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Serial Number Criteria: 56-696
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Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:25:04 2016
56-681 ... 56-698 (EXACT MATCH)
Boeing B-52D-40-BW Stratofortress
MSN 464052/464069
681 crashed 9/9/58 near Fairchild AFB after midair collision with B-52D 56-0661.
682 to MASDC as BC256 10/19/78.  Scrapped
683 on display at Pease AFB, then moved to Whiteman AFB, Missouri
684 to MASDC as BC315 5/5/83.  Scrapped
685 on display at Dyess AFB, Texas
686 to MASDC as BC318 8/22/83.  Scrapped
687 on display at Orlando, Fl.
688 blown up April 1984, Carswell AFB
689 Delivered Oct 11, 1957 to 28th Bomb Wing.   Retired from 7th Bomb Wing at Carswell AFB, TX and flown to Brize Norton, UK, 
and on Oct 8, 1983 to Duxford for the Imperial War Museum. Later to the American Air Museum Sep 1996.
690 to MASDC as BC304 10/28/82.  Scrapped
691 to MASDC as BC249 10/10/78.  Scrapped
692 on display at Kelly AFB
693 to MASDC as BC230 9/7/78.  Scrapped
694 to MASDC as BC319 8/22/83.  Scrapped
695 on display at Tinker AFB Air Park, Oklahoma
696 on display at Travis AFB, California.
697 to MASDC as BC328 9/20/83.  Scrapped
698 to MASDC as BC311 11/9/82.  Scrapped
56-1573 ... 56-1792
Lockheed T-33A-1-LO
1573/1649 MSN 580-9923/9999, 1650/1792 MSN 580-1000/1142.  Transfers to MASDC from www.amarcexperience.com
1573 to civil registry as N97477.  In 1987 was in use at Honolulu Community 
College/University of Hawaii at Honolulu IAP as engineering teaching aid.
Now on display at Hangar 25 Museum, Big Spring, TX
1574 to civil registry as N8362.  In 1987 was in use at Honolulu Community 
College/University of Hawaii at Honolulu IAP as engineering teaching aid
1578 to AMARC as TC1338 Nov 23, 1987.  Still on AMARC inventory Jan 15, 2008
1579 to MASDC Aug 4, 1975.
1580 to MASDC Dec 16, 1974
1582 to MASDC as TC968 Jul 2, 1970.
1585 FMS to Republic of Korea AF.
1586 to MASDC but returned to service.  To Uruguayan AF as 206
1587 to AMARC as TC1366 Mar 14, 1988.  Still on AMARC inventory Jan 15, 2008
1592 to Green AF
1593 to MASDC as TC893 Nov 16, 1969
1594 to MASDC as TC918 Dec 6, 1969
1595 to MASDC as TC922 Dec 11, 1969
1596 to US Navy as QT-33A 156165.  To MASDC as TC1201 Feb 4, 1980.  Still on AMARC inventory Jan 15, 2008
1597 to MASDC as TC929 Dec 17, 1969.  Converted to QT-33A.  SOC Dec 15, 1977.
1598 converted to QT-33A. SOC Dec 11, 1975.
1599 to MASDC as TC895 Nov 16, 1969
1601 to Pakistan.  On display at Karachi. 
1602 SOC at RAF Alconbury, UK Oct 21, 1968 on FMS to Portuguese AF as 1919. 
Stored Cemetery Hanger Beja Apr 2000.
1603 (1868th FCS) SOC Mar 16, 1967 on transfer under MAP to Saudi Arabian AF as 1501.
1604 (20th FBW) collided at night with RAF Canberra PR.7 WJ823 over Spaldwick, UK Jun 13, 1958.
All crew on both planes killed.
1605 (10th TRW) SOC RAF Alconbury, UK Oct 21, 1968 on FMS to Portugal as 1920.  
