Navy Serial Number Search Results

140667 ... 140956
Beech T-34B Mentor
MSN BG-1/BG-290
140784 and 140861 converted to YT-34C 
140669 became N669MC.
140670 (MSN BG-4) to N100ZP
140676 to MASDC as 4T0089 Nov 1, 1970.  Became N20684
140677 (MSN BG-11) to Honduras AF as FAH 1600.  Sold to N171EA
140678 (MSN BG-12) to MASDC as 4T0161 Oct 30, 1976.  To civil
registry as N16116
140684 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 666
140687 (MSN BG-21) to Honduras AF as FAH 1601 in 1977.  Sold
in 2001 to US user as N687HV
140688 to N2986F.  In 2009 was at Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, MCAS Mirmar, CA
140689 Seen at Memphis NATTC Oct 21, 1975.  to N31362.  To N2986F.  At NAS North Island Flying Club Feb 2008.  
140694 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 678
140697 to MASDC as TD0002 Mar 30, 1977
140698 (MSN BG-32) to MASDC as 4T0092 Nov 1, 1970
140699 with Planes of Fame Air Museum, Minnesota.
140701 (MSN BG-35) Seen at Memphis NATTC Oct 21, 1975.  to civil registry as N31366.  
140704 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 668
140706 became N32460
140707 to MASDC as 4T0096 Mar 30, 1977, changed to TD0003.
140709 to MASDC as 4T0091 Nov 1, 1970
140712 to N96065
140714 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 673
140716 (MSN BG-50) Noted in Feb 2015 stored with Parks Industries, Amarillo, Texas
140717 (MSN BG-51) to Dominican Republic AF as 1602.  US registration N173EA reserved Aug 2002.
140720 (MSN BG-54) to MASDC as 4T0104 Mar 30, 1977, later TD0004.
140721 (MSN BG-55) to MASDC as 4T0097 Mar 30, 1997.
140725 (BG-59) to MASDC as 4T0098 Mar 30, 1997, later TD0006.  To civil registry as N424NM
140727 (BG-61) to Honduras AF as FAH 1603 in 1977.  WFU 1982
140731 to MASDC as 4T0108 Mar 30, 1977, later TD0007.  To civil registry as N143KC, later N134MR
140732 to Uruguayan AF as 664
140733 to MASDC as 4T0111 Mar 30, 1977, later TD0008
140735 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 674
140739 became N20783.
140740 (MSN BG-74) to N14VY and on display at Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama
140741 (MSN BG-75) to Honduras AF as FAH 1604 in 1977.  Sold to N341RH
140743 (MSN BG-77) to Honduras AF as FAH 1605.  WFU May 1998, sold to N172EA.  Current as N934RS.
140746 to N96081
140748 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 680
140749 to civil registry as N21729
140750 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 662
140751 with Forestry Service, NC.
140753 (MSN BG-87) to Colombian AF as FAC2306 and noted Feb 2015 with Parks Industries, Amarillo, Texas.
140754 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 660
140755 seen at Memphis NATTC Oct 21, 1975.  To N31368
140756 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 683
140758 to civil registry as N85993
140760 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 670
140761 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 661
140766 registered N20869 November 1993
140768 (MSN BG-102) to Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum.
140769 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 671
140776 to N2177H
140781 to MASDC as 4T0113 Mar 30, 1977.  Later TD0009
140784 (MSN BG-118) converted to YT-34C.  By Aug 1998 had become N190AC
140790 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 671
140794 to N2179R
140795 registered N795FC November 1993.
140796 (MSN BG-130) to Honduras AF as 1606.  WFU May 1998, sold to N50699
140798 seen at Memphis NATTC Oct 21, 1975.  To N31367.  
140800 became N21793.
140802 (MSN BG-136) to Dominican Republic AF as 1607.  Sold in 2001 as N802HV.  Donated to Commemorative Air Force.
140804 to MASDC as 4T0112 Mar 30, 1977.  Later TD0010  
140805 became N87642.
