Navy Serial Number Search Results

09693 ... 09752
Douglas SBD-5A Dauntless 
09693/09722 MSN 3236/3265, 09723/09752 MSN 3361/3390.
Originally intended for USAAF (42-60882/60941) as A-24B-DE, but
accepted by Navy and operated by USMC.
09725 crash landed near Plaster City, CA 8/01/1944.
2 crew injured.
09752 MAW-3 hit embankment and broke-up landing at MCAS Cherry Point 20 August 1943

10807 ... 11066
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
10807/10811	MSN 2236/2240
10812/10821	MSN 2647/2656
10822/10841	MSN 2733/2752
10842/10861	MSN 2787/2806
10862/10891	MSN 2831/2860
10892/10921	MSN 2885/2914
10922/10955	MSN 2935/2968
10956		MSN 3266
10957		MSN 1283
10958/11051	MSN 3267/3360
11052/11066	MSN 3391/3405
10825 (VMSB-932) force landing after takeoff from MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake, TX 7/14/1944.  2 crew OK
10849 (MSN 2794) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5063; brought on charge Apr 17, 1944. 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
10850 (VN19D8) Naas Chase Fld, Tx; 45.08/08/45; Solo; Undershot landing; pilot injured
10879 (VMSB-474) crashed on late pull-out on dive bomb run 11/08/1944.  Pilot killed.
10895 (MSN 2888) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5067; brought on charge Apr 27, 1944. Returned to US 
Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
10904 (CASU-42) crashed on non-combat mission Pityilu, South Pacific 11/18/1944.  Two crew presumed killed.
10937 (VMSB-474) in mid-air with 36600 during bomb practice near San Clemente Island, CA 11/05/1944.
Both crew killed.
10943 in midair with 36746 during bomb practice at Black Creek Target 12/20/1944.  Force landed
safely.
10945 force landed during ferrying 5 mi south of Columbus, IL, 11/28/1944.  Pilot OK.
10956 (VS-48) crashed on non combat mission near Amchitka, Alaska 11/08/1944.
10972 (VN19D8) 08/25/45; Hurricane evacuation; Swerved off runway during take-off; pilot OK
10978 crashed into Pacific Ocean off Devil's Point on island of
Efate in the New Hebrides while on training flight Mar 11, 1944.  Crew MIA.
11021 spun-in during landing NAS Master field, FL 10/29/1944.  Pilot killed.
11057 swerved off runway during takeoff NAAS Cuddihy Field 11/22/1944.  Pilot OK.

28059 ... 29213
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
MSN 3406/4560 
28060 (MSN 3407) spun in after pullout from bomb run near
NAS Corpus Christi, TX 11/27/1944.  Both
Crew killed.
28076 (MSN 3423) force landed after takeoff from NAS Deland,
FL 11/22/1944.  Pilot OK.
28116 (MSN 3463, CAU-32) crashed in Pacific 3/5/1945.
28118 (MSN 3465) lost 40 mi E of Ft Lauderdale, FL 3/6/1945.  2 crew missing.  I have this one also have
been involved in a wheels up landing 5/8/1945 Ft Lauderdale, FL.
28119 (MSN 3466) VJ-13) crashed into house on takeoff from Moon Island, WA 8/14/1944.  2 crew injured.
28136 (MSN 3483, VN19D8) NAAS Chase Fld, Tx; 07.11/45: 
Solo; Stalled on wave-off, landing; Pilot OK
28162 (MSN 3509, VS-59) ditched 5/15/1945.  Crew OK.
28166 on display at Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum.
28237 force-landed during bomb training NAS Jacksonville, FL. 10/15/1944.  Crew injured.
28238 (VN19D8) 09/18/45; Mid-air with 36136 during sqd tactics; pilot killed
28268 (VJ-10) spun in while pulling target for AA and crashed near NAS Whidbey Island, WA 12/22/1944.
2 crew killed.
28271 (VMF-452) wave-off MCAS EL Toro, CA and spun-in on landing 12/06/1944.  Pilot killed.
28278 force landed in rough terrain FL 5/7/1945. SOC.  Crew OK.
28299 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
28355 collision with obstacle 5/20/1945 Kalalui Pool, Maui, HI.  SOC.
28361 suffered fuel exhaustion during bomb practice near NAAS Cecil Field, FL. 9/20/1944.  Crew bailed out.
