killed
59097 (VPB-26) lost off Kerema Rhetto Jun 16,1945.
59098 was aboard USS Pine Island (AV-12) in Antarctic with Admiral
Richard Byrd.  On Dec 30, 1946 it hit a ridge and burned on Thurston Island.
3 of 9 crew killed, others spent 14 days on the ice before
being rescued.
59099 (VPB-18) lost off Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa May 20, 1945.
59106 (USCG) crashed into mountain ridge near Caricitas, Mexico May 6, 1954.
All 10 aboard killed.
59107 (VPB-18) lost off Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa May 30, 1945
59108 w/o Dec 23, 1945, Carson Isle
59113 collided in midair with 01710 near NAS Corpus Christi, TX Nov 8, 1945.
59114 w/o Jan 21, 1945, Sasebo, Japan
59115 (VPB-17) lost off Jinamoc, Philippines Jun 5, 1945
59117 (VPB-20) lost in Leyte Gulf off PHilippines Mar 29, 1945.
59122 (VPB-18) atrtache to USS Cape St George lost off Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa May 15, 1945
59124 w/o Sep 21, 1945, Tokyo
59126 (VPB-17) w/o May 25, 1945 off Tawi Tawi, Philippines, ll lost
59128 (VPB-21) lost off Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa Jul 28, 1945.
59130 w/o Oct 2, 1945, Okinawa
59140 transferred to US Coast Guard.  Assigned to USCG Detachment at NOB Bermuda
59141 transferred to US Coast Guard.  Assigned to USCG Detachment at NOB Bermuda
59143 w/o May 5, 1945 in crash 90 mi SSW of Brownsville, Texas.  10 killed.
59144 to Portugal ARTOP (Aaro Topografica Lda).  Registered as CS-THB.
Missing Nov 9, 1958 on flight from Cabo Ruivo to Funchal over
North Atlantic after transmitting emergency message.  36 lost.
59146 removed from storage at NAS Norfolk, VA, 1952 and sold to US Coast Guard for $9. 
Flown to Elizabeth City, NC for restoration. 
59148 transferred to US Coast Guard as 9148
59149 transferred to US Coast Guard as 9149
59153 (VPB-20) lost off Tawi Tawi, Philippines Jul 6, 1945
59154 (VPB-27) lost off Kerema Rhetto Aug 7, 1945.  
59158 transferred to US Coast Guard as 158
59161 (VPB-18) lost off LeShima Apr 12, 1945
59168 (VPB-205) lost off Johnston Island Feb 19, 1945
59172 wrecked May 6, 1949 while being ferried across Lake Washington from NAS Seattle to
Boeing seaplane ramp, where it was intended to be placed in storage.  Collided with underwater
obstruction, capsized, and sank.  Crew escaped unharmed.
59175 (VH-6) lost off Chimu Aug 8, 1945
59176 (VH-6) lost off Okinawa Aug 15, 1945.
59185 w/o Sep 5, 1945, San Diego Bay.  13 killed.
59195 w/o Sep 18, 1946, Tsingtao, China
59200 (VPB-17) lost in Lingayen Gulf off Philippines Jun 30, 1945
59201 (VH-4) lost off Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa Jul 15, 1945
59204 (VPB-100) lost off Kaneohe, Hawaii May 11, 1945
59216 w/o Sep 18, 1945, Wakanoura, Honshu, Japan
59223 w/o Nov 27, 1951 off San Diego, California.  11 killed.
59225 lost Dec 1945 off coast of Florida near the Bahamas while searching for the famous Flight 19
of missing Avengers.
59232 (VP-34) hit seawall and crashed and burned after losing starboard engine on takeoff
at NAS Coco Solo, Panama Oct 31, 1955.  15 of 16 aboard killed.
59242 (PBM-5E, VH-3) w/o May 12, 1945 Kerema Rhetto, Okinawa
59247 w/o Feb 14, 1946, Tarumpitac Pt. Philippines
59267 (PBM-5E, VH-4)  Lost off Saipan Jun 29, 1945
59273 damaged Dec 21, 1951 at NAS Iwakuni, Japan
59277 to Argentine Navy Jan 30, 1959 as 5-P-23
59280 (PBM-5E, VH-4) lost off Saipan Jun 24, 1945
59286 (PBM-5E, VH-4) lost off Kerema Rhetto Jul 22, 1945	
59288 w/o Dec 21, 1945 Tsingtao, China
59296 w/o Nov 26, 1945 Tomioka, Tokyo, Japan
59299 w/o Mar 1951 NAS Iwakuni, Japan
59301 w/o Jul 1, 1945 Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
59309 w/o Sep 12, 1945 Lelu Harbor, Kosrae
59318 w/o Jan 24, 1952 NAS San Diego, California
59336 (PBM-5E, VPB-205) lost off Johnston Island Aug 2, 1945.
