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{{Short description|American seaplane}}
{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= HU-16 Albatross
 |image= File:U.S. Navy Grumman HU-16.jpg
 |caption= A [[U.S. Navy]] Grumman UF-1 Albatross
 |type= [[Air-sea rescue]] [[flying boat]]
 |manufacturer=[[Grumman]]
 |designer=
 |first_flight= October 24, 1947<ref>{{cite book |title=Wings across Canada: an illustrated history of Canadian aviation |page=[https://archive.org/details/wingsacrosscanad00pigo_0/page/121 121] |last=Pigott |first=Peter |publisher=Dundurn Press |year=2001 |isbn=1-55002-412-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/wingsacrosscanad00pigo_0/page/121 }}</ref>
 |introduction= 1949
 |retired= 1995 ([[Hellenic Navy]])
 |status= In limited use
 |primary_user= [[United States Air Force]]
 |more_users= [[United States Coast Guard]] <br /> [[United States Navy]] <br /> [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] <br /> [[Hellenic Navy]] <!--up to three more. please separate with <br />.-->
 |produced= 1949–1961
 |number_built= 466
 |developed_from = [[Grumman Mallard]]
 |variants = 
}}

The '''Grumman HU-16 Albatross''' is a large, twin-[[radial engine]]d [[amphibious aircraft|amphibious]] [[flying boat]] that was used by the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), the [[U.S. Navy]] (USN), the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] (USCG), and the Royal Canadian Air Force primarily as a search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. Originally designated as the '''SA-16''' for the USAF and the '''JR2F-1''' and '''UF-1''' for the USN and USCG, it was redesignated as the HU-16 in 1962.

==Design and development==
An improvement of the design of the [[Grumman Mallard]], the Albatross was developed to land in open-ocean situations to accomplish rescues. Its deep-V hull cross-section and keel length enable it to land in the open sea. The Albatross was designed for optimal {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=on}} seas, and could land in more severe conditions, but required [[JATO]] (jet-assisted takeoff, or simply booster rockets) for takeoff in {{convert|8|-|10|ft|m|adj=on}} seas or greater.

The Albatross initially carried an APS-31A radar in a pod on the left wing. However, the position meant the fuselage blocked the ability of the radar to search to the right of the aircraft, so it was moved to the nose on later SA-16As.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |page=10}}</ref>

==Operational history==
[[File:SA-16A Albatross on ground during Korean War.jpg|thumb|A USAF SA-16A during the [[Korean War]]]]
[[File:1951-52 Grumman HU-16 Albatross at MacDill AFB Florida.jpg|thumb|Grumman HU-16 Albatross at MacDill AFB Florida 1951 or early 1952]]

Most Albatrosses were used by the [[U.S. Air Force]] (USAF), primarily in the [[search and rescue]] (SAR) mission role, and initially designated as SA-16. The USAF used the SA-16 extensively in Korea for combat rescue, where it gained a reputation as a rugged and seaworthy craft. Later, the redesignated HU-16B (long-wing variant) Albatross was used by the USAF's [[Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service]] and saw extensive combat service during the [[Vietnam War]]. In addition, a small number of [[Air National Guard]] air commando groups were equipped with HU-16s for covert infiltration and extraction of special forces from 1956 to 1971.<ref>{{cite news |first= Wayde |last= Minami |url= https://www.175wg.ang.af.mil/News/story/id/123200893/ |title= Albatross Was a Maryland Air Guard Classic |publisher= 175th Wing, Air National Guard |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722180808/http://www.175wg.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123200893 |archive-date= 2011-07-22 }}</ref> Other examples of the HU-16 made their way into [[Air Force Reserve]] rescue and recovery units prior to its retirement from USAF service.

