GRUMMAN JRF GOOSE
GOOSE SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Grumman Aircraft Engr. Corp., Bethpage, Long Is., New York, USA |
| Models: | G-21, G-26, G-38, G-39 |
| Designations: | JRF; J3F, OA-9, OA-13, A-9 |
| Names: | Goose; Geese (plural name) |
| First official flight: | (Model G-21) 29/05/1937 (XJ3F-1) 07/09/1938 |
| Factory production period: | 1937 - ? |
| Primary service period: | 1939 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | ? |
GOOSE VARIANTS
| 1937 | Model G-21 | Model G-21 | 1 | |
| 1938 | Model G-21A | Model G-21A | 91 | |
| 1940 | Model G-21B | Model G-21B | 12 | Total: 104 |
| 1938 | Model G-26 | XJ3F-1 | 1 | Total: 001 |
| 1939 | Model G-38 | JRF-1 | 10 | |
| 1939 | Model G-39 | JRF-2 | 7 | |
| 1939 | Model G-39 | JRF-3 | 3 | |
| 1941 | Model G-38 | JRF-4 | 10 | |
| 1941 | Model G-38 | JRF-5 | 184 | |
| 1942 | Model G-38 | JRF-6B | 50 | Total: 264 |
| 1938 | Model G-21A | OA-9 | 26 | Total: 026 |
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Grand Total: 395 |
GOOSE PRODUCTION
Civil Aircraft
Model G-21
Prototype twin-engined, 7-seater
general purpose amphibious
flying boat.
Produced 1937
Grumman Bethpage, New York
| NC16910 (civil reg.) | 1001 | 1 | Total: 001 |
Model G-21A
As Model G-21, commercial
production version.
produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York
| civil reg. | mixed 1002 to 1188 | 91 | Total: 091 |
Model G-21B
As Model G-21A, flying-boat
version, wheels removed. All
delivered to Portugal.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York
| NX97 / NX108 (civil reg.) | 1088 / 1099 | 12 | Total: 012 |
Military Aircraft
XJ3F-1
As Model G-21A, 8-seater
utility prototype for US Navy.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| BuNo.1384 | 1021 | 1 | Total: 001 |
JRF-1
As XJ3F-1, 7-seater utility
transport, engine upgrade.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| BuNo.1671 / 1680 | 1066 / 1075 | 10 | Total: 010 |
JRF-2
As JRF-1, version got USCG.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| (USCG) V174 / V176 | 1063 / 1065 | ||
| (USCG) V184 / V187 | 1076 / 1079 | 7 | Total: 007 |
JRF-3
As JRF-2, minor changes.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| (USCG) V190 / V192 | 1085 / 1087 | 3 | Total: 003 |
JRF-4
As JRF-1, optional wings bomb racks,
photo survey, target towing gear.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| BuNo.3846 / 3855 | 1100 / 1109 | 10 | Total: 010 |
JRF-5
As JRF-4, engine upgrade.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| BuNo.6440 / 6454 | 1110 / 1124 | ||
| BuNo.04349 / 04358 | 1176 / 1185 | ||
| BuNo.34060 / 34071 | 1189 / 1200 | ||
| BuNo.34072 / 34094 | B-1 / B-23 | ||
| BuNo.37771 / 37831 | B-24 / B-84 | ||
|
BuNo.39747, 39748 - 2 to Cuban Navy. |
1186, 1187 | ||
| BuNo.84790 / 84818 | B-85 / B-113 | ||
| BuNo.87720 / 87751 | B-114 / B-145 | 184 | Total: 184 |
| 11 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
JRF-6B
As JRF-5, Lend-Lease version for RAF.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| BuNo.66325 / 66374 | ? | 50 | Total: 050 |
|
All delivered as Goose Mk. IA to: (RAF) FP475 / FP524 - 44 delivered to RAF. - 1 to Bolivia. - 5 to USAAF as OA-9. |
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OA-9
As Model G-21A, observation version
for USAAC, engine upgrade.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York
| 38-556 / 38-581 | 1022 / 1047 | 26 | Total: 026 |
|
Grand Total: 395 |
GOOSE CONVERSIONS
US Navy / USCG
| JRF-1A | 5 | JRF-1, target towing / photo survey duties. |
| JRF-3A | 1+ | JRF-3, target towing / photo survey duties. |
| JRF-5G | 7 | JRF-5, transfers to the USCG. 6 assigned USCG s/n: V224 / V229. |
| 1942, civil aircraft impressed from commercial / private owners: | |||
| (Model G-21A) | JRF-1 Assigned BuNo. 07004, 09782. |
2 | |
| (Model G-21A) | JRF-4 Assigned BuNo. 09767, 35921. |
2 | |
| (Model G-21A) | JRF-5 Assigned BuNo. 48229. |
1 | Total: 5 |
USAAF / USAF
| OA-9 | 5 | Goose Mk. IA, 1942, repossessed aircraft from Royal Navy. Assigned s/n: 42-106979 / 42-106983. |
| (A-9) | 5 | 1948, redesignation of OA-9. |
| (ZA-9) | 1 | A-9, 1948, redesignation as obsolete. |
| 1942, civil aircraft impressed from commercial / private owners: | |||
| (Model G-21A) | OA-13A Assigned s/n: 42-38214, 42-38215, 42-97055. |
3 | |
| (Model G-21A) | OA-13B Assigned s/n: 45-49088, 45-49089. Both from previously impressed JRF-4 / -5 aircraft. |
2 | Total: 5 |
British RAF / RCAF
| Goose Mk. I |
18 |
JRF-5, transfers to the RAF and Royal
Navy. Assigned RAF s/n: FP470 / FP474, FP738 / FP747, HK822, MV989, MV993. 8 retained by US Navy. |
| Goose Mk. II | 26 | 17 JRF-5 / 9 Model G-21A,
1939-1945, transfers to the RCAF. Assigned RCAF s/n: 382 / 398 (JRF-5), 924 / 926, 939 / 944. |
| Goose Mk. III | 1 | Model G-21A, 1938-1942, transfer
to the RCAF as VIP transport. Assigned RCAF s/n: 917. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Geese amphibians in military service with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
Cuba, England, France, Japan, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Sweden.
