Navy Serial Number Search Results

00373 ... 00392
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40
00376 (VT-8) sank after launch accident Hornet Jul 30, 1942
00380 (VT-8, 8-T-1) damaged in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00383 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00384 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00391 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942

00393 ... 00393
Grumman XTBF-2 Avenger
Model G-40.  First flight May 1, 1942

00394 ... 00658
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  The TBF-1 Avengers delivered to the Royal Navy were designated TBF-1B.  They were initially
designated by the Royal Navy as Tarpon TR.Mk.1, but later as Avenger TR.Mk.I
00398 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00399 (VT-8) lost in Battle of Midway Jun 4, 1942
00402 (VT-6) missing after launch from Hornet to make simulated attack 8/9/1942.  4 crew mssing.
00406 (VT-8) hit by AAA near Guadalcanal Isl and ditched 10/24/1942.  One killed.
00411 (VT-6) missing after launch from Hornet to make simulated attack 8/9/1942.  4 crew missing.
00412 (VT-6) ditched off Enterprise 7/27/1942.
00417 (VT-8) ditched off Hornet due to fuel exhaustion 10/01/1942.  Crew rescued by USS MacFarland
00421 stalled on takeoff from NAS Kaneohe, HI 3/30/1943.  4 killed.
00422 (VT-8) spun in on takeoff from Saratoga near Guadalcanal 8/22/1942.  4 killed.
00424 (VT-8) ditched off Hornet due to fuel exhaustion 10/01/1942.  Crew rescued by USS MacFarland
00433 (VGS-78) crash landing at Tou Touta AAB, New Caledonia 12/19/1942.
00450 (VT-6) ditched off Kaipupau Point, HI 7/06/1942.
00455 (VT-6) ditched during torpedo run Enterprise 8/03/42.
00456 (VT-8) went down 10/24/1942 near Guadalcanal Island.  Crew reported safe.
00460 (VGS-26) ditched off Sangamon CVE-26 11/08/1942.
00462 (VT-3) stalled on landing on Saratoga 4/9/1943.
00466 (VT-3) crashed on takeoff from Enterprise 8/27/1942.  No injuries.  Also reported as 
involved in an accident near Guadalcanal 10/24/1942
00473 (VTB, OTU #2) right wing and tail broke off during glide bomb dive 9 mi S of NAS Jacksonville, FL
at Doctors Inlet 3/30/1943.  2 killed.
00477 in midair with 00491 11 mi E of North Island 12/21/1942.  Pilot bailed out.
00478 (VTB, OTU #2) wing came off during dive 2 mi N of NAS Jacksonville, FL 5/9/1943.  3 killed.
00482 wing and tail failed in dive 3 mi NE of Jamual, CA 11/02/1942.  Pilot killed.
00485 (VC-20) midair near NAS Alameda, CA 12/02/1942. 2 killed.
00491 in midair with 00477 11 mi E of North Island 12/21/1942.  Pilot killed.
OO493 (VT-11)  26.01/26/1943 Hi,Oahu   NAS Barbers Pt; crashed at night; 2 killed
00494 (VGS-1) crashed into ravine due to fuel
exhaustion San Diego, CA 10/16/1942.  One killed.
00497 (VGS-29 (VC-9)) in midair with 00547 off Bogue 12/05/1942.  3 killed.
OO500 CQTU/San Diego 02/94/1943 Long Isl CVE-1   Carrier landings; Overside landing
00509 (VT-3) midair with 00514 and 00590 3 mi NE of Makapu Pt, HI 10/11/1942.  3 bailed out.
00512 (VT-3) missing off Saratoga 12/18/1942.
00514 (VT-3) midair with 00509 and 00590 3 mi NE of Makapu Pt, HI 10/11/1942.  3 killed.
00524 (VT-4) force landed during familiarization flight NAS Quonset Point, RI 7/20/1942.
00530 (GS-27 (VC-27)) ditched in bad weather off Suwanee 2/27/1943.
00545 (VGS-9) crashed after waveoff Bogue 12/04/1942.
00547 (VGS-29 (VC-9)) in midair with 00497 off Bogue 12/05/1942. Crew bailed out.
00550 modified in 1942 as single-seater w/o dorsal turret.  Dove in during glide bomb practice off 					
Danih, FL Jul 1, 1943.  3 killed.
OO554 (VT-3) 31.01/31/1943 Saratoga?   take-off acc, rolled over bow; 1/killed
00562 (VGS-26) ditched 12/31/1942 off Sangamon due to engine failure.
00566 (VGS-29) in midair 8 mi N of Kitty Hawk, NC 9/16/1942.  3 killed.
00568 (VGS-29) lost off Santee 11/10/1942 Safi, French Morocco.  3 bailed out.
00577 (VD-2) destroyed on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943
00580 (VGS-26) missing enroute from Bermuda to North Africa during convoy coverage off Sangamon
11/19/1942.  3 crew MIA.
00590 (VT-3) midair with 00509 and 00514 3 mi NE of Makapu Pt, HI 10/11/1942.  3 killed.
00594 (VT-3) ditched landing on Saratoga 11/30/1942.
00605 spun in on wave off by LSO Chesapeake Bay 12/28/1942.
00607 overside landing Charger 5/7/1943, Chesapeake Bay.
00608 (VGS-27) overside landing Suwanee 11/10/1942.  3 killed.
00611 (VGS-29) crashed on takeoff from Santee 11/08/1942.  Crew OK.
00613 (CQTU/A) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943
00616 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN750
00620/00622 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN751/FN753
00624 (VGS-29) crashed on takeoff from Santee 11/8/1942.
00625 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN754
00627 (VT-9) ditched off USS Essex Jun 26, 1943.
00628 hit island and went overside and sank off USS Sable in Lake Michigan Jul 3, 1943.  Pilot killed.
00629 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN755
00639 force landed Prospect Field Aug 8, 1943.
00640 (VTB, OTU#1) 01/01/43 Fl,Ft.Everglades; Torpedo 
practice; ditched
00642 (VTB, OTU#1) hit trees during landing, Ft 
Lauderdale, FL 11/09/1942 and caught fire.  Pilot
Injured.
00643 structural failure 10/30/1942 2 mi N of Deerfield,
FL.  Pilot killed.
00644 in mid-air 5 mi east of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL
Sep 12, 1943.  One bailed out, one killed.
00648 (TB, OTU #1) spun in during landing Ft Lauderdale,
FL 3/2/1943.  Pilot killed.
00653 (VT-9) Essex CV-9; Jul 9, 1943; Nite take-off, 
crashed & sank
00654 (VGS-29) catapult bridle broke and went over
bow Santee CVE-29 10/15/1942.  Crew OK

01731 ... 01770
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 2765/2804
01734 (VC-1) missing on flight from NAS Norfolk, VA
3/7/1943
01743 (VC-36) wing broke off during dive pullout
Monterey Bay, CA 4/26/1943.  3 killed.
01744 (VT-6) ditched off Enterprise due to fuel
exhaustion 12/16/1942.
O1745 VGS-1(VC-1) 10/25/1943 ferry ship to shore;
take-off, ditched
01746 fitted with Martin dorsal turret.
01747 (MSN 2781) ditched in Lake Michigan off USS Wolverine
June 11, 1943.  Recovered in 1991.  Now at National Museum of Naval Aviation,
Pensacola, FL.   Believed by Fall 2003 to be at Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.
In 2008 was undergoing restoration at NAS DeLand, DeLand, FL,
on loan from National Museum of Naval Aviation.
01751 (VGS-9) in midair fire near Coronado Island
off Bogue CVE-9.  Pilot bailed, 2 killed.
01752 (VT-10) ditched on takeoff from Enterprise
2/24/1943.
01760 (VT-3) ditched on takeoff from Saratoga 11/30/1942
01761 (VJ-2) ditched in Waimea Bay, HI 4/3/1943.
O1764 (VT-9) 01/22/1943 Pa, Portsmouth   Nite 
familiarization; spun-in; 1/killed
01765 (VGS-29) hit by ground fire off Santee
11/10/1942 2 mi SE of Gou Guredra, French 
Morocco and force landed.  Pilot destroyed
aircraft.
01766 (VT-9) ditched at Gulf of Paris near NAS
Trinidad with live torpedo 3/30/1943.  Sank.