59341 w/o Dec 14, 1945 Hong Kong
59345 to Argentine Navy Jan 30, 1959 as 5-P-24
59346 (PBM-5E, VPB-19) w/o Aug 11, 1945, Parry Isle, Pacific

65890 ... 66243
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
Model G-50
65950 modifed to F6F-3N night fighter.  Experimentally fitted with a searchlight.
65962/65971 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN420/FN429
65962 (FN420) noted on dump at RNAS Gosport, EnglandMar 12946
65965 (FN423) made emergency landing on HMS Indomitable Nov 26, 1944 following
engine fire and DBR.
65966 (FN424) burst tire and overturned while landing at Puttalam Nov 24, 1944
and DBR.
65969 (FN427) slid over side into sea while landing on HMS Indomitable, date unknown.
66033 (VF OTU) disappeared along with 41704 while on training flight  Sep 27, 1944.  Believed
to have been mid-air collision.
66082/66091 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN430/FN439
66084 (FN432) while attempting to land on HMS Ruler May 14, 1945, missed wires
and barrier, struck Avenger parked forward, fell into sea and sank.  Pilot killed.
66091 (FN439) struck by flak while strafing barracs at Hirai Town near Ishigaki
Apr 16, 1945.  Broke up in air, crashed and burned out.  Pilot killed.
66101 (VF-25) caught fire after landing on USS Cowpens Nov 24, 1943.  Pilot OK
66130 (VF-15) crashed Jan 23, 1944 when engine failed after takeoff from USS Hornet and ditched off Bermuda
66161 (VF-21) in midair collision with F6F-3 BuNo 66214 during defensive tactics training near Barrett Dam,
San Diego County, CA Nov 30, 1943.  Pilot of 66161 killed, other
pilot parachuted to safety.
66214 (VF-21) in midair collision with F6F-3 BuNo 66161 during defensive tactics training near Barrett Dam,
San Diego County, CA Nov 30, 1943.  Pilot of 66214 parachuted to
safety, pilot of 66161 was killed.
66222/66231 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN440/FN449
66224 (FN442) SOC at trincomalee during 1945.
66225 (FN443) struck island of HMS Emperor and went over side into sea Jun 8, 1944.
Pilot rescued by HMCS Port Colborne
66226 (FN444) ditched 10 mi W of Colombo Jul 7, 1944 without dropping long-range
tank.  Floated for about two minutes but pilot not sighted--presumed killed.
66231 (FN449) made power-off landing on HMS Indomitable Aug 15, 1944 following
engine fire.  DBRF
66237 (MSN A-1257) ditched in Pacific Ocean near San diego Jan 12, 1944.  
Recovered by USN Oct 9, 1970.  Reported in 1974 at Pima County Air
Air Museum, Tucson, AZ.  Later on display at National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL.

68062 ... 69538
General Motors TBM-3 Avenger
MSN 801/2277.  Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
68270 reconditioned and to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL510.
68328/68335 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ651/JZ658
68351	(MSN 1090) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-503
68368 exploded on flight deck immediately after coming to halt on landing aboard USS Suwannee CVE-27 May 24, 1945 due
to explosion of 100 pound bomb in the bomb bay.  Pilot killed, ARM1c critically injured and died from injuries
during transfer.  11 injured.
68403 (MSN 1142) with VAF 1 of NAS North Island, CA w/o Nov 22, 1944
in midair collision with P-47D 42-23146 10 mi WSW of Albany, TX
68472 (VMTB-232) MIA on combat mission Apr 29, 1945 during Okinawa campaign.  
68632/69639 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ659/JZ666
68666 (VMTB-232) crashlanded at Yontan Apr 27, 1945 during Okinawa campaign.
68850	(MSN 1589) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-556
69023 shot down Jun 3, 1945.
69026 shot down Jun 12, 1945.
69063  placed aboard USS Independence (CVL-22) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.
Aircraft missing after test.
69080  placed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.
Placed aboard USS Sarataoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Baker Jul 25, 1946
69091 Made water landing off starboard bow of USS Nehenta Bay Sep 7, 1945 due to engine failure.  Pilot and gunner survived, radioman was killed.
69094  placed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.  Undamaged,
retained for Test Baker.
Placed aboard USS Sarataoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Baker Jul 25, 1946.
69095  placed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.  Undamaged,
retained for test Baker.
Destroyed aboard USS Saratoga during Baker nuclear test Jul 25, 1946
69099  placed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.  Sustained
light damage, retained for Test Baker.
Placed aboard USS Sarataoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Baker Jul 25, 1946.
