Navy Serial Number Search Results


Description Criteria: F4U-1A
Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:36:28 2016
17456 ... 18121
Vought F4U-1A Corsair
17516 converted to XF4U-3 
17527 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 28, 1943.  Pilot MIA
17562 collided with tow target and tow aircraft over Slate Mountains, CA Mar 30, 1944.
Pilot killed.
17592/17616 to Royal Navy as Corsair I JT170/JT194
17592 (JT170) overturned on landing at Lewiston Sep 6, 1944,
declared damaged beyond economical repair.
17594 (JF172) swung on takeoff from Brunswick Oct 11, 1943
and struck parked Corsair JT170(17592).  Declared total
loss and SOC>
17597 (JT175) crashed on landing at Brunswick Jun 17, 1944.
Pilot survived.
17598 (JT176) stalled from 100 feet while on aerodrome dummy
deck landing approach to Brunswick Oct 5, 1943.  Pilot
survived by aircraft declared damaged beyond economical
repair
17602 (JT180) crashed near runway while on aerodrome dummy
deck landing approach at Trenton, near Bar Harbour
Apr 29, 1944.  Pilot died of injuries received.
17603 (JT181) overturned when brakes applied, Lewiston
Sep 11, 1944.  Pilot survived but aircraft damaged
beyond economical repair.
17607 (JT185) returned to US Navy by Aug 1945
17608 (JT186) collided with Corsair JT214 (17716) during
formation flgith Mar 24, 1944 and crashed near Waldoboro,
ME.  Pilot killed
17609 (JT187) returned to US Navy by Dec 1945
17610 (JT188) DBR after undercarriage struck snowdrift during
aerodrome dummy deck landing approach at Brunswick
Jan 19, 1944.
17612 (JT190) collided with Corsair JT198 (17700) during
formation flight Oct 3, 1943 and crashed at North
Pownal, ME.  Pilot killed
17614 (JT192) force landed during sortie from Brunswick Jun 14, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft DBR.
17615 (JT193) overturned while braking to avoid another 
aircraft when landing at North Kingstown Aug 20, 1943.
Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
17616 (JT194) returne to US Navy by Aug 1945.
17644 (VF-OTU5) ditched 3 mi off Sapelo Islands Oct 20, 1944.
Royal Navy pilot killed by sharks.
17679 (VMF-214) lost Oct 13, 1943.
17697/17721 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT195/JT219
17697 (JT195) floated into barrier on USS Charger Jan 27, 1944
and overturned.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR
17698 (JT196) crashed when port wing folded during takeoff from
Stretton Nov 29, 1943.  Pilot survived.
17700 (JT198) crashed at North Pownal, BO Oct 3, 1943 after
colliding with Corsair JT190 (17612) during formation flight.
Pilot killed.
17706 (JT204) papers deposited Mar 23, 1944, which means that plane was
SOC before that date,probably as a result of striking pom-pom
barrier and island on HMS Illustrious Dec 10, 1943.
17707 (JT205) while taxying for takeoff at China Bay, struck by landing
Corsair JT347 (55960).  Both aircraft burned out, both pilots killed.
17708 (JT206) starboard wing folded after takeoff from HMS Illustious
Jan 11, 1944 and crashed into sea and sank.  Pilot killed.
17709 (JT207) relegated to ground instructional airframe at RAF Locking
Aug 1945.  Presumably subsequently scrapped.
17713 (JT211) shile landing on HMS Illustrious Jan 7 1944, onewheel struck
port gun turret and was fromen off.  Aircraft made belly landing
ashore in field, declared total loss and SOC.  Pilot survived.
17714 (JT212) stalled on approach to HMS Illustrious Jan 17, 1944 and spun
into sea.  Pilot rescued.
17716 (JT214) crashed burned out 2 mi N of Waldoboro, ME Mar 24, 1944 after
colliding with Corsair JT186 (17608) during formation flight.  Pilot killed.
17717 (JT215) bounced off lift, missed wires and struck barrier while landing
on HMS Illustrious Mar 11, 1944.  SOC.