1606 (1868th FCS) SOC Nov 19, 1968 for spares recovery
1607 (7244th ABG) SOC Jun 28, 1960 on transfer under MAP
1608 (7244th ABG) SOC Jun 28, 1960 on transfer under MAP
1609 (7244th ABG) crashed by May 5, 1957
1610 (7244th ABG) SOC Jun 28, 1960 on transfer under MAP
1611 (7244th ABG) SOC Jun 28, 1960 on transfer under MAP
1612 (7244th ABG) SOC Jun 28, 1960 on transfer under MAP
1613 (7244th ABG) SOC Jun 28, 1960 on transfer under MAP to Saudi Arabian AF as 1513
1614 (7244th ABG) crashed by May 5, 1957
1616 (MSN 580-9966) to CAA as N85 in 1956 for training and proficiency.  Ultimate fate obscure.
1620 to Pakistan AF
1622 to Pakistan AF
1623 (1868th FCS) SOC at Wiesbaden, West Germany Nov 5, 1968 on transfer under MAP to Portuguese 
AF as 1921.
1624 (1868th FCS) SOC Wiesbaden, West Germany Nov 5, 1968 on transfer under MAP to 
Portuguese AF as 1922.  Stored Cemetery Hanger Beja Apr 2000
1630 converted to AT-33A.  To Ecuadorian AF as 631
1641 to MASDC Sep 6, 1973
1643 to MASDC as TC784 Dec 12, 1966
1647 MSN 580-9997, transferred to USN as TV-2 143014
1651 MSN 580-1001, transferred to USN as TV-2 143015
1652 (MSN 580-1002) converted to AT-33A.  To Ecuadorian AF as 607.  To US Navy as QT-33A 156166
1655 MSN 580-1005, transferred to USN as TV-2 143016
1656 (MSN 580-1006) on display at Korean Aerospace Industry Aerospace Museum,
Sacheon AFB.
1658 (MSN 580-1008) to MASDC as TC891 Nov 14, 1969
1659 (MSN 580-1009) transferred to USN as TV-2 143017
1660 (MSN 580-1010) mounted on pole at Twin Falls Airport, Idaho.
1662 (MSN 580-1012) To MASDC as TC965 Jun 16, 1970.  To Taiwan
1663 (MSN 580-1013) transferred to USN as TV-2 143018
1664 (MSN 580-1014) assigned to 159th FIS, 125th FIG, Florida ANG.  To AMARC as TC1364 Mar 9, 1988.  
Still on AMARC inventory Jan 15, 2008
1666 to Philippine AF
1667 (MSN 580-1017) transferred to USN as TV-2 143019
1668 (MSN 580-1018) to MASDC Jun 10, 1975.
1669 (MSN 580-1019) to MASDC as TC890.  To civil registry as N391P.  To Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes, Indiana.
1670 (MSN 580-1020), transferred to USN as TV-2 143020
1673 (MSN 580-1023) to MASDC, to Saudi Arabian AF.  Seen Jan 20089 at Ozark Military Museum, Fayetteville RAP/Drake Field, Arkansas
1674 (MSN 580-1024) transferred to USN as TV-2 143021
1683 (MSN 580-1033) transferred to USN as TV-2 143023
1687 (MSN 580-1037) transferred to USN as TV-2 143024
1691 (MSN 580-1041) transferred to USN as TV-2 143025
1695 (MSN 580-1045) transferred to USN as TV-2 143026
1696 (MSN 580-1046) to MASDC as TC914 Dec 2, 1969.  To Taiwan
1697 (MSN 580-1047) to MASDC Aug 12, 1977, returned to service.
1698 (MSN 580-1048) to Taiwan
1699 (MSN 580-1049) transferred to USN as TV-2 143027
1700 (MSN 580-1050) to MASDC as TC912 Nov 26, 1969.  To Republic of China AF as T-33336, 
donated in 1990 to Paraguayan AF as 1020.  Assigned to Grupo Aerotactico (GAT) 2nd Fighter
Squadron Indios.  Accident Apr 16, 1996 at Concepcion, Paraguay
1702 (MSN 580-1052)to MASDC Sep 9, 1977
1703 (MSN 580-1053) transferred to USN as TV-2 143028
1707 (MSN 580-1057) transferred to USN as TV-2 143029
1710 (MSN 580-1060) on display at Wings Over The Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado.
