USAF Serial Number Search Results

51-001 ... 51-071 (EXACT MATCH)
Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Most converted to SA-16B and redesignated HU-16B in 1962.
001 (MSN 74) delivered to USAF Sep 12, 1951.  Crashed in Panamount Mountains, Death Valley, CA Jan 24, 1952 
when aircraft was abandoned by the crew after one engine failed.
002 (MSN 75) Delivered to USAF Sep 11, 1951. Modified to Model G-333, designated HU-16B for MAP 
delivery to Argentine Air Force / Fuerza Aérea Argentina.   WFU 1977
003 (MSN 76) delivered to USAF Sep 10, 1951 
004 (MSN 77) delivered to USAF Sep 11, 1951.  To N459 FAA, NAFEC Elizabeth City NJ in 1958 as NAFEC-13. N16CA 
Conroy Aircraft Corp, Santa Barbara CA, registered Sep 19, 1969. Converted to Conroy Turbo with RR Darts, 
Santa Barbara CA ff Feb 25, 1970. Parked New Smyrna Beach FL Aug 1994. Cancelled Jan 31, 2013
005 (MSN 78) . Delivered to USAF 8Sep51. Modified to Model G-333, designated HU-16B for MAP delivery to 
Argentine Air Force/Fuerza Aérea Argentina as 0534. WFU 1977.
006 (MSN 79) . Delivered to USAF Sep 11, 1951. Displayed at the Strategic Air & Space Museum, Ashland, Nebraska.
007 (MSN 80) delivered to USAF Sep 11, 1951
008 (MSN 81) delivered to USAF Sep 11, 1951.   (3rd ARS) damaged in takeoff in rough seas off Korean 
coast Jan 16, 1952.
009 (MSN 82) rescued 8 survivors from a Cathay Pacific Airlines C-54 (42-72205/VR-HEO)
that had been shot down by Chinese aircraft near Hainan Island on July 23, 1954
010 (MSN 83) delivered to USAF Oct 29, 1951.  w/o Feb 8, 1966
011 (MSN 84)
012 (MSN 85) delivered to USAF Nov 5, 1951.
013 (MSN 86) delivered to USAF Nov 9, 1951
014 (MSN 87) delivered to USAF Nov 13, 1951. Modified to Model G-315, designated HU-16B for MAP delivery to 
Chilean Air Force/Fuerza Aérea de Chile as 569.  N8497N registered to Grumman Aerospace,  
Disassembled at Cartersville, GA 2004.  Cancelled Jul 9, 2013
015 (MSN 88) delivered to USAF Nov 20, 1951.  To US Coast Guard as UF-1G 1015
016 (MSN 89) delivered to USAF Nov 15, 1951.  To US Coast Guard as UF-1G 1016. 
017 (MSN 90) transfered to US Navy as 149836 for transfer to US Coast Guard as 1017
018 (MSN 91) delivered to USAF Nov 26, 1951
019 (MSN 92) delivered to USAF 6Dec51. Allied Aircraft Sales Inc, Tucson AZ: for sale Jul 1973.  To N5545 
with Diamond Aero Corp, Orange CA 1976/1979. To Philippine AF as 10019 Oct 1978/1884. 
Operated for the Coast Guard. Trans Corp, Manila: purchased at PAF auction in 1984. 
To RP-X459 Trans Corp, Manila 1986/1989.  To RP-R459 Trans Corp, Manila 1989 (RP-X459 noted Manila Jun 1989 
all white, airworthy), cancelled 1989. Stored by Air Asia, Tainan AB, Republic of China AF. Cancelled Philippines registry
as sold to USA Feb 14, 2005.  To N5545 Robert P. Ryan, Carson City NV Nov 30, 2005. 
To N10019 Robert P. Ryan, Carson City NV Jan 4, 2006, current. Made airworthy by the Air Rescue Museum, 
Kirtland AFB, NM, restored at Tucson March 2011 and shown at Oshkosh 2011.  Landed gear-up at Boulder City,
Nevada Nov 29, 2014
020 (MSN 93) delivered to USAF Dec 6, 1951.
021 (MSN 94) delivered to USAF Dec 6, 1951.
022 (MSN 96) delivered to USAF Jan 21, 1952.  On display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona.