02153 ... 02736
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
02157 converted to XF4U-3.
02161 assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA 
Oct 19, 1942 to Mar 1, 1943.  Assigned to Floyd Bennett Field, NY.
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Jul 22, 1943 to Sep 27, 1943.
Assigned to NAS Norfolk, VA 
02270 ditched in lagoon on Efate Island, New Hebrides May 5, 1944 after running
out of fuel.  Reported recently recovered and delivered to Classic Jets
Fighter Museum, Adelaide, Australia
02311 (VMR-222) believed to be the plane that collided with TBF
06103 at Pearl Harbor Apr 8, 1943.  Fate of 02311 not known.
02315 (VMF-214) pilot bailed out due to engine failure Oct 20, 1943
02329 (VMF-214) lost Oct 2, 1943.  Pilot rescued
02449 (VMF-214) crashed on Espiritu Santo Oct 1, 1943 and DBR.  Pilot killed.  Registere VH-ASG
Sep 30, 2014.  Restoration project at Parafield, South Australia
02465 (CQTU/A) crashed into Lake Michigan while training from USS Wolverine Jun 12, 1943.  Pilot survived.
Aircraft recovered from 240 ft of water Nov 8, 2010.  Slated to be restored for display at National
Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL.
02474 (VMF-214) crashed due to engine failure Aug 7, 1943.  Pilot killed.
02485 (VMF-214) ditched after engine failure Aug 6, 1943
02492 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Aug 6, 1943
02508 (VMF-214) overturned after emergency landing Aug 1, 1943
02576 (VMF-222) crashed on landing at Bougainville 13 December 1943
02577 (VMF-214) lost Aug 28, 1943.  Pilot POW, died in captivity.
02608 (VMF-214) crashed in jungle Oct 22, 1943.  Pilot killed.
02683 (VMF-214) ditched Jul 15, 1943 due to engine failure
02723 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Mar 3, 1944. Pilot MIA