28373 assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Sep 21, 1944 to Oct 1945.
Registered as NACA 101
28378 (VMF-311 force-landed on Roi Island during non-combat mission 8/18/1944.  Pilot OK.
28379 had mid-air during bomb practice 11/17/1944.  Pilot parachuted to safety.
28410 gear collapsed on landing Banning, CA 5/2/1945.  C.
28426 (VTB,OTU#1) ditched off Ft Lauderdale, FL  6/28/1945.  Crew OK.
28435 (MSN 3782) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5066; brought on charge Apr 16, 1944. Returned to US Marine 
Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
28452 (MSN 3799) lost Apr 4, 1944 near Tanga Islands on flight from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal to Piva, Bougainville.
Had been taken from USMC stock as a replacement aircraft and was on delivery flight to 25 Squadron of
RNZAF at Piva when the pilot (the only crew member) got lost and bailed out over Japanese-held territory.
Pilot POW but died in prison camp May 1944.  Aircraft never received a NZ serial number, but had a temporary
ID of "176"
28486 spun in on landing at NAS Miami, FL 3/5/1945.  Pilot killed.
28459 (VMO-155) crashed on non-combat mission  12/10/1944.
29498 to civil registry as HC-AAH
28503 crashed during bomb practice near NAS Deland, FL 10/26/1944.  Crew killed.
28516 (MSN 3863) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5060; brought on charge Apr 1, 1944. 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps at 
Russell May 20, 1944.
28526 (MSN 3873) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5061; brought on charge Apr 1, 1944. 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps 
at Russell May 20, 1944.
28535 (MSN 3882) crashed at Piva, Bougainville Jun 3, 1944 with VMSB-236.
Pilot was killed, fate of rest of crew unknown.  By late 1960s was used by MGM Studios, Culver 
City, CA as wind machine.  Moved to The Air Museum, Ontario, CA.  Registered 1987 as N670AM.
28536 (MSN 3883) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5062; brought on charge Apr 1, 1944. Named ‘Francois’ with 25 
Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.  Was NX670AM by mid 1996.  Noted airworthy as 
NX670AM at Planes of Fame, Chino, California Jan 13, 2002.  
28537 (VC-24) suffered engine failure and ditched 3 mi off Kokohead, Oahu, Hawaii Oct 5, 1943.
28538 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo in South Pacific Jan 17, 1945
28539 (VMSB-931) crashed on takeoff Galveston, TX and sand 9/20/1944.  Both crew killed.
28549 crashed on takeoff NAS Jacksonville 11/19/1944.  Crew killed.
28554 in mid-air with 29179 during gunnery training near NAS Deland, FL 7/24/1944.  Pilot bailed
out, other crewman killed.
28557 A&R (assembly & repair); NAS Corpus Christi, TX; 07/24/45
28579 crashed South West Pacific 2/14/1945.
28637 (VMSB-944) had engine failure off Camp Lejeune, NJ 10/10/1944.  Crew bailed out.
28654 (VS-34) in midair fire near Arapahoo, NC 9/11/1944.  Pilot killed.
28655 hit water on pullout from bomb run near NAS Deland, FL.  Crew killed.  Date??
28659 wheels-up landing at Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Va 10/05/1944.  Pilot OK.
28675 (VS-69) ditched at sea off Oahu, HI 7/11/1944.  Crew OK
28684 suffered fuel exhaustion during familiarization flight near NAS Deland, FL 11/18/1944 and force-
landed.  Pilot OK.
28691 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
28720 (VN19DA) ground looped on landing at NAAS Chase Field, TX 7/6/1945.  Crew OK.
28752 crashed on night navigation flight from NAS Jacksonville, FL 7/18/1944.  2 crew killed.
28753 no pullout from dive bomb run near Black Creek Target 9/05/1944.  Both crew killed.
28754 spun in 4 mi SSE of Catheart, VA 1/10/1945. 2 crew killed.
28774 (MAG-92) ran out of fuel near Batesville, Ark. and pilot bailed out 12/23/1944.
28796 spun in while landing at NAAS Cecil Field, FL 12/10/1944.  Pilot killed.
28804 in hard landing on USS Sable, Lake Michigan 12/15/1944.  Pilot OK
28812 (VMF-224) ditched 1/15/1945.  2 crew OK.