140806 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 684
140808 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 681
140810 (MSN BG-144) noted Sep 2003 at Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB, TX
140813 (MSN BG-147) to civil registry as N7098U.  Noted Mar 2006 at
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
140814 to N16166 of NAS Meridian Flying Club
140815 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 679
140816 (MSN BG-150) noted on display at Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Florida Nov 1979
140818 (MSN BG-152) to civil registry as N27681.  Noted Mar 2006 at
National Museum of Naval Avaiation, Pensacola, FL
140820 (MSN BG-154) to Spanish AF at E.17-21.  To Uruguayan AF as 644
140824 (MSN BG-158) to Honduras AF as FAH 1608.  Sold to N174EA
140830 became N1408N.
140831 (MSN BG-165) to N134BD
140832 (MSN BG-166) to Uruguayan AF as FAU 665.  Later registered as N24Z
140835 registered as N134DR
140838 to N91153 of NAS Willog Grove Flying Club
140845 to MASDC as 4T0168 Mar 26, 1987. 
140846 became N54768 February 1994.
140847 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 667
140848 (MSN BG-182) became N10346, then CF-KCW.
140849 became N849MC.
140851 (MSN BG-185) noted Feb 2015 stored with Parks Industries, Amarillo, Texas.
140854 became N2188T
140855 (MSN BG-189) became N855MC.
140859 became N2191N
140860 became N2192K
140863 became N21970
140865 to MASDC as 4T0105 Aug 29, 1975
140868 (MSN BG-202) to civil registry as N45743.  Noted Mar 2006 at
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
140869 became N88796 April 1994.
140870 to N2198X.  In 2011 was N20M.
140872 became N8764T.
140873 became N2747F
140874 became N874MC.
140875 to N85995
140876 on tarmac behind National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL
140878 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 663
140880 to MASDC as 4T0162 Oct 30, 1976
140886 (MSN BG-220) to Honduras AF as FAH 1609 in 1977.  Crashed in 1986
140887 to MASDC as 4T0158 Oct 30, 1976, later TD0011.
140888 (MSN BG-222) to Uruguayan AF as FAU 675.  In Mar 2015 on display at Museo Aeronautico,
Montevideo, Uruguay
140889 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 676
140890 to Uruguayan AF as FAU 669
140891 to N81980
140892 to N37986
140900 (MSN BG-234) on civil register as N4945C
140901 (MSN BG-235) to MASDC as 4T0154 Mar 30, 1977, later TD0012.  To civil registry as N45TB
140905 became N58743.
140907 became N84639 February 1994.
140908 is N34NV, registration N134Y reserved Dec 20, 2004, taken up
Apr 11, 2005.
140909 to MASDC as 4T0160 Mar 30, 1977.  LAter TD0013
140910 (MSN BG-244) to MASDC as 4T0107 Sep 25, 1975
140911 became N54641 February 1994.
140913 to N54654
140916 became N87964.
140920 (MSN BG-254) to civil registry as N74894.
140921 became N34PR.
140926 (MSN BG-260) became N8709S.  Noted Mar 2006 at National Museum
of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
140927 to N91370
140928 to N1870
140929 (MSN BG-263) to civil registry as N7098C.  Noted Mar 2006 at
National Musuem of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
140930 to N88994
140931 (MSN BG-265) noted Sep 11, 2003 at Ropkey Armor Museum, Indianapolis, IN
140932 to N46939
140935 to N10338
140937 to civil registry as N34KT as Beech D45.  Hit tree and crashed near Morrison, Florida Nov 5, 2011.  2 killed.
140938 became N9334B.  In 2009 to Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.
140939 to N1008H
140940 to N91072 with NAS Norfolk Flying Club
140942 became N4028Y.
140944 became N58687 February 1994.  Now N341MN, owned by Monterey Navy Flying Club.
140945 to MASDC as 4T0086 Nov 1, 1970
140946 (MSN BG-280) to MASDC as 4T0167 Aug 9, 1977.  To N4269A
140947 to N544E
140949 to MASDC as 4T0117 Jan 14, 1977, later TD0001.  To N4944C
140950 to N96228.
