Vought F6U-1 Pirate
Last updated on: December 21, 2015
Just 33 total were produced, serving mostly as trainers when the engines and design failed to impress.
At the end of this page is a list of people who have graciously offered their help. Thank you all very much!
XF6U-1 first prototype BuNo 33532
*10/2/1946: First flight.
XF6U-1 second prototype BuNo 33533
*6/26/1947: First flight.
*NATC.
XF6U-1 third prototype BuNo 33534
*11/10/1947: First flight.
*NATC.
*11/1948: Crashed near Stratford APT, CT due to a seized engine bearing. Date?
F6U-1 BuNo 122478
*2/9/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at NAS Dallas, TX for testing.
*12/14/1950: Struck off charge at O&R NAS Dallas, TX.
F6U-1 BuNo 122479
*2/24/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at NAS Dallas, TX for testing.
*12/14/1950: Struck off charge at O&R NAS Dallas, TX.
*Used by the Bureau of Ordinance for damage trials, somewhere in the Southwest.
*Saved by the Connecticut Historical Aviation Museum staff from the desert.
*Restored by retirees of the Vought Corporation at Hensley Field, TX.
*Currently preserved at the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola, FL.
F6U-1 BuNo 122480
*3/11/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at NAS Dallas, TX for testing.
*12/14/1950: Struck off charge at O&R NAS Dallas, TX.
F6U-1 BuNo 122481
*8/31/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: Naval Air Test Center at NAS Patuxent River, MD for electronics testing.
*12/1950: Struck off charge.
F6U-1 BuNo 122482
*12/8/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: Naval Air Test Center at NAS Patuxent River, MD for testing.
*12/1950: Struck off charge.
F6U-1 BuNo 122483
*10/31/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*7/1950: Bailed to Ames Aeronautical Institute at NAS Moffett Field, CA for armament testing.
*Perhaps modified as F6U-1P for tactical photo recon.
*4/24/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Moffett Field, CA.
F6U-1 BuNo 122484
*12/6/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: NATC.
*7/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Maintenance and Service at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122485
*12/6/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*5/1950: NATC.
*7/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Maintenance and Service at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122486
*12/8/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*6/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122487
*12/8/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Maintenance and Service at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122488
*12/23/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122489
*1/27/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*5/17/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122490
*12/6/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*3/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*5/2/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122491
*12/22/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at NAS Dallas, TX for tests.
*8/1950: Bailed to Ames Aeronautical Institute at NAS Moffett Field, CA for tests.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122492
*12/23/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*5/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122493
*12/27/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122494
*12/22/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122495
*12/10/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122496
*12/27/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*5/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122497
*12/29/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122498
*12/30/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122499
*12/30/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*1/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122500
*12/30/1949: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122501
*1/20/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/12/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122502
*2/9/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*5/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122503
*2/2/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122504
*1/27/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*4/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/12/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122505
*2/2/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*5/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/1951: Bailed to the Bureau of Aeronautics at Philadelphia, PA.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122506
*1/27/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*6/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
F6U-1 BuNo 122507
*2/9/1950: Accepted by the US Navy.
*2/1950: VX-3.
*6/1950: Overhaul and Repair at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
*1/16/1951: Struck off charge at NAS Quonset Point, RI.
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For their assistance in various parts of this project, I would like to give thanks to the following individual
people...
Tjalling Boelman
Johan Visschedijk
Sid Nanson
James Corley
John McKenna
