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Seq FSN BuNo A-3 Model Acceptance date Disposition date Status Remarks
I 7588 125412 XA3D-1 5-54 5-56
 		 Diverted to ground training at Nav Tech Training Center, Memphis, TN.
2 7589 125413 XA3D-1
 
 		 Display On display aboard the USS Intrepid in New York.
3 9253 130352 YA3D-1 10-53 4-66
 		 Became NA-3A. Struck off at NARF Alameda following June '65 inflight accident while operated by NMC from Point Mugu.
5 9255 130354 A3D-1 4-54 12-70 Scrapped Salvaged at MASDC.
6 9256 130355 A3D-1 4-53 5-65
 		 Flight tested in 1959 with J75-P-2 engines. Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ, in Aug. '64 and struck off there in May '65.
7 9257 130356 YA3D-1Q 7-54 10-58 Lost Modified by Navy as YA3D-1Q. Lost near Port Lyautey, Morocco, while serving with VQ-2.
8 9258 130357 A3D-1 4-55 2-70 Scrapped Served as NA-3A with NASWF. Service life expired in 1970 and salvaged at NARF Alameda.
9 9259 130358 YA3D-1 P 6-54 12-64 Display ? Modified by Douglas as YA3D-1P and used for RDT&E at NADC Johnsville, PA. Became NRA-3A prior to being salvaged in Dec. '64.
10 9260 130359 A3D-1
 		 10-55 Lost Crashed near Edwards AFB on Oct. 29, '55.
11 9261 130360 A3D-1 Q 3-55 1-58 Scrapped Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Salvaged after inflight accident near Port Lyautey, Morocco, while serving with VQ-2.
12 9262 130361 A3D-1 Q 3-55 12-70 Display Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Stored at MASDC in 1970. Donated to Pima County Air Museum.
13 9263 130362 A3D-1 Q 7-55 5-59 Scrapped Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Scrapped following inflight accident while serving with VQ-1 at Iwakuni, Japan.
14 9264 130363 A3D-1 Q 8-55 1-70 Scrapped Modified by Navy as A3D-IQ. Later used at Point Mugu as NEA-3A. Salvaged at Point Mugu R & D.
15 10300 135407 A3D-1 1-55 7-71 Scrapped Salvaged at MASDC.
16 10301 135408 A3D-1 7-55 1-60 Scrapped At NATC, as YA3D-1, for carrier suitability trials from Sept. '56 until June '57. Salvaged after inflight accident while serving with VAH-123.
17 10302 135409 A3D-1 7-55 5-75 Scrapped Operated at one time as NA-3A. Salvaged at MASDC.
18 10303 135410 A3D-1 5-55 1-59 Lost Missing on a flight from Point Mugu.
19 10304 135411 A3D-1 8-55
 
 		 Bailed to Hughes as testbed. In storage at MASDC since Jan. '75.
20 10305 135412 A3D-1 10-55 8-70
 		 Diverted to ground training at Lakehurst, NJ.
21 10306 135413 A3D-1 10-55 9-63 Lost Initially assigned to NASWF for special weapons tests. Lost in flight accident from NARF Alameda.
22 10307 135414 A3D-1 12-55 11-65 Lost Lost in flight accident from Lakehurst, NJ.
23 10308 135415 A3D-1 1 -56 4-69 Scrapped Salvaged at NARF Alameda.
24 10309 135416 A3D-1 5~56 10-63 Scrapped Salvaged following inflight accident while serving with VAH-3.
25 10310 135417 A3D-1 5-56 9-57 Lost Lost in flight while serving with VAH-1.
26 10311 135418 A3D-1 7-56 12-74 Display Damaged and later donated to the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.
27 10312 135419 A3D-1 7-56 3-61 Scrapped Salvaged following inflight accident while serving with VAH-123.
28 10313 135420 A3D-1 6-56 10-64
 		 Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ. Final disposition unknown.
29 10314 135421 A3D-1 1 -56 8-64
 		 Diverted to ground training at Lakehurst, NJ.
30 10315 135422 A3D-1 1 -56 5-60 Lost Lost in flight accident while serving with VAH-3.
31 10316 135423 A3D-1 1 -56 5-69
 		 Diverted to ground training at NARF Alameda.
32 10317 135424 A3D-1 2-56 2-56 Salvaged Salvaged at Patuxent River in Feb. '56 following crash due to loss of main landing gear door during delivery flight.
33 10318 135425 A3D-1 5-56 12-63 Lost At NATC from March '56 until June '57 for fuel consumption tests. Lost in flight accident from NARF Norfolk.
34 10319 135426 A3D-1 5-56 11-63 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated by VAH.123.
35 10320 135427 A3D-1 6-56 8-70 Salvaged Became NA-3A for use in Phoenix missile tests. Salvaged at NARF Alameda.
36 10321 135428 A3D-1 7-56 12-67 Salvaged Salvaged at NARF Alameda
37 10322 135429 A3D-1 7-56 6-59 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated by VAH-1.
38 10323 135430 A3D-1 10-56 6-57 Salvaged Salvaged at Jacksonville after flight accident while operated by VAH-3.