17718 (JT216) while landing on HMS Illustrious Mar 10, 1944, port wheel struck
gun turret and was broken off.  Aircraft went through both barriers
as caught fire.  Pilot killed, aircraft SOC.
17740 ran out of fuel and ditched adjacent to Melip Village, Malekula Island, unknown date.
17752/17776 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT220/JT244
17753 (JT221) relegated to ground instructional airframe at RAF Locking Aug 1945,
presumably subsequently scrapped
17757 (JT225) hit rounddown while landing on HMS Unicorn Jan 23, 1945, lost
port wheel and skidded over port side into sea.  Pilot killed.
17764 (JT232) struck pom-pom while landing on HMS Illustrious  Mar 11, 1944,
burst into flames and exploded.  Pilot killed as was one rescuer, another
subsequently died of burns.
17769 (JT237) missed wires while attempting to land on HMS Illustrious Dec 12, 1943.
Port wingtip struck deck and aircraft went over side into sea.  Pilot killed. 
17777 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 16, 1943.
17799 (MSN 3884 ??) SOC Aug 31, 1945.  Acquired by MGM Studios for a 
film that was never made.  Noted derelict outside MGM
studio in 1969.  To the Air Museum, Ontario, CA in 1970.
Registered N83782 Sep 1977.  at Planes of Fame, Chino, CA as NX83782.  Flew in
TV series "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
17804 (VM-17) shot down by small arms fire near Kahili, Bougainville Nov 21, 1943.  Pilot KIA.
Wreck discovered in dense jungle in late 1960s.
17808 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 28, 1943.  Pilot MIA
17840 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 12, 1943.
17844 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 17, 1943, pilot injured
17847/17871 to Royal Navy as JT245/JT269
17851 (JT249) while performing aerodrom dummy deck landing at Puttalam
May 22, 1944, stalled, struck runway with port wheel and overturned.
Pilot survived but aircraft SOC.
17855 (JT253) force landed on Wallasey Beach Nov 3, 1943 following engine
fire.  Aircraft SOC.
17864 (JT262) returned to US Navy by Aug 1945.
17883 shot down in Pacific theatre Jan 28, 1944
17888 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 5, 1943.
17899 (VMF-214) struck by B-24 on ground Jan 1, 1944.
17910 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 28, 1943.  Pilot MIA
17915 (VMF-214) shot down Jan 3, 1944 with Maj Gregory Boyington.  Made POW.
17916 (VMF-214) hit tree Sep 21, 1943 and pilot bailed out
17952/17962 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT270/JT280
17959 (JT277) swung into soft earch and overturned while making
precautionary landing at Colombo Mar 29, 1944.  Pilot unhurt
but aircraft was total loss.
17995 to civilian registry as N9028S, then ZK-FUI.  Currently airworthy at Congonhas. 
18072 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Aug 25, 1943
18080 (VMF-422) crashed during diving attack on target at Maloelap Atoll, Taroa Island,
Marshalls Aug 11, 1944.  
18082/18106 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT281/JT305
18082 (JT281) made heavy landing on HMS Victorious May 5, 1944 and
broke back.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
18090 (JT289) broke up when pulling out of dive near Brunswick
Dec 1, 1943 after engine oversped.  Pilot died of injuries
received
18098 (JT297) ran off runway after touchdown and overturned on
loose ground at Coimbatore Oct 10, 1944.  DBR.
18099 (JT298) broke formation in cloud and dove into sea 2 mi SE
of Nilaveli, Trincomalee May 31, 1944.  Pilot killed.
18100 (JT299) while returning to HMS Victorious after strike on German
battleshp Tirpitz Apr 3, 1944, floated over wires into barrier.
Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR
10103 (JT302) hit by flak and ditched near Skomvaer Light, Norway
Apr 26 1944.  Pilot POW.
49660 ... 50359
Vought F4U-1A Corsair
49668 (VMF-215) ditched Apr 17, 1945 on ferry mission due to engine failure off Makapu'u point on east side of
Oahu, Hawaii.  Pilot rescued.  Wreck rediscovered around 1995.