05877 ... 06491
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 3925/4539
O5877 VGS-27(VC-39) 01/24/1943 Suwanee CVE-27   Fuel 
exhaustion,ditched; Crew rescued by USS Conway	
05889 stalled during low-altitude turn near NAS
Ft Lauderdale, FL Jul 26, 1943.
05890 overside landing on Charger 3/19/1943 Chesapeake
Bay
05893 (VTB, OTU#1) midair during torpedo practice
3 mi off shore of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL 
11/23/1942.  Pilot OK, one killed.
05919 (VC-23) crashed after takeoff from USS Princeton
with depth charges Aug 28, 1943.  3 crew OK.
05927 (VTB, OTU#1) stalled on landing at NAS Ft
Lauderdale, FL.  Pilot killed
O5934 (VTB,OTU#1) 01/02/43 Fl, Ft.Lauderdale 
Familiarization flt; eng, force landed
05938 (VC-18) 02/12/1943 deck crash and overside 
Altamaha
05940 (VC-18) stalled during night landing at Whidbey
Island, WA and crashed into Oak Harbor 3/5/1943.  
Pilot killed
05954 ditched in Lake Michigan December 1943 and salvaged early 1990s. 
In 1997 was on display at Indiana Museum of Military History, Indianapolis, IN
O5955 VGS-27(VC-27) 10.02/10/1943 Suwanee take off 
crashed; Crew rescued by USS Frazier
05963 crashed off Pt. Loma, CA Jul 29, 1943.  3 killed.
05968 (VC-1) bad catapult shot USS Card, crashed,
5/28/1943.  Pilot killed.
O5976 CQTU/San Diego 02/04/1943 Long Isl CVE-1 Pac; 
Carrier landings; fuel exhaustion, ditched
05981 (VTB, OUT #1) ditched during glide bombing
practice 2/21/1943, Port Everglades, FL.	
05982 (VTB, OTU#1) spun in during landing 22/21/1942
NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL.
05984 in midair during torpedo runs east of Port
Everglades, FL Jun 26, 1943.
05991 (VC-8) hit deck landing Chenango CVE-28 5/22/1943
and went overside.  One killed.
05994 (VJ-1) ditched Oahu, HI 4/13/1943.
05996 loaned to Royal Navy Mar 5, 1943.  Returned to USN Sep 16, 1943
and SOC Sep 18, 1943.
05997 (MSN 4045) noted in restoration hangar at Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA Nov 2002.
It had been recovered in 1970 by Ed Maloney from MGM Studios.
Reported 1988 with Yankee Air Corps, Chino, CA
O6004 (VMSB-143 CAG-12) 30.01/30/1943 Cuba Havana Harbor 
Field; landing acc
06007 stalled on landing NAS Glenview, IL and burned
4/28/1943.				
06008 in low altitude stall near NAS Ft. Lauderdale.  
Date??
06011 dove in during glide bomb practice off NAS
Ft Lauderdale, FL Jun 21, 1943.  3 killed.				
06013 ditched during torpedo runs on "Absecon" off NAS
Ft Lauderdale, FL Sep 10, 1943.  3 crew OK.
06017 loaned to Royal Navy Mar 5, 1943, returned to USN Sep 24, 1943
06020 loaned to Royal Navy Mar 23, 1943, returned to USN Mar 1944
06035 VGS-29 (VC-29) hard landing on USS Santee 
2/06/1943.  Stripped for parts.
06036 (VT-27) spun in on takeoff USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
Jun 9, 1943.
06037 VGS-29 (VC-29) 2/06/1943 Santee CVE-29.  Crew 
missing
06048 (VC-9) bad catapult shot off Bogue CVE-9 2/16/1943
and crashed.
06051 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 26, 1942, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943.
O6052 VTB,OTU#1 02.09/02/1942 Fl,Ft.Lauderdale   Foreman 
Fld; FCLP; hard landing
06053 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN Sep 5, 1943.
06054 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942.  Ditched following engine
failure Jun 30, 1943
06056 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943
06064 ditched in Lake Michigan Dec 17, 1943 after engine lost power during carrier qualifications.  Pilot rescued OK.
06068 (VC-29) overside landing Santee 3/16/1943.
06073 suffered engine fire during ferry flight off
Myrtle Beach, SC Aug 16, 1943.  2 crew bailed out.
O6075 (VT-4) 01/23/1943 Ranger CV-4   Anti-sub patrol; 
Overside landing; Pilot killed
06081 lost on ferry flight to Saratoga Aug 11, 1943 and
ditched
06085 (VC-21) deck crash on Marcus Island 4/29/1943.
06089 (VC-19) ditched off USS Croatan CVE-25 Jul 14, 
1943 in Caribbean.  Crew rescued.  
06090 crashed into ridge S of Sequim, WA on training flight out of NAS Seattle
May 24, 1944.  3 killed, 1 injured.  There is a plaque at the site.
06095 lost of ferry flight to Saratoga Aug 11, 1943 and
ditched.
06098 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 23, 1943, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943.
06099 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN May 1944
06100 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942, returned to USN Jun 1943
06101 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 2, 1943.  Sank heavily into rounddown of
HMS Victorious May 9, 1943, presumably w/o.
06102 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 23, 1942.  While landing on HMS
Victorious Jun 28, 1943, hook tore out and aircraft went
over the side into sea.
06103 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 2, 1943.  Collided with F4U (believed
02311) at Pearl Harbor Apr 8, 1943.  2 crew in TBF killed.
06104 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1943, returned to USN Mar 1943
06105 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 23, 1942, no subsequent history in
surviving RN records.  Returned to US Navy.  CQTU/A) damaged on ground
by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.  To limited overhaul.
06106 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1943, returned to USN Apr 23, 1943
06107 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 26, 1942, returned to USN Apr 20, 1943.
06108 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1943, returned to USN Apr 23, 1943
06109 loaned to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1942.  Suffered engine failure
on takeoff from HMS Victorious Jul 2, 1943 and ditched
06110 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 4, 1943.  While landing on HMS
Victorious Feb 25, 1943, aircraft was pointing to port and
caught first wire which pulled out sufficiently to allow it
to run off edge of flightdeck and fall onto port crane,
where it caught fire and burned out.  All three crew died
of burns received.
06111 loaned to Royal Navy Jan 5,1943, returned to USN Jul 31, 1943.
06120 (VT-12) crashed during anti-sub patrol Jul 29, 
1943.  3 killed.
06121 (VT-27) spun in during glide bomb pullout Suwanee
5/21/1943.  3 killed.
06123 (CV-13) midair collision Narragansett Bay, RI 
5/23/1943.  4 killed.
06141 (VT-16) missing in flight from NAS Hilo to NAS 
Ford Island Aug 20, 1943.  4 crew missing.
06148 (VC-13) suffered mid air during join up 5/10/1943.  
3 killed.
06165 (VT-9) engine failure off Essex 5/31/1943.  Pilot
bailed out.
06166 (VT-17) off USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) right wing 
failed at 5000 feet off Daughtery, VA.  3 killed.
06191 (VGS-23 (VC-19)) crashed at sea during glide bomb
practice Pt Reyes, CA 2/19/1943.  Crew missing.
06194 (VC-20) ditched at sea 9 mi off Pt Loma, CA
5/4/1943.
06196 loaned to Royal Navy.  Made heavy landing on HMS Victorious
Jul 24, 1943, presumably subsequently w/o
06211 (CQTU/A) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.  Repaired.
O6217 (VT-4) 02/09/1943 Ranger.  Dove-in during 
simulated torpedo attack; 3/killed
06229 loaned to Royal Navy, no history in surviving RN records.
06230 (VC-25) ditched on takeoff from Block Isl CVE-21
4/14/1943.
06240 (CASU-10) crashed in mountains after takeoff from
Espritu Santo Aug 22, 1943.  2 crew killed, 3rd
crewman picked up Sept 7, 1943.
06245 (VT-1) ditched in takeoff from Cophee (CVE-12)
Aug 4, 1943
06253 (VT-4) deck crash on Ranger 3/24/1943.
06258 (VC-24) crashed after takeoff from Belleau Wood
CVL-24 and exploded Sep 2, 1943.  3 killed. 
06260 (VS-24 (VC-24)) flew into water on takeoff Long Island, NY 2/25/1943
06272 (VC-35) suffered engine failure during glide bomb practice near NAS San Diego, CA Aug 14, 1943.
Crew bailed out ok.
06277/06291 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN756/FN770
06279 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN758.  Relegated to ground
instructional airframe Aug 1945, presumably subsequently
scrapped.
06282 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN761.  Ran out of fuel while
flying low over sea Feb 25, 1943 and ditched and sank
in Buzzard Bay.  Both crew rescued.
06283 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN762.  Ditched Aug 16, 1943,
pilot rescued
06293 crashed after takeoff from NAS Jacksonville, FL Aug 12, 1943.  Pilot killed.
06295 ditched during torpedo runs near Port Everglades FL Aug 28, 1943.  Crew OK.
06303 (VT-4) in overside landing during night carrier landing practice Jun 24, 1943.
06307 modified to TBF-1P photo recon aircraft with cameras in the bomb bay.
06309 (VC-29) crashed on takeoff from NAS Norfolk, VA 5/15/1943.
06320 spun in after takeoff NW of NAS Ft Lauderdale, FL Aug 5, 1943.  2 killed.
06323 (VTB, OTU#1) spun in on landing at Ft Lauderdale, FL 2/26/1943.
06325 wreckage located on western flank fo Mauna Loa, Hawaii.  This may be the plane that crashed on flight
from NAS Hilo to NAS Ford Island Aug 20, 1943.
06327 ditched due to fuel exhaustion during glide bomb
practice off NAS Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jul 30, 1943.
06333 ended up lying over flight deck onto catwalk on US Coral Sea Oct 14, 1943. Reconditioned and 
transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL432
06350 (VMTB-233) ditched at sea Sep 11, 1943.  Pilot killed.
06352 (VMTB-233) spun in during dive pullout Jun 9, 1943.  4 killed.
06361 (VC-29) ditched on takeoff from USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) Aug 4, 1943.  Crew ok.
06367 (VT-5) overside landing 5/21/1943, Yorktown.
06375 (VT-16) crew bailed out due to bad weather in 
flight from NAS Hilo to NAS Ford Island Aug 20, 1943.  This may actually be 06325
I also have this one as having ditched off
Belleau Wood CVL-24 in Chesapeake Bay during a
torpedo drill 5/25/1943.
06385 (VC-1) ditched off CVE-11 Card Aug 9, 1943 due to engine failure.
06387/06401 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN771/FN785
06388 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN772.  Flew into Black Loch
Hill near Campbeltown, Scotland in bad visibility
Jul 4, 1944.  Both crew killed.
06389 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN773.  Flew into ice on lake
while low flying Mar 24, 1944, location unknown.
Pilot (sole occupant?) survived butaircraft listed as
total loss.
06414 (VT-18) missing during torpedo training Sep 4, 
1943, Monterey Bay, CA.  Four crew missing.
06417 (VC-33) in midair collision 5/13/1943 Pt. Reyes,
CA.  4 killed.
06427 crashed west of San Diego 3/14/1943.  2 killed.
06439 ditched off NAS Ft Lauderdale during glide bomb
practice Jun 1, 1943.
06444  Ft.Lauderdale,Fl;26-Jun-43; Ditched during 
gunnery practice; 1mi.S, Seabouy, Port Everglades
06446 (VTB, OTU#1) midair collision 3/23/1943 near
North Perry Field, FL.  Crew bailed out.
06453 loaned to Royal Navy, no history in surviving RN records.
06457 lost and ditched in ferry flight to Saratoga
Aug 11, 1943
06466 NAS Ft.Lauderdale,Fl;26-Jun-43;Mid-air during 
torpedo runs 3mi.E.Port Everglades; 3/killed
06468 overside landing off Lexington, Gulf of Paria
5/24/1943.  One killed.
06476 (VC-19) missing during night glide bombing
practice off San Diego 5/20/1943.
06480 lost 4/17/1943.  2 crewmen died from exhaustion
and overexposure.
06481 (VMTB-232) ditched off Russell Island Oct 10, 1943 while 
returning from bombing mission.  Crew OK.
06484 force-landed near Lakewood, NJ Sep 2, 1943 due to
fuel exhaustion.
06485 (VT-7) Nas Puunene,Maui,Hi;26-Jun-43;Crash landing