1711 (MSN 580-1061) transferred to USN as TV-2 143030
1712 (MSN 580-1062) to MASDC as TC896 Nov 14, 1969.  To Taiwan
1715 (MSN 580-1065) transferred to USN as TV-2 143031
1716 (MSN 580-1066) to MASDC May 3, 1977, returned to service.  Back to AMARC as TC1323 Mar 5, 1987.  
Still on AMARC inventory Jan 15, 2008
1718 (MSN 580-1068) to MASDC May 6, 1975
1719 (MSN 580-1069) transferred to USN as TV-2 143032
1721 (MSN 580-1071) to AMARC as TC1367 Mar 14, 1988.  Still on AMARC inventory Jan 15, 2008
1722 (MSN 580-1072) to MASDC as TC921 Dec 11, 1969.  To Taiwan
1723 (MSN 580-1073) transferred to USN as TV-2 143033
1725 (MSN 580-1075) to N8686D
1727 (MSN 580-1077) transferred to USN as TV-2 143034
1728 (MSN 580-1078) to Philippine AF
1729 (MSN 580-1079) to MASDC as TC911 Nov 25, 1969
1730 (MSN 580-1080) to MASDC as TC994, to N1449
1731 (MSN 580-1081) transferred to USN as TV-2 143035
1732 (MSN 580-1082) to US Navy as QT-33A 156167.  To MASDC Feb 4, 1980
1735 (MSN 580-1085) transferred to USN as TV-2 143036
1736 (MSN 580-1086) to MASDC Apr 15, 1975
1739 (MSN 580-1089) transferred to USN as TV-2 143037
1744 (MSN 580-1094) transferred to USN as TV-2 143038
1746 (MSN 580-1096) to Pakistan AF
1747 (MSN 580-1097) to to MASDC Dec 17, 1974.  To civil registry as N43856.  
Noted at Nassau Technical Aviation Academy,
Farmingdale, NY July 2003.  Noted Mar 14, 2008 at American Airpower Museum,
Farmingdale, NY.
1748 (MSN 580-1098) transferred to USN as TV-2 143039
1749 (MSN 580-1099) to civil registry as N61749, later N155SF
1750 (MSN 580-1100) to Philippine AF
1752 (MSN 580-1102) transferred to USN as TV-2 143040
1753 (MSN 580-1103) to MASDC as TC903 Nov 19, 1969.  To Taiwan as 3333. In Jun 2007 was gate 
guard at Hsin-chu AB, Taiwan.
1754 (MSN 580-1104) to MASDC as TC900 Nov 19, 1969
1755 (MSN 580-1105) to Greek AF
1756 (MSN 580-1106) transferred to USN as TV-2 143041
1758 (MSN 580-1108) to MASDC as TC908 Nov 25, 1969.
1759 (MSN 580-1109) to MASDC as TC907 Nov 21, 1969.  To Taiwan
1760 (MSN 580-1110) transferred to USN as TV-2 143042
1764 (MSN 580-1114) transferred to USN as TV-2 143043
1765 (MSN 580-1115) to MASDC as TC873 Oct 9, 1969.  To Taiwan
1766 (MSN 580-1116) to MASDC Apr 11, 1975.