140953 to N1410Z
140955 to N9131R
140956 to N6367T.  ASN6367T, used in 1977 by US Navy Flying Club at NAS Rota, Spain

39999 ... 43137 (EXACT MATCH)
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
Model G-50
40013 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
40037 in midair collision with F6F-3 40038 during night flying practice out of NAS Kahului, Maui,
Hawaii Nov 25, 1943.  Pilot survived.
40038 in midair collision with F6F-3 40037 during night flying practice out of NAS Kahului, Maui,
Hawaii Nov 25, 1943.  Pilot killed.
40111/40120 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV100/JV109
40113 (JV102) crashed near HMS Emperor Aug 22, 1944 after pilot
bailed out when one undercarriage leg failed to lower.
Pilot rescued.
40118 (JV107) crashed of Smolen Island, Norway May 8, 1944 after
pilot bailed out when aircraft was damaged by enemy
fighters.  Pilot subsequently drowned.
40151 bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya.  Refurbished by Cobell Industries and delivered 1952. 
Ferried to Fort Worth, TX, departing Mar 28, 1952 from the Uruguyuan Naval Base at Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo 
International Airport, Punta del Este, Uruguay, arriving Apr 22, 1952
40266/40285 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV110/JV119
40266 (JV110) fell over side into sea while taxying on HMS Emperor
Aug 22, 1944.  Pilot rescued.
40421/40430 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV120/JV129
40427 (JV126) after shooting down Ju 52 on approach to Maleme
Oct 4, 1944, aircraft suffered undercarriage failure,
forcelanded in Turkey and was SOC.
40467 (MSN A-1733) reported in 1969 at Victory Air Museum, Mundelein, IL.  Was flown by Lt Alex
Vraciu of VF-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CV-11) in mid-1944. Lt Vraciu scored 19 aerial victores, 9 while
flying this aircraft.  Plane marked as 40467 flown by Fighter Collection and registered as G-BTCC is 
really BuNo 80141.
40597/40605 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV130/JV139
40599 (JV133) made belly landing near Stretton Mar 24, 1944.  Pilot
survived but aircraft DBR
40601 (JV135) returned to HMS Emperor from operation off Norway
May 14, 1944 with undercarriage jammed halfway.  Pilot bailed
out but drowned, and aircraft crashed into sea.
40631 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
40671 (VF-5, USS Yorktown) downed W of Saipan Feb 22, 1944
40713 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
40771/40780 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV140/JV149
40771 (JV140) crashed into sea after attacking oil tanks at Khjen,
Norway May 9, 1944 while operating from HMS Emperor.  Pilot
bailed out was never found
40773 (JV142) while landing on HMS Indomitable Jul 24, 1944, caught
no 4 wire which parted, aircraft went through two barriers and
fell overboard into sea.  Pilot rescued.
40775 (JV144) bounced when landing on HMS Khedive Apr 10, 1945, missed
wires, floated over barrier into parked Hellcats JV298 (58996) 
and JW719 (70034) and went overboard into sea.  Pilot and
three seamen on deck killed.
40777 (JV146) spun in off steep turn and crashed at Black Abbey,
Northern Ireland Jul 2, 1944.  Pilot killed.
40778 (JV147) while landing on HMS Emperor May 6, 1944, hook pulled
out and aircraft collided with island of carrier.  DBR.
40780 (JV149) shot down in flames by flak Oct 11, 1944 while attacking
enemy shipping in Euripo Channel, Greece.  Pilot killed.
40860 (NOTS) fired rocket exploded on starboard wing and crashed into Salton Sea, CA Jun 20 1944.  Pilot killed
40946/40955 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV150/JV159
40946 (JV150) crashed into mountainside at Kaafjord, Norway Aug 22, 1944
while flying through smokescreen during attack on flak sites
in support of operation against battleship Tirpitz.  Pilot killed.
40949 (JV153) failed to pull out from attack on train near Befiers
Aug 22, 1944.  Struck ground and exploded.  Pilot killed
40954 (JV158) while landing on HMS Indomitable Aug 23, 1945, caught
no 3 wire but wires malfunctioned and aircraft went over side
into sea.  Pilot killed
40971 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
41022 in taxi collision Sep 6, 1945 at NAS Melbourne, FL
41069 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
41106 ditched in Klamath Lake, OR Apr 19, 1945.  Pilot rescued.  Aircraft heavily
damaged but recovered.
