List of Navy Accidents

This page is a research workbook for my reference. I am compiling a list of dates that the US Navy JD-1s were sent to the depots for repairs. Repairs are distinctly different than Overhauls, which are standard maintenance and include things like engine swaps based on the TBO hours for that engine. It is also different from Conversion or Rework, which could involve adding or removing components (like the nose-mounted radar), or converting the planes into the Drone Carrier versions or experimental test beds. Repairs, under the Navy's definitions, are exclusive to damage. That implies that either the plane crashed, the plane struck something, or something struck the plane. The purpose of this list is to create a single page reference that I can use to attempt to locate accident reports which will confirm or deny these cases and provide additional information.

Possible Accidents

This is a list of possible accidents that may have occurred. This is based on being assigned to a Repair Facility and also having the codes G6, H6, HO, M6, or MO assigned to it.

Date	Bureau Number	Unit	Location	Reason
Dec 1945	57991			This plane was sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for "minor repairs and was there for 7 months. Although this may have been standardization from XJD-1 to JD-1.
Apr or May 1946	77143			This plane was sent to "Norfolk" (Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk) and was "Awaiting Reconditioning" for many months and then was dropped from the inventory.
May 1946	77142			This plane was sent to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for "Repairs".
Aug 1946	57990			The plane went to Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk for "Minor Repairs" and was there for 10 months. Although this may have been standardization from XJD-1 to JD-1.
Dec 1959	57991			This plane, while assigned to VU-1, was transferred by Surface ship to NAS Alameda where it was summarily stricken from the inventory due to excess damage. Since the plane had to be ferried by boat to NAS Alameda, it leads me to believe that an accident occurred while assigned to VU-1.

Confirmed Accidents

I have not yet requested any of the Naval Accident Reports, the data below comes from newspaper articles.

Date	Bureau Number	Unit	Location	Reason
8 Jul 1954			Pt. Loma, CA	A JD-1 crashes into the sea near Pt. Loma, CA due to right engine on fire.
5 May 1955			Black Rock Desert, UT	A twin engine target tow plane, Douglas JD-1 Invader,[50] the U.S. Navy variant of the Air Force B-26, crashes six miles south of the Jackson Creek Ranch[51] in the Black Rock Desert. A McDonnell F2H Banshee cut the tow cable, the target plane went into a dive and crashed. One enlisted man bailed out and survived, three others killed. The Banshee returned to Fallon Naval Auxiliary Station with a gash in its wing.[52] 50 - "Three Killed at Navy Base". Daily Herald, Provo. 6 May 1955. 51 - Derrel S. Fulwider (Winter–Spring 1986). "From Resource Management to People Management: Reflections of a Federal Land Manager". The Humboldt Historian: 5–7. 52 - "Plane Blast Fatal to 3". Los Angeles Times. 6 May 1955. p. 1.
2 Mar 1956			Albuquerque, NM	Crash near ALB, NM when JD-1 and USAF F-86 sabre jet collide in mid-air.