Navy Serial Number Search Results

136912 ... 136963
Vought F7U-3M Cutlass
Cancelled contract

36433 ... 36932 (EXACT MATCH)
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
MSN 5061/5560 (El Segundo MSNs)
36448 in midair with 36692 during bomb run near Jacksonville Beach, FL 9/12/1944.  Both crew
killed.
36453 (VS-48) crashed off Needle Point, Unalaska Bay, Dutch Harbor, AK 3/25/1945.  2 crew killed.
36456 to Royal Navy as Dauntless JS999
36458 spun in on landing at NAS Deland, FL 12/13/1944.  Pilot injured.
36465 hit trees at low altitude while circling a crash site near NAS Deland, FL 7/19/1944.
Crew suffered major injuries.
36490 crashed into Lake Washington after takeoff from
NAS Seattle, WA.  Pilot killed.  Plane recovered.
36503 hit on ground by plane Guadalcanal 8/10/1944.
36505 crashed on non-combat mission 10/01/1944.
36529 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36549 (VFR-1) landing gear collapsed on landing at
Spartanburg, SC 4/16/1945.  Crew OK.  SOC.
36555 in wheels-up landing NAAS Whitehouse Field, FL
10/12/1944.  Pilot OK.
36563 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36575 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36577 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36583 crash landed Mar 24, 1944 at Torokina Strip on Bougainville.  2 crewmen killed.
36596 spun in while landing on USS Wolverine in
Lake Michigan 12/26/1944.  Pilot OK.
36600 (VMSB-474) in mid-air with 10937 near San
Clemente Island, CA during bombing practice
11/05/1944.  Both crew killed.
36606 (VPB-53) crashed 5/15/1945 South Pacific.
36611 (VMSB-243) ditched due to fuel exhaustion Lingayen
Gulf 4/16/1945.  Crew OK.
36629 (VS-66) crashed at sea during combat search near
Nob, South Pacific 8/18/1944.  2 crew MIA
36647 force-landed after takeoff from NAAS Cabaniss 
Field, TX 10/04/1944.  Pilot injured.
36664 (VC-44) overshot on takeoff from Cape Hatien
Field, Haiti 9/12/1944.  Pilot OK.
36666 (VMSB-333) high-speed stall on pullout and crashed near Sand Island, Midway 8/1/1944.
Both crew killed.
36670 late pullout during bomb run NAAS Cecil Field, FL 7/28/1944.  Both crew killed.
36692 in midair with 36448 during bomb run near Jacksonville Beach, FL 9/12/1944.  Pilot killed.
36698 ditched off NAS Barbers Point, HI 8/29/1944.  Crew OK.
36702 (VMSB-244) force landed Emirau Island 1/17/1945.Pilot OK.
36716 force landed after takeoff from NAAS Branan Field, FL. 11/14/1944.  Pilot OK.
36746 in midair with 10943 during bomb practice at Black Creek Target 12/20/1944.  Force landed
safely.
36750 (VN9D8) in runway collision with parked SBDs 09723 & 10815 8/22/1945 at NAAS Saufley Field.
All aircraft SOC.
36754 low altitude slow roll and crashed near NAAS Chase Field, TX 2/3/1945.  Pilot killed.
36755 (MAW-3) in forced landing after takeoff from MCAS Ewa, Oahu, HI 7/4/1944.  2 crew injured.
36768 (VMD-254) crashed at sea off Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 11/20/1944.  Crew MIA.
36770 (VMBF-932) lost during cross-country flight and force-landed near Texarkana, TX 10/21/1944.
Crew suffered minor injuries.
36772 (VMSB-343) force landing Eastern Island, Midway 4/13/1945.  Crew OK.  SOC
36773 crashed Pacific 4/24/1945.
36792 engine failed over rough terrain and crew
bailed out near Prince Frederick, MD 1/28/1945. Crew OK.
36793 force landed at Valencia Field, Philippines 5/24/1945.  SOC
36809 (VMSB-931) in midair with 36828 on navigation flight near Sabine Pass, TX 9/12/1944.
Both crew killed.
36825 crashed on takeoff from Stickwell Field, Eniwetok 9/26/1944.
36828 (VMSB-931) in midair with 36809 on navigation flight near Sabine Pass, TX 9/12/1944.
Both crew killed.
36829 missing on night navigation flight east of NAS Miami 9/11/1944.  Two crew MIA.
36834 spun in landing Mission Bay CVD-59 1/24/1945.  Pilot OK.
36839 (VB-305) in late pullout from dive during bombing practice near Sakau Island NE of Espiritu Santo,
new Hebrides 7/14/1944.  2 crew killed.
36842 to New Zealand as NZ5046.  Returned to USMC May 20, 1944.
36860 wheels up landing near NAAS Whitehouse Field, FL 4/30/1945.  SOC
36862 (MSN 5490) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5046; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Ferdinand’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.  (VS-57) destroyed at Noumea, New Caledonia May 3, 1945.
36880 (VB-63) crashed near San Jose, CA 11/17/1944.  Both crew killed.
36891 (MSN 5519) Loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5047; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Carborundum Nil Barstardium’ 
with 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36895 (MSN 5523) Loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5048; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Salome’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36897 (MSN 5525) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5049; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Winni-Pu-III’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36898 (MSN 5526) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5050; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Prune’s Progress’ with 25 Squadron. 
Presumed to have been shot down during a raid on Lakunai on 17 Apr 17, 1944. The aircraft was part of 
a flight of 11 which were met by heavy flak in the target area.  Both crew killed.
36906 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo in South Pacific Jan 9, 1945
36908 (MSN 5536) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5051; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944.   (25 Sqdn) shot
down by AAA and crashed into Greet Harbour at Rabaul, New Britain May 10, 1944.  Both crew killed.
36910 (MSN 5538) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5052; brought on charge Feb 20, 1944. 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps 
at Russell May 20, 1944.  (VS-48) missing at sea Sep 27, 1944 south of Amchitka, AK.  2 crew MIA.  
36911 (MSN 5539) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5053; brought on charge Feb 22, 1944. 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps 
at Russell May 20, 1944.
36914 (MSN 5542) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5054; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Home’s The Caper’ with 25 Squadron.  
With 25 Sqdn landed with bombs still attached, the bombs exploded on landing
and burned out at Piva, Bougainville, Solomons Apr 2, 1944.  Pilot unhurt, gunner injured.
36916 (MSN 5544) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5059; brought on charge Feb 20, 1944. Named ‘The Joker’ with 25 Squadron. 
With 25 Sqdn landed with bombs still attached, the bombs exploded on landing and burned out at Piva, 
Bougainville, Solomons Apr 2, 1944.  Both crew injured.
36923 (MSN 5551) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5055; brought on charge Feb 1944. Named ‘He’ll Be Back Again’ with 25 Squadron. 
With 25 Sqdn swerved off runway on landing and hit a petrol bowser at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 
Mar 22, 1944.  Pilot OK
36924 (MSN 5552) Loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5056; brought on charge Feb 20, 1944. Named ‘Paddy’s Mistake’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36925 (MSN 5553) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5057; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Howa-Baht-That-Hic thing!’ 
with 25 Squadron.  Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944
36926 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo in South Pacific Jan 9, 1945.
36928 (MSN 5556) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5058; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944.   With 25 Sqdn heavily damaged by AAA 
over Lakunai, New Britain Apr 17, 1944.  Returned to base but SOC.

36650 ... 37659 (EXACT MATCH)
Cancelled contract