41121/41130 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV160/JV169
41122 (JV161) collided with Hellcat JV166 (41127) and crashed during
exercise from Stretton Mar 15, 1944.  Pilot killed.
41127 (JV166) collided with Hellcat JV161 (41122) and crashed during
exercise from Stretton Mar 15, 1944.  Pilot killed.
41306/41325 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV170/JV189
41310 (JV174) crashed near Magilligan Point Range Aug 2, 1945
when failed to pull out from strafing run.  Pilot killed
41312 (JV176) made wheels-up landing 1 mi NE of Greencastle,
Eire Jun 24, 1945 after fuel system problem.  Recovered
and transported by road to Northern Ireland Jul 6, 1945,
subsequently to Shorts at Belfast for repair, but declared
DBR after examination and w/o.
41314 (JV178) collided with Hellcat JV194 (previous BU uncertain)
during dummy attack on HMS Formidable Aug 3, 1944 and
crashed into sea.  Pilot killed.
41315 (JV179) went into barrier and aircraft park when landing
on HMS Emperor Nov 3, 1944 and SOC.
41318 (JV182) crashed following collision with Hellcat
FN376 (25784) during exercise from Eglinton May 18, 1944.
Pilot killed.
41321 (JV185) curing operation over Norwegian coast from HMS
Indefatigable Aug 24, 1944, was seen spinning and emitting
smoke before crashing into Sakhovarre Mountain.  Pilot killed.
41436 (F6F-3K) drone aircraft with check pilot onboard on final dove into water and 
burned Jun 9, 1946.  Pilot lost
41472 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
41476 was on display at MCAS Quantico, VA.  In 2009 at Evergreen
Air Museum.
41525 (VF-20) crashed into Koolau Mountains 4 miles from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii during
practice rocket run Jun 15, 1944.  Pilot killed.  Two days
later the crash site was located and items and remains from the
wreckage were collected and buried at the site.  Human remains
were found in soil recovered from the site Sept 2006.
41530 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
41572 (VBF-98) crashed at sea off Makassar Straight CVE-91 9/12/1945.  Pilot killed.
41621 (VF-18, USS Independence) lost at sea along with 58254 from USS Intrepid while
returning from attack mission near Luzon, Philippines Oct 29, 1944.  Following
attack on Clark Field, the planes returned to the carrier group and encountered a
severe storm.  Aircraft were waved off and instructed to circle.  58254 radioed
that 41621 was with him and that they were making a water landing.  Neither
aircraft nor pilots were ever seen again.
41637 (VF9N) overshot landing at NAAS Kingsville, TX Sept 1, 1945 and nosed over.  Pilot OK.
41638 (VF-87, USS Charger) missed landing Oct 15, 1944, went over the portside.  Tail section
caught in the catwalk, but font of the aircraft broke off and fell into water and sank.
Pilot escaped without injury.
41691 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
41704 (VF-8) disappeared along with 66033 while on training flight  Sep 27, 1944.  Believed
to have been mid-air collision.
41834 (MSN A-3100) Served with VF-15 on USS Hornet, later VF-3 where it sustained damage in a wheels-up
landing at NAS Barbers Point, HI.  After repair assigned o VF-83 where it was used in a training
role until Feb 21, 1945.  After numerous transfers converted to F6F-3K target drone and painted red.  Used
in support of Operation Crossroads series of nuclear tests in the Pacific.  Transferred to NAS Norfolk
and made last flight Mar 25, 1947.   Assigned to National Air Museum Nov 3, 1948 and moved to storage 
in 1960 at the Paul Garber Restoration Facility, Suitland MD.  Loaned to USS Yorktown Museum at Charleston,
South Carolina in 1976.  Returned to NASM Mar 16, 1982.  In 1983 sent to Grumman Aerospace for complete
restoration.  In 1985 shipped back to the Garber Restoration and Storage Facility.  Noted
Dec 2005 in Udvar-Hazy faciliy of NASM, Chantilly, VA
41851 (WF-9) stalled during landing at Valkaria Satellite Field 9/7/1945.
