Navy Serial Number Search Results

96752 ... 97390 (EXACT MATCH)
Vought F4U-4 Corsair
96756 (VMF-212, USS Bataan) damaged by enemy fire or by own bomb blast
and ditched off shore Jan 20, 1951.  Pilot KIA.
96759 (VF-871, USS Essex) damaged by enemy fire and crash-landed at 
friendly field Dec 12, 1952.
96762 (VMF-323, USS Sicily) crashed into sea during landing Jun 17, 1951.
Pilot KIA.
96763 (VF-653, USS Valley Forge) shot down by AAA SE of Munchon
Feb 11, 1952.  Pilot KIA.
96768 (VMA-312, USS Pairoko) shot down by AAA near Soya-ri Mar 27, 1952.
Pilot bailed and rescued by SAR helicopter.
96770 (VF-193, USS Princeton) shot down by MiG near Hungnam Oct 7, 1952,
pilot bailed out successfully.
96771 (VF-74) lost off USS Philippine Sea 1 January 1949
96779 (VF-653, USS Valley Forge) crashed into water on takeoff Apr 26, 1952.
96784 (VF-192, USS Princeton) engine failure after bombing run May 5, 1952,
pilot bailed out.
96790 collided in midair with F6F-5 BuNo 79445 over lower east side of
Detroit Jun 23, 1948.  Both pilots killed.  It appears that
both pilots could have bailed out but stayed with their
planes to try and avoid damage to people and houses on the ground.
96793 (VF-874, USS Bon Homme Richard) disintegrated in midair during attack
on bridge Aug 11, 1951.  Pilot MIA.
96794 (VF-92, USS Valley Forge) shot down by AAA S. of Wonsan, Korea
Apr 7, 1953.  Pilot KIA.
96809 (VF-53, USS Valley Forge) engine failure of launch Jul 3, 1950.  Pilot
rescued.
96811 (VF-92, USS Valley Forge) engine failure on takeoff, ditched Apr 27, 1953.
Pilot rescued.
96821 (VMF-323, USS Sicily) hit by AAA and made wheels-up landing near Imjin River in
enemy territory Jul 2, 1951.  Pilot rescued.
96838 (HQS-33, VMAW-1) damaged in takeoff accident at Bofu AB,
Japan Jan 27, 1951.
96845 (VMF-323, USS Sicily) hit barrier on landing and flipped over Jul 28, 1951.
Pilot injured.
96851 (VF-783, USS Bon Homme Richard) hit by AAA S of Wonsan Nov 18, 1951,
pilot bailed out and rescued by helicopter.
96879 (VMA-312, USS Bairoko) shot down by AAA Mar 5, 1952.  Pilot KIA.
96881 (VF-791, USS Boxer) ditched after engine failure on takeoff May 11, 1951.
Pilot rescued.
96885 (MSN 9039) to Honduras AF as FAH-618.  In 1990 was reported stored by Earl Ware of
Jacksonville, FL.  In Nov 2006 was at USS Midway museum restoration facility.
96890 (VMA-312, USS Bairoko) hit by AAA and ditched Mar 29, 1952.  Pilot rescued.
96894 (VF-653, USS Valley Forge) shot down by AAA N of Munchon May 13, 1952.
Pilot KIA.
96895 (VF-63) crashed into sea during landing operations off USS Boxer (CV-21) Sep 26, 1950.  Pilot
picked up by helicopter.
96899 (VF-53, USS Valley Forge) shot down by AAA N of Hungnam Dec 23, 1950.
Pilot KIA.
96900 (VF-23, USS Boxer) lost power on takeoff and ditched Sep 16, 1950.
Pilot rescued.
96916 (VMF-312, USS Bataan) ditched after being hit by AAA near Wonsan
Apr 9, 1951.  Pilot rescued.
96918 (VF-884) hit by ground fire, pilot bailed out May 18, 1951.  Pilot POW.  Wreckage on display at the
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
96923 (VF-63) pilot bailed out over Wonsan Harbor, rescued Apr 5, 1951.
96928 (VF-94) hit by AAA, ditched off USS Philippine Sea Jun 29, 1953.  Pilot rescued by helo.
96932 (VF-152) hit by AAA and ditched in Wonsan
Harbor, Korea May 3, 1953.
96938 (VF-63) lost May 23, 1951 12 mi S of Koksan.
96939 (VMF-212) crashed on deck of USS Bataan Jan 22, 1951.
96951 (VF-871) crashed on takeoff from USS Essex Aug 2, 1952.   Pilot rescued by helo.
96958 (VF-114) ditched while landing on USS Philippine Sea Apr 10, 1952.  Pilot rescued by helo.
96965 (VF-193 crashed into sea while landing on USS Princeton after tailhook failed Jul 7, 1952
96970 ditched off Atlantic City, NJ Jul 6, 1950.
96973 (VMA-312) hit by ground fire Mar 10, 1952, pilot bailed out, rescued.
96979 (VMF-323) hit by ground fire SW of Pyongyang, crashed Jul 3, 1951.  Pilot KIA
96982 (VF-94) in midair collision, pilot bailed out Apr 1, 1953.  Pilot rescued by helo.