The U.S. Navy also employed the HU-16C/D Albatross as an SAR aircraft from coastal [[naval air station]]s, both stateside and overseas. It was also employed as an operational support aircraft worldwide and for missions from the former [[Naval Air Station Agana]], [[Guam]], during the Vietnam War. Goodwill flights were also common to the surrounding [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]] in the early 1970s. Open-water landings and water takeoff training using JATO was also conducted frequently by U.S. Navy HU-16s from locations such as NAS Agana, Guam; [[Naval Station Guantanamo Bay]], Cuba; [[NAS Barbers Point]], Hawaii; [[NAS North Island]], California, [[NAS Key West]], Florida; [[NAS Jacksonville]], Florida, and [[NAS Pensacola]], Florida, among other locations.

In July 1952, an SA-16 from the 58th Air Rescue Squadron rescued 32 survivors of a British DC-3 that had crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. The pilot, Capt. Kendrick U. Reeves, would later receive the [[Cheney Award]] for his actions.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Little |first1=Donald D. |title=Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, 1946-1981: An Illustrated Chronology |date=1983 |publisher=Office of MAC History, Military Airlift Command, United States Air Force |location=Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |page=8 |url=http://www.afsoc.af.mil/Portals/86/documents/history/AFD-070906-042.pdf |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

In October 1957, an SA-16B flew to a position 120 nautical miles south-southeast from Sardinia to pick up an [[North American F-100 Super Sabre|F-100]] pilot. After recovering the pilot, it was determined that takeoff was impossible due to damage from the landing and the aircraft taxied 45 nautical miles towards [[Bizerte, Tunisia]] before being taken in tow by a French corvette for the remainder of the trip. This set the Air Force record for longest taxi time on water to dry land.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ginter |first1=Steve |title=Grumman HU-16 Albatross |date=1984 |publisher=Steve Ginter |location=Simi Valley, California |isbn=978-0-942612-11-0 |pages=48–49}}</ref>

As part of the [[International Ice Patrol]], in 1958 and 1959 Coast Guard UF-2Gs dropped Mk 35 and Mk 36 incendiary bombs on icebergs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |pages=57–58}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |last1=Budinger |first1=T.F. |last2=Dinsmore |first2=R.P. |last3=Morrill |first3=P.A. |last4=Soule |first4=Floyd M. |url=http://www.archive.org/details/reportofinternat4245unit/page/n452 |title=International Ice Observation and Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean |date=1960 |location=Washington |publisher=Coast Guard, U.S. Treasury Department |id=CG-188-14 |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

On 24 May 1962, an Air Force SA-16 was launched to assist in the recovery of the ''[[Aurora 7]]'' space capsule and astronaut [[Scott Carpenter]]. Despite arriving on scene ahead of two Navy [[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HSS-2]] helicopters, the Albatross was instructed not to land by the recovery force commander due to concerns over its ability to take off again in heavy seas.{{efn|An Air Force [[United States Air Force Pararescue|pararescue team]] that attended to the capsule and astronaut were dropped from an [[Douglas C-54 Skymaster|SC-54]] that had arrived earlier.}} A minor controversy later arose over whether the decision was motivated by [[interservice rivalry]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chamberland |first=Dennis |date=January 1989 |title=Splashdown! |url=http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1989/january/splashdown |magazine=Proceedings |volume=115 |issue=1 |publisher=U.S. Naval Institute |access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |last1=Hodge |first1=John D. |last2=Kranz |first2=Eugene F. |last3=Hayes |first3=William C. |chapter=Mission Operations |chapter-url=https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1962NASSP...6...27H/0000032.000.html |title=Results of the Second U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight May 24, 1962 |journal=NASA Special Publication |date=1962 |volume=6 |publisher=Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |page=32 |bibcode=1962NASSP...6...27H |id=SP-6 |access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>

In February 1964, an Air Force HU-16B sent to retrieve the nose cone of a missile fired from [[Cape Kennedy Air Force Station]] ran out of fuel after rough seas forced it to attempt to taxi back to land. As no nearby ships carried aviation gasoline, a fuel truck was lashed to the deck of the {{USCGC|Hollyhock|WAGL-220|6}}, the aircraft was refueled and it was finally able to take off after five days on the ocean's surface.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |pages=34–35}}</ref>

