A-3 Production Listing
A-3 BUNO's 147648 through 147668    21 Total
# BuNo Model FSN A date D date Status Remarks Latest updates in red
 
263 147648 A3D-2 12412 4-60 ?? Display Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June '67, to EKA-3B in Oct. '67 and back to KA-3B in Nov. '74. Assigned to VAK-208 then put on display at NAS Key West, FL.             NAS Key West (click here) 147648.jpg (62299 bytes)
264 147649 A3D-2 12413 4-60 6-71 Lost in flight Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June '67 and to EKA-3B in Oct. '67. Lost on June 18, '71 due to control failure while operated from Da Nang AB by VAQ-130.
 
265 147650 A3D-2 12414 4-60 10-66 Mid-air crash Lost on Oct. 6, '66 following mid-air collision with RA-5C while operated by VAH-2 from USS Enterprise off Southern California.
 
266 147651 A3D-2 12415 5-60 10-62 Mid-air crash Damaged beyond repair in flight accident while operated off USS Ranger by VAH-6.
 
267 147652 A3D-2 12416 5-60 5-78 Salvaged Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June '67 and to EKA-3B in Nov.'67. Salvaged at MASDC. 147652.jpg (19921 bytes)

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268 147653 A3D-2 12417 6~60 11-67 Launch lose Converted to KA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '67. Lost on Nov. 3, '67 when bridle separated prematurely during catapult launch from USS Constellation in Gulf of Tonkin while operated by VAH-8 on tanker sortie.
 
269 147654 A3D-2 12418 6-60 12-63 Lost in flight Lost in flight while operated off USS Midway by VAH-8.
 
270 147655 A3D-2 12419 7-60 ??
Converted by NARF Alameda to EKA-3B in May '67 and to KA-3B in Dec. '74. Assigned to VAK-208 to ?? 147655.jpg (93106 bytes)
271 147656 A3D-2 12420 7-60 ??
Converted by NARF Alameda to EKA-3B in May '67 and to KA-3B in Nov. '74. Assigned to VAK-208 to ?? 147656.jpg (32782 bytes)
272 147657 A3D-2 12421 8-60 9-89 Stored Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June '67, to EKA-3B in Jan. '68 and back to KA-3B in May '75. Assigned to VAK-208 to ?? 147657.jpg (31960 bytes)
273 147658 A3D-2 12422 8-60 2-74 Stored Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June '67 and to EKA-3B in March '68. Stored at MASDC.
 
274 147659 A3D-2 12423 9-60 10-73 Stored Converted to EKA-3B by NARF Alameda in June '67. Stored at MASDC. 147659.jpg (48819 bytes)
275 147660 A3D-2 12424 9-60 8-83
Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June'67, to EKA-3B in Nov. '67 and back to KA-3B in July '74. Struck off in Aug. '83.
 
276 147661 A3D-2 12425 10-60 9-61 Lost in flight Lost in flight while operated off USS Ranger by VAH-6.
 
277 147662 A3D-2 12426 10-60 11-62 Lost in flight Lost in flight while operated off USS Ranger by VAH-6.
 
278 147663 A3D-2 12427 11-60 ??
Converted by NARF Alameda to EKA-3B in June '67 and to KA-3B in Sept. '74. Assigned to VAK-208 to ??
 
279 147664 A3D-2 12428 11-60 2-65 Lost in flight Lost on Feb. 24, '65 during tanker sortie (due to fuel transfer failure) while operated by VAH-2 off USS Coral Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin.
 
280 147665 A3D-2 12429 12-60 1-87 Crashed Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June '67, to EKA-3B in July '67 and back to KA-3B in Feb. '76. Assigned to VAK-208. Impacted water of Pyramid Lake during night low level mission. 3 fatalities 147665.jpg (34883 bytes)

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281 147666 A3D-2 12430 12-60 ?? Display ? Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June'67, to EKA-3B in Jan. '68 and back to KA-3B in Oct. '74. Assigned to VAK-308. Put on display at Aerospace Museum, Oakland, CA.  http://www.aerospace.org/wamhome.htm 147666.jpg (41831 bytes)

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282 147667 A3D-2 12431 1-61 1989 ?? Lost in flight ? Converted by NARF Alameda to KA-3B in June'67, to EKA-3B in July '67 and back to KA-3B in Nov. '74. Assigned to VAK-308. SARDIP by Alameda. 147667.jpg (132361 bytes)
283 147668 A3D-2 12432 1-61 Jan-62 Crashed Hit mountain in central Luzon, Philippines, on Jan. 13, '62 while operated off USS Coral Sea by VAH-2.
 
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