- Conversions from 1958 by McKinnon Enterprises Inc., Oregon as the
G-21C / D / E or turbo-propped G-21C / D
/ E / G Turbo Goose.
- Many sold on the civil market to commercial / private operators.
GRUMMAN J4F WIDGEON
WIDGEON SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Grumman Aircraft Engr. Corp., Bethpage, Long Is., New York, USA |
| Model: | G-44 |
| Designations: | J4F; OA-14 |
| Names: | Widgeon; Gosling (RN) |
| First official flight: | (G-44) 28/06/1940 (J4F-1) 1941 |
| Factory production period: | 1940 - 1949 |
| Primary service period: | 1940 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | 1945 |
WIDGEON VARIANTS
| 1940 | Model G-44 | Model G-44 | 45 | |
| 1944 | Model G-44A | Model G-44A | 76 | Total: 121 |
| 1941 | Model G-44 | J4F-1 | 25 | |
| 1942 | Model G-44 | J4F-2 | 131 | Total: 156 |
|
Grand Total: 277 |
| 1948 | Foreign built - France: Model G-44 |
SCAN-30 |
41 |
Grand Total: 041 |
WIDGEON PRODUCTION
Civil Aircraft
Model G-44
As Model G-21A, smaller 5-seater
version, engine upgrade. 1 prototype
and 44 commercial deliveries.
Produced
Grumman Bethpage, New York
| civil reg. | ? | 45 | Total: 045 |
Model G-44A
As G-44, redesigned hull,
engine upgrade.
Produced 1944 - 1949
Grumman Bethpage, New York
| civil reg. | 1401 / 1476 | 76 | Total: 076 |
Military Aircraft
J4F-1
As Model G-44, 3-seater
version for USCG.
Produced 1941 - 1942
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| (USCG) V197 / V204 | 1222 / 1229 | ||
| (USCG) V205 / V221 | 1253 / 1269 | 25 | Total: 025 |
J4F-2
As J4F-1, 5-seater
version for US Navy.
Produced 1942 - 1945
Grumman Bethpage, New York (F)
| BuNo.09789 | 1289 | ||
| BuNo.09805 / 09816 | mixed 1271 to 1288 | ||
| BuNo.30151 | 1270 | ||
| BuNo.32937 / 32986 | 1291 / 1340 | ||
| BuNo.33952 / 33957 | mixed 1273 to 1282 | ||
| BuNo.34585 | 1290 | ||
| BuNo.37711 / 37770 | 1341 / 1400 | 131 | Total: 131 |
| 14 to Brazil. | |||
|
Grand Total: 277 |
Foreign built - France:
SCAN-30
As Model G-44A, French
built version.
Produced 1948 - 1949
Societe de Construction Aero-Navale
(SCAN), La Rochelle, France
| ? | ? | 41 | Grand Total: 041 |
WIDGEON CONVERSIONS
USAAF
| 1942, civil aircraft impressed from commercial / private owners: | |||
| (Model G-44) | OA-14 Assigned s/n: 42-38216 / 42-38223, 42-38285, 42-38339, 42-38340, 42-38355, 42-38356, 42-43460, 42-53003. |
15 | |
| (Model G-44) | OA-14A Assigned s/n: 44-52997. |
1 | Total: 16 |
British Royal Navy
| Gosling Mk. I |
16 |
J4F-2, transfers to the RN. Name later changed to Widgeon Mk. I. Assigned RN s/n: FP455 / FP469, JS996. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Widgeon amphibians in military service with Brazil, England, Israel,
Portugal, Thailand and Uruguay.
- Conversions from 1953 by McKinnon Enterprises Inc., as the
Super Widgeon.
- Many sold on the civil market to commercial / private operators.