96991 (VMF-312) shot down by AAA and crashlanded in Han River near Munson Mar 15, 1951.  
Pilot rescued.
96995 (MSN 9149) to Honduras AF as FAH-614.  Sold in 1979.  In 1990 was airworthy with
J. K. Ridley of Abilene, TX as N9408M.  To Austrian user as OE-EAS
97008 (VMF-312) crashed W of Hoengsong Feb 24, 1951.  Pilot KIA
97011 (VF-884) shot down by AAA Sep 18, 1951.  Pilot MIA
97015 (VF-24) shot down by AAA over Wonsan Harbor Apr 20, 1951. 
97022 (VMF-212) hit by AAA and forced to ditch Aug 7, 1951.  Pilot rescued.
97028 (VF-884) assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA Aug 21, 1945 
to Apr 30, 1947.  Used for flying qualities, stability and control, and performance evaluations.
Ditched due to mechanical failure Oct 8, 1951.  Pilot rescued.  
97029 (VMF-212) shot down by AAA Apr 22, 1951.  Pilot KIA
97034 (VF-874) shot down by AAA W of Wonsan Jul 17, 1951, ditched in Wonsan Harbor
97044 (VF-63) crashed during landing on USS Valley Forge Feb 7 1951.  Pilot rescued by helo
97045 (VF-653) hit by AAA E of Pungsan Mar 11, 1952.  Unsuccessful bailout.
97048 (VMF-212, USS Badoeng Strait, CVE-116) hit by AAA Jan 26, 1952, pilot KIA in unsuccessful bail out.
97053 (VF-193 or VF-871) hit by AAA, ditched, DBR May 18, 1951.  
97059 to Honduras AF as FAH-617.  Interned in Guatemala Jul 15, 1969.  Destroyed in accident Mar 3, 1977 after crash
landing at Tegucigalpa airport during military maneuvers.
Center fuselage and wing displayed at Museo del Aire de Honduras.
97061 to NAF-NOTS Inyokern by Feb 1951.  A misfired rocket damaged the propellors and forcelanded 7 mi NW of 
Armitage Field, CA Jan 17, 1952.
97063 (VMF-232) damaged in taxiing accident at Biggs AFB, TX Dec 23, 1950
97067 (VMF-323) hit by ground fire, damaged during SAR effort, wheels up landing at K-47 Oct 30, 1951.
97073 (VF-113) crashed into sea during bombing training exercise Jan 28, 1952
97083 (VF-874) hit by AAA and ditched in river near Tongha-ri, Korea Oct 5, 1951.  
Pilot rescued by helo.
97090 engine failure out of NAAS El Centro, CA
Oct 24, 1950.  Pilot bailed out.
97098 (VMF-312 hit by AAA and crashed ner Kycha Oct 3, 1950.  Pilot KIA
97100 (VF-884 hit by AAA during dive on target, crashed near Pyongyang Nov 8, 1952.  Pilot MIA
97115 (VMF-212) crashed on aft end of flight deck of USS Bataan Feb 3, 1951.  Also listed as ditching
in Wonsan Harbor with VF-713 Nov 8, 1951.
97116 (VMA-312) hit by AAA and ditched in ocean near Changin-do Jul 15, 1952.  Pilot rescued.
97120 (VMA-312) hit by AAA and crashlanded on frozen Annyong Reservoir 10 mi N of Haeju
Feb 24, 1953.  Pilot rescued by helo.
97123 (VMF-312) developed fuel leak, smoke in cockpit, pilot bailed out Sep 28, 1950. Pilot
rescued by Japanese fishing boat.
97128 (VMF-323) went over side of USS Sicily Jul 9, 1951 due to bad brakes 
97130 (VF-193) hit by AAA, pilot bailed out near Hoeryong and was rescued. Sep 13, 1952.
97132 (VF-193) shot down by AAA near Kilchu, Korea Jul 28, 1952.  Pilot rescued by helo
97136 (VMA-312) hit by small armes fire near Kyo-dong, ditched SE of Cho-Do Apr 14, 1952.  Pilot rescued.
97139 (VF-884) crashed on takeoff from USS Boxer due to power failure Aug 4, 1951.  Pilot killed.
97142 (MSN 9296) to civil registry as N3771A, sale to Honduras AF fell through.
Now on display at National Museum of Naval Aviation as 97349, civil registration
N4802X reserved Apr 3, 1984.  At Pima since at least Mar 1995.
97143 WFU Jul 5, 1956.  To Honduran AF as FAH-613 in 1960.  To US civil registry as N96042 in 1970.
Registered as N713JT in 1981 with Joseph and James Tobul of Pittsburg, PA.
Painted as aircraft JT-416 of VF653 of USS Valley Forge on one side and as aircraft JT-416
of VF884 USS Boxer on the other side.  Crashed at Columbia, SC
Nov 10, 2002, killing pilot Joseph Tobul.  Aircraft restored and is now flying again, piloted by
Joe Tobul's son Jim.  Went off runway at Atlanta, GA May 16, 2014.