49672 (MSN 4919) to New Zealand as NZ5287
49714 (MSN 4961) to New Zealand as NZ5262
49722 (MSN 4969) to New Zealand as NZ5263
49723 (YBF-19) in midair collision with another Corsair over Marin-Sonoma
county line Jun 9, 1945.  Crashed on ranch in Marin, pilot killed.  Other
Corsair landed safely.
49725 in midair collision with FG-1A 14170 8/12/1944
near MCAS El Toro, CA.  Both pilots bailed out OK.
49728 (MSN 4975) to New Zealand as NZ5264
49730 (MSN 4977) to New Zealand as NZ5250
49732 (MSN 4979) to New Zealand as NZ5213
49737 (MSN 4984) to New Zealand as NZ5253
49738 (MSN 4985) to New Zealand as NZ5274
49740 (MSN 4987) to New Zealand as NZ5265
49744 (MSN 4991) to New Zealand as NZ5288
49745 (MSN 4992) to New Zealand as NZ5289
49746 (MSN 4993) to New Zealand as NZ5501
49747 (MSN 4994) to New Zealand as NZ5247
49748 (MSN 4995) to New Zealand as NZ5218
49749 (MSN 4996) to New Zealand as NZ5354
49750 (MSN 4997) to New Zealand as NZ5258
49751 (MSN 4998) to New Zealand as NZ5266
49752 (MSN 4999) to New Zealand as NZ5212
49753 (MSN 5000) to New Zealand as NZ5267
49754 (MSN 5001) to New Zealand as NZ5214
49756 (MSN 5003) to New Zealand as NZ5252
49757 to New Zealand as NZ5257
49759 (MSN 5006) to New Zealand as NZ5294
49760 (MSN 5007) to New Zealand as NZ5337
49761 (MSN 5008) to New Zealand as NZ5259
49763 converted to F4U-4XA
49764 (MSN 5011) to New Zealand as NZ5303
49768 (MSN 5015) to New Zealand as NZ5290
49769 (MSN 5016) to New Zealand as NZ5524
49771 (MSN 5018) to New Zealand as NZ5260
49772 (MSN 5019) to New Zealand as NZ5311
49773 (MSN 5020) to New Zealand as NZ5304
49781 (MSN 5028) to New Zealand as NZ5327
49788 (MSN 5035) to New Zealand as NZ5291
49808 (MSN 5055) to New Zealand as NZ5301
49829 said to have come down on Cumberland Point Jun 3, 1943.
49830 (MSN 5077) to New Zealand as NZ5332
49843 (MSN 5090) to New Zealand as NZ5275
49846 (MSN 5093) to New Zealand as NZ5320
49848 (MSN 5095) to New Zealand as NZ5305
49852 (MSN 5099) to New Zealand as NZ5317
49853 (MSN 5100) to New Zealand as NZ5313
49855 (MSN 5102) to New Zealand as NZ5310
49856 (MSN 5103) to New Zealand as NZ5276
49859 (MSN 5106) to New Zealand as NZ5318
49861 (MSN 5108) to New Zealand as NZ5300
49863 (MSN 5110) to New Zealand as NZ5326
49865 (MSN 5112) to New Zealand as NZ5342
49866 (MSN 5113) to New Zealand as NZ5277
49867 (MSN 5114) to New Zealand as NZ5307
49868 (MSN 5115) to New Zealand as NZ5340
49869 (MSN 5116) to New Zealand as NZ5312
49871 (MSN 5118) to New Zealand as NZ5336
49872 (MSN 5119) to New Zealand as NZ5343
49873 (MSN 5120) to New Zealand as NZ5306
49874 (MSN 5121) to New Zealand as NZ5334
49875 (MSN 5122) to New Zealand as NZ5525
49876 (MSN 5123) to New Zealand as NZ5309
49877 (MSN 5124) to New Zealand as NZ5258
49878 (MSN 5125) to New Zealand as NZ5335
49885 (MSN 5132) to New Zealand as NZ5338
49887 (MSN 5134) to New Zealand as NZ5302
49892 (MSN 5139) to New Zealand as NZ5331
49898 (VBF-100) ditched due to engine failure off beach at Nanakuli, Oahy,
Hawaii Apr 12, 1945.