14992 ... 15951
General Motors FM-1 Wildcat
Parts and components of F4F-4 built under license by several General Motors plants and assembled by Eastern Aircrft
Division of General Motors.
222 of these went to Royal Navy as JV415/JV636.  
14994 noted Sep 2003 at Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville, FL 
15012 crashed in Santa Ynez Mts, CA Jul 14, 1943
15019 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 5-Jan-44 NAS Sanford, FL.  Ditched 
at sea.
15088 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 18-Dec-44.  Crashed due to unknown 
cause near New Smyrna,FL.  Pilot killed
15126 (CN 1325) located in 1947 on Espiritu santo, New Hebrides.
15132 (VF-OTU#1) w/o 2-Oct-44.  Missing at sea during 
gunnery training.  Pilot MIA.
15248 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15253 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15320 crashed on takeoff at Lee Field NAAS, Green Cove Springs,
FL Aug 12, 1943.  Pilot killed.
15345 crashed amid TBFs after hurdling barriers in landing on USS Coral Sea when tail hook broke off Oct 11, 1943
15389 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 20-Sep-44.  Mid-air with 15858 near 
Apopka, FL.  Pilot bailed out
15392 (MSN 401) reported to have been instructional airframe at
Technical School, Norman, OK from about 1947.  Acquired by
NASM, Washington, DC about 1949 and stored at Silver Hill,
MD pending restoration by Grumman.  Placed on display at NASM,
Washington, DC in 1975.  Noted Dec 2005 in Mall facility
of NASM, Washington, DC
15393 (CQTU) w/o 12-Nov-44 off USS Sable.  Spun-in 
while landing off port side
15402/15425 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV415/JV438
15407 (JV421) ditched off HMS Pursuer Feb 26, 1944 when fuel pressure
dropped, pilot resced by HMS Scarborough
15411 (JV424) swung to stareboard while landing on HMS Searcher
Mar 28, 1944, struck island and fell overboard into sea.  Pilot
rescued
15414 (JV427) while landing on carrier May 5, 1945, struck rounddown,
lost hook and went over side into sea.  Pilot rescued.
15417 (JV430) missing in dense thundercloud during fighter direction
exercise at sea Feb 23, 1945.  Pilot missing.
15421 (JV434) shot down by Ju 88 during sortie from HMS Campania
Feb 6, 1945.  Pilot KIA
15422 (JV435) papers deposited Apr 1, 1946, which means aircraft was SOC
sometime before this date.
15424 (JV437) suffered engine fire after takeoff from HMS Searcher
Oct 9, 1044 and ditched.  Pilot rescued by HMS Whirlwind
15425 (JV438) swung to port during takeoff from HMS Formidable
Jun 21, 1944 and went ofer side into sea.  Pilot rescued 
15468 (VF-OTU#4) w/o 8-Oct-44.  Pilot suffered vertigo 
in clouds, crashed near Oviedo,FL.  Pilot killed
15470/15479 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV439/JV448
15479 (JV448)  w/o Aug 1945
15520/15539 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV449/JV468
15536 (JV465) swung on takeoff at Trincomalee May 25, 1945 and ran into 
ditch.  Pilot unhurt but aircraft declared Category ZZ (beyond
repair)
15547 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15570/15579 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV469/JV478
15630/15649 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV479/JV498
15633 (JV482) cought fire after takeoff from HMS Searcher Dec 24, 1944
and ditched in Loch Beg, pilot rescued.  Aircraft lifted out
of loch by Lynx XZ665 of Army Air Corps Apr 3, 1984 for planned
restoration.  Reported Apr 2008 in store with Ulster Aviation
Society at Lisburn.
15634 (JV483) stalled and spun in on approach to Puttalam Jan 12, 1945.
Pilot killed.
15635 (JV484) undercarriage collapsed during takeoff from HMS Battler
Aug 8, 1944.  Port wing struck Bofors gun and aircraft dove inverted
into sea.  Pilot killed.
15645 (JV494) undercarriage collapsed while landing at Machrihanish
Jan 30, 1944.  Aircraft caught fire and burned out.  Pilot escaped.
15647 (JV496) stalled on approach, struck ground, caught fire, and burned
out Aug 7, 1944.  Pilot escaped.
15680/15699 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JB499/JV518.
15680 (JV499) flew into Auchinlongford Hill in snowstorm, caught fire and
burned out while enroute from Ayr to Aberdeen Dec 2, 1944.  
Pilot killed.
15688 (JV507) bounced into barrier on HMS Begum Aug 9, 1944 and 
declared beyond economical repair.
15691 (JV510) went into barrier on HMS Searcher Jun 7, 1944 after hook
pulled out.  Pilot escape but aircraft declared beyond economical repair.
15730/15744 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV519/JV533
15735 (JV524) ditched while attempting precautionary landing on HMS
Searcher Dec 27, 1943
15737 (JV526) while attempting to land on HMS Searcher May 17, 1944,
climbed into cloud during circuit, emerged in near-vertical dive,
unable to pull out in time, hit sea and exploded.  Pilot killed
15740 (JV529) undercarriage collapsed while landing at Trincomalee, 
subsequenty SOC
15749 w/o 22-Sep-44 off USS Sable.  Hit barrier while 
landing.  SOC
15750 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15751 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15755 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15756 (VC-39) lost at sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Nov 24, 1943.
15775/15804 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV534/JV563
15775 (JV534) during night takeoff at Long Kesh Dec 12, 1944, swung off
runway into mud and overturned.  Not repaired, SOC May 26, 1945
15777 (JV536) while landing on HMS Nabob Jul 30, 1944, no 2 wire parted
and aircraft swung to port, twisting fuselage and collapsing tail
oleo.  Pilot uninjured but aircraft declared beyond economical repair.
15782 (JV541) crashed into sea after taking off from HMS Pursuer
Jun 8, 1944.  Pilot killed.
15790 (JV549) stalled after takeoff from RNAS Yeovilton Nov 7, 1944,
crashed into field, caught fire and burned out.  Pilot killed.
15803 (JV562) while carring out aerodrome dummy deck landings at Katykurunda
Jun 1, 1944, on receiving cut signal from landing control officer,
aircraft stalled at 10 foot height, swung to port, port undercarriage 
collapsed, wing struck and killed the landing control officer.
Pilot unhurt, but aircraft declared beyond economical repair.
15823 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 4-Oct-44.  Wing failed on pull-out 
during gunnery.  Pilot killed.
15825/15854 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV564/JV593
15843 (JV582) crashed in jungle during sortie from Puttalam Apr 26, 1944.
pilot survived.  Conflict here since 15843 was reported crashed in 
upper Fremont Canyon, CA in 1944/45, killing the pilot.
15846 (JV585) struck rounddown while landing on HMS Begum
Jun 1, 1944, brok sternpost and skidded over side into sea. 
Pilot rescued
15853 (JV592) hit sea and sank during sortie from HMS Begum Nov 1,1944,
pilot killed.
15854 (JV593) ditched near HMS Searcher Mul 23, 1944.  Pilot rescued.
15858 (VF-OTU#6) w/o 20-Sep-44. Mid-air with 15389 near 
Apopka, FL.  Pilot bailed out.
15870/15889 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV594/JV613
15894/15916 to Royal Navy as Wildcat V JV614/JV636
15896 (JV616) while landing on HMS Searcher Jul 19, 1944, movement of ship
caused aircraft to bounde and hit barrier.  DBR.
15897 (JV617) crashed in field and burned out during night flying
exercise from RNAS Yeovilton Jan 14, 1945.  Pilot survived.
15901 (JV621) spun into sea while making approach to land on HMS
Searcher Jun 25, 1944.  Pilot killed
15902 (JV622) crashed into sea off RNAS Eglinton Jun 30, 1944 after 
control column jammed during dive.  Pilot bailed out and was
rescued.
15915 (JV635) crashed and destroyed by fire at Musbury, England
Jan 31, 1945.  Pilot killed.