41872 crashed in training accident near Covelo, CA Mar 20, 1945.  Pilot killed.
41903 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
41930 (MSN A-3196) became N6096C.  Later became N103V.  Reported 1981 at Champlin
Fighter Museum, Mesa, AZ.  Noted as N30FG at Planes of Fame Jan 13, 2002.
42071 bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya. Refurbished by Cobell Industries and delivered 1952. 
Ferried Fort Worth, TX, departing Mar 28, 1952 from the Uruguyuan Naval Base at Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo 
International Airport, Punta del Este, Uruguay, arriving Apr 22, 1952.
42153 (VF-100) while on routine night formation flight over Oahu TH. from Barber's Point NAS entered overcast 
and was not seen  again 23 Jun 23, 1945. Burning wreckage spotted after daylight in the rugged
Ko'olau mountain range 7 miles from the Kahuku airfield.  Land party was able to reach the wreckage after 3 days
of trailblazing.  Aircraft was completly destroyed.  Due to the extreme terrain and climate, pilot's remains 
were buried at the scene.
42167 crashed off USS Solomons 15 January 1946
42181 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
42332/42344 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV186/JV208
42339 (JV203) broke up in air following flak hit during attack
on battleship Tirpitz in Kaafjord, Norway Aug 24, 1944.  Pilot killed.
42340 (JV204) hook knocked off on rounddown while landing on
HMS Speaker Dec 18, 1944, went into barrier and overturned.
Declared DBR.
42393 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
42394 (VF-29, USS Cabot) destroyed in carrier landing Oct 29, 1944.  Pilot suffered serious
burns in ensuing fire.
42537 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
42598 (VF-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoone in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944.
42623 crashed Hilton, California Jun 9, 1944.  Pilot killed.
42692 (VF-13, USS Franklin) lost due to faulty catapult shot SW Pacific Oct 29, 1944.  Pilot killed.
42732 in midair collision with 42981 near Point Arena, CA, Jul 18, 1944.  Both pilots parachuted to safety.
42746 collided with tail of B-25 during ferry flight and crashed 5 mi N of Rodeo, NM.  Pilot bailed out but
did not survive the jump.
42782 with CASU-6 was involved in an accident at NAS China Lake during emergency landing Jul 22, 1944.  
Pilot suffered skull fracture when sholder straps parted on impact. 
Ditched during carrier qualifications Sep 30, 1944 125 mi SE of 
Nantucket Island.  Pilot survived.  Aircraft located by submarine *Alvin* Sep 24, 1968.  
42845/42857 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I JV209/JV221
42850 (JV214) crashed and burned out 2 mi N of Armoy, Northern
Ireland Oct 16, 1944 after tail cut off by Hellcat
FN405 (26058) while flying in box formation in cloud.
Pilot killed.
42857 (JV221) dove into ground, caught fire, and burned out
2 mi S of Puttalam vilage during dive bombing
demonstration May 4, 1945.  Pilot killed.
42874 ssigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA, later the NASA Ames 
Research Center  Jun 22, 1945 until Sep 9, 1960 as NACA 158 for variable stability research.
Modified for variable stability use. In 1948, the aircraft was modified by Ames engineers 
to become the world's first variable stability aircraft. Used for generalized studies of 
lateral-directional flying qualities criteria and as an in-flight simulator for new aircraft 
under development.  Now on display at the San Diego Air Museum.
43014 reported May 2006 to be under restoration at Fantasy of Flight,
Polk City, FL
43066 bought by Uruguayan Naval Aviation / Aviación Naval Uruguaya. Refurbished by Cobell Industries and delivered 
1952 as A-453.   Ferried to Fort Worth, TX, departing Mar 28, 1952 from the Uruguyuan Naval Base at Capitan Corbeta CA 
Curbelo International Airport, Punta del Este, Uruguay, arriving Apr 22, 1952.
43102 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
43112 (VF-44) damaged by AAA and ran out of fuel while returning from mission Nov 14, 1944.
Landed in water and pilot was rescued.