69116  placed aboard USS Independence (CVL-22) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.
Aircraft completely demolished, jtttisoned overboard.
69124  placed aboard USS Independence (CVL-22) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.
Aircraft missing after test.
69140/69153 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ667/JZ680
69140 (JZ667) returned to USN at Brunswick Dec 12945 (apparently as BuNo 69481
which was JZ683
69144 (JZ671) SOC Jul 15, 1949.  Remains noted on dump at RNAS Gosport, England
Aug 1950.
69169 used as test aircraft during Operation Crossroads series of nuclear tests.  Put on hangar deck of
USS Saratoga during ABLE test shot Jul 1, 1946.  Undamaged.  Put on deck of USS Independence during Test Baker
Jul 25, 1946.  Damaged considerably and made dangerously radioactive.  Disposed of at sea Jan 31, 1950.
69188 placed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.  Undamaged.
69197 placed aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.  Undamaged.
69213	(MSN 1952) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-506
69227	(MSN 1966) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-558
69239  placed aboard USS Independence (CVL-22) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.
Aircraft missing after test.
69275  placed aboard USS Independence (CVL-22) for Operation Crossroads nuclear test Able Jul 1, 1946.
Aircraft completely demolished, jettisoned overboard.
69291 to French Navy
69293 became N9679C
69294 became N7026C
69303 to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1952 as 334. Forcelanded on beach at Chezzetcook and tide came in Apr 20, 1955
69306	(MSN 2045) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-508
69312 crashed into Lake Michigan after takeoff from NAS Glenview, IL Jul 4, 1950.  3 killed.
69314 to French Navy
69323 to civil registry as N7961C.  Later to Forest Protection  Ltd as C-GLEJ.  Now warbird N124TB.
69325 to US civil registry as N104Z, then N1044, then to Hicks and Lawrence 
as C-FXOM.  In 2007 to N325GT with Olympic Flight Museum, Olympia, WA
69327 to Royal Canadian Navy as 326 Sep 1950.  Later to Conair Ltd as C-FKCG.  W/o at Sussex 5/29/1975.
Rebuilt to static display and is now on display at American Air Museum, Duxford, UK
painted in USN colors as Lt. George H. W. Bush's aircraft 46214.
69329 to N73642, reported Mar 2005 airworthy with Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX as N700RW
69334 to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1950.  SOC Nov 29, 1956
69340 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB314.  Ditched in shallow
water near Yarmouth  Dec 8, 1955 following engine fire.  
Two crew on board, one injured.  Aircraft SOC Dec 23, 1955.
69346 to French Navy
69347 to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1952 as 380.  To Canadian
civil registry as CF-IMT with Wheeler-Northland.  
Destroyed in in St. Jovite, Quebec May 2, 1963.  Pilot survived.
69354 to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 367/347.  To Canadian
civil registry as CF-IMU with Skyways.  Scavenged for parts.  Scrapped 1960
69355 became N7850C; as such was operated in the late 1960s by 
Marom Ltd at Herzlia, Israel as a cropsprayer. By 1990 was with Israeli AF
Museum, Hazerim, Israel.
69361 (MSN 2100) to civil registry as N9596C, then to Norfolk as C-GOEG.  Noted recently in
Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
69367 to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB327.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
69374 became N9650C.  To restoration hangar at NAS North Island, CA for eventual display
at USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA
69375 converted to TBM-3R and used by VR-22.  Became N3965A.  Converted to COD aircraft and now on 
display on USS Hornet in Alameda, CA.
69392 to Netherlands Navy as 1-30 then 038.  Converted to target tug.  WFU in 1960
69399 to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 360.  Crashed into
woods Mar 26, 1955.  Pilot survived.  Pilot escaped with relatively little damage, but was not repaired.
69405 (TBM-3S2) to Japanese Navy as 2342
69422 to French Navy
69423 to French Navy
69425 to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 354.  W/o Mar 18, 1957 
when crashed near Shearwater in heavy icing.  Pilot killed.
69430 to French Navy
69438 to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1952.  SOC Jan 1956
69442 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB309.  To French Navy Mar 19, 1958.
SOC Dec 13, 1963.
69447 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB310.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
69452 to Royal Navy Oct 10, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB388, shipped from USA 9/29/1953. Sold for scrap 2/27/1961.
69458 to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1952.  SOC Jan 1956
69459 to civil registry as sprayer N8397H.  Was at War Eagles Museum,
Santa Teresa Airport, NM Mar 2005
69468 to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952.  SOC Jan 1956
69472 (TBM-3E) became N9593C.  Reported 1983 at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.
69479/69492 to Royal Navy as Avenger III JZ681/JZ694
69480(JZ682) flew onto HMS Inplacable May 1946.  Stripped for spares and 
dumped overboard.