49909 (MSN 5156) to New Zealand as NZ5315
49921 (MSN 5168) to New Zealand as NZ5328
49937 (MSN 5184) to New Zealand as NZ5333
49944 (MSN 5191) to New Zealand as NZ5339
49945 (MSN 5192) to New Zealand as NZ5526
49947 (MSN 5194) to New Zealand as NZ5341
49954 (MSN 5201) to New Zealand as NZ5351
49956 (MSN 5203) to New Zealand as NZ5527
49957 (MSN 5204) to New Zealand as NZ5344
49958 (MSN 5205) to New Zealand as NZ5345
49959 (MSN 5206) to New Zealand as NZ5314
49960 (MSN 5207) to New Zealand as NZ5350
49961 (MSN 5208) to New Zealand as NZ5325
49962 (MSN 5209) to New Zealand as NZ5299
49963 (MSN 5210) to New Zealand as NZ5528
49964 (MSN 5211) to New Zealand as NZ5319
49965 (MSN 5212) to New Zealand as NZ5348
49966 (MSN 5213) to New Zealand as NZ5352
49967 (MSN 5214) to New Zealand as NZ5353
49968 (MSN 5215) to New Zealand as NZ5298
49969 (MSN 5216) to New Zealand as NZ5278
49970 (MSN 5217) to New Zealand as NZ5529
49971 (MSN 5218) to New Zealand as NZ5530
49976 (MSN 5223) to New Zealand as NZ5346
49977 (MSN 5224) to New Zealand as NZ5279
49979 (MSN 5226) to New Zealand as NZ5531
49980 (MSN 5227) to New Zealand as NZ5280
49984 (MSN 5231) to New Zealand as NZ5502
49990 (MSN 5237) to New Zealand as NZ5316
49996 (MSN 5243) to New Zealand as NZ5323
49999 (MSN 5246) to New Zealand as NZ5281
50000 (MSN 5247) to New Zealand as NZ5503
50023 (MSN 5270) to New Zealand as NZ5282
50028 (MSN 5275) to New Zealand as NZ5532
50044 (MSN 5287) to New Zealand as NZ5534
50047 (MSN 5291) to New Zealand as NZ5487
50051 (MSN 5298) to New Zealand as NZ5504
50053 (MSN 5300) to New Zealand as NZ5324
50054 (MSN 5301) to New Zealand as NZ5534
50060 (MSN 5307) to New Zealand as NZ5505
50064 (MSN 5311) to New Zealand as NZ5523
50065 (MSN 5312) to New Zealand as NZ5349
50066 (MSN 5313) to New Zealand as NZ5506
50067 (MSN 5314) to New Zealand as NZ5381
50069 (MSN 5316) to New Zealand as NZ5283
50070 (MSN 5317) to New Zealand as NZ5388
50071 (MSN 5318) to New Zealand as NZ5507
50072 was to have gone to New Zealand but lost in crash enroute to San Diego in
first half of 1944.
50073 (MSN 5320) to New Zealand as NZ5284
50074 (MSN 5321) to New Zealand as NZ5535
50075 (MSN 5322) to New Zealand as NZ5347
50076 (MSN 5323) to New Zealand as NZ5285
50077 (MSN 5324) to New Zealand as NZ5508
50078 (MSN 5325) to New Zealand as NZ5286
50080/50149 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT425/JT494
50088 (JT433) twisted fuselage during heavy landing on HMS Victorious
Aug 24, 1944 and DBR.  Wreck offloaded at Trincomalee by Aug 27, 1944.
50089 JT434) landed in lift on HMS Illustrious Jan 13, 1945, bounced
over all wires and went into barrier, long range tank burst and
fuel ignited.  Aircraft DBR, pilot subsequently died of injuries
50090 (JT435) suddenly turned to port and crashed into sea off RNAS
Puttalam air to ground range during strafing exercise Nov 9, 1944.
Pilot killed.
50095 (JT440) shot down in flames during attack on Palembang III landing
strip, Sumatra Jan 24, 1945.  Pilot killed.
50096 (JT441) crashed into barrier or HMS Illustrious Nov 28, 1944 and
declared DBR.  Wreck offloaded at Trincomalee by Dec 16 1944.