On 14 March 1966, an HU-16B, serial number 51-071, attempted a rescue of the crew of an [[F-4C]] that had ejected over the [[Gulf of Tonkin]]. After landing to pick up the pilot, the aircraft was struck by a mortar round fired from the nearby shore, killing the radio operator and seriously injuring the flight mechanic. The aircraft then sank, drowning the pararescueman, who was tethered to it. The pilot, copilot, flight mechanic, navigator and both F-4 crew were later rescued by [[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|H-3]] helicopters. The navigator, Captain Donald Price, was later awarded the [[Air Force Cross (United States)|Air Force Cross]] for his actions.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |pages=39–42}}</ref>

Three days later, on 17 March 1966, an HU-16 was involved in the recovery of [[Gemini VIII]].<ref>{{cite report |date=29 April 1966 |title=Gemini Program Mission Report: Gemini VIII |url=http://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/alsj/43455667-Gemini-Program-Mission-Report-Gemini-Viii.pdf |location=Houston, Texas |publisher=Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |page=6-33 |id=MSC-G-R-66-4 |access-date=24 April 2025}}</ref>

The HU-16 was also operated by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] as both a coastal and long-range open-ocean SAR aircraft for many years until it was supplanted by the [[HU-25 Guardian]] and [[HC-130 Hercules]].

The final USAF HU-16 flight was the delivery of AF Serial No. 51-5282 to the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] at [[Wright-Patterson AFB]], Ohio, in July 1973 after setting an altitude record of 32,883&nbsp;ft earlier in the month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B Albatross |url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196902/grumman-hu-16b-albatross/ |publisher=National Museum of the United States Air Force |access-date=12 August 2020 |date=May 29, 2015}}</ref>

The final US Navy HU-16 flight was made 13 August 1976, when an Albatross was delivered to the [[National Museum of Naval Aviation]] at NAS Pensacola, Florida.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url= https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/Aviation%20Chronology%20files-PDF/part10.pdf |chapter= Part 10: The Seventies 1970–1980 |title= United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995 |pages= 279–330 |first= Roy A. |last= Grossnick |publisher= Naval Historical Center Department of the Navy |location= Washington, D.C.}}</ref>

The final USCG HU-16 flight was at [[Otis ANGB|CGAS Cape Cod]] in March 1983, when the aircraft type was retired by the USCG.  The Albatross continued to be used in the military service of other countries, the last being retired by the [[Hellenic Navy]] (Greece) in 1995.

The [[Pakistan Air Force]] operated 4 SA-16As from 1958 to 1968 which it received under the [[Mutual Defense Assistance Act|MAP]] program. No. 4 Squadron was equipped with them while based at [[PAF Base Faisal|Drigh Road Air Base]]. The SA-16s were used for maritime reconnaissance and coastal patrol during the [[1965 War]] with India. At least one SA-16 was on patrol during the 17 day war flying 14 missions in support of the [[Pakistan Navy|Navy]]. They were put in storage on 19 August 1968.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Battle for Pakistan |last=Fricker |first=John |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |year=1979 |isbn=0711009295 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=History of the Pakistan Air Force, 1947-1982 |last1=Hussain |first1=Shabbbir |year=1982 |pages=57 |url=https://opac.nlp.gov.pk/index.php?p=show_detail&id=142534&keywords= |last2=Quraishi |first2=Tariq}}</ref>

