Scout Bomber Aircraft
Navy Scout Bomber Aircraft
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SBU VS-3B dive bomber of USS Lexington's "Indian Chiefs" Scouting squadron.
The squadron was renumbered from VS-3B to VS-2 in the great fleet reorganization
of 1937, but they kept their yellow tails and stayed aboard the
Lexington.
Vought SBU-1 Corsair
Aircraft NO. 9763 Model SBU-1 Scout Bomber Engine Model R-1535-82
Contractor Chance Vought Date Stricken 31 Dec. 1941
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Shipped Destination Received
11-22-35 San Diego., Batle Force (For VS-3B) 12-02-35
12-02-35 VS-3B, USS LEXINGTON 12-02-35
06-14-37 San Diego, Battle Force 06-14-37
08-24-37 VS-43, USS RANGER
02-28-39 USS RANGER
Norfolk, Battle Force 04-20-39
02-29-41 NAS, Penacola 03-07-41
08-05-41 NAS, Cape May
11-25-41 NAS, Pensacola
TROUBLE REPORT
Date Station Remarks
09-03-37 VS-42, USS RANGER Propeller tips bent.
03-30-38 VS-42, USS RANGER Left lower wing tip and aileron bent.
02-26-39 VS-42, USS RANGER
Upper starboard longeron bent inward between stations 5 and 6, upper port longeron bent inwards between stations 4 & 5. Indeterminate stresses applied to fuselage.
10-17-41 Pensacola
Fuselage tubing to front control stick bearing bent; both spars of left lower wing bent & aileron bent & torn; spar & wing tip of upper wing bent; both propeller blades bent, etc.
10-17-41 Pensacola
Fuselage tubing to front control stick bearing bent at #2-1/2 station. etc. Strike plane.
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SBU VS-3B dive bomber of USS Lexington's "Indian Chiefs" Scouting squadron.
The squadron was renumbered from VS-3B to VS-2 in the great fleet reorganization
of 1937, but they kept their yellow tails and stayed aboard the
Lexington.
Vought SBU-1 Corsair
Aircraft NO. 9756 Model SBU-1 Scout Bomber Engine Model R-1535-82
Contractor Chance Vought Date Stricken 31 Dec. 1942
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Shipped Destination Received
11-15-35 San Diego., Bat.For. (For VS-3B) 11-21-35
11-22-35 VS-3B, LEXINGTON 11-22-35
01-15-37 San Diego, Bat.For. 01-15-37
04-01-37 VS-2, LEXINGTON 01-01-37
10-05-38 San Diego, Bat.For. 10-05-38
12-06-38 VS-42, RANGER 12-06-38
12-20-38 San Diego, Bat.For. 12-20-38
06-06-39 Norfolk, Bat.For. 06-09-39
06-09-39 VS-42, RANGER 06-09-39
01-21-41 NAS, Pensacola 01-29-41
07-18-42 N.A.F. 07-18-42
TROUBLE REPORT
Date Station Remarks
12-19-38 VS-42, RANGER
Both spars of left lower wing badly bent. Left axle strut broken, torque tube support broken. Lower left aileron bent. Wing root and landing gear cowling bent. Fuel and oil lines and rubber hose connections damaged by fire.
11-24-41 VAF Strike (5 Dec)
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Vought SBU dive bomber of USS Saratoga's "Pointer Dogs" Scouting squadron. The squadron was renumbered from VS-2B to VS-3 in the great fleet reorganization of 1937, but they kept their white tails and stayed aboard the Saratoga. Right after the redesignation they traded in their SBUs for Curtiss SBC-3s.
Vought SBU-1 Corsair
Aircraft NO. 9813 Model SBU-1 Scout Bomber Engine Model R-1535-82
Contractor Chance Vought Date Stricken 27 Sep. 1943
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Shipped Destination Received
03-26-36 San Diego., Bat.For. 04-02-36
04-02-36 VS-2B, USS SARATOGA 04-02-36
07-01-37 VS-3, USS SARATOGA
San Diego, Bat.For. 09-22-37
12-21-37 VS-41, USS RANGER 12-21-37
01-08-38 Crashed
01-10-38 San Diego, Bat.For. 01-10-38
03-07-38 VS-42, USS RANGER 03-07-38
VS-71, USS WASP 02-13-40
03-01-40 Norfolk, Atron. 03-01-40
07-05-40 VS-41, USS RANGER 07-05-40
02-10-41 NAS, Pensacola 02-20-41
07-28-42(War) N.A.F. 07-28-42
11-06-42(War) NAS, Quonset Point 11-05-42
03-26-43(War) NAS, Alameda
NAS, San Diego 04-06-43(War)
04-09-43(War) VJ-8
03-20-43 Alameda Pac.
04-06-43 San Diego Pac.
04-09-43 VJ-8
08-09-43 Roosevelt Base
09-17-43 VJ-3
09-27-43 Stricken
TROUBLE REPORT
Date Station Remarks
01-08-38 VS-41, USS RANGER
Empennage strained, twisted and half sheared from fuselage, fuselage longerons and formers carried away above tail oleo, right lower aileron and wing tip crumpled, etc.
07-12-38 VS-42, USS RANGER No damage to aircraft.
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