50102 (JT447) SOC by Dec 11, 1945
50105 (JT450) hit by flak and ditched during strike on coastal target
in Norway Jul 17, 1944.  Pilot swam ashore and became POW.
50116 (JT461) flew into hillside at Hoy, Orkney Islands in
low cloud Jul 11, 1944.  Pilot killed.
50122 (JT467) hit by flak during CAP near Formosa May 20, 1945.
Engine caught fire and aircraft crashed during attempted
ditching near fleet.  Pilot killed.
50123 (JT468) while landing on HMS Illustrious Jan 29, 1945.
Jumped both barriers and went over side into sea.  Pilot
rescued by HMS Whelp.
50125 (JT470) ditched in Alten Fjord, Norway Aug 24, 1944 after
operation against German battleship Tirpitz.  Belly tank
exploded, pilot killed.
50126 (JT471) dove out of cloud into Lough Foyle, Northern Ireland
Oct 2, 1944.  Pilot killed.
50129 (JT474) landed to starboard on HMS Formidable Sep 19, 1944,
wingtip struck director and aircraft swung over side
into sea.  Pilot rescued.
50131 (JT476) hit in port oil cooler by enemy fire while
strafing barges at Miyako May 16, 1945 and ditched
offshore.  Pilot rescued by US submarine Bluefish
50132 (JT477) ditched while operating from HMS Formidable
Aug 14, 1944.  Pilot rescued.
50134 (JT479) dove out of cloud into sea off Northern
Ireland Oct 10, 1944.  Pilot killed.
50141 (JT486) forcelanded in sea Apr 7, 1945 at unknown location.
50147 (JT492) hit by flak while strafing German destroyers
at Leir Botn, Norway Aug 29, 1944 and crashed in Kaafjord,
Pilot killed.
50152 (MSN 5399) to New Zealand as NZ5362
50155 (MSN 5402) to New Zealand as NZ5389
50158 (MSN 5405) to New Zealand as NZ5465
50159 (MSN 5406) to New Zealand as NZ5509
50162 (MSN 5409) to New Zealand as NZ5364
50164 (MSN 5411) to New Zealand as NZ5374
50167 (MSN 5414) to New Zealand as NZ5376
50181 (MSN 5428) to New Zealand as NZ5372
50182 (MSN 5429) to New Zealand as NZ5393
50188 (MSN 5435) to New Zealand as NZ5510
50199 (MSN 5446) to New Zealand as NZ5321
50299 (MSN 5447) to New Zealand as NZ5511
50203 (MSN 5450) to New Zealand as NZ5308
50204 (MSN 5451) to New Zealand as NZ5512
50205 (MSN 5452) to New Zealand as NZ5365
50206 (MSN 5453) to New Zealand as NZ5378
50209 (MSN 5456) to New Zealand as NZ5513
50210 (MSN 5457) to New Zealand as NZ5310
50211 (MSN 5458) to New Zealand as NZ5360
50215 (MSN 5462) to New Zealand as NZ5355
50216 (MSN 5463) to New Zealand as NZ5356
50217 (MSN 5464) to New Zealand as NZ5379
50218 (MSN 5465) to New Zealand as NZ5366
50219 (MSN 5466) to New Zealand as NZ5514
50220 (MSN 5467) to New Zealand as NZ5515
50221 (MSN 5468) to New Zealand as NZ5516
50222 (MSN 5469) to New Zealand as NZ5367
50223 (MSN 5470) to New Zealand as NZ5368
50224 (MSN 5471) to New Zealand as NZ5322
50225 (MSN 5472) to New Zealand as NZ5369
50227 (MSN 5474) to New Zealand as NZ5517
50229 (MSN 5476) to New Zealand as NZ5371
50230/50264 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT495/JT529
50238 (JT503) failed to return from CAP mission from HMS
Victorious Apr 18, 1945.  Pilot MIA, presumed killed.
50256 (JT521) failed to return from CAP over Palembang
Jan 29, 1945.  Pilot MIA, presumed killed.
50258 (JT523) ditched off Formosa following engine problem
Apr 12, 1945.  Pilot sighted with lifejacket but not
found.