1767 (MSN 580-1117) at Frontiers of Flight Museum, Love Field, Dallas, Texas in 2008
1768 (MSN 580-1118) transferred to USN as TV-2 143044
1770 (MSN 580-1120) to MASDC as TC916 Dec 4, 1969.  To Taiwan.  Converted to AT-33A.  To Ecuadorian AF as 635
1772 (MSN 580-1122) transferred to USN as TV-2 143045
1773 (MSN 580-1123) to US Navy as QT-33A 156168
1774 (MSN 580-1124) to MASDC as TC880 Oct 23, 1969.  To Taiwan
1776 (MSN 580-1126) transferred to USN as TV-2 143046
1777 (MSN 580-1127) to MASDC Dec 17, 1974
1779 (MSN 580-1129) displayed as 52-9406 at West Duluth American Legion Post 71,
Duluth, Minnesota.
1780 (MSN 580-1130) transferred to USN as TV-2 143047
1782 (MSN 580-1132) on display at North Carolina A&T State University, Greenboro, North Carolina
1783 (MSN 580-1133) to MASDC as TC980 Oct 15, 1970.  To Taiwan
1784 (MSN 580-1134) transferred to USN as TV-2 143048
1785 (MSN 580-1135) to MASDC Oct 13, 1972
1786 (MSN 580-1136) to MASDC Aug 28, 1975.
1787 (MSN 580-1137) (325th FWW) crashed Dec 22, 1982.
1788 (MSN 580-1138) transferred to USN as TV-2 143049
1789 (MSN 580-1139) (26th TRW) SOC Sep 11, 1973 for spares recovery.  To Turkish AF
1790 (MSN 580-1140) (26th TRW) SOC Mar 29, 1973 for spares recovery
1791 (MSN 580-1141) (26th TRW) SOC Mar 21, 1972 on transfer under MAP to Turkish AF
1792 (MSN 580-1142) to MASDC as TC899 Nov 19, 1969.  To Taiwan as 3333, preserved at Hsinchu
56-2467 ... 56-2696
Cessna L-19E Bird Dog
2467/2672 MSN 23589/23809. 
2673/2680 MSN 23832/23840.
2681/2696 MSN 23863/23878
Redesignated O-1E in 1962. Transfer dates to MASDC from www.amarcexperience.com
2468 (MSN 23590) To Thai AF, to Thai Navy as 1305
2473 (MSN 23595) to MASDC Jun 4, 1971
2483 (MSN 23605) to MASDC Jun 28, 1971,  to Royal Thai AF under MAP as T2-30/15.  WFU Jun 28, 1971.
2491 (MSN 23613) 19th TASS) destroyed by direct rocket hit at Bien Hoa, South Vietnam Feb 11, 1968.
2493  (MSN 23615, 504th TASG, 20th TASS) crashed during a reconnaissance over Long An province, SVN Feb 2, 1966. 
Both crew killed.
2499 to Cambodian AF as 499
2504 (MSN 23696) to South Vietnam AF
2507 (MSN 23629) to MASDC Apr 27, 1971.  To Royal Thai AF.  At RTAF Museum, Don Muang.
2524 to Canadian AF as 16732
2526 to Canadian AF as 16733
2528 to South Vietnam AF
2530 (MSN 23652, O-1F, 504th TASG, 19th TASS) crashed after midair collision with another aircraft at 
Ban Me Thout, SVN Aug 29, 1965.  Pilot killed. The another aircraft landed safely.
2534 (MSN 23656) to N62534
2536 to N6233
2546 to South Vietnam AF
2548 crashed in White Mountains of CA Aug 1958, killing the pilot.  Not discovered
until Sep 1959.
2553 to South Vietnam AF
2561 to Thailand Army
2562 to Thai AF, to Thai Army
2570 (MSN 23692) to Brazilian AF as 4064.  At Museu Aeroespacial, Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
2573 to Thai Army
2590 (MSN 23712) to Thai AF.  To Brazilian AF as 3155 and on display at Museu Aeroespacial do Campo dos Afonson,
Rio de Janeiro.
2592 to South Vietnam AF
2596 to South Vietnam AF
2599 (MSN 23721) registered as N48PF.
2603 used by Air America as Raven aircraft
2604 to Thai AF, coded 60406, and preserved.