69481	(MSN 2220) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-554
69486	(MSN 2225) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-505
69495 to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 353.  SOC Dec 1956
69502 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB446, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. 
Later converted to ECM.6, still later to ECM.6B. Transferred to
Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, England Apr 9, 1968
and formally SOC from Royal Navy Jul 28, 1969
69505 to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 323.  
69506 to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB328.  Later converted
to ECM.6 and later still to ECM.6B.  SOC Jul 22, 1963 and scrapped.
69523 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB329.  To French government
69531 to US Foresty Service as N179Z.  To Seeley as N17930.  to Norfolk as C-GOBK.  Crashed at Minto, New
Brunswick May 30, 1978.  Pilot killed.
69533 to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB330.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
69534 to Royal Canadian Navy May 1952 as 376.

73117 ... 73498
General Motors TBM-1C Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
73136/73158 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ596/JZ618
73164 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL994.  No record of fate.  
73187 (VC-11) lost off deck of USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
73194 (VT-11, USS Hornet) shot down by enemy fire while on mission to Clark Field, 
Philippines Nov 5, 1944.  Pilot parachuted to safety and picked up by Philippine resistance.
Other two crewmen died in the crash.
73209 was a member of the famous Flight 19 which was lost out of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Dec 5, 1945.
Pilot was Capt. George William Stivers.
73222 in Battle of Leyte Gulf with VC-20.  SOC Jan 31, 1945.
73302 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL997.  No record of fate. 
73317 (VT-45) lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
73359/73366 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ619/JZ626
73362 (JZ622) transferred from Donibristle to Renfrew Jan 1946 for dumping at sea.
73432 (VC-11) lost off deck of USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
73467/73474 to Royal Navy as Avenger II JZ627/JZ634
73468 (JZ628) went over port side into sea while landing on HMS Indefatigable 
Mar 26, 1945.  Crew rescued.
73473 (JZ633) damaged by flak during attack on Hirara May 12, 1945, attempted to
return to HMS Victorious but oil leak forced ditching 3 miles from ship.
Two crew members rescued by HMS Kempenfelt
73482 (VT-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944

73499 ... 75158
General Motors FM-2 Wildcat
F4F-8 built under license by Eastern Aircraft Divisin of General Motors Corporation
73499/73513 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV782/JV796
73508 (JV791) ditched near Lady Island Light following engine fire Feb 19, 1945.
Pilot rescued.
73520 (VC-11) lost off deck of USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
73589 (VC-91) w/o 8-Jan-45 Shamrock Bay.  This aircraft 
parked was hit by landing plane & was jettisoned 
at 16-24N 119-08E
73610 (VC-94) w/o 27-Dec-44.  Engine fire, ditched 25mi.N of Manus Isl.
73700 assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA Mar 31, 1945 to Feb 25, 1946.
Used for flying qualities, stability and control, and performance evaluations
73814/73833 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV797/JV816
73826 (JV809) took direct hit from flak and disintegrated while escorting
Avengers during attack on shipping at Kilbotn U-boat base in Norway
May 4, 1945.  Pilot killed.
73876 (VC-94) w/o 27-Dec-44 Shamrock Bay. Crashed into water near the carrier.
74120 (MSN 4312) reported at Bradley Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT by 1966.
Noted May 2006 on display at Connecticut Historical
Aviation Collection (New England Air Museum), Windsor Locks, CT
74134/14153 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV817/JV836
74161 ditched in Lake Michigan during WW2 and salvaged early 1990s. 
In 1997 was on display at Admiral Nimitz State Historical Park, TX.
74254/74273 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV837/JV856
74363 (VOC-2) w/o 16-Jan-45 Ranger.  Stalled on landing, 
hit water inverted at 33-10N 118-26-05W
74374/74393 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV857/JV876
74382 (JV865) landed on barrier of HMS Searcher Aug 9, 1945 and went over side into sea.
74477 crashed near Deland NAS Jul 13, 1945.  Plane and pilot's body found Jul 16 near Osteen, FL.
74507 assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Jan 17, 1945 
to Apr 18, 1945.  Assigned to NAS Willow Grove, PA 
74512 served with VC-93 in Pacific.  Flown to Guam in May 1945 and
put in storage.  SOC Sept 1945.  Returned to Tacoma, WA 
autumn of 1945.  Given to King County Parks and Recreation
Dept in 1959 and placed in a playground in White Center near
Seattle.  Given to Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA in 1970.
Restoration began in 1998.
74560 (MSN 4752) to civil registry as N90523.  Reported 1978 at
Champlin Fighter Museum, Mesa, AZ.  Noted at Planes of Fame 
as N29FG Jan 13, 2002.  Dismantled for rebuilt Mar 2009.