39 10324 135431 A3D-1 8-56 1-68 Salvaged Salvaged at NARF Alameda
40 10325 135432 A3D-1 9-56 8-68 Salvaged Salvaged at NARF Alameda
41 10326 135433 A3D-1 10-56 3-64
 		 Diverted to ground training NWL Dahigreen, VA. Later went to NAS Norfolk, VA and NAS Key West, FL, for use by VAQ-33 FRAMP.
42 10327 135434 A3D-1 11-55 6-67 Display ? Damaged on the ground and initially stored at MASDC. Later shipped to Edwards AFB for use in fire-fighting training.
43 10328 135435 A3D-1 2-56 4-66
 		 Diverted to ground training a Lakehurst, NJ.
44 10329 135436 A3D-1 2-56 1-68 Salvaged Salvaged at NARF Alameda.
45 10330 135437 A3D-1 7-56 2-57 Lost First operational loss. Both engines flamed out while aircraft was approaching Mayport, FL, on Feb. 9,'57. VAH-3 crew bailed out but pilot's parachute did not open. Aircraft came down intact in shallow water and was subsequently salvaged.
46 10331 135438 A3D-1 5-65 7-68 Salvaged Salvaced at NARF Alameda
47 10332 135439 A3D-1 6-56 10-64
 		 Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ. Final disposition unknown.
48 10333 135440 A3D-1 4-56 7-59 Lost Lost in night accident while operated by VAH-1.
49 10334 135441 A3D-1 8-56 7-57 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated by VAH-3.
50 10335 135442 A3D-1 9-56 3-63 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated by VAH-123.
51 10336 135443 A3D-1 10-56 3-64
 		 Diverted to ground training at NWL Dahlgreen, VA.
52 10337 135444 A3D-1 8-56 6-67 Scrapped Salvaged at MASDC.
53 10763 138902 A3D-2 5-56 8-60 Lost Lost during flight from USS Independence with VAH-1.
54 10764 138903 A3D-2 456 2-58 Lost Tanker trials with A3D-1 (130353) during 1956. Crashed at Edwards AFB in Jan. '58 during autopilot tests.
55 10765 138904 A3D-2 12-56 5-75 Scrapped At NATC from Nov. '57 until June '59 for fuel consumption tests, then carrier suitability trials (Dec. '57, and March-April '58) and carquals aboard USS Forrestal in Apr. '58. Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '57. Salvaged at MASDC.
56 10766 138905 A3D-2 10-56 5-75
 		 At NATC, as YA3D-2, for combined Stability and Control, and Aircraft and Engine Performance Trials from Nov. '57 until Apr. '58. Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '67. Still in SARDIP.
57 10767 138906 A3D-2 3-57 5-75
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '57. Still in SARDIP.
58 10768 138907 A3D-2 3-57 8~3 Lost Lost during flight from USS Constellation with VAH-10.
59 10769 138908 A3D-2 11-56 1 -58 Lost Crashed on launch from USS Ticonderoga during opera tions in the South China Sea with VAH-2.
60 10770 138909 A3D-2 11-56 12-68 Lost Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in July'57. Crashed on launch from USS Enterprise on Dec. 2, '68 while operated by VAQ-132.
61 10771 138910 A3D-2 11-56 8-57 Lost Lost during flight from NAS Whidbey Island with VAH-4.
62 10772 138911 A3D-2 2-57 5-75
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in May '69. Still in SARDIP.
63 10773 138912 A3D-2 12-56 7-60 Scrapped Salvaged after accident aboard USS Oriskany while operated by VAH-2.
64 10774 138913 A3D-2 12-56 5-59 Lost Lost during flight from NAS Whidbey Island with VAH-2.
65 10775 138914 A3D-2 11-56 5-75
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June'67. Still in SARDIP.
66 10776 138915 A3D-2 12-56 5-75 Scrapped Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '68. Scrapped at MASDC.
67 10777 138916 A3D-2 1 -57 7-63 Scrapped Salvaged following inflight accident white operated from NAS Whidbey Island by VAH-6.
68 10778 138917 A3D-2 12-56 4-67
 		 Inflight accident while operated from NAS Whidbey Island by VAH-123. Final disposition unknown.
69 10779 138918 A3D-2 6-57 1 -69 Lost Prototype CLE installation. Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June'67 and to EKA-3B in Jan. '68. Destroyed in Jan. 14, '69 fire aboard USS Enterprise.
70 10780 138919 A3D-2 12-56 5-57 Lost Crashed during carquals aboard USS Bon Homme Richard while operated by VAH-2.
71 10781 138920 A3D-2 12-56 6-67 Scrapped Service life expired. Sent to MASDC. Final disposition unknown, presumed salvaged.
72 10782 138921 A3D-2 1-57 4-68 Lost Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June'67. Lost in flight accident while operated from NAS Whidbey Island by VAH-2.
73 10783 138922 A3D-2 2-57 10-73 Stricken Converted to special electronic configuration in July '67 and operated for the Navy by McDonnell Douglas; later assigned to FEWSG. Diverted to ground training at Lakehurst, NJ. Struck off in Oct. '73.