2605 to South Vietnam AF
2608 modifiedl to O-1E.  Loaned to Australian Army in Vietnam from Aug 28, 1967.  Returned to US Army Feb 27, 1968
2612 (MSN 23734) to Royal Thai AF. Used by Air America as Raven aircraft.
2616 converted to O-1F
2620 (MSN 23757) to civil registry as N305AF
2622 to Cambodian AF as 622
2628 used by Air America as Raven aircraft
2635 to Cambodian AF as 635
2642 to South Vietnam Af
2643 (MSN 23765) to MASDC Apr 26, 1971.  With Royal Thai AF at ChiangMai as T2-30
2644 (MSN 23766) to Royal Thai AF. Used by Air America as Raven aircr
2650 to Korean Marines, to Thai AF
2651 crashed after takeoff from Chu Chi AB, South Vietnam Oct 16, 1968.  Pilot killed.
2655 to Thai AF
2656 crashed on takeoff at Bien Hoa AB Nov 20, 1969 when caught in wake turbulence of a C-130.  Pilot survived.
2659 (MSN 23781) to Royal Thai AF 2659, and preserved at Camp Suranaree AB Sep 2005.
2661 (MSN 23797) to MASDC Apr 26, 1971
2693 to Thai AF
56-3695 ... 56-3718
Beech L-23D Seminole
MSN LH.96/119.  Redesignated U-8D in 1962
3700,3702,3711,3712 converted to RU-8D.
3695 to MASDC as UB017 May 18, 1978
3696 to MASDC as UB035 Sep 7, 1978
3697 (MSN LH-98) to N8947F
3698 in storage area of Pima Air and Space Musuem, AZ.  Seen in a yard in Wisconsin in Jul 2011 without wings or engines.
3700 (MSN LH-101) to MASDC as UB052 Jan 11, 1979.  To N2874A
3701 to MASDC as UB076 Aug 19, 1979.  Now on display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.
3702 (MSN LH-103) to N4968K
3703 (MSN LH-104) to N207GB
3705 to MASDC as UB059 Feb 27, 1979.  To Air Force registry as HU0001 Aug 3, 1981.  To N45041
3706 to MASDC as UB040 Sep 27, 1978.  To civil registry as N107RD
3707 to MASDC as UB063 Mar 28k 1979.  Later at JW Duff Aircraft, Stapleton Airport, CO
3708 to MASDC as UB060 Feb 27, 1979.  To Air Force registry as HU0002 Aug 3, 1981.  On display at Ellsworth AFB, South
Dakota
3710 converted to U-8G.
3708 at South Dakota Air And Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.
3712 on display at Ft. Rucker, AL.
3713 configured as RU-8D.  Crashed after takeoff at Hue Phu Bai Dec 29, 1967.  Three onboard killed.
3714 to MASDC as UB068 May 7, 1979.  To Air Force registry as HU0003 Aug 5, 1981.
Later on civil registry as N3204A, and has been restored after
having been in storage at Tucson, AZ
3716 to MASDC as UB029 Jul 25, 1978
3717 to civil registry as N5372G of Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL
3718 (MSN LH-119) to MASDC as UB080 Sep 7, 1979.  To N3126B with Alabama Aviatin and Technical College, Ozark in
1982 but registration was cancelled Apr 12, 1995.
56-6675 ... 56-6722
Lockheed U-2A
Items 342/389
Five modified WU-2As (Items 381-385) had dedicated gas and particulate sampling systems installed in the equipment
bay and a hard nose containing a small intake valve assembly for the sampling mission.
6681,6722 converted to WU-2A
6682,6690,6701,6714,6721 converted to U-2B
6680/6682,6691,6692,6701,6707,6714,1616,6721 converted to U-2C.
6682,6714,6721 converted to U-2D
6721 converted to WU-2D.