74594/74618 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV877/JV901
74599 (JV882) hook snapped on rounddown while landing on HMS Searcher Aug 8, 1945
and went into barrier.  Offloaded at Trincomalee next day and subsequently SOC.
74601 (JV884) struck rounddown and smashed undercarriage while landing on
HMS Searcher Aug 11, 1945.  Offloaded at trincomalee Aug 17, 1945 and
subsequently SOC.
74603 (JV886) missed wires and went into barrier while landing on HMS
Searcher Aug 11, 1945.
74719/74741 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JV902/JV924
74742/74743 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JW785/JW786
74844/74868 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JW787/JW811
74994/75018 to Royal Navy as Wildcat VI JW812/JW836

85459 ... 86296
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger
Built under license by Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corporation
85459/86292 c/n 2278/3111.  86293/86296 cancelled 
85460 (c/n 2279) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85460, code 346.  To US civil
registry as N7032C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPS.
This registration cancelled Nov 22, 2004, N145WB reserved
Dec 15, 2004, taken up Jan 18, 2005.  Few TBMs LLC, Naval Air Station, Wildwood Aviation Museum, Rio Grande, NJ
85475 (c/n 2294) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 85475, code 375.  Damaged on HMCS
Magnificent Aug 9, 1956 and later w/o.
85490 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-107.  WFU in 1959
85499 to US civil registry as N9597C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEM.  W/o at Chipman, New Brunswick May 28, 1979.
Pilot uninjured.
85506 (c/n 2325) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 85506, code 385.  On US civil registry as N6582D.  Being restored
to flying condition at Herzelia, near Tel Aviv, Israel.  Had been operated as a crop duster
by Marom Aviation in Israel.  Registration N6582D cancelled Aug 19, 2004
as sale reported 1977.
85515 (C/n 2334) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-552
85516 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as XB318.  Force landed on mud flats off Lymington, UK
Dec 5, 1953 following engine failure. Both crew rescued and aircraft
subsequently SOC Dec 19, 1953.  Airframe was recovered and
displayed as a "ditched aircraft" at RNAS Lee's AirDay Jun 12, 1954.
Presumably subsequently scrapped.
85529 to Netherlands Navy as 1-16 then 026.  WFU in 1960.
85530 (VS-ATU#400) ditched off runway at NAAS Waldron
Field 1/7/1954 with French Navy crew
85536 (c/n 2355) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85536, code 333.  Reduced to spares Aug 1956
85549 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB445 5/4/1953, then to Dutch Navy 3/17/1958 as 22-25, then 
reserialed as 067, and then to Brazilian Navy 7/25/1960 as N-503.
85560 to N6830C
85574 (c/n 2393) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 85574.  Reduced to spared Jan 1956.
85587 (c/n 2406) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 85587, code 352.  Fire in air over
Shearwater Dec 14, 1954 and crashed in water.  Pilot OK
85594 became N1366N.  Crashed at Porterville, CA Aug 18, 1973.
85597 (c/n 2416) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 85597, code 381.  To Conair Ltd as CF-IMK.  From Conair to Forest 
Protection Ltd. Sold 1994 to Vintage Wings of Seattle, WA and
registered N704QZ.  Being rebuilt in 2007 by Florida Wing
of Commemorative Air Force
85613 (c/n 2432) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950.  To instructional aircraft May 1, 1952.  RCN serial was 85613, code 332.
SOC Jun 28, 1953
85614 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB304 Mar 18, 1953.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
85621 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB315.  Crashed into sea off the Lizard, Cornwall, UK
Mar 31, 1955.  Pilot survived, 2 other crew killed.
85623 to Netherlands navy as 1-29 then 037.  Converted to target tug.  WFU in 1960
85628 to Royal Navy May 19, 1953 as XB390, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. SOC 3/5/1954.
85632 to civil registry as N7002C then C-GOBJ with Norfolk and
Hicks & Lawrence.  Now warbird N81865 with Fargo Air
Museum, ND
85636 to N6823C.  Cancelled Jan 15, 1969
85640 became N1368N
85646 to Netherlands Navy as 1-31 then 039.  Converted to target tug.  WFU in 1960
85647 lost Dec 21, 1951.  Pilot KIA.
85650 (c/n 2469, TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-102, then 045.  After Dutch Navy service,
went to Nederlands Luchtvaart Museum, Den Haag 1970 and to Strathalian collection, Auchterarder, 
Scotland May 1976.  Registered as G-BTBM Dec 23, 1977. Later became N61BD.  N452HA assigned Dec 19, 2008
with c/n 85650 but NTU.  N85650 registered Dec 19, 2008 with c/n 85650. 