50259 (JT526) struck tree during low level cross country
exercise from Tambaram and declared DBR and SOC.
50261 (JT526) SOC at Trincomalee after Dec 19, 1944, on which
date the aircraft made a heavy landing on HMS Victorious. 
50265 (MSN 5512) to New Zealand as NZ5380
50267 (MSN 5514) to New Zealand as NZ5375
50272 (MSN 5519) to New Zealand as NZ5373
50277 converted to prototype F4U-1C
50290 (MSN 5537) to New Zealand as NZ5357
50291 (MSN 5538) to New Zealand as NZ5518
50293 (MSN 5540) to New Zealand as NZ5382
50294 (MSN 5541) to New Zealand as NZ5519
50295 (MSN 5542) to New Zealand as NZ5520
50297 (MSN 5544) to New Zealand as NZ5521
50298 (MSN 5545) to New Zealand as NZ5394
50301 converted to F4U-4XB
50302 (MSN 5549) to New Zealand as NZ5522
50303 (MSN 5550) to New Zealand as NZ5390
50304 (MSN 5551) to New Zealand as NZ5370
50305 (MSN 5552) to New Zealand as NZ5385
50306 (MSN 5553) to New Zealand as NZ5536
50307 (MSN 5554) to New Zealand as NZ5330
50308 (MSN 5555) to New Zealand as NZ5463
50310 (MSN 5557) to New Zealand as NZ5358
50311 (MSN 5558) to New Zealand as NZ5361
50312 (MSN 5559) to New Zealand as NZ5391
50313 (MSN 5560) to New Zealand as NZ5395
50314 (MSN 5561) to New Zealand as NZ5387
50315 (MSN 5562) to New Zealand as NZ5462
50316 (MSN 5563) to New Zealand as NZ5392
50317 (MSN 5564) to New Zealand as NZ5329
50318 (MSN 5565) to New Zealand as NZ5386
50319 (MSN 5566) to New Zealand as NZ5396
50320 (MSN 5567) to New Zealand as NZ5384
50321 (MSN 5568) to New Zealand as NZ5362
50322 (MSN 5569) to New Zealand as NZ5359
50323 (MSN 5570) to New Zealand as NZ5461
50324 (MSN 5571) to New Zealand as NZ5383
50325/50359 to Royal Navy as JT521/JT564
55784 ... 56483
Vought F4U-1A Corsair
55828 (VMF-214) overturned in emergency landing Sep 23, 1943.
55839/55863 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT306/JT330.'
55841 (JT308) shot down by flak over Nicobar Islands
Oct 17, 1944.  Pilot killed.
55842 (JT309) shot down by flak while attacking gun
positions on banks of Kaafjord near battleship Tirpitz
Aug 24, 1944.  Pilot killed.
55843 (JT310) hit by flak during strike on battleship Tirpitz
Aug 24, 1944 and returned to HMS Formidable with engine
on fire and one flap shot away.  Waved off on first landing
attempt but plunged into sea when attempting to go around.
Pilot rescued.
55845 (JT312) badly damaged in heavy landing on HMS Illustrious
Jun 21, 1944.  Transferred to aircraft maintenance ship
HMS Unicorn Jul 6, 1944, regarded as wreck and subsequently
stripped for spares.
55851 (JT318) while landing on carrier May 3, 1944, crashed through
barrier into director.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
55853 (JT320) hit barrier and overturned while landing on
USS Charger Jan 28, 1944.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
55855 (JT322) crashed into sea during raid on Pedang Aug 24,1 944,
probably hit by flak.  Pilot killed.
55856 (JT323) ran out of fuel whil returning to HMS Victorious
Jun 20, 1944 and ditched near ship.  Pilot rescued.
55861 (JT328) suffered engine fire on takeoff from HMS
Victorius Sep 12, 1944 and crashed into sea.
Pilot rescued.
55876 (VMF-214) damaged by enemy action Sep 26, 1943 and crashlanded
55889 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Oct 17, 1943.