6675 (Item 342) converted to U-2C then to U-2F.  Replaced Item 359 (56-6692) for Republic of China AF
when it was returned to the factory.  Item 242 returned to US in late spring
of 1965 upon return of Item 359.  Lost Feb 25, 1966 in California when broke
up during hard pullup while leaving tanker.  Pilot survived.
6676 (Item 343) shot down by SA-2 Oct 27, 1962 near Banes, Cuba.  Pilot Maj. Rudolf
Anderson killed.  Parts of wreckage noted on display in Havana
Jan 2001.  Engine still on display at Museo de la Revolucion, Havana in
2009.
6677 (Item 344) crashed Mar 1, 1962 at Edwards AFB, CA during aerial refuelling
tests.  Pilot John A. Campbell killed.
6678 (Item 345) crashed May 1956 at Groom (Dry) Lake Test Facility NV, 'The Ranch' when stalled and 
crashed while trying to shake free a jammed pogo.  Pilot Wilburn S. Rose killed.
6679 (Item 346) crashed Sep 17, 1956 in Germany, killing Agency pilot Howard Carey.
6680 (Item 347) was first U-2 to overfly the USSR.  Converted to U-2F.
Used in overflight of Cuba.  On display as U-2C at National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC.
6681 (Item 348) converted to U-2G for aircraft carrier tests.  Converted to
U-2C and transferred to NASA as 708.   Assigned to NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA.
Registered as NASA 708.  Registered as N801X.
Ferried to Taoyuan around June, 1964, and flown by Lockheed pilot, Bob Schumacher, as well as the 
Chinese and CIA pilots on hand in a test program to cure a flameout problem that had developed 
after a new fuel control had been installed in all the aircraft a few months earlier.  
Registered as N708NA with c/n 56-6681 to NASA Ames Jun 17, 1971, cancelled Dec 29, 1976.
On display as U-2C at NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffet Field, California
6682 (Item 349) converted to U-2G for aircraft carrier tests.  Converted to U-2C and transferred 
to NASA as NASA 709.  Assigned to NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA. 
Registered as N709NA Jun 18, 1971, cancelled Dec 13, 1976.
On Apr 17/18, 1989 NASA pilots set time-to-climb records.  Now on display 
at Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, Georgia.
6683 (Item 350) crashed off Key West, Florida after Cuban overflight Nov 20, 1963.
Pilot Joe G. Hyde killed.
6684 (Item 351) converted to U-2C by Jul 1959.  to Republic of China AF Jul 1960.  Lost Mar 19, 1961
at Taoyuan, Taiwan when Republic of China AF pilot took off on night training flight.  Plane
veered off the runway and burned.  Pilot Chih Yao Hua killed.
6685 (Item 352) converted to U-2C.  To Republic of China AF Jul 1960. Oct 22, 1965 on training mission over
Taiwan Oct 22, 1965.   Pilot Jaj Chang-Wen "Pete" Wang missing.
6686 (Item 353) crashed Sep 14, 1961 at Edwards AFB, CA.  Pilot Edens OK.
6687 (Item 354) crashed at Groom Lake (Dry) Lake Test Facility, NV, "The Ranch" Aug 31, 1956.  Flew 
into a telephone pole while taking off on night training flight.  CIA Pilot Frank Grace killed.
6688 (Item 355) to Republic of China AF 35th Sqdn.  Downed by PLA SA-2 over Jiangxi Nov 1, 1963.
Maj Chang-Di "Robin: Yeh flew this mission over nuclear weapons facilities in northwestern China. He was shot 
down by a SA-2 missile fired by PLAAF 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Jiangxi and 
was captured alive by the Chinese Communists.  He was released to Hong Kong on November 10, 1982.
Aircraft displayed at Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, Beijing-Fuxing Lu, China
6689 (Item 356) lost on training mission over Taiwan Mar 22/23, 1964.  ROCAF pilot Maj. Te-Pei Liang
ejected but drowned.
6690 (Item 357) crashed in Arizona Dec 19, 1956.  Pilot survived.