85652 (c/n 2471) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 85652, code 382.  SOC Jun 11, 1957 and
became Air Spray CF-KYA.  Crashed on takeoff due to engine failure at Fredricton, New Brunswick May 26, 1960.
Pilot uninjured.
85662 (C/n 2381) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-502
85665 (c/n 2484) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 85665, code 322.  To Forest Protection, Ltd as CF-IMV.  
Crashed on takeoff at Blissville, New Brunswick Jun 9, 1977.  Pilot uninjured.
85682 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as XB316.  Crashed on Sleive Croob near Donnemara,
Northern Ireland Dec 11, 1953.  3 killed.
85683 on display as 2347 with JMSDF at Shimofusa Air Station in 1973
85685 (c/n 2504) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85685, code 348.  Burned to train
crash crewi in 1957.
85686 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB370, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To French Navy 3/19/1958; SOC 4/13/1966.
85688 (c/n 2507) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85688, code 357.  Flying in formation
Apr 9, 1953 hit ground and burned out near Aylesford Lake in Nova Scotia.  4 crew OK.
85695 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.4 XB356, shipped from USA 3/18/1953. To French Navy 7/18/1957.
85711 (c/n 2530) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85711, code 329.  Fatal midair
collision with Avenger 86168 Apr 17, 1952 curing night
exercises with cruiser HMCS Quebec.  7 killed.
85715 to N1319C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEF.  
Sold 1994 to Vintage Wings of Seattle, WA, which was a
dealer for the sale.  Now a warbird N65VC
85716 (c/n 2535) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 85716, code 356.  SOC Jan 29, 1957
85717 reported early 1970s on display at NAS Memphis.
85733 to N6824C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEK.  Crashed at Chatham, New Brunswick Aug 16, 1998.
Pilot received minor injuries.  Aircraft recovered and restored for static display at Central New Brunswick
Woodman's Museum, Boiestown, NB
85748 (C/n 2567) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-555
85751 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-103.  W/o Oct 28, 1955
85779 (c/n 2598) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 85779.  Reduced to spares in 1956
85787 to N7000C
85794 (c/n 2613) to civil registry as NL7001C.  Planned to be displayed in a
proposed Glendale Aircraft Museum at Glendale Apt, AZ
85823 (c/n 2642) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85823, code 340. Dropped out of formation 75 mi S of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia May 6, 1954.  The aircraft and crew of four were never found.
85828 to US Navy Mar 17, 1945.  Served with VMTP-234, VMTB-622, VMTB-623.
To NAS Litchfield Park for storage Sep 27, 1954.  Back to NAS
Barbers Point May 31, 1956.  Currently being transferred from Fargo
Aviation Museum to Barbers Point Naval Air Museum, Hawaii Nov 14, 2006.
85829 (c/n 2648) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 85829, code 369.  To civil registry as N6584D, then CF-XON. 
W/o in landing accident at Juniper, New Brunswick May 21, 1974.  Pilot uninjured.
85833 (c/n 2652) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 85833, code 364.  To civil registry as
CF-IMO.  Crashed at Boston Brook, New Brunswick Jul 6, 1970.
85836 to N7014C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEP.  Crashed in foresrt near McAdam, New Brunswick 
forest Jun 10, 1984.  Plane hit a tree while spraying pesticides.  Pilot injured
85841 (C/n 2660) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-504
85844 became N106Z, then N3356G.  Crashed Jul 28, 1970.
85852 to Netherlands Navy as 1-12.  W/o Aug 29, 1959.
85854 to US civil registry as N7015C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GLEQ.  W/o at Dunphy, New Brunswick Jun 23, 1977,
pilot killed.
85861 (c/n 2680) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 85861, code 330.  Ditched Aug 6, 1953 in 
Bedford Basin, which is part of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia.  Pilot OK.  Plane was hauled out of the water Jun 
1972 and cleaned up.  Put on display 1975 at the main entrance of the Shearwater Aviation Museum at Dartmouth, 
Nova Scotia.  Suffered major deterioration due to the maritime environment and is now (2007) inside and is being restored
85862 became N7016C.  Lost on a spray operation at Gibbonsfield, Idaho Jul 20, 1964
85867 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB403, shipped from USA 9/29/1953. Sold for scrap 2/27/1961.
85869 to storage at Litchfield Park, AZ Aug 1955.  Used in USA as water bomber as N9927Z.
Now on French civil registry as F-AZJA since Sep 1989 
85870 (c/n 2689) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 85870, code 372.  To Canadian civil
registry as CF-IMJ with Skyways.  Crashed New Brunswick Jun 13, 1958.  Pilot killed.