23857 ... 24140
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40
23857/24086 MSN 4540/4769
24087/24140 MSN 4970/5023
23857/23861 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN816/FN820
23869 (VT-7) 1-Jun-43; crashed during dummy torpedo 
runs, 7mi.off Pt. Loma, CA; 2 killed
23904 (VC-42) Clover Field, WA; 6-Aug-43; Flew into 
water during low level bombing practice; crew OK.
23906 (VC-18) NAS San Diego, CA 26-Jun-43  Left wing came 
off during glide bomb practice, on dive pull-out;
1mi.N,Otay Target; 3 killed
23914 (VC-58) 16-Jun-43-nite; NAS Clover Valley, Wa; 
VC-58 used by VC-55; 3/missing
23927/23936 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN821/FN830
23933 (FN827) went to 210 School of Technical Training
Mar 28, 1944, presumably as ground instructional machine.
23934 (FN828) crashed into sea astern of HMS Tracker Jan 20, 1944
after starboard wing broke off during practice glide-bombing
attack on ship.  All 3 crew killed.
23936 (FN830) shot down by enemy flak while laying mines off
Lepsoyrenna Light Aug 20, 1944.  All 3 crew KIA.
23939 (VTB-OTU1) collided with TBF-1 23949 w mi NE of airfield
killing Royal Navy crewmember.
23949 (VTB-OTU1) collided with TBF-1 23949 w mi NE of airfield
killing Royal Navy crewmember.
23990 ditched at sea on flight from Fort Lauderdale, FL.  Date?
23997/24011 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN831/FN845
23997 (FN831) landed with one undercarriage leg retracted
during night dummy deck landing at Trincomalee Jan 5, 1945.
Other undercarriage leg collapsed at end of runway.
Crew unhurt but aircraft DBR and SOC.
23998 (FN832) ditched when engine caught fire during takeoff
from HMS Smiter Jan 5, 1945.  Crew rescued.
23406 (FN840) braked heavily and overturned while landing at
Tanga Jan 22, 1944.  Crew unhurt but aircraft DBR and SOC.
23407 (FN841) while returning to HMS Nabob in bad weather from
patrol Sep 29, 1944 was given early waveoff, flew past
starboard side of ship and crashed into sea ahead.
Depth charges exploded.  2 crew killed, one rescued.
24016 (VC-19) Croatan CVE-25; 7-Jul-43; Stalled on takeoff, sank
24027 (VC-50) wing failed in level flight Sept 3, 1943.
3 crew killed.
24028 (VT-2) NAS Quonset Point, RI; 3-Aug-43; Fuel 
exhaustion, ditched; 1mi.SE,Quonset Pt.field 
during nav flt
24072 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN846
24073 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN847.  Crashed during dummy deck
landing at Lewiston Jul 12, 1944.
24072/24086 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN846/FN860
24083 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN857.  Drifted to starboard and
struck island while landing on HMS Illustrious Apr 1, 1945.
Crew unhurt but aircraft deemed DBR.
24084 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN858
24085 (MSN 4768) to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN859.  Haned over to Royal Navy
at Quonset Point, RI Jun 8, 1943.  Most likely never left the USA and
assigned to FAA Squadron No 738, a training unit that operated out oF NAS Lewiston,
Maine from Jul 31, 1943, moving to NAS Brunswick Feb 1945.  Unit disbanded
Jul 1945 and aircraft was returned to US Navy at NAS Norfolk, Virginia Jul 2, 1945. 
Dec 1945 transferred to NAS Patuxent Riverm, MD and used for service tests.  
Donated in 1960 to Smithsonian NASM.  Reported 1976 stored at NASM Silver
Hill, MD.  Now on display at Udvar-Hazy Facility of NASM, Chantilly, Virginia
24086 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN860
24108 (VT-8) NAAS Chincoteague, Virginia; 28-Jul-43; FCLP; Low altitude stall
24125 (CASU-22, VC-43) in midair with 24130 Aug 27, 1943 
during torpedo practice near Nashawens Island, 
Mass.  2 bailed out, one killed.
24129 (c/n 5012) damaged on ground by explosion of depth charges at NAS Hampton Roads, VA Sep 17, 1943.
Repaired.
24130 (CASU-22, VC-43) in midair with 24125 Aug 27, 1943 
during torpedo practice near Nashawens Island, 
Mass.  1 bailed out, two killed.

24141 ... 24141
Grumman XTBF-3 Avenger
MSN 5024.  Trial installation of Wright R-2600-20 engine.  Also became flying test bed for Halford H-1B
turbojet.  First flight Dec 1944, nick-named "Fertile Myrtle"

24142 ... 24241
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40
24142/24241 MSN 5025/5124
24147/24166 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN861/FN880
24149 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN863.  Struck by enemy flak and
crashed into sea in flames while diving on target at Sakishimo
Gunto Mar 26, 1945.  All 3 crew KIA.
24150 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN864.  Struck by enemy flak and
crashed into sea 2 miles W of Hirara, Miyako Jima Apr 17, 1945.
2 crew members KIA, third bailed out and was rescued by
Walrus amphibian
24151 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN865.  Hook pulled out and port
tire burst while landing on HMS Formidable Mar 30, 1945.
Aircraft slewed to port, struck pom-pom director and caught
fire.  Crew unhurt but aircraft DBR and was pushed overboard
into sea.
24152 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN866.  SOC prior to Dec 10, 1945.
24153 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN867.  Flew into hillside 2 mi NW
of Carradale, Mull of Kintyre in low cloud and bad weather
May 28, 1944.  All four crew killed.
24158 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN872.  Lost power on takeoff from
HMS Implacable Apr 18, 1945 and ditched.  All 3 crew rescued.
24161 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN875. While landing on HMS Nabob
in bad visibility Aug 23, 1944, struck Avenger FN887 (BuNo 24228)
and two unidentified Wildcats.  Crew unhurt but aircraft
DBR and pushed overboard into sea.
24162 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN876.  Force landed following engine
fire Feg 25, 1944 at unknown location and declared DBR.
24163 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN877.  Suffered engine fire while
landing on HMS Tracker Apr 1, 1944.  Struck roundown, fell into
aft gun sponsons and burned out.  Two crew members severely
injured (one subsequently died of injuries)
24164 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN878.  Ditched near Carradale Point
Apr 11, 1944.  All 3 crew killed.
24167 (VMTB-134, MBDAG-42) 20-Jul-43; Ditched during 
torpedo runs;12mi.SE,MCAS Santa Barbara,Ca.
24174 (VT-1) stalled on takeoff from CVE-20 Barnes Aug 24, 1943 and sank.  3 crew injured.
24205 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL437.  No record of fate
24221 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL438.  No record of fate
24222/24236 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN881/FN895
24228 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN887.  Starboard wing dropped
during takeoff from HMS Fencer Oct 16, 1944 and crashed
24237 (VT-1) ditched during torpedo training Aug 9, 1943.