28830	converted to XSBD-6.  To NATC Patuxent River, Maryland Jun 1944.
28850 crashed near Watsonville, CA Jan 14, 1944, killing the two crew members.  A work crew unearthed the wreckage
Jul 11, 2007.  
28890 (VS-53) in wheels-up landing NAS Barbers Pt,Hawaii 4/29/1945.  SOC.  Crew OK.
28893 in mid-air during glide bombing training off NAS Miami, FL 8/01/1944.  2 crew bailed out.
28898 (VS-28) ditched at sea due to bad weather near Amchitka, AK 9/28/1944..  2 crew killed.
28908 stalled landing NAAS Cuddihy Field, TX 10/16/1944.  Pilot suffered minor injuries.
28917 (MAG-37) in wheels-up landing 12/16/1944.  Pilot OK
28943 pilot bailed out due to bad weather near St. Augustine, FL 8/19/1944.  
28945 crash-landed at NAS Deland, FL 8/26/1944 after engine fire on takeoff.  Pilot killed.
28950 crashed in bad weather near Beecher City, IL on ferry flight 5/25/1945.  Both crew killed.
28954 ditched after takeoff Guadalcanal CVE-60 1/24/1944.  Pilot OK.
28972 in hard landing on Guadalcanal CVE-60 and hit
barrier 1/18/1945.  Pilot OK.
28981 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
28990 in hard landing on USS Sable 9/29/1944.  Pilot OK
29002 in mid-air during gunnery near NAS Miami, FL
8/28/1944.  2 crew killed.
29008 stalled after takeoff from NAS Deland 7/18/1944.
Two crew OK
29018 crashed in Wagner Canyon, CA Sep 15, 1943
29021 (VMSB-236) crashed due to pilot error during
combat mission 7/26/1944, Munda
29029 crashed and burned in Aliso Canyon, CA 1944, killing pilot.
29035 (MSN 4382) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.
Repaired.
29036 (VS-35) spun in on training flight 8/3/1944.
2 crew killed.
29044 (MSN 4391) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.
Repaired.
29046 (VN8D8) force landed near NAAS Saulfey Field 
5/9/1945. SOC
29059 stalled during slow takeoff and crashed NAS Deland,
FL 9/04/1944.  Pilot killed.
29073 (VS-51) ditched Sandan Defense Area 9/17/1944.
Pilot suffered minor injuries.
29081 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
29082 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
29088 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo in South Pacific Jan 17, 1945
29096 (VMSB-241) undershot landing 9/26/1944.  Crew OK
29101 (VN9D8) force landed near Corpus Christi, TX on
ferry flight 6/7/1945.  Crew OK.
29124 crashed into Turnbull Bay near New Smyrna Field,
FL 8/16/1944.  Pilot killed.
29179 in mid-air with 28554 during gunnery training
near NAS Deland, FL 7/24/1944.  Both crew killed.
29198 in high-speed stall after pull out during test
flight near NAAS Cecil Field, FL 9/25/1944.
Both crew killed.
29201 in midair with 36215 near NAS Deland, FL. 12/18/1944.
Pilot killed
29206 stalled on landing and crashed NAAS Branan Field,
FL 11/20/1944.  Pilot suffered minor injuries.

35922 ... 36421
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
MSN 4561/5060 (El Segundo MSNs)
35922 (MSN 4561) was intended to serve as a prototype for a USAAF version, but the project was abandoned
and the aircraft was completed as a SBD-5
35923 (MSN 4562) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5068; brought on charge Apr 27, 1944. Returned to 
US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
35931 (VC-24) crashed near Buka Airfield, Papua New Guinea during bombing mission Nov 10, 1943.  2 crew KIA.
Wreckage discovered in 2007.
35950 converted to SBD-6
35971 shot down at Rabaul Jan 14, 1944.
36008 (VC-11) crashed near Soledad, CA 5/3/1945.  2 crew killed.
36022 and 36023 to Royal Navy as Dauntless JS997 and JS998
36025 force-landing at NAS Deland, FL 11/13/1944.  Pilot suffered minor injuries.
36035 (VMSB-331) wheels up landing on Nanomea 11/27/1943.
36038 (VS-38) hit trees on takeoff from Preston-Glenn
Airport, Lynchburg, VA 7/15/1944.  Pilot killed.