85880 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-104 then 046.  WFU in 1960
85882 to civil registry as N9584Z
85883 became N6825C.  Crashed at Columbia, CA Sep 4, 1971.
85886 flying with POB Inc as N9586Z.  Now at American Airpower Museum, Long Island, NY
85890 registered to Georgia Forestry Commission as N1952M in 1963,
used by them until 1972.  Restored at MCAS Cherry Point
between Jul 1974 and 1976 then delivered by helicopter to
USMC Museum at MCAS Quantico, VA.  Noted Nov 10, 2006 at 
National Museum of the United States Marine Corps, Quantico, VA 
85899 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB381, shipped from USA 9/2/1953. To Netherlands Navy 1/8/1958 as 22-21, 
later reserialled 066; SOC 2/8/1961.
85903 by 1993 was registered N28SF.
85913 (c/n 2732) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 85913, code 363.  Crashed and burned 
at Kenora, Ontario Oct 4, 1953.  Crew killed.
85916 (c/n 2735) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 85916, code 367.  SOC Jan 29, 1957
85928 (c/n 2747) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 85928, code 338.  To civil registry as CF-IMW.  
W/o at Chipman 6/10/1975.  Pilot injured.
85930 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy 5/4/1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB447, then to Dutch Navy 3/17/1958 as 22-26 and then
reserialed as 068.  To Brazilian Navy 7/25/1960.
85932 to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB319.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957.
85938 (c/n 2757) to civil registry as N7226C
85943 (c/n 2762) to Royal Canadian Navy Aug 1952 as 85943.  Reduced to spares Jan 1956
85950 (c/n 2769) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 85950, code 345.  SOC Mar 8, 1957
85957 (c/n 2776) was N9547Z, registration cancelled by FAA May 2006 as "for static display".  Was in 
Midway restoration hangar as NAS North Island, CA.  Put in place aboard Midway Nov 20, 2006, 
now on display in the hangar deck.  N9547Z restored to register Feb 22, 2008
85958 (C/n 2777) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-557
85960 (c/n 2779) to Royal Canadian Navy Sep 1950 as 85960, code 358.  Crashe on
takeoff from Shearwater Jan 26, 1954.  Pilot (an RN exchange officer) was killed, observer was injured.
85974 to Royal Navy as Avenger ECM.6 XB375, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. Sold for scrap 9/4/1959
85978 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL999.  No record of fate.  
85983 (c/n 2802) to Royal Canadian Navy as 85983, code 374.  To US civil registry as N4039A, then to 
Canadian civil registry as CF-BEG with Miramichi and the Hicks & Lawrence.  Now warbird N28SF, Pasa Robles, CA.  
85989 to Netherlands Navy as 1-24 then 032.  Converted to target tug.  W/o Jan 28, 1960
85995 (c/n 2814) as 2344 with JMSDF at Kure Air Station in 1973.
85996 (c/n 2815) converted to TBM-3R.  Assigned to VR-31, NAS Norfolk,
VA.   Damaged Apr 7, 1950 while parked at Biggs AFB.  To Uruguayan Navy as A-501
86001 (c/n 2820) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 86001, code 371, later 907.  Ditched in Lake
Erie Jan 23, 1957.  Crew rescued from ice floe by HUP-3 fro NAS Grosse Ile, Michigan
86002 (C/n 2821) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-507
86008 (c/n 2827) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 86008, code 331.  Ditched at
Chebucto head in outer Halifax harbor Jun 13, 1952.  Pilot killed.
86020 (c/n 2839) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86020, code 327.  To US civil registry
as N7157C.  To Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPL.  Crashed near Miramichi Airport, New Brunswick Apr 23, 2010.
Pilot killed.
86026 became N9428Z
86028 (c/n 2847) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 86028, code 325. SOC Nov 29, 1956
86030 to Netherlands Navy as 1-5 then 021.  WFU in 1960
86038 (c/n 2857) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86038, code 359.  SOC Nov 29, 1956
86039 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Nacy as 16-105.  WFU in 1959
86049 (C/n 2868) bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya as A-551
86064 to US civil registry as N7161C, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPO.  W/o at Sevogle 5/22/1983.
86065 (c/n 2884) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86065, code 370.  SOC Dec 28, 1956
86090 to N9434Z, then to Forest Protection, Ltd as C-GFPP.  Crashed near Charlo, New Brunswick Jun 17, 1977 when 
lost power while spraying and crash landed in wooded area.  Pilot uninjured.
86091 to US civil registry as N9307Z, then to Canadian civil registry as CF-AYL.  W/o at Juniper, New Brunswick Jun 17, 1973.
Pilot uninjured.