55944/55968 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT331/JT355
55947 (JT334) went into barrier while landing on HMS
Illustrious Oct 18, 1944.  Subsequently offloaded
at Trincomale and w/o
55952 (JT339) fuselage strained in heavy landing on HMS
Victorius Dec 19, 1944 and DBR.
55953 (JT340) ditched on takeoff from HMS Victorious Aug 24, 1944.
Pilot rescued by HMS Rocket
55956 (JT343) crashed near Port Blair Jun 21, 1944 after
pilot bailed out when undercarriage failed to lower fully.
55957 (JT344) swung into soft ground at Coimbatore and tipped
on nose Apr 6, 1944 and DBR
55959 (JT346) hit by flak and ditched off Maarnesskagen,
Norway Apr 26, 1944.  Pilot rescued and became POW.
55960 (JT347) while landing at China Bay Apr 14, 1944, struck
Corsair JT205 (BuNo 17707), caught fire and burned out.
Pilot killed.
55962 (JT349) SOC at Trincomalee sometime afer Jan 6, 1945.
56016 (VMF-214) lost Sep 27, 1943 to enemy action.  Pilot MIA
56049/56073 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT356/JT380
56050 (JT357) suffered engine fire and crashed into wall and
burned out during attempted forced landed at Ballycram,
Northern Island Sep 8, 1945.  Pilot killed.
56051 (JT358) turned too sharply after takeoff from Koggala
Nov 7, 1944, stalled, spun into sea close offshore and
exploded in flames.  Pilot killed.
56054 (JT361) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
56055 (JT362) missed wires and ran into barrier on HMS
Victorious May 16, 1945.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft
DBR.
56057 (JT364) missed wires and ran into barrier when landing
on HMS Illustrious Jan 13, 1945.  Pilot unhurt but
aircraft DBR and offloaded at Trincomalee where
presumably scrapped.
56061 (JT368) last seen in combat with Japanese fighter over
Palembang Jan 24, 1945.  Pilot missing, presumed KIA.
56062 (JT369) drifted over side of HMS Victorious May 18, 1944.
Pilot rescued.
56063 (JT370) suffered engine fire while in circuit of HMS
Victorious Jun 10, 1944 and ditched.  Pilot rescued
by HMS Nubian
56065 (JT372) while landing on HMS Illustrious Oct 28, 1944
bounced on lift, missed wires and went into barrier.
Offloaded at Trincomalee next month and w/o.
56066 (JT373) spun into sea off New Island Light while attacking
Spitfire during exercise Mar 10, 1944.  Pilot killed.
56072 (JT379) overturned on landing at Royal Navy Aircraft
Repair Yard at Coimbatore Feb 25, 1945.  Pilot unhurt
but aircraft DBR.
56164/56188 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT381/JT405
56169 (JT386) entered high speed stall during aerobatics
and spun into sea Jun 21, 1944.  Pilot killed.
56170 (JT387) crashed into barrier on HMS Illustrious
Dec 8, 1944.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
56172 (JT389) hit by flak during attack on convoy N of 
Stadtlandet Jun 19, 1944 and crashed off Aalesund.
Pilot POW.
56175 (JT392) suffered engine fire and forcelanded on rough
ground near Royal Navy Aviation Repair Yard Coimbatore
May 13, 1944.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
56177 (JT394) broke in half while landing on pitching deck
of HMS Victorious Jan 1, 1945.  Pilot unhurt but
aircraft DBR
56178 (JT395) SOC by Dec 10, 1945.
56181 (JT398) failed to gain flying speed on takeoff from
HMS Victorious Jan 6, 1945 and ditched
56182 (JT399) shot down by flak over Nicobar Islands
Oct 17, 1944.  Pilot KIA.
56185 (JT402) bounced heavily and severely damaged while
landing on HMS Victorious Apr 14, 1944.  Pilot unhurt
but aircraft DBR
56186 (JT403) ditched south of Car Nicobar Oct 19, 1944
following engine fire. Pilot rescued.
56187 (JT404) crashed at Sorvaag during anti-submarine patrol
off Norway with FAA Barracuda Jul 17, 1944.  Pilot POW.
