Navy Serial Number Search Results

68062 ... 69538 (EXACT MATCH)
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.