86098 (c/n 2917) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 86098, code 366.  To civil registry as CF-IMX.  
W/o at Sevogle 6/7/1974.
86108 (c/n 2927) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1952 as 86108, code 382.  SOC Nov 1956
86118 to N9860C.  Crashed near Ramona, CA Sep 4, 1970.
86123 (c/n 2942) converted to TBM-3R, to civil registry as N6831C.  Reported 1986
at Ada Aircraft Museum, Frederick, OK. Now on display at Mid America Air Museum, Liberal, KS.  Registration
canceled on display.  Report that 86123 is at USS Hornet is erroneous.
86125 (c/n 2944) to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB404, shipped from USA 9/29/1953, to French Navy 3/19/1958,
SOC 4/13/1966. 
86138 (c/n 2957) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86138, code 334.  Lost at sea near the Sambro Light Vessel,
Nova Scotia Mar 4, 1953.   3 crew killed.
86151 (c/n 2970) to NAOTS RD&D Chincoteague, Virginia Apr 17, 1945.  To NOTS RD&DE Inyoker, CA Feb 20, 1950.
To O&R BuAer M&S San Diego Jun 8, 1951.
86154 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB448, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To French Navy Feb 28, 1958; 
SOC 4/13/1966.
86156 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB449, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To Netherlands Navy 1/8/1958 as 22-22; 
SOC 12/16/1959.
86158 (c/n 2777) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1950 as 86158.  Ditched at sea with 826 Sqdn after engine failure near
HMCS Magnificent off Bermuda Feb 28, 1951.  Pilot killed.
86168 (c/n 2987) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86168, code 321.  In midair collision
with 85711 Apr 17, 1952 curing night exercises with cruiser 
HMCS Quebec.  7 killed.
86169 (c/n 2988) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86169, code 351.  SOC Nov 29, 1956
86170 ditched off NAF Chincoteague, VA Jan 18, 1950.
86174 (TBM-3E2) to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB331, then to Dutch AF Feb 19, 1958 as 21-34 and then to
Dutch Navy as 075.  To Brazilian Navy Jul 25, 1960.
86175 (c/n 5979) to Royal Canadian Navy May 1952 as 86175, coce 421.
To Canadian civil registry as CF-JJB, then to US civil registry as N68684.  
Crashed Oct 16, 1967 at Agrinion, Greece.  Pilot killed.
86177 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL998.  No record of fate.  
86180 (c/n 2999) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86180, code 324.  To Conair, Ltd as 
CF-MUD.  Reportedly ditched in Lake Nigault, Quebec Jun 11, 1971 after power loss while
spraying.  Must have been recovered and repaired since it is
now a museum aircraft at former US naval air station, Wildwood, Rio Grande, NJ.
86182 (c/n 3001) to Royal Canadian Navy Jun 1952 as 86182, code 389.  Ditched Sep 26, 1956 after went over the
side of HMCS Magnificent.  Pilot rescued.  
86185 (c/n 3004) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1952 as 86185.  SOC Apr 16, 1958.
86188 (TBM-3W2) to Netherland Navy as 16-111 then 051.  WFU in 1960
86195 became N7229C.  Crashed at Lake Piru, CA Aug 30, 1971
86205 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy May 4, 1953 as Avenger AS.4 XB332.  To French Navy Jul 18, 1957
86224 (VT-34, USS Monterey) lost Jul 15, 1945, Honshu
86228 (TBM-3E) to Royal Navy Mar 18, 1953 as Avenger AS.5 XB305.  Engine failed during dummy
deck landing practice at RNAS Ford May 23, 1955, force-landed
in field, crossed highway, and was arrested by hedge.
SOC Jun 6, 1955
86229 (TBM-3W2) to Netherlands Navy as 16-108 then 048. WFU in 1960
86233 (c/n 3052) to Royal Canadian Navy Jul 1950 as 86233, code 302.  SOC Jan 1953
86235 to Royal Navy as Avenger AS.5 XB372, shipped from USA 5/4/1953. To Netherlands Navy 3/6/1958 as 21-39; 
SOC 1/3/1959.
86244 to Conair, Ltd as C-FAGN.  W/o at Charlo 7/4/1983 while 
owned by Forest Protection, Ltd.  Pilot uninjued.
86270 transferred to Royal Navy at Norfolk, VA, perhaps as ground
instructional airframe.
86280 to civil registry as N7219C.  Now N86280 with Cavanaugh
Flight Museum, Addison Apt, near Dallas, TX.
86281 (c/n 3100) to Royal Canadian Navy Oct 1950 as 86281, code 335.  Modified as Avenger AS.Mk.3M.  Ditched off HMCS
Magnificent Mar 20, 1956.  Crew of three rescued.