56198 in 1990 was with Planes of Fame, Chino, CA as N83782
56279/56297 to Royal Navy as Corsair II JT406/JT424
56280 (JT407) w/o at Trincomalee by Nov 1945
56291 (JT418) failed to return from fighter-bomber sortie
to Sakishima May 9, 1945.  Pilot POW.
56292 (JT419) bounced over wires and overturned while landing
on HMS Striker Feb 21, 1945.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft
DBR.
56374 (VMF-224) shot down by AAA over Jaluit Atoll, Marshall
Islands Nov 13, 1944.  Pilot ditched the plane and was
picked up by a PBY.
56424 (MSN 4847) to New Zealand as NZ5221
56425 (MSN 4848) to New Zealand as NZ5228
56426 (MSN 4849) to New Zealand as NZ5208
56427 (MSN 4850) to New Zealand as NZ5268
56428 (MSN 4851) to New Zealand as NZ5229
56429 (MSN 4852) to New Zealand as NZ5245
56430 (MSN 4853) to New Zealand as NZ5223
56431 (MSN 4854) to New Zealand as NZ5269
56432 (MSN 4855) to New Zealand as NZ5205
56433 (MSN 4856) to New Zealand as NZ5238
56434 (MSN 4857) to New Zealand as NZ5201
56435 (MSN 4858) to New Zealand as NZ5211
56436 (MSN 4859) to New Zealand as NZ5215
56437 (MSN 4860) to New Zealand as NZ5204
56438 (MSN 4861) to New Zealand as NZ5255
56439 (MSN 4862) to New Zealand as NZ5296
56440 (MSN 4863) to New Zealand as NZ5251
56441 (MSN 4864) to New Zealand as NZ5219
56442 (MSN 4865) to New Zealand as NZ5224
56443 (MSN 4866) to New Zealand as NZ5243
56444 (MSN 4867) to New Zealand as NZ5236
56445 (MSN 4868) to New Zealand as NZ5241
56446 (MSN 4869) to New Zealand as NZ5222
56447 (MSN 4870) to New Zealand as NZ5244
56448 (MSN 4871) to New Zealand as NZ5225
56449 (MSN 4872) to New Zealand as NZ5203
56450 (MSN 4873) to New Zealand as NZ5292
56451 (MSN 4874) to New Zealand as NZ5254
56452 (MSN 4875) to New Zealand as NZ5217
56453 (MSN 4876) to New Zealand as NZ5239
56454 (MSN 4877) to New Zealand as NZ5297
56455 (MSN 4878) to New Zealand as NZ5248
56456 (MSN 4879) to New Zealand as NZ5293
56458 (MSN 4881) to New Zealand as NZ5246
56459 (MSN 4882) to New Zealand as NZ5226
56460 (MSN 4883) to New Zealand as NZ5235
56462 (MSN 4885) to New Zealand as NZ5231
56463 (MSN 4886) to New Zealand as NZ5256
56464 (MSN 4887) to New Zealand as NZ5295
56465 (MSN 4888) to New Zealand as NZ5234
56466 (MSN 4889) to New Zealand as NZ5249
56467 (MSN 4890) to New Zealand as NZ5207
56468 (MSN 4891) to New Zealand as NZ5230
56469 (MSN 4892) to New Zealand as NZ5232
56470 (MSN 4893) to New Zealand as NZ5210
56471 (MSN 4894) to New Zealand as NZ5270
56472 (MSN 4895) to New Zealand as NZ5202 (conflicts with 56480 and 57197)
56473 (MSN 4896) to New Zealand as NZ5233
56474 (MSN 4897) to New Zealand as NZ5242
56475 (MSN 4898) to New Zealand as NZ5220
56476 (MSN 4899) to New Zealand as NZ5209
56477 (MSN 4900) to New Zealand as NZ5227
56478 (MSN 4901) to New Zealand as NZ5240
56479 (MSN 4902) to New Zealand as NZ5237
56480 (MSN 4903) to New Zealand as NZ5202 (conflicts with 56472 and 57197)
56481 (MSN 4904) to New Zealand as NZ5272
56482 (MSN 4905) to New Zealand as NZ5206
56483 (MSN 4906) to New Zealand as NZ5216

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