6691 (Item 358) to Taiwan's 35th Sqdn as ROCAF 3512.  Downed by PLA SA-2 over Inner Mongolia
Jan 10, 1965.  Pilot Maj Li-Yi Chang captured, released to Hong Kong Nov 1982.
6692 (Item 359, U-2CT). To Republic of China AF in 1965.  Converted back to single-seat configuration 
and put on display at American Air Museum, Duxford, UK
6693 (Item 360) was the plane shot down on May 1, 1960
over USSR flown by CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers.  Remains noted May 2006 displayed
in Central Museum of the Armed Forces, Moscow.  Parts reported Aug 2007
still in Central Museum of the Armed Forces in Moscow, other
parts reported at Museum of Military Technology, Ekaterinburg
(alias Sverdlovsk) hear where the plane was shot down.  Powers survived and was put on trial and was 
convicted as a spy.  He was later traded for a convicted Russian spy.
6694 (Item 361) lost near Del Rio, TX Sep 26, 1957.  USAF pilot Jack Nole survived.
6695 (Item 362) to Republic of China AF 35th Sqdn.  Downed by PLA SA-2 over Fujian Jul 7, 1964.
Pilot Lt Col Nan-Ping "Terry" Lee killed.  Terry Lee took off in 362 from NAS Cubi Point, 
Philippines on a mission on China's supply lines to North Vietnam. He was shot down by SA-2 fired 
by PLAAF 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Fujian and was killed. A Chinese source 
claimed that his ejection seat was not armed and so could not fire.
6696 (Item 363) crashed Mar 22, 1966 in Arizona, pilot OK.  Pilot Andy Fan was from ROCAF.
6697 (Item 364) crashed on final approach near Laughlin AFB, TX Aug 6, 1958.
USAF pilot Paul L. Haughland killed.
6698 (Item 365) crashed Jul 9, 1958 SW of Tucumcari, NM.  USAF pilot Alfred L. Chapin killed.
6699 (Item 366) lost Jun 28, 1957 near Del Rio IAP.  USAF pilot Ford E. Lowcock killed.
6700 (Item 367) converted to U-2C.  W/o May 29, 1975 near Winterberg, Germany.  USAF pilot Robert 
T. Rendlemen survived
6701 (Item 368) Nicknamed “The Saint” during it’s service with the Air Force thunderstorm research program, this U-2C 
also served with the Central Intelligence Agency and various Reconnaissance Wings. The aircraft has 
been converted from a U-2A to a U-2B, and finally to a U-2C model in 1968. It was dropped from the 
inventory and flown to the Strategic Air & Space Museum at Ashland, Nebraska in 1982.
6702 (Item 369) converted to U-2C.   Crashed near Del Rio, TX Jun 28, 1957.  Pilot Leo Smith killed.
6703 (4080 SW, 4080 OMS) crashed while landing at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Sep 18, 1964.  USAF pilot 
Primrose killed.
6704 (Item 371) lost Nov 28, 1957 13 nm SSE of Laughlin AFB, TX.  USAF pilot Bennidict A. Lacombe killed when
parachute caught on speed brake while bailing out.
6705 (Item 372) converted to U-2F.  To Republic of China AF Nov 1965.  Lost Feb 17, 1966 when ROCAF
pilot was undergoing high altitude training when he received
an overtemp warning and shut down the engine.  Attemped to land at Taichung Ching Chuan Kang
Airport which was the divert field and have a very long runway.  When he saw a smaller strip, he
decided to land there, but the airstrip was too short and the aircraft vershot the
runway and crashed into civilian housing.  Pilot and 5 civilians killed.
6706 (Item 373) to Republic of Chinaa AF.  Shot down by PLAAF Red Flag 2 missile over Jiaxing
Sep 8, 1967.  Pilot killed.
6707 (Item 374) on display as U-2C at Laughlin AFB, Texas
6708 (Item 375) lost Jul 1, 1967 near Pineville, LA.  USAF pilot Sam Swart survived.
