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BuNo Criteria: 149152
Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:36:28 2016
149134 ... 149227 (EXACT MATCH)
Vought F8U-2NE Crusader 
Redesignated F-8E in 1962.  Transfers to MASDC/AMARC from www.amarcexperience.com
149134 damaged in VD mortar and rocket attack on Da Nang AB, SVN Jul 15, 1967.
Nose section on display at Tillamook Air Museum.
149136 (F-8J) to AMARC as 1F0336 Oct 1, 1987
149141 (VF-53) crashed into sea after launch from USS Ticonderoga in Gulf of Tonkin Nov 1, 1964.  Pilot killed.
149142 shot down by small arms fire Quang Nagi Province, SVN Feb 2, 1966.  Pilot ejected and was rescued.
149144 (VF-11) crshed during Mediterranean cruise off USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) due to possible
oil pressure failure Dec 11, 1962.  Pilot ejected.
149145 to AMARC Apr 25, 1990 as 2F0440.  To France as F-8J Aug 9 1990.
149147 (VF-53) arrester gear failed on landing on USS Hancock Mar 25, 1967 and aircraft slid off deck into water
and sank.  Pilot killed.
149148 (VF-194) shot down by SAM 10 mi N of Qui Chau Nghe AN Province, NVN dec 14, 1966.  Pilot KIA
149149 to AMARC Apr 25, 1990 as 2F0445.  To France as F-8J Oct 22, 1990.
149150 at NAS Oceana, VA.
149152 (VF-211) damaged by AAA and brought down by MiG-17 gunfire Jun 21, 1966 15 mi SW of Lang Son Province, NVN.
Pilot ejected and became POW.
149156 (VF-11) crshed during Mediterranean cruse Oct 17, 1962.  Pilot ejected.
149158 (VF-53) was unable to refuel from A-4 tanker due to technical malfunction and ran out of fuel Jun 25, 1968.
Pilot forced to eject.  Pilot rescued.
149162 (VF-124) crashed Jun 27, 1962.
149165 (VF-194) collided with A-4F BuNo 155002 during air combat maneuvering over Gulf of Tonkin
Jul 4, 1968.  Both pilots ejected safely and were recovered.
149168 (VF-194) crashed while landing on USS Bon Homme Richard in Gulf of Tonkin Sep 25, 1965.  Pilot ejected
and was rescued.
149169 (VF-211) hit by AAA over NVN May 23, 1966 but made it to Gulf of Tonkin.  Had hydraulic failure and could not
land on carrier.  Pilot ejected and was rescued by Navy helicopter.
149171 (VMF(AW)-232) ran out of fuel over SVN Mar 17, 1967.  Pilot ejected and was rescued.
149172 (VF-53, F-8J) lost over Gulf of Tonkin to possible engine failure Sep 27, 1969.
Pilot ejected and was rescued.
149173 (VMF(AW)-235) shot down by ground fire near DMV, SVN May 3, 1968.  Pilot KIA
149176 (VF-53) while landing aboard USS Ticonderoga tailhook did not catch and aircraft went over the side and
sank Nov 30, 1965.  Pilot and LSO killed.
149178 (VF-33) crshed into sea during operational CAP flight to intercept unknown aircraft Nov 25, 1962.
Pilot killed.
149179 (VF-51) hit ramp during landing on USS Ticonderoga in Gulf of Tonkin Apr 14, 1966.  Pilot ejected and
was rescued.
149180 to AMARC as 2F0297 Oct 1, 1987.
149182 (F-8J) to MASDC as 2F0303 Jul 8, 1975
149184 (VF-191) shot down by AAA 5 mi S of Tho Son, Nghe An Province, NVN.  Pilot ejected and became POW.
149188 (VF-33) suffered catapult failure off USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) Jul 1, 1962.  Pilot ejected but 
could not be recovered.  His body was found in 1994.
149189 (VF-51) shot down by AAA 20 mi NE of Vinh, NGhe An Province, NVN.  Pilot ejected and became POW.
Pilot died in captivity.
149192 with VMF(AW)-212.  (VF-51) hit carrier ramp while landing on USS Hancock in Gulf of Tonkin Feb 11, 1967.  Pilot ejected
and was rescued by Navy helicopter.
149194 (VMF(AW)-235) suffered engine failure over SVN Jun 4, 1967.  Pilot ejected and was rescued.
149197 (VF-211, F-8J) hit carrier ramp during landing on USS Hancock, Gulf of
Tonkin Feb 5, 1971.  Pilot survived.
149198 (VMF(AW)-212) lost during ramp strike while landing on USS Oriskany in Gulf of Tonkin Oct 17, 1965.  
Pilot ejected safely and was rescued by Navy helicopter.
149200 (VMF(AW)-323) On flight from MCAS El Toro to MCAS Kaneohe Bay, aircraft attempted to refuel from a 
GV-1 tanker, 600 nm from California coast; faulty fuel cutoff mechanism caused aircraft to catch fire & 
flameout Jun 18, 1963; pilot ejected & was recovered by a Navy destroyer with only minor injury;
149201 to AMARC Apr 25, 1990 as 2F0444.  To France as F-8J Oct 22, 1990.
149202 (VF-211) hit ramp of USS Hancock off coast of Pearl Harbor, broke into two sections and skidded in flames
down the flight deck.  Pilot ejected but was killed.
149204 to AMARC Apr 25, 1990 as 2F0441.  To France as F-8J Aug 9, 1990
149205 to AMARC as 2F0303 Nov 1, 1987
149207 (F-8J) to MASDC as 2F0329 Oct 28, 1975.
149209 (VMF(AW)-232) suffered engine failure over Gulf of Tonkin Jun 20, 1967.  Pilot ejected but was killed.
149210 to AMARC Apr 25, 1990 as 2F0442.  To France as F-8J Oct 22, 1990.  
149211 (VF-211, F-8J) hit carrier ramp during landing on USS Hancock, Gulf of
Tonkin Nov 28, 1969.  Pilot survived.
149213 (VMF(WA)-232) hit by ground fire over Vinh Linh, Quang Binh Province, SVN.  Pilot tried to make it out
out to sea but crashed.  Pilot KIA.
149214 (VF-53, F-8J) suffered engine explosion over Gulf of Tonkin Aug 2, 1969.
Pilot ejected and was rescued.
149215 to AMARC Apr 25, 1990 as 2F0439.  To France as F-8J Aug 9, 1990
149217 (VF-124) crashed while during carrier qualifications on USS Midway (CVA-41) off California coast Jun 2, 1967.
149218 converted to NF-8E.  Seen at Alamagordo, NM in May 1996, fuselage gutted in fire damage.
149219 (VF-124) crashed Jun 26, 1967.  Pilolt ejected safely.
149220 to MASDC as 2F0406 May 5, 1976, to FC0030 May 6, 1976
149222 to AMARC as 2F0313 Nov 1, 1987
149225 (VMF(WA)-235) shot down by AAA over South Vietnam.  Pilot ejected and was rescued.
149226 (VF-51, F-8J) hit carrier ramp while landing on USS Bon Homme Richard
in Gulf of Tonkin May 9, 1969.  Pilot survived.

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