023 (MSN 97) delivered to USAF 8an 8, 1952. Modified to SA-16B. Modified to UF-2G for USCG as 1023
024 (MSN 98) delivered to USAF 2Jan52. Modified to Model G-315, designated HU-16B for MAP delivery 
to Chilean Air Force/Fuerza Aérea de Chile as 570.  Preserved at the National Air and Space 
Museum/Museo Nacional Aeronautico y del Espacio in Los Cerrillos, Santiago, Chile.
025 (MSN 99) delivered to USAF Jan 2, 1952. At Bradley Air Museum, Windsor Locks CT 1973/1979. 
New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks CT 1979. Badly damaged by tornado at museum Mar 10, 1979. 
To N7141S Dennis G. Buehn, Carson City NV Apr 1990.  To N44HQ N44HQ LLC, Westlake Village CA Aug 15, 2008, 
current. (flies in blue/white scheme with “Row 44” titles)
026 (MSN 100) delivered to USAF Jan 2, 1952.  To US Coast Guard as 1026
027 (MSN 101) delivered to USAF Jan 2, 1952
028 (MSN 102) delivered to USAF Jan 7, 1952.
029 (MSN 103)
030 (MSN 104) delivered to USAF Jan 2, 1952.  To US Coast Guard as 1030
031 (MSN 105) delivered to USAF Jan 21, 1952
032 (MSN 107) delivered to USAF Feb 13, 1952
033 (MSN 108) delivered to USAF Feb 13, 1952. Modified to Model G-333, designated HU-16B for 
MAP delivery to Argentine Navy / Armada de la República Argentina as 0533/4-BS-1, later BS-01. 
To LV-RBJ Andes Aviacion S.A.: noted Don Torcuato May 1991. To N9107Z Clyde E. Barton, Clute TX Sep 12, 1995. 
To N39SB Clyde E. Barton, Clute TX Sep 1997. Sold to Mexico, cancelled May 2001. 
Parked Tucson AZ Aug 2001 pending delivery to Mexico, not registered in Mexico. To
N666HA Rivera-Lopez Rosario, Wilmington CA Jan 25, 2005. N666HA noted El Paso TX Oct 2005, wfu stored.
034 (MSN 109) delivered to USAF Feb 12, 1952. Modified to Model G-333, designated HU-16B for MAP 
delivery to Argentine Navy/Armada de la República Argentina as 0535/4-BS-3, later BS-03. 
Preserved at the Museo de la Aviación Naval Argentina, Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahia Blanca, Argentina. 
035 (MSN 110) delivered to USAF Feb 19, 1952.  MAP to Italian AF as MM51-035, coded 15-8. Preserved at 
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino.
036 (MSN 111) delivered to USAF Feb 18, 1952.  Went missing between Iceland and Greenland Nov 15, 1953
037 (MSN 112) delivered to USAF Feb 18, 1952.  FMS to Italian AF as MM51-037, coded 15-9.  Preserved at 
Gorizia Friuli-Venezia Sep 2005.
038 (MSN 113) delivered to USAF Feb 25, 1952. Modified to Model G-341, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B 
for MAP delivery to Peruvian Air Force/Fuerza Aérea del Perú in 1963 as FAP 517. WFU by 1987
039 (MSN 114) delivered to USAF Feb 25, 1952.  W/o Apr 18, 1956 near Wheelus AB, Libya
040 (MSN 115) delivered to USAF Mar 6, 1952. Modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B 
for MAP delivery to Royal Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10040, code KK-I. MAP delivery 
to Spanish Air Force / Ejército del Aire as AN.1B-12
041 (MSN 117).  Modified to Model G-341, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B for MAP delivery to 
Peruvian Air Force/Fuerza Aérea del Perú in 1963 as FAP 518. Written off
042 (MSN 118)
043 (MSN 119) delivered to USAF Mar 17, 1952. To Davis Monthan AFB AZ: wfu, open storage 1976. 
To N7049D Caribbean Flying Boats, Miami FL: reg. res. Nov 1988. Not taken up, cancelled May 18, 2011. 
Stored with Western International
044 (MSN 120) delivered to USAF Mar 18, 1952. Modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B for 
MAP delivery to Royal Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10044, code WH-G.  MAP delivery to the 
Royal Hellenic Air Force, later as the Hellenic Air Force as 510044.  Noted stored
at Elefsis Sep 2005.
045 (MSN 121) delivered to USAF Mar 20, 1952
046 (MSN 122) delivered to USAF Mar 20, 1952  To 301st ARRS.  Cut adrift after making open sea landing off
Bermuda Jul 15, 1967.
