Navy Serial Number Search Results

158041 ... 158052
Grumman A-6E Intruder
MSN I-499/510
158041 sunk for use as artificial reef
158042 to AMARC as 5A0197 Jun 25, 1996.
158045 to AMARC as 5A0160 Jul 6, 1995.
158046 to AMARC as 5A0093 Mar 14, 1994.
158051 to AMARC as 5A0069 Jun 8, 1993
158052 to AMARC as 5A0171 Oct 2, 1995.  SOC Jul 25, 2000

58000 ... 58999 (EXACT MATCH)
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Model G-50
58085 (VF-8, USS Bunker Hill) damaged by explosion from its own bombs and crashed
into water Oct 12, 1944.  Pilot killed.
58129 (VF-86, USS Prince William) in bad carrier landing, went over side Nov 14, 1944.
Pilot rescued.
58143 (VF-80) crashed NE of Marshall Islands during mock rocket attack on towed spar
Oct 14, 1944.  Pilot killed.
58187 (VF-80) failed to return from missin to Formosa Jan 9, 1945
58201 with VF-18/CVG-18 on USS Intrepid Nov 1944
58220/58232 to Royal Navy as Hellcat II JV222/JV234
58225 (JV227) shot down in flames while attacking shore
battery Oct 27 1944.  Pilot bailed and was rescued
by Walrus amphibian.
58243 (VF-90) disintegrated in midair during rocket firing practice south of Guam
Oct 28, 1944.  Pilot killed.
58254 (ConFlightRon 18, USS Intrepid) lost at sea along with 41621 from USS Independence
while returning from mission near Luzon, Philippines Oct 19, 1944.  Encountered a severe
storm and were waved off and instructed to circle.  58254 radioed that 41621 was
with him and that they were making a water landing.  Both aircraft and pilots never
seen again.
58262 (VF-22) lost off deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58316 (VF-80) DBR on landing Jan 9, 1945.  Jettisoned overboard
58323 (VF-80) with VF-80/CVG80 on USS Ticonderoga Nov 1944.  lost Luzon Jan 7, 1945.
58330 (VF-80) lost Manila Nov 5, 1945
58332 (VF-800 lost at sea Nov 25, 1944 aboard USS Ticonderoga while preparing for takeoff
when right wheel dropped onto the catwalk and as the ship made a turn, the plane rolled
over the side.  Pilot and crew were lost.
58343 to NOTS, China Lake.  Damaged Oct 17, 1946 when engine failed during takeoff.
58409 with VF-18/CVG18 on USS Intrepid Nov 1944.
58471 (VF-20) lost in raid on Yap Island Sep 6, 1944.
58506 (CV-17, USS Bunker Hill) damaged beyond repair during carrier landing Oct 12, 1944
and jettisoned offside.  Pilot survived, but another pilot on deck was killed.
58517 (VF-45) lost off deck of USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58540 (VF-20) shot down by AA during fighter sweep over Clark Air Field area,
Luzon Dec 14, 1944.  Pilot killed.
58590 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58605 (F6F-5N) in takeoff accident Sept 8, 1945 NAS Vero Beach, FL.
58627 (VF-80) surveyed Manila Nov 13, 1944.
58633 (VF-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58644 by mid-1996 was with Planes of Fame (East), Minneapolis as NX4964W.
58647 (VMF-214) spun out during pullout during rocket practice MCAS El Centro, CA.
9/12/1945.  Pilot killed
58673 (VF-80) lost Nov 25, 1944 at sea on launch.
58674 lost off deck of USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58675 (VF-20) crashed on Yap Island Sep 6, 1944 during attack on Japanese radio station.
58715 (VF-20) lost in attack on Yap Island Sep 6, 1944.
58733/58795 to Royal Navy as Hellcat II JV235/JV297
58750 (JV252) bounced while landing on HMS Ruler Dec 27, 1944
and struck another (unidentified) Hellcat. Both caught
fire and fell over side into sea.  Pilot rescued.
58752 (JV254) drifted to port and crashed into runway while
landing at RNAS Ballyherbert, Northern Ireland Dec 17, 1944.
Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
58756 (JV258) made heavy landing on specified carrier May 15, 1945,
hook broke off, aircraft went throughgh barrier and struck
unidentified Hellcat, both aircraft went over side into
sea.  Pilot rescued.
58761 (JV263) failed to return from attack on shipping off
Leros Oct 3, 1944.  Pilot MIA
58762 (JV264) ditched in bad weather Sep 11, 1945.  Pilot rescued.
58765 (JV267) took off from HMS Ruler May 10, 1945 with flaps
retraced and prop in coarse pitch, stalled, and fell into
sea.  Pilot rescued.
58782 (JV284) shot down by flak while attacking Hirara
and Ishigaki airfields, Sakishima Gunto May 12, 1945.
Pilot KIA.
58783 (JV285) stalled on takeoff from HMS Ruler May 15, 1945
and fell into sea.
58794 (JV296) caught in slipstream of preceding aircraft and
crashed onto runway at Katukurunda Feb 15, 1945. 
Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
58797 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.
58883 with VF-18/CVG18 on USS Intrepid Nov 1944
58818 to NOTS, China Lake.  Crashed Aug 29, 1944 when a rocket ricocheted and took off one wing.  Pilot killed.
58820 (F6F-5N, VF(N)-OTU1) failed to return frm night exercise from
Vera Beach, FL Mar 14, 1945.  Royal Navy pilot missing.
58846 (MSN A-5250) to Royal Navy as JV348.  Reported at Civil Defense Headquarters, 
Portsmouth, England in 1962.  Believed broken up and burned 1963.
58873 (VF-80) lost Manila Nov 5, 1944.
58877 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
58887 (VF-22) lost off deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58934 (VF-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58966 (VF-28) lost off deck of USS Monterey (CVL-26) in typhoon in Philippine Sea Dec 18, 1944
58996/58999 to Royal Navy as Hellcat II JV298/JV301
58996 (JV298) while parked on HMS Khedive Apr 10, 1945, struck
by Hellcat JV144 (BuNo 40775) and knocked overboard into sea.