36043 (VJ-9) ditched in San Pedro, CA. channel area during target towing 10/10/1944.  Pilot
injured.
36067 crashed into woods south of Perdido FL 2/25/1945. Pilot killed.
36071 flew into ground during let-down 2/9/1945 NAAS Saufley Field, FL.  Pilot killed.
36081 force landed after takeoff NAAS Saufley Field, FL 4/9/1945.  Pilot OK
36093 (VMSB-151) in forced-landing from Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll 9/12/1944.  Crew OK
36115 ditched due to fuel exhaustion east of Mayport,
FL 12/20/1944.  Pilot OK
36120 (VMSB-474) in midair with 36341 during bombing practice off Santa Catalina Isl, CA 7/01/1944.  Pilot
bailed out OK.
36136 (VN19D8) 09/18/45;Mid-air with 28238 during sqd tactics; pilot bailed out
36148 force landed after takeoff from NATC Pensacola, FL 8/24/1944.  Pilot injured.
36162 in midair with 54377 near NAS Deland, FL during bomb practice 10/15/1944.  Pilot bailed out.
36171 force landed near NAAS Whitehouse Field, Fl 6/18/1945.  Crew OK.
36173 ditched in Lake Michigan Mar 5, 1944 and salvaged in 1987.  Restored
and dedicated to Ens Jamual J. Underhill and now
on display on USS Yorktown, Patriots Point, Charlestown, SC.
36175 ditched in Lake Michigan during WW2 and salvaged early 1990s.  Now at National 
Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL as parts source
36176 stalled on takeoff from USS Sable, Lake Michigan, and sank Mar 12, 1944.  Pilot OK.  
Recovered in 1996.  In 1997 was under restoration for Pioneers of Flight Museum, MN.
I have this plane located at Palm Springs Air Museum, CA. 
36177 ditched in Lake Michigan during WW2 and salvaged early 1990s.  Now at National 
Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
36203 crashed into shallow water near NAS Deland, FL 7/14/1944.  Pilot killed.
36215 in midair with 29201 near NAS Deland, FL. 12/18/1944.  Pilot killed
36221 (VN19D8) Naas Chase Fld, Tx;45.08/07/45;Low altitude spin,
265deg.15mi.from Naas; pilot killed
36222 (VMSB-243) in runway collision after landing
from combat mission 6/8/1945.  Pilot OK.
36261 (VMSB-941) suffered structural failure during
dive bomb run 9/04/1944.  Landed OK.
36267 (VMF-111) missing on instrument flight from
Kwajalein Atoll 1/17/1945.  2 crew missing.
36279 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36291 ditched in Lake Michigan Nov 24, 1944 while doing practice
landings on USS Wolverine.  Pilot rescued.  Plane was salvaged
and raised Apr 2009 on behalf of National Musuem of Naval
Aviation, Pensacola, FL
36327 crashed in dive 22 mi from NAAS Chase Field, TX
4/2/1945.  Pilot killed.
36341 (VMSB-474) in midair with 36120 during bombing practice off
Santa Barbara 7/1/1944.  Pilot bailed out OK.
36370 (ASG-98) crashed at sea near Port Hueneme, CA 
3/7/1945.  Pilot killed.
36376 (VS-52) crashed at see off runway at Roi Island,
Kwajalein.  2 crew killed.
36377 (SBD-5P, VJ-9) ditched at sea off San Diego due to engine
problems 7/9/1944.  Crew suffered minor injuries.
36383 (VS-48) ditched off end of field at NAS Dutch 
Harbor, AK 5/29/1945.  Crew injured.
36384 (CASU-32) crashed on non-combat mission 9/13/1944.
36392 force landed at Simsboro, LA 1/1/1945.  Crew OK
36397 collided with 36409 near NAS Deland, FL 1/24/1945.
Pilot killed.
36400 (VMSB-284) swerved off runway during landing MCAS
El Toro, CA 8/21/1944.
36402 ditched at sea off NAS Jacksonville, FL 12/21/1944.
Pilot OK
36409 collided with 36937 near NAS Deland, FL 1/24/1945.
Pilot bailed out OK.
36410 collided with obstacle on non-combat mission in
central Pacific 7/18/1944.
36419 (VMSB-231) hit trees at low altitude during
instrument practice 12/31/1944 and crashed into
water off Ine Island, Marshalls.  Both crew killed.