The [[Indonesian Air Force]] operated 8 UF-1 acquired in 1958 and 4 ex-West German Navy UF-2S acquired in 1977,<ref name="airinteroct91">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Albatross: Amphibious Airborne Angle |magazine=[[Air International]] |publisher=Key Publishing Ltd |date=October 1991 |page=198}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Geoff |last=Goodall |url=https://www.goodall.com.au/grumman-amphibians/grummanalbatross.pdf |title=GRUMMAN ALBATROSS / G-111 CARIBBEAN |website=goodall.com.au |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=1 October 2024 }}</ref> all were assigned to the 5th Air Squadron and were retired in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |first=Deni |last=Adi |url=https://www.indomiliter.com/uf-2-albatross-generasi-kedua-pesawat-intai-amfibi-tni-au/ |title=UF-2 Albatross: Generasi Kedua Pesawat Intai Amfibi TNI AU |website=indomiliter.com |date=17 February 2015 |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=ID}}</ref> The [[Indonesian Navy]] also operated two ex-U.S. Navy UF-2 received in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sudiro |last=Sumbodo |url=https://aviahistoria.com/2022/07/26/lahirnya-rajawali-laut/ |title=Lahirnya Rajawali Laut |website=aviahistoria.com |date=26 July 2022 |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=ID}}</ref><ref name="airinteroct91"/> Five UF-1 of the 5th Air Squadron were deployed in the frontline airfields during the [[Operation Trikora]] in 1962. They were utilized for various roles, such as maritime patrol, search-and-rescue, weather observation, and forward air control. One of them went missing and was presumed to have crashed into the sea after entering cumulonimbus cloud during a SAR mission on 17 May 1962. Two Indonesian Navy's UF-2 were also deployed to [[Maluku Islands]] during Operation Trikora.<ref>{{cite book |first=Pungky Purnomo |last=Djati |display-authors=etal |title=Perjuangan AURI dalam Trikora |trans-title=Indonesian Air Force's Struggle during Trikora |date=1996 |location=Jakarta |publisher=Indonesian Air Force Headquarters |language=id |pages=50, 56, 64, 65, 152}}</ref> Three Grumman Albatrosses from the Indonesian Air Force took part in the 1975 [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|invasion of East Timor]] for maritime patrol role. Due to shortage of ground attack aircraft in the initial stage of the invasion, the Albatross was modified so it could be armed with 12.7&nbsp;mm [[M2 Browning]] machine guns, bombs and rockets. The Albatross was only used once for a ground attack mission.<ref>{{cite book |first=Hendro |last=Subroto |title=Operasi Udara di Timor Timur |trans-title=Air Operations in East Timor |date=2005 |location=Jakarta |publisher=Pustaka Sinar Harapan |isbn=979-416-837-8 |language=id |pages=9, 51}}</ref>

The [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] operated Grumman Albatrosses with the designation "CSR-110".

===Civil operations===
[[File:Grumman HU-16D Albatross Chalks MIA 03.87.jpg|thumb|right|Chalk's International Airlines Albatross arriving in Miami Harbor from Nassau, Bahamas, in 1987]]
In the mid-1960s the U.S. Department of the Interior acquired three military Grumman HU-16s  from the U.S. Navy and established the Trust Territory Airlines in the Pacific to serve the islands of Micronesia.  Pan American World Airways and finally Continental Airlines' [[Air Micronesia]] operated the Albatrosses serving Yap, Palau, Chuuk (Truk), and Pohnpei from Guam until 1970, when adequate island runways were built, allowing land operations.

Many surplus Albatrosses were sold to civilian operators, mostly to private owners. These aircraft are operated under either Experimental-Exhibition or Restricted category and cannot be used for commercial operations, except under very limited conditions.

In the early 1980s, [[Chalk's International Airlines]] owned by Merv Griffin's Resorts International had 13 Albatrosses converted to Standard category as G-111s.  This made them eligible to be used in scheduled airline operations.  These aircraft had extensive modification from the standard military configuration, including rebuilt wings with titanium wing spar caps, additional doors and modifications to existing doors and hatches, stainless steel engine oil tanks, dual engine fire extinguishing systems on each engine, and propeller auto feather systems installed.  The G-111s were operated for only a few years and then put in storage in Arizona.  Most are still parked there, but some have been returned to regular flight operations with private operators.
[[File:Grumman Albatross N44RD Cockpit.jpg|thumb|left|Cockpit of Grumman Albatross N44RD which flew around the world in 1997]]

