[VFS-214_Hawk]

SN# for Vought F4U-1 Corsair
02315 (VMF-214) pilot bailed out due to engine failure Oct 20, 1943
02329 (VMF-214) lost Oct 2, 1943. Pilot rescued
02449 lost Oct 1, 1943. Pilot killed
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
03803 (VMF-214) ditched Nov 28, 1943. Pilot rescued
Vought F4U-1 Corsair
17395 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 23, 1943. Pilot MIA
17443 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 23, 1943. Pilot MIA
17447 (VMF-214) suffered engine fire and burned after landing Apr 27, 1943
17451 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 23, 1943. Pilot MIA
Vought F4U-1A Corsair
17516 converted to XF4U-3
17527 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 28, 1943. Pilot MIA
17562 collided with tow target and tow aircraft over Slate Mountains, CA Mar 30, 1944. Pilot killed.
17592/17616 to Royal Navy as JT170/JT194
17679 (VMF-214) lost Oct 13, 1943.
17697/17721 to Royal Navy as JT195/JT219
17752/17776 to Royal Navy as JT220/JT244
17777 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 16, 1943.
17799 (c/n 3884 ??) SOC Aug 31, 1945. Acquired by MGM for a
film that was never made. Noted derelict outside MGMstudio in 1969. To the Air Museum, Ontario, CA in 1970. Registered N83782 Sep 1977. at Planes of Fame, Chino, CA as NX83782. Flew in TV series "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
17808 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 28, 1943. Pilot MIA
17840 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 12, 1943.
17844 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 17, 1943, pilot injured
17847/17871 to Royal Navy as JT245/JT269
17883 shot down in Pacific theatre Jan 28, 1944
17888 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Dec 5, 1943.
17899 (VMF-214) struck by B-24 on ground Jan 1, 1944.
17910 (VMF-214) lost to enemy action Dec 28, 1943. Pilot MIA
17915 (VMF-214) shot down Jan 3, 1944 with Maj Gregory Boyington. Made POW.
17916 (VMF-214) hit tree Sep 21, 1943 and pilot bailed out
17952/17962 to Royal Navy as JT270/JT280
17995 to civilian registry as N9028S, then ZK-FUI. Currently airworthy at Congonhas.
18072 (VMF-214) overturned on landing Aug 25, 1943
18080 (VMF-422) crashed during diving attack on target at Maloelap Atoll, Taroa Island, Marshalls Aug 11, 1944.
18082/18106 to Royal Navy as JT281/JT305
18122/18191 Vought F4U-1 Corsair
To Royal Navy as JT100/JT169.