6709 (Item 376) lost near Picayune, MS Jan 2, 1962.  USAF pilot Charles B. Stratton survived.
6710 (Item 377) lost Sep 11, 1958 at Edwards AFB, CA.  USAF pilot Patrick Hunderwahl killed.
6711 (Item 378) was the aircraft with the fake NASA markings
on display at Edwards AFB after the Powers shoot-down.
Later to Republic of China AF 35th Sqdn.  Downed by PLAAF SA-2 fired by 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile
Battalion over Nanchang Sep 9, 1962.  ROCAF pilot Huai-Sheng Chen was alive when he was found but he 
died at hospital.
6712 (Item 379) crashed with ROCAF pilot Sheng Shih-Hi on training mission from
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Dec 19, 1964.  Pilot survived.
6713 (Item 380) lost Jul 8, 1958 near Wayside, TX.  RAF pilot Christopher H. Walker killed.
6714 (Item 381) lost Jan 31, 1980 near Oroville, CA.  USAF pilot Edward I. Beaumont lost consciousness while
on training flight.  Plane glided earthward until it hit some high-tension
electrical lines, causing the plane to slowly spiral to the ground.  Having
regained consciousness by the sudden jolt of hitting the ground, the pilot
exited the U-2.  The aircraft is now mounted on a pylon at Beale AFB, California
6715 (Item 382) crashed Apr 26, 1965 near Boron, CA.  Civilian pilot Eugene Edens killed.  Pilot was
practicing carrier landings at Edwards AFB, CA when one wing dropped, hit the
ground hard, and the plane bounced back into the air.  Aircraft rolled over and
dove into the ground.  Pilot ejected, but not in time and was killed.
6716 (Item 383) to Republic of China AF.  Ferried directly to Takhli, Thailand in Aug or Sep 1965 and
based at Takhli until the beginning of Dec 1965 when it was flown to Taoyuan.  
Now on display as U-2C at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
6717 (Item 384) to Republic of China AF.  Lost Jun 21, 1966 when ROCAF pilot suffered flameout
due to ruptured fuel line.  Pilot attempted an unsuccessful
forced landing in Okinawa when he bailed out but died of injuries sustained.
6718 (Item 385) To Republic of China Air Force. Stayed at Taoyuan from about February, 1965 till 
May of the same year. Shortage of "straight" C models was reason for a G model being used 
at Taoyuan. The tailhook was removed before it was ferried out.
6719 (Item 386) lost Jul 28, 1966 near Oruro, Bolivia.  USAF pilot Robert D. Hickman lost consciousness
and his plane flew out over the Gulf of Mexico, eventually crashing into the
side of a mountain.  Pilot killed.
6720 (Item 387) lost Jul 14, 1960 30 mi NW of Uvalde, TX.  USAF pilot Raleigh B. J. Meyers survived.
6721 (Item 388) built as U-2D two-place aircraft.  The second cockpit
was used by an observer operating infrared detectors in
support of Missile Detection and Alarm System (MIDAS) satellite
program.  Project "Have Coffee" airborne measurement of ballistic missile radiation.
Operated at Edwards AFB with 6512th Test Group.
Retired in 1980.  Put on display at March Field Museum, CA.  
Transferred to Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at 
Edwards AFB.  Restored by Lockheed Martin and put on 
temporary display at Skunk Works facility, and moved to 
Blackbird Air Park, Palmdale, California Nov 12, 2001.
6722 on display at WPAFB Museum, Dayton, OH.  This was first U-2 to be fitted with
dorsal-mounted IR sensor for tracking aircraft and missiles.  Was redesignated WU-2A when fitted
with scoop under the port side of the fuselage beneath the equipment bay and a hard nose with a small 
intake valve.  Delivered in March 1957 to the USAF and assigned to Special Projects 
Branch of ARDC at Edwards AFB, California. Remained at Edwards until 1978 when it was retired to the 
USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

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