047 (MSN 123) delivered to USAF Mar 25, 1952.
048 (MSN 124) delivered to USAF Mar 28, 1952. Modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B 
for MAP delivery to Royal Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10048. Not taken up. Modified to Model G-341, 
designated HU-16B for MAP delivery to Peruvian Air Force/Fuerza Aérea del Perú in 1970 as FAP 520. WFU 
049 (MSN 126) delivered to USAF Apr 21, 1952.
050 (MSN 127) delivered to USAF Apr 21, 1952. Modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B 
for MAP delivery to Royal Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10050. Not taken up. 
Modified to Model G-341, designated HU-16B for MAP delivery to Peruvian Air Force/Fuerza Aérea 
del Perú in 1970 as FAP 521. WFU 
051 (MSN 128) delivered to USAF Apr 21, 1952
052 (MSN 129) delivered to USAF Apr 21, 1952
053 (MSN 130) delivered to USAF Apr 23, 1952.
054 (MSN 131) delivered to USAF Apr 23, 1952
055 (MSN 132) delivered to USAF Apr 23, 1952
056 (MSN 133) delivered to USAF Apr 23, 1952.  To Argentine Navy as 4-BS-4, later BS-4.  WFU in 1977 and
scrapped at Punta Indio.
057 (MSN 135) delivered to USAF May 1, 1952.
058 (MSN 136) delivered to USAF May 14, 1952.  W/o Jul 3, 1965 in Gulf of Tonkin.
059 (MSN 137) delivered to USAF May 19, 1952
060 (MSN 138) delivered to USAF May 19, 1952. Modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B for MAP 
delivery to Royal Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10060, coded KK-B.  MAP delivery to Spanish Air 
Force/Ejército del Aire as AN.1B-8.
061 (MSN 139) delivered to USAF May 19, 1952.  (3rd ARS) capsized in high seas off coast of Korea during SAR mission
Jan 13, 1953.
062 (MSN 141) delivered to USAF May 19, 1952.  Crashed into mountains in 1.9 mi SW of Moji, Honshu Island,
Japan in bad weather Feb 13, 1953.  7 killed.
063 (MSN 142) delivered to USAF May 19, 1952.
064 (MSN 143) delivered to USAF May 22, 1952.  To JTB-47B.  To MASDC Sep 1, 1961.
065 (MSN 144) delivered to USAF May 22, 1952
066 (MSN 145) delivered to USAF May 28, 1952
067 (MSN 146) delivered to USAF May 28, 1952.  To N3395F Robert Bean, Hereford AZ 73. Antilles Air Boats, 
St Croix US Virgin Islands in 1977.  To Lawrence D. Weerts, Tucson AZ Mar 1988.  To Jerry L. Weaver, Carson 
City Nevada Jun 11, 1990. Open storage unrestored, Carson City. Cancelled May 5, 2011
068 (MSN 147) modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B for MAP delivery to Royal 
Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10068, coded KK-D. MAP delivery to the Royal Hellenic Air Force, 
later as the Hellenic Air Force  in 1970 as 510068.  Noted stored at Elefsis Sep 2005.
069 (MSN 148) modified to G-342, designated SA-16B/ASW, later as HU-16B for MAP delivery to 
Spanish Air Force/Ejército del Aire as AN.1-1  Reserialed to AN.1A-1 and w/o Sep 19, 1974.
070 (MSN 149) modified to SA-16B. Modified to SA-16B/ASW prototype for MDAP supply to other air arms. 
Modified to Model G-251, designated SA-16B/ASW, later HU-16B for MAP delivery to Royal Norwegian 
Air Force/Luftforsvaret as 10070, coded KK-H. MAP delivery to the Royal Hellenic Air Force, later 
as the Hellenic Air Force as 510070 in 1970.  Noted preserved at Elefsis Sep 2005.
071 (MSN 151).  The aircraft was deployed to rescue two crew members of a downed McDonnell Douglas F-4C 
Phantom 66-0740 off Haiphong in the Gulf of Tonkin Mar 14, 1966.  The Albatross landed in the sea 
close to the shoreline. It was quickly approached by several North Vietnamese boats. They began to 
open fire on the Albatross, finally firing a mortar shell. They flying boat burst into flames. 
The survivors were later rescued by Navy helicopters
Machine painted as 51-071 at Rescue Heritage Hall Museum, Kirtland AFB, NM is really
HU-16E USCG 1280, MSN G-302.