36433 ... 36932
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
MSN 5061/5560 (El Segundo MSNs)
36448 in midair with 36692 during bomb run near Jacksonville Beach, FL 9/12/1944.  Both crew
killed.
36453 (VS-48) crashed off Needle Point, Unalaska Bay, Dutch Harbor, AK 3/25/1945.  2 crew killed.
36456 to Royal Navy as Dauntless JS999
36458 spun in on landing at NAS Deland, FL 12/13/1944.  Pilot injured.
36465 hit trees at low altitude while circling a crash site near NAS Deland, FL 7/19/1944.
Crew suffered major injuries.
36490 crashed into Lake Washington after takeoff from
NAS Seattle, WA.  Pilot killed.  Plane recovered.
36503 hit on ground by plane Guadalcanal 8/10/1944.
36505 crashed on non-combat mission 10/01/1944.
36529 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36549 (VFR-1) landing gear collapsed on landing at
Spartanburg, SC 4/16/1945.  Crew OK.  SOC.
36555 in wheels-up landing NAAS Whitehouse Field, FL
10/12/1944.  Pilot OK.
36563 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36575 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36577 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo, South Pacific Dec 11, 1944
36583 crash landed Mar 24, 1944 at Torokina Strip on Bougainville.  2 crewmen killed.
36596 spun in while landing on USS Wolverine in
Lake Michigan 12/26/1944.  Pilot OK.
36600 (VMSB-474) in mid-air with 10937 near San
Clemente Island, CA during bombing practice
11/05/1944.  Both crew killed.
36606 (VPB-53) crashed 5/15/1945 South Pacific.
36611 (VMSB-243) ditched due to fuel exhaustion Lingayen
Gulf 4/16/1945.  Crew OK.
36629 (VS-66) crashed at sea during combat search near
Nob, South Pacific 8/18/1944.  2 crew MIA
36647 force-landed after takeoff from NAAS Cabaniss 
Field, TX 10/04/1944.  Pilot injured.
36664 (VC-44) overshot on takeoff from Cape Hatien
Field, Haiti 9/12/1944.  Pilot OK.
36666 (VMSB-333) high-speed stall on pullout and crashed near Sand Island, Midway 8/1/1944.
Both crew killed.
36670 late pullout during bomb run NAAS Cecil Field, FL 7/28/1944.  Both crew killed.
36692 in midair with 36448 during bomb run near Jacksonville Beach, FL 9/12/1944.  Pilot killed.
36698 ditched off NAS Barbers Point, HI 8/29/1944.  Crew OK.
36702 (VMSB-244) force landed Emirau Island 1/17/1945.Pilot OK.
36716 force landed after takeoff from NAAS Branan Field, FL. 11/14/1944.  Pilot OK.
36746 in midair with 10943 during bomb practice at Black Creek Target 12/20/1944.  Force landed
safely.
36750 (VN9D8) in runway collision with parked SBDs 09723 & 10815 8/22/1945 at NAAS Saufley Field.
All aircraft SOC.
36754 low altitude slow roll and crashed near NAAS Chase Field, TX 2/3/1945.  Pilot killed.
36755 (MAW-3) in forced landing after takeoff from MCAS Ewa, Oahu, HI 7/4/1944.  2 crew injured.
36768 (VMD-254) crashed at sea off Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 11/20/1944.  Crew MIA.
36770 (VMBF-932) lost during cross-country flight and force-landed near Texarkana, TX 10/21/1944.
Crew suffered minor injuries.
36772 (VMSB-343) force landing Eastern Island, Midway 4/13/1945.  Crew OK.  SOC
36773 crashed Pacific 4/24/1945.
36792 engine failed over rough terrain and crew
bailed out near Prince Frederick, MD 1/28/1945. Crew OK.
36793 force landed at Valencia Field, Philippines 5/24/1945.  SOC
36809 (VMSB-931) in midair with 36828 on navigation flight near Sabine Pass, TX 9/12/1944.
Both crew killed.
36825 crashed on takeoff from Stickwell Field, Eniwetok 9/26/1944.
36828 (VMSB-931) in midair with 36809 on navigation flight near Sabine Pass, TX 9/12/1944.
Both crew killed.
36829 missing on night navigation flight east of NAS Miami 9/11/1944.  Two crew MIA.
36834 spun in landing Mission Bay CVD-59 1/24/1945.  Pilot OK.