97144 (VMF-312) hit by AAA and force landed near Sukchon May 21, 1952.
97146 (VF-63) hit by AAA NE of Hongchon, pilot bailed out May 19, 1951
97153 (VMF-212) crashed through barriers on USS Bataan and damaged 97153 and 81390 Mar 4, 1951.
97201 was only Corsair to shoot down a jet aircraft during the Korean
War.  Pilot was Maj. Jesse Folmar who shot down a MiG-15 Sep 10, 1952
97210 hit by AAA near Wonsan, Korea May 5, 1953.
97217 (VMF-232) damaged in taxiing accident at Biggs AFB, TX
Dec 23, 1950.
97225 (VMF-312, USS Bataan) hit by AAA, crashed and exploded near
Sariwon Airfield Apr 22, 1951.  Pilot KIA
97259 (MSN 9413) to civil registry as N3728A.  In 1990 was under restoration by EAA Museum Oshkosh, WI as N6667.
97264 (MSN 9418) to storage at Litchfield Park, AZ Oct 1956.  Purchased by Pacific Warbirds Museum, then
to Eugene Akers and restored. In 1990 was under restoration as N5218V.  Now in France as F-AZVJ.
Reported in 2007 as owned by Wings of Canada, but to be sold.  Reported to be
undergoing major overhaul at Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge, TX in
2008 prior to delivery to new owner.
97267 to NAF-NOTS Inyokern by Jul 1950.
97277 (VF-653) crashed and burned on attemped deck launch from USS Valley Forge off Korea Feb 2, 1952.
97280 (MSN 9434) to Honduras AF as FAH-615.  In 1990 was airworthy with Warbirds of Great Britain
at Biggin Hill, England as N49092. Later registered as N712RD.  Collided on ground with F8F-1 N14HP Jul 28, 1999 at
Oshkosh, WI.  Rebuilt.  Now on civil registry as N712RD
97286 (MSN 9440) sale to Honduran AF not completed, registered as N5215V.
In 1990 was airworthy with Robby Jones of Minter City, MS as N5215V.
Damaged by Hurricane Andrew at Tamiani Aug 24, 1992, repaired for static
display.  Displayed at Kermit Weeks Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL
97288 (MSN 9442) to Honduras AF as FAH-612.  Now on civil registry as N4907M.  Was airworthy in 1990 with Joseph Bellantoni
of Port Chester, NY
97296, 97364, 97415 converted to XF4U-5.
97302 (MSN 9456) planned sale to Honduras AF not completed.  To civil registry as
N3764A.  At Breckenridge Aviation Museum, Breckingridge, TX as N68HP
97320 (MSN 9474) to Honduras AF as FAH-616.  On civil registry as N72084.  Was airworthy
with John Roxbury of Princeton, MN in 1990.
97330 (MSN 9484) was airworthy in 1990 with Erikson Air Crane of Central Point,
OR as N5222V.  Crashed at Chilquin, OR Aug 2, 1991 when pilot bailed out
after engine caught fire after aircraft struck tree.  Wreck was restored
and registration N912CM was reserved.  In 2010, 97330, registration number N5222V, was being 
restored by Connecticut Corsair at Connecticut’s Chester Airport.  About 30 percent of the 
airplane will be newly fabricated.
97349 (MSN 9503) planned sale to Honduras AF not completed.
Was noted in 1974 at Tucson Inn Motel, AZ, later to USMC Muesum, Quantico
VA, loaned to Pima Air And Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.  The plane at National
Museum of Naval Aviation marked as 97349 is actually 97142.
97359 (MSN 9513) to civil registry as N5213V.  Planned sale to Honduran AF
not completed.  Later registered as N97359, flew in TV series "Bah Bah Black
Sheep".  Registered as N240CA.  In 1990 was airworth with the Old Flying Machine Co of Duxford,
England as N240CA.  Back to USA Mar 1992, flew as RNZAF NZ5628.  Acquired
during 2006 by Vintage wings of Canada.  Reported oct 2007 to have been sold
to owner in USA.
97361 converted to F4U-4N
97363 to French Navy.  Noted dumped at Cuers AB late 1960s
97369 (MSN 9523) registered N5214V.  In 1990 was on display at Marine Corps Air-Ground
Museum, Quantic, VA.  Still there in 1998.  Noted Nov 10, 2006 at National Museum of the United
States Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
97376 to French Navy.  Noted dumped at Cuers AB late 1960s
97378 to French Navy.  Noted dumped at Cuers AB late 1960s
97382 (MSN 9536) to Honduras AF as FAH-611.  Partially destroyed by fire after
crash landing at La Mesa airbase Apr 17, 1974.  Sold in 1979.  Now in USA.
97388 (MSN 9542) to Honduran AF as FAH-610 in 1960.  Sold in 1981.  
Now on civil registry as N72378.  Was reported under restoration in 1990.
Seen 2008 at Fargo Air Museum, Fargo, ND.
97389 (MSN 9543) stored dismantled Tucson Airport 1973.
97390 (MSN 9544) to civil registry as N47991.  Noted in restoration hangar at Yanks
Air Museum, Chino, CA Nov 2002