24242 ... 24340
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 5125/5223
24248	(VC-42)	Damaged when TBM-1C BuNo 25484 crashed into it on landing on USS Bogue off Bermuda Jul 26, 1944
24257 (VD-29) waved off and ditched from Santee CVE-29.
Crew OK.  Date??
24261 (VC-9) crashed off bow of USS Solomons CVD-57 when catapult failed Apr 22, 1944.  
24279 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
24295 (VC-9) hit ramp landing USS Solomons and crashed 25 March 1944; one dead
24297/24326 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN896/FN925
24300 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN899.  Ditched at unknown location
after instruments failed and carburetor iced up Nov 16, 1943.
Crew rescued.
24306 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN905.  SOC sometime in 1945
24311 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN910.  Ditched off Katukurunda at night
Apr 10, 1944 after engine lost power during ASV patrol.  Crew rescued.
24312 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN911
24313 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN912
24314 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN913.  During night practice anti-submarine
attack off Katukurunda Apr 14, 1944, dropped flares, climbed steeply,
stalled, crashed into sea and caught fire.  All 3 crew killed.
24328 (MSN 5211) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2501.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
24332 (MSN 5215) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2502.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
24335 (MSN 5218) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2503.  Allocated to Research and Development flight for topdressing
trials Mar 1949.  Crashed at Waitemata Harbour near Hobsonville Mar 15, 1956 after engine failure.
24336 (MSN 5219) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2504.  Allocated to General Purpose flight for topdressing
trials Jul 1948.  To instructional airframe INST182 Jul 20, 1959 for use as gate guardian at
RNZAF base, Te Rapa, New Zealand.  Noted 1989 at RNZAF Museum, Wigram, 
NZ painted as NZ2521, which had been lost over Rabaul May 31, 1944.
24337 (MSN 5220) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2505.  SOC Sep 1959.   Reported 1969 at children's playground
at Opunake, New Zealand.  Removed in 1972 for restoration with preservation group at
Wellington, NZ.  Later to RNZAF Museum for possible trade with the Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum. Loaned to the 
Gisborne Aviation and Preservation Society in 1999 for restoration and display in Gisborne, NZ.
24339 (MSN 5222) to New Zealand Sep 1943 as NZ2506.  Allocated to the Research and Development Flight for topdressing trials 
Apr 1949. Crashed on takeoff from Hood Aerodrome, Masterton May 3, 1949, the first sortie of the trial.

24341 ... 24341
Grumman XTBF-3 Avenger
MSN 5224.  Trial installation of Wright R-2600-20

24342 ... 24520
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Model G-40
24342/24510 (MSN 5225/5403)
24367/24386 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN926/FN945
24369 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN928.  Crashed into sea after takeoff from
HMS Illustrious for raid on Sourabaya May 17, 1944.  Crew rescued.
24375 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN934. Belly struck rounddown when landing on
HMS Shah Aug 22, 1945.  Disembarked at Trincomalee Aug 27, 1945 and SOC.
24384 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN943.  Suffered serious oil leak soon after
takeoff from HMS Illustrious May 17, 1944 and ditched.  Crew rescued.
24385 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN944.  Hit by enemy flak and crashed on wooded
hillside four mi From Miirun Apr 12, 1945.  All 3 crew KIA
24386 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN945 
24398 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL502.  No record of fate
24407 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
24437/24440 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN946/FN949
24437 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN946.  Port wing dropped, ditched near
HMS Formidable May 16, 1945.  Crew rescued.
24440 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN949.  Hit sea 4.5 mi from Race Point
during simulated torpedo attack Oct 3, 1943.  All 3 crew killed.
24441/24456 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ100/JZ115
24444 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ103. Ditched 30 mi from HMS Shah May 15, 1945.
Crew rescued.
24450 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ109.  Lost power on takeoff from HMS
Implacable Jun 15, 1945 and ditched.  Crew rescued.
24453 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ112.  During attack on Soengi Gerong oil
refinery Jan 29, 1945, attempted steep glide bomb attack through baloon
barrage.  Starboard wing sheared off and aircraft crashed into sea
inverted.  All 3 crew KIA.
24459 (MSN 5342) to New Zealand  Oct 1943 as NZ2507.  Hit by flak over Vunakanau Apr 26, 1944. The aircraft entered 
a spin and crashed onto the end of the runway.
24460 (MSN 5343) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2508.  After service with No.30 Sqdn, RNZAF at 
Gisborne, NZ, was ferried to Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides and handed over to 
the USN there on 21 Oct. 1944.  Royal Navy records say that this
aircraft was reconditioned and transferred to them Jul 31, 1945
as VL405 but gives no record of use or fate.  
24461 (MSN 5344) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2509.  To 30 Squadron, named "Grumpy". To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
24462 (MSN 5345) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2510.  Badly damaged by enemy gunfire Mar 26, 1944 and made an emergency 
landing at Green Island. To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945
24463 (MSN 5346) to New Zealand as NZ2511. Damaged by enemy fire on 25 April 44.  Emergency landing 
made at Green Island, Solomons, where NZ2511 remained until repaired.  Returned to New Zealand at 
an unknown date and transferred to the British Navy on Sep 7, 1945 at RNZAF Base Hobsonville, Auckland. 
24463 also listed as being destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok, but this 
seems to be a mistake since 24463 was with the Royal Navy and thus could not have been involved in 
the Eniwetok disaster.  
24464 (MSN 5347) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2512.   To No.31 Squadron. Crashed near Tobera Airfield Jul 1, 1944. The aircraft 
was hit by flak during a bombing run and spun into the ground
24465 (MSN 5348) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2513.  To US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
24466 (MSN 5349) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2514.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945
24467 (MSN 5350) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2515.  Crashed at Bougainville on Feb 22, 1944. The aircraft developed an 
uncontrollable swing to port on landing and ended up in a ditch
24469 (MSN 5352) to New Zealand Oct 1943 as NZ2516.  Crashed at Gisborne Dec 21, 1943. The aircraft suffered an engine 
failure on final approach to land and landed in a swamp. Destroyed by post crash fire
24481 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
24501 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL439.  No record of fate
24516 to CFAW-14 Sep 18, 1943.  To AODU at San Diego Feb 29, 1944.  Crashed 1 mi W of Palmdale, CA Nov 11, 1944.
24517/24520 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ116/JZ119
24517 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ116. Ditched near HMS Shah Jul 21, 1944
following engine fire.  Crew rescued
24518 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ117.  After takeoff from Katukurunda
Jan 4, 1945, turned to avoid flare dropped by another aircraft, pilot
dazzled, aircraft stalled and spun in 1 mi from runway.  One crew
member killed, other two injured.
24519 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ118
24520 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ119.  Attempted landing on HMS Shah
Jul 28, 1944, was waved off, turned away, but stalled and fell onto
quarterdeck whereupon aircraft's fuel tanks exploded.  One crew member
killed, other two survived.