36839 (VB-305) in late pullout from dive during bombing practice near Sakau Island NE of Espiritu Santo,
new Hebrides 7/14/1944.  2 crew killed.
36842 to New Zealand as NZ5046.  Returned to USMC May 20, 1944.
36860 wheels up landing near NAAS Whitehouse Field, FL 4/30/1945.  SOC
36862 (MSN 5490) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5046; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Ferdinand’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.  (VS-57) destroyed at Noumea, New Caledonia May 3, 1945.
36880 (VB-63) crashed near San Jose, CA 11/17/1944.  Both crew killed.
36891 (MSN 5519) Loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5047; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Carborundum Nil Barstardium’ 
with 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36895 (MSN 5523) Loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5048; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Salome’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36897 (MSN 5525) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5049; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Winni-Pu-III’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36898 (MSN 5526) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5050; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Prune’s Progress’ with 25 Squadron. 
Presumed to have been shot down during a raid on Lakunai on 17 Apr 17, 1944. The aircraft was part of 
a flight of 11 which were met by heavy flak in the target area.  Both crew killed.
36906 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo in South Pacific Jan 9, 1945
36908 (MSN 5536) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5051; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944.   (25 Sqdn) shot
down by AAA and crashed into Greet Harbour at Rabaul, New Britain May 10, 1944.  Both crew killed.
36910 (MSN 5538) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5052; brought on charge Feb 20, 1944. 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps 
at Russell May 20, 1944.  (VS-48) missing at sea Sep 27, 1944 south of Amchitka, AK.  2 crew MIA.  
36911 (MSN 5539) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5053; brought on charge Feb 22, 1944. 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps 
at Russell May 20, 1944.
36914 (MSN 5542) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5054; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Home’s The Caper’ with 25 Squadron.  
With 25 Sqdn landed with bombs still attached, the bombs exploded on landing
and burned out at Piva, Bougainville, Solomons Apr 2, 1944.  Pilot unhurt, gunner injured.
36916 (MSN 5544) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5059; brought on charge Feb 20, 1944. Named ‘The Joker’ with 25 Squadron. 
With 25 Sqdn landed with bombs still attached, the bombs exploded on landing and burned out at Piva, 
Bougainville, Solomons Apr 2, 1944.  Both crew injured.
36923 (MSN 5551) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5055; brought on charge Feb 1944. Named ‘He’ll Be Back Again’ with 25 Squadron. 
With 25 Sqdn swerved off runway on landing and hit a petrol bowser at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 
Mar 22, 1944.  Pilot OK
36924 (MSN 5552) Loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5056; brought on charge Feb 20, 1944. Named ‘Paddy’s Mistake’ with 25 Squadron. 
Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
36925 (MSN 5553) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5057; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944. Named ‘Howa-Baht-That-Hic thing!’ 
with 25 Squadron.  Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944
36926 dumped in water off Espiritu Santo in South Pacific Jan 9, 1945.
36928 (MSN 5556) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5058; brought on charge Feb 24, 1944.   With 25 Sqdn heavily damaged by AAA 
over Lakunai, New Britain Apr 17, 1944.  Returned to base but SOC.

54050 ... 54599
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
MSN 5564/6113 (El Segundo MSNs)
54051 (VMSB-151) wheels up landing 4/6/1945.  Crew OK
54090 force-landed in swamp near NAS Deland, FL 11/21/1944.  Crew OK.
54092 spun in after wave-off landing NAAS Cecil Field, FL 9/12/1944.  Two crew killed.
54094 in late pullout during bomb practice near Middlebury, FL 9/28/1944.  Pilot killed.
54099 crashed during touch and go NAS Cecil Field, FL 7/26/1944.  Pilot killed.
54107 (VN19D8) stalled on landing NAAS Chase Field, TX 4/14/1945.  Pilot killed.
54115 collided with an obstacle on non-combat mission Eniwetok 7/26/1944
54120 (VMSB-331) ground looped on landing at Majuro Atoll in Marshalls 9/18/1944.  Pilot OK
Ground looped on takeoff NAS Majuro 12/15/1944.  Pilot OK
54146 (VMF-422) crashed 1/13/1945.
54180 (CASU-16) spun in on takeoff from Otis Field, Camp Edwards, MA 9/10/1944.  One crew killed,
One injured.
