F2F-1-1 Fighter
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Grumman Grumman F2F-1 Fighter
Aircraft NO. 9638 Model F2F-1 Fighter Engine Model R-1535-72
Contractor Grumman Date Stricken 30 June 1941
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Shipped Destination Received
03-15-35 San Diego, Battle Force 03-19-35
03-19-35 VF-2B, USS LEXINGTON 03-11-35
10-21-36 San Diego, Battle Force 10-21-36
10-27-36 Norfolk, Battle Force, Major O.H. 10-30-36
02-03-37 San Diego, Battle Force 02-05-37
02-23-37 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON 02-23-37
07-28-37 San Diego, Battle Force 08-02-37
10-08-37 Aircraft #2, San Diego - VMF-2 10-08-37
01-10-38 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON 01-10-38
San Diego, Battle Force 10-26-39
03-05-40 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON 03-06-40
10-11-40 NAS, Pensacola 10-14-40
12-09-40 NAS, Miami 12-09-40
02-17-41 Crashed (Miami)
03-18-41 NAS, Pensacola 03-31-41
05-31-41 Crashed
TROUBLE REPORT
Date Station Remarks
05-04-36 VF-2B, USS LEXINGTON
Right upper retracting link of landing gear bent. Lower right wing broken ribs & Spar broken. Etc.
01-24-40 VF-2B, USS LEXINGTON
Rear spar lower right wing broken outboard of interplane strut, upper compression strut link failure. Etc.
09-11-40 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON
Propeller tips badly bent. Engine, carburetor, air intake covered with sand. All four wings broken & crushed, etc.
06-09-39 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON No damage to plane.
02-26-41 Miami
All wings smashed & broken. Empennage demolished. Fuselage wrinkled & torn in various places. Etc.
06-02-41 NAS Pensacola
Fuselage, three wings, empennage, engine mount and landing gear damaged beyond repair. Strike aircraft.
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Grumman Grumman F2F-1 Fighter
Aircraft NO. 9640 Model F2F-1 Fighter Engine Model R-1535-72
Contractor Grumman Date Stricken 21 Aug. 1941
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Shipped Destination Received
03-27-35 San Diego, Battle Force 04-01-35
04-02-35 VF-2B, USS LEXINGTON 05-14-35
11-??-36 San Diego, Battle Force 11-02-36
11-09-36 Norfolk, Battle Force, Major O.H. 11-13-36
02-17-37 San Diego, Battle Force 02-21-37
02-23-37 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON 02-23-37
10-25-38 San Diego, Battle Force 10-26-38
10-28-38 Norfolk, Battle Force, Major O.H. 11-03-38
02-13-39 San Diego, Battle Force 02-20-39
02-20-39 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON 02-20-39
10-11-40 NAS, Pensacola 10-14-40
12-06-40 NAS, Miami 12-09-40
08-21-41 Crashed to Destruction (Miami)
TROUBLE REPORT
Date Station Remarks
10-13-39 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON
Top fabric of upper left wing torn after spar cut.
01-24-40 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON Propeller damaged.
09-11-40 VF-2, USS LEXINGTON
Propeller nicked, engine cowl bent, exhaust stack bent, forward ignition harness reptured, target cloth and kapok in cooling fins.
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