25721 ... 26195
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat
Model G-50
25724 crashed into sea 10 mi E of New Smyrna, FL Oct 9, 1944.  Plane was observed
to go into spin at 6000 feet during a rapid maneuver while
squadron was being instructed in gunnery tactics.  Pilot killed.
25744 (VF-8) collided with F6F-3 BuNo 25776 15 mi E of Kitty Hawk, NC Jul 13, 1943.
Both pilots killed.
25776 (VF-8) collided with F6F-3 BuNo 25744 15 mi E of Kitty Hawk, NC Jul 13, 1943.
Both pilots killed.
25778/25787 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN370/FN379
25784 (FN376) crashed following midair collision with Hellcat JV182
(BuNo 41318)  during exercise from RNAS Eglinton May 18, 1944
25785 (FN377) crashed into sea 1 mi from Bar Lightship during severe
thunderstorm Sep 9, 1945.  Pilot killed.
25848 (VF-31) crashed into sea S of Brenton Reef, RI Jul 16, 1943 while engaged in maneuvering
with Army P-47.  Pilot killed.
25862 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25868/25877 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN380/FN389
25889 (VF-6) missing over Wake Island Oct 5, 1943.
25897 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25899	(VF-8)	crashed approaching to land on USS Intrepid off Bermuda Oct 24, 1943
25910 crashed in Lake Michigan Jan 5, 1945 while attempting to land on USS Sable.    
Pilot survived.  Aircraft recovered Nov 21, 2009.  To be refurbished at National Museum of
Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL and then put on display.  Prior to service on USS Sable, this
plane had served with VF-38 at Guadalcanal in 1943.
25934 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
25958/25967 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN390/FN399
25958 (FN390) crashed at Loughmagarry, Northern Ireland during
oxygen climb Apr 28, 1944.  Pilot killed.
25962 (FN394) flew into hilltop in cloud at Skerry West,
Northern Ireland during low-flying exercise Apr 22, 1944.
Pilot killed.
25963 (FN395) reported on dump at Gosport Apr 1946.
25974 wrecked Nov 10, 1943
25895 wrecked Nov 10, 1943.
26047 (F-31) collided with TBF and crashed into sea while on antisubmarine patrol 
near Penas Point, Trinidad Sep 19, 1943.  Pilot killed.  TBF landed safely with damage.
26053/26062 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN400/FN409
26054 (FN401) crashed at Nurvingippan, India May 8, 1944.  Pilot killed.
26057 (FN404) failed to return from night exercise off Isle
of Arran Jun 19, 1944.  Pilot missing, presumed killed.
26061 (FN408) reported on dump at Gosport Mar 1945.
26148/26157 to Royal Navy as Hellcat I FN410/FN419
26148 (FN410) reported on fire and flying low during cross-
country exercise Jan 31, 1944, then flew into rising
ground at high speed at Knocknolly, Northern Ireland
and burned out.  Pilot killed.
26156 (FN418) ditched while flying from HMS Emperor Apr 3, 1944.  Pilot rescued

47438 ... 47637
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 4770/4969
47440 (VT-6) Nas Puunene, Maui, Hi; 18-Jul-43; Ground 
collision
47446 (VT-5) Yorktown CV-10; 20-Jul-43; Ditched
47456 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy.
No record of fate
47461 (VC-19) crashed on takeoff for night glide bombing
practice Coronado, CA 5/27/1943.  3 killed.
47473 (VT-16) Lexington CV-16; 5-Jun-43; take-off, 
ditched
47474 (VF-16) ditched on takeoff from carrier 5/25/1943
Gulf of Paria off Trinidad
47476 (VT-16) in midair during simulated attack on
Pearl Harbor Aug 9, 1943.  3 crew killed.
47478/47487 to Royal Navy as Avenger I (FN786/FN795)
47479 (FN787) collided with Seafire during fighter evasion exercise
Oct 9, 1943 and crashed 2 mi NW of Old Man of Hoy,
Orkney Islands.  All 3 crew killed.
47480 (FN788) stalled on takeoff from HMS Ravager Jul 4, 1943 and
crashed into Chesapeake Bay.  All 3 crew killed.
47482 (FN790) mounted incorrectly on catapult on HMS Ravager Jul 7, 1943,
failed to reach flying speed on takeoff and ditched.  Crew rescued.
47483 (FN791) while embarking on HMS Ravager Jul 2, 1943, stalled on
deck, opened up and went over side into sea.  Crew rescued.
47490 (VC-1) Card CVE-11; 2-Jul-43;
47517, aircraft anti-sub development unit, project unit,
NAS Quonset Pt, Ri; Special exercise; Dove-in & 
exploded 4-5mi.off shore; 3 killed
47554 (VC-34) NAS Astoria, OR; 26-Jun-43; Crash landing
at Flatsop County Airport, OR.
47558/47569 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN796/FN805
47559 (FN797) suffered engine fire on takeoff from HMS Ravager Jul 3, 1943
and ditched.  Pilot rescued (no other crew members mentioned)
47561 (FN799) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
47564 (FN802) swung on takeoff from HMS Tracker Feb 20, 1944 and went
into sea.  Pilot rescued, no other crew members mentioned.
47594 (VC-13) CVE;21-Jul-43;Ditched
47602 (VT-6) crashed at sea Sept 2, 1943 off NAS Puunene
Maui, HI.  4 crew missing.
47628/47637 to Royal Navy as Avenger I FN806/FN815
47629 (FN807) entered cloud and crashed into Buzzards Bay, MA
Jun 22, 1943.  Pilot and USN passenger killed.
47636 (FN814) drifted to report and missed wires when landing on HMS
Implacable Apr 24, 1945 and struck port side of barrier.  DBR and SOC.