74 10784 138923 A3D-2 2-57 6-73 Scrapped Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Jan. '69. Salvaged after normal wear and tear.
75 10785 138924 A3D-2 1-57 7-61 Lost Lost in flight accident while operating from USS Bon Homme Richard with VAH-4.
76 10786 138925 A3D-2 3-57 11-87 Lost Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Apr. '69. Crash landed at Elemendorf AFB after mid-air collision w/ERA-3B. SARDIP at Elemendorf.
77 10787 138926 A3D-2 3-57 3-59 Scrapped Salvaged after accident aboard USS Forrestal while operated by VAH-5
78 10788 138927 A3D-2 4-57 2-63 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated by VAH-4 from USS Ticonderoga.
79 10789 138928 A3D-2 2-57 7-70 Scrapped Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in July'67. Time expired and salvaged.
80 10790 138929 A3D-2 3-57 1-79 Lost Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '68. Crashed at Patuxent River on Jan. 26,'79.
81 10791 138930 A3D-2 4-57 2-65 Lost Lost in flight accident on Feb. 12, '65 while operated from NAS Whidbey Island by VAH-4.
82 10792 138931 A3D-2 5-57 5-75
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in May '68. Still in SARDIP.
83 10793 138932 A3D-2 2-57 4-75 Stored Prototype CLE installation. Stored at MASDC.
84 10794 138933 A3D-2 4-57 5-75
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Jan '69. Still in SARDIP.
85 10795 138934 A3D-2 5-57 3-63 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated from NAS WhidbeyIsland by VAH-13.
86 10796 138935 A3D-2 5-57 8-58 Salvaged Damaged in accident while operated by VAH-4 from USS Shangri-La in Aug. '58. Subsequently sent to MASDC and eventually salvaged.
87 10797 138936 A3D-2 5-57 10-57 Lost Lost off Cubi Point while operated by VAH-2.
88 10798 138937 A3D-2 5-57 7-69 Stricken Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Jan. '68. Struck off following inflight accident while operated from NAS Whidbey Island by VAH-123.
89 10799 138938 A3D-2 9-57 5-87 Stored With PMTC at Point Mugu as NA-3B. Stricken at AMARC
90 10800 138939 A3D-2 6-57 7-76
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '67. Still in SARDIP.
91 10801 138940 A3D-2 6-57 2-70 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '67. Salvaged following inflight accident while operated from NAS Whidbey Island by VAH-1 23.
92 10802 138941 A3D-2 6-57 1-71 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June'68. Time expired and salvaged at NARF Norfolk.
93 10803 138942 A3D-2 6-57 2-58 Salvaged Damaged in accident while operated from NAS Sanford by VAH-9 in Feb. '58. Subsequently sent to MASDC and eventually salvaged.
94 10804 138943 A3D-2 7-57 2-69 Lost Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in March '68. Missing on Feb. 18, '69 (probably due to pilot's fatigue) while operated by VAH-2 from USS Coral Sea over Gulf of Tonkin during tanker sortie.
95 10805 138944 A3D-2 7-57 1990 ?? Display Stricken at AMARC. On display at Corpus Christi, TX. Aboard the USS Lexington.
96 10806 138945 A3D-2 7-57 1-72 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in March'68. Salvaged at MASDC.
97 10807 138946 A3D-2 7-57 1-72 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '67. Salvaged at MASDC.
98 10808 138947 A3D-2 12-56 5-65 Lost Lost on May 25, '65 due to structural failure on catapult launch while operated on tanker sortie by VAH-2 from the USS Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin.
99 10809 138948 A3D-2 7-57 8-60 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated by VAH-9 from USS Saratoga.
100 10810 138949 A3D-2 8-57 8-58 Stricken Struck off after inflight accident while operated from NAS Sanford by VAH-11.
101 10811 138950 A3D-2 8-57 3-59 Stricken Struck off after accident aboard USS Forrestal while operated by VAH-5.
102 10812 138951 A3D-2 8-57 8-70
 		 Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '67. Diverted to ground training.
103 10813 138952 A3D-2 9-57 3-67 Salvaged Salvaged after accident while used for RDT&E at China Lake.
104 10814 138953 A3D-2 9-57 5-75 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in July '67. Salvaged at MASDC.
105 10815 138954 A3D-2 4-57 2-58 Lost Lost during flight from USS Saratoga while operated by VAH-9.
106 10816 138955 A3D-2 4-57 4-70 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '67. Salvaged at NARF Alameda after inflight accident.
107 10817 138956 A3D-2 4-57 7-57 Salvaged Scrapped after inflight accident while operated from USS Saratoga by VAH-9.
108 10818 138957 A3D-2 4-57 5-73 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '67. Scrapped after inflight accident while operating from NARF Alameda.
109 10819 138958 A3D-2 5-57 4-60 Lost Lost during flight from USS Ranger while operated by VAH-3.
110 10820 138959 A3D-2 5-57 1-72 Salvaged Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in Sept. '67. Salvaged at MASDC.
111 10821 138960 A3D-2 5-57 1-61 Lost Lost in flight accident while operated from NAS Sanford by VAH-13.