54181 (VMFB-333) missing on flight from MCAS Ewa, Oahu, HI 12/15/1944.  Pilot missing.
54191/54196 to Royal Navy as Dauntless I JT923/JT928
54191 (JT923) suffered engine fire after takeoff from RNAS
Eastleigh Jun 20, 1946.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft DBR.
54192 (JT924) transferred to RAF
54193 (JT925) transferred to RAF
54194 (JT926) transferred to RAF
54195 (JT927) transferred to RAF Apr 13, 1945.  Stored and
returned to Royal Navy Apr 20, 1945.  No trace of
ultimate fate.
54196 (JT928) RAF records say transferred to them Apr 1, 1945,
stored and SOC Oct 15, 1945. Other sources say it
was used by Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough
from Dec 9, 1944 until at least May 29, 1945 and was back
to Royal Navy at RNAS Gosport by Mar 29, 1946.
54201 (MSN 5715) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5064; brought on charge Apr 17, 1944. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
54212 (MSN 5726) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5065; brought on charge Apr 17, 1944. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944.
54222 (VMSB-241) ditched due to engine problem 8/1/1944.  Crew OK.
54229 crashed on non-combat mission near Guadalcanal 10/26/1944.
54253 (VMSB-933) flew into water during skip bombing at Bridgeport Lake, TX 9/13/1944.
Both crew killed.
54258 lost 25 mi off shore between Ft. Miles and
Atlantic City, NJ 8/5/1944.  Crew missing.
54266 ditched after takeoff from NAS Cape May, NJ
8/10/1944.  Crew injured.
54267 stalled on takeoff from NAS San Diego, CA
8/25/1944 and crashed.  2 crew killed.
54310 (VJ-9) NAB Samar, PI, .07.15.45 ; Not in flt, 
collision with an aircraft.
54311 (VMSB-243) hit log during landing 3/28/1945.
Crew OK.
54332 (VMSB-151) ground looped during fast taxi
Engibi Island 5/25/1945.  Crew OK.
54351 crashed on training flight near Hato Field
Curasco, BWI 9/20/1944.  Both crew killed.
54353 (VMSB-244) crashed 1/30/1945, South West Pacific
54359 (VMSB-243) force landed after takeoff on
combat mission Pacific 3/28/1945.
54377 in mid-air with 36162 during bomb practice
off NAS Deland, FL.  Crew killed.
54401 crashed into Lake Dorr, Florida during bomb run
pullout.  2 crew killed.
54408 (VN19D8) wheels up landing at NAAS Chase Field,
TX 6/13/1945 on solo flight.  Pilot OK.
54409 (VS-61) in wheels-up landing Mokerang Air Strip
10/11/1944.  Crew OK
54410 stalled on landing at NAS Deland, FL. 8/21/1944.
Pilot OK.
54414 (VMSB-244) in mechanical failure 3/5/1945 
Lingayen Gulf, Philippines.  Pilot bailed out
but was killed.
54422 landing gear collapsed during landing Momote
Airfield, Los Negros Island, South Pacific
11/26/1944.  Crew OK.
54440 (VMSB-244) hit foxhole in landing on dirt
strip 5/1/1945, Philippines.  SOC.
54442 (CASU-41) ditched off Koli Pt after takeoff
12/26/1944.  Crew OK
54453 in collision with 54518 near Saufley Field, FL
4/15/1945.  Pilot killed.
54472 spun in while circling waiting to land NAAS
Saufley Field, FL 12/10/1944.  Crew killed.
54503 (VS-57) mechanical failure 2/28/1945 South
Pacific
54518 (VM9D8) in collision with 54453 Saufley Field, 
FL 4/15/1945.  Pilot OK
54532.   The plane with American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX as N82GA marked as SBD-5 54532 is really
A-24B 42-54532.
54535 (VMSB-151) force landed after takeoff Engebi
Island, Eniwetok 1/29/1945.  Crew OK.
54541 (VMSB-151) ditched during patrol off Engebi
Island, Eniwetok Atoll 2/27/1945.  Crew OK
54545 in hard landing at Chevalier Field, FL 6/25/1945.
Crew injured.
54560 stalled while landing at NAAS Cuddihy Field, TX 12/9/1944.  Pilot injured.
54598 (VMB-2 French Navy) flew into water on takeoff for navigation training.  Both crew killed.