47638 ... 48123
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
Model G-40.  MSN 5404/5889
47638/47653 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ120/JZ135
47639 (JZ121) bounced into barrier while landing on HMS Shas Jan 13, 1945
and struck tail of parked Avenger JZ234 (BuNo 47957) and declared
DBR
47640 (JZ122) made slow and high landing on HMS Shay Jun 25, 1944 and
went over side into sea.  Crew rescued.
47641 (JZ123) stalled and ditched while operating from HMS Shah Oct 10, 1944.
Pilot (only crew member mentioned) rescued.
47643 (JZ125) failed to return from night navigation exercise over sea
off Northern Ireland Apr 11, 1944.  All 3 crew members missing,
presumed killed.
47647 (JZ129) SOC Jun 22, 1950 and relegated to ground instructional 
duties, presumably subsequently scrapped.
47648 (JZ130) suffered engine fire on takeoff from Inskip Jun 14, 1944
and deemed DBR.
47650 (JZ132) sank into sea on takeoff from HMS Implacable Jun 4, 1945.
47670 modified to TBF-1D with AN/APS-3 radar in antisubmarine role
47689 reconditioned and transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as
VL408.   No record of fate.
47704/47723 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ136/JZ155
47704 (JZ136) shot down by flak at Koriyama, Japan Aug 10, 1945.  2 crew
members POW.
47705 (JZ137) hit by flak and ditched during attack on Japanese cruiser
at Malacca Strait May 15, 1945.  2 crew POW, third KIA.
47706 (JZ138) ran out of fuel returning from attack on Japanese cruiser in
Malacca Strait May 15, 1945 and ditched 30 mi NE of fleet.  Crew
rescued by Walrus amphibian.
47711 (JZ143) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
47716 (JZ148) reported at Trincomalee 1945.  Subsequently SOC.
47720 (JZ152) SOC for spares Mar 5, 1949.  Remains noted on Gosport
dump May/July 1952.
47724 (MSN 5490) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2530.  Presumed to have been hit by flak during a bombing run at Vunakanau on 
May 28,  1944. The aircraft crashed shortly after completing its’ bomb run.
47726 (MSN 5492) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2533.  Crashed at Ohakea on Dec 7, 1944 after an engine failure on a test flight.
47727 (MSN 5493) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2534.  Returned to US Navy at Espiritu Santo Oct 21, 1944
47729 (MSN 5495) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2531.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944
47730 (MSN 5496) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2526.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
47731 (MSN 5497) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2517.  To 30 Squadron, named "Sophisticated Lady". To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 
Sep 7, 1945
47732 (MSN 5498) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2529.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
47733 (MSN 5499) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2518.  To 30 Squadron, named "Plonky". Hit by flak near Rapopo Airfield, New 
Britain Jun 5, 1944. The aircraft caught fire and dived into the ground.
47736 (MSN 5502) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2519.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped.
47740 (MSN 5506) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2520.  Returned to US Navy at Espirtu Santo Oct 28, 1944.
47763 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47774/47803 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ156/JZ185
47774 (JZ156) turned down wrong runway at Squantum Dec 8, 1943 and ran into
another aircraft.  SOC.
47777 (JZ159) lost height on takeoff from HMS Trumpeter Aug 31, 1944 and
ditched.  Crew rescued.
47780 (JZ162) w/o on HMS Nabob Mar 7, 1944 when struck by Avenger
JZ167 (ex BuNo 47785).  Put ashore Mar 17, 1944 and presumably
subsequently scrapped.
47781 (JZ163) ditched off Crail Dec 17, 1945 following engine fire.  Pilot
rescued.
47782 (JZ164) placed in storage Sep 1945
47785 (JZ167) survived accident Mar 7, 1944 on HMS Nabob (see BuNo 47780).
By Apr 1945 was with 848 Sqn RN.  SOC by Oct 18, 1945.
47787 (JZ169) dove into Atlantic ocean during night flight Nov 18, 1943.
All 3 crewmembers killed.
47792 (JZ174) SOC by Dec 11, 1945.
47798 (JZ180) ditched following loss of oil pressure during mission fro
HMS Begum Jun 22, 1944.  Crew rescued.
47801 (JZ183) reported at Trincomalee 1945 and subsequently SOC
47802 (JZ184) reported at Trincomalee 1945 and subsequently SOC
47808 (MSN 5574) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2521.  Crashed near Rabaul after being hit by flak during a bombing run May 31, 1944.
47813 (MSN 5579) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2528.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
47814 (MSN 5580) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2535.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
47817 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47822 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47850 (MSN 5616) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2522.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945
47851 (MSN 5617) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2532.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30 1944
47852 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47853 (MSN 5619) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2536.  SOC Mar 1948
47855 (MSN 5621) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2523.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
47856 (MSN 5622) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2537.  Returned to US Navy Oct 21, 1944.
47857 (MSN 5623) to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2524.  Returned to US Navy at Espiritu Santo Oct 21, 1944
47858 (MSN 5624) to New Zealand Dec 1943 as NZ2525.  Returned to US Navy at Espiritu Santo Oct 30, 1944.
47859 (MSN 5625) to Royal Navy as JZ321 but NTU, then to New Zealand Jan 1944 as NZ2527.  SOC Sep 1959.
Became ZK-CBO 1959, conversion as cropsprayer abandoned.  Removed from register Mar 1964.  Reported 1969 
in playground at Kuirau Park, Rotarua and in 1976 at Museum of Transport and Technology,
Auckland, NZ.
47861 (MSN 5627) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2538.  Royal Navy records say aircraft was
reconditioned and transferred to them Jul 31, 1945 as VL507, but
there is no record of use or fate.  Returned to US Navy Oct 21, 1944.
47912 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
47939/47966 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ217/JZ243
47940 (JZ217) hit by flak during attack on U-boat base atkilbotn May 4, 1945
and crashed at Harstad.  All 3 crew killed.
97945 (JZ222) reported at Trimcomalee 1945, subsequently SOC.
97948 (JZ225) failed to return from reconnaissance mission between Flushing
and Den Helder May 19, 1944.  All 3 crewmebers MIA, presumed killed.
97954 (JZ231) sank into sea on takeoff from HMS Begum Aug 28, 1944.
Crew rescued.
97957 (JZ234) struck by Avenger JZ121 (ex BuNo 47639) on HMS Shah Jan 13, 1945.
Subsequently offloaded at Trincomalle and SOC.
47982/48009 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ244/JZ271
47983 (JZ245) made wheels-up landing on HMS Implacable Jun 7, 1945.  SOC
by Dec 11, 1945.
47989 (JZ251) port wing badly damaged by flak over Sakishima Gunto
Mar 27, 1945, broke off during return journey to carrier and
aircraft crashed into sea inverted.  One crew member bailed out
and was rescued, other two killed.
47994 (JZ256) went over port side into sea during night takeoff from
HMS Implacable Jun 15, 1945.  Crew rescued.
48000 (JZ262) caught fire in air and ditched at unknownlocation Jul 25, 1945.
Crew rescued.
48001 (JZ263) suffered engine fire from takeoff from HMS Implacable
Mar 19, 1945 and ditched.  Two crew rescued by HMS Wolverine, no
mention of a third.
48002 (JZ264) lost height and ditched at unknown location May 4, 1945.
48003 (JZ265) lost half of starboard wing andcrashed while
diving to attack Soengi Gerong oil refinery Jan 29, 1945.  Crew killed.
48004 (JZ266) while parking on HMS Ruler after return from mission May 14, 1945
struck by aicraft attempting to land on and pushed off flight
deck to land inverted on ship's forecastle.  One crew member
killed, other two survived.  Aircraft DBR.
48016 (MSN 5782) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2539. SOC Sep 1959.  To children's playground
at Havelock North, New Zealand Aug 24, 1965.  Recovered and now believed to be in storage in Auckland.
48017 (MSN 5783) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2540.  Returned to US Navy Oct 21, 1944.
48020 (MSN 5786) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2544.  Damaged by enemy AAA May 28, 1944 and w/o at Bougainville
48021 (MSN 5787) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2541.  Hit by flak during bombing raid at Lakunai on May 10, 1944. 
The aircraft lost height and then nosed over and dived into the sea about half a mile off the coast.
48023 (MSN 5789) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2542.  SOC Mar 1948 and scrapped
48024 (MSN 5790) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2543.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.
48032 (MSN 5798) became N7922A and used for spraying.  Crashed Jun 6, 1966 into light brush 7 mi from Chipman 
airstrip.  Is the wreck still there?
48035/48049 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ272/JZ286
48044 (JZ281) SOC by Dec 11, 1945
48046 (JZ283) suffered engine fire during mission from HMS Implacable
Jul 25, 1945 and ditched alongside patrolling destroyer.
48055 (MSN 5821) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2545. Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.   Reconditioned and 
transferred to Royal Navy Jul 31, 1945 as VL508.  No record of fate.  
48060 (MSN 5826) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2546.  Returned to US Navy Oct 30, 1944.  Royal Navy records say 
that this aircraft was reconditioned and transferred to them Jul 31, 1945
as VL509, but there is no record of use or fate.
48063/48076 to Royal Navy as Avenger I JZ287/JZ300
48065 (JZ289) crashed into Indian Ocean Apr 29, 1945 after colliding
with Seafire PP979 during glide bombing exercise.  One crew
member rescued, other two killed.
48077 (MSN 5843) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2547.  To Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sep 7, 1945.
48081 (MSN 5847) to New Zealand Feb 1944 as NZ2548.  Landed in sea after engine failure during operational 
training flight on Mar 15, 1944
48099 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.
48103 destroyed on ground by crashing PB4Y-1 38766 Aug 9, 1944, Eniwetok.