Satellite technology company [[Row 44]], now known as Anuvu, bought an HU-16B Albatross (registration N44HQ)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=44HQ |title= FAA Aircraft Registry N44HQ |publisher= Federal Aviation Administration |access-date= 4 December 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121028063935/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=44HQ |archive-date= 28 October 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref> in 2008 to test its in-flight satellite broadband internet service. Named ''Albatross One'', the company selected the aircraft for its operations because it has the same curvature atop its fuselage as the [[Boeing 737]] aircraft for which the company manufactures its equipment. The plane purchased by Row 44 was used at one time as a training aircraft for space shuttle astronauts by [[NASA]]. It features the autographs of the astronauts who trained aboard the plane on one of the cabin walls.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://row44.com/about/albatross/ |title= Albatross One |publisher= row44.com |access-date= 4 December 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111202122429/http://row44.com/about/albatross/ |archive-date= 2 December 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/business/row-44-fine-tuning-its-satellite-wi-fi-systems-for-airlines.html |title= Speedy In-Flight Wi-Fi, Even During a Wild Ride |work= The New York Times |date= 17 October 2011 |access-date= 4 December 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111214193239/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/business/row-44-fine-tuning-its-satellite-wi-fi-systems-for-airlines.html |archive-date= 14 December 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 1997, a Grumman Albatross (N44RD), piloted by Reid Dennis and Andy Macfie, became the first Albatross to circumnavigate the globe. The 26,347 [[nautical mile|nmi]] flight around the world lasted 73 days, included 38 stops in 21 countries, and was completed with 190 hours of flight time.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Foreman|first1=Herb|title=Record Holding Albatross Retires to Hiller Aviation Museum|url=http://inflight.squarespace.com/featured/2013/3/11/record-holding-albatross-retires-to-hiller-aviation-museum.html|website=In Flight USA|access-date=27 August 2014|date=March 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903010120/http://inflight.squarespace.com/featured/2013/3/11/record-holding-albatross-retires-to-hiller-aviation-museum.html|archive-date=3 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013 Reid Dennis donated N44RD to the [[Hiller Aviation Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Murtagh|first1=Heather|title=Hiller gets amphibious contribution|url=http://archives.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=1769825|website=San Mateo Daily News|access-date=27 August 2014|date=April 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905014053/http://archives.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=1769825|archive-date=5 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since the aircraft weighs over 12,500 pounds, pilots of civilian US-registered Albatross aircraft must have a [[type rating]]. A yearly Albatross fly-in is held at [[Boulder City, Nevada]], where Albatross pilots can become type rated.

===Proposed new build===
Amphibian Aerospace Industries in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Australia]], acquired the [[type certificate]] and announced in December 2021 that it planned to commence manufacturing a new version of the Albatross from 2025. Dubbed the G-111T, it would have modern avionics and [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6|Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F]] [[turboprop]] engines, with variants for passengers, freight, search and rescue, coastal surveillance, and aeromedical evacuation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2021/12/albatross-flying-boat-returns-and-will-be-built-in-nt/|title=Albatross flying boat returns and will be built in NT|publisher=Australian Aviation|date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amphibaircraft.com/albatross|title=Albatross 2.0|publisher=Amphibian Aerospace Industries}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/29700-australia-to-restart-uh-16-production-after-60-years | title=Australia to restart HU-16 production after 60 years | date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:XJR2F-1 NATC NAN1-50.jpg|thumb|An XJR2F-1 prototype at [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]] in the 1940s]]
[[File:Grumman SA-16B Albatross (triphibian) 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|Some SA-16s were equipped with skis on the pontoons and a retractable keel in the hull as part of a "triphibian" system that allowed them to operate off of land, water or snow]]

===Company===
;G-64
:Company designation for UF-1/SA-16A<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544">{{cite book |last1=Francillon |first1=René J. |title=Grumman Aircraft Since 1929 |date=1989 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-246-X |pages=542–544 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/grummanaircrafts0000fran |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
;G-88
:Proposed anti-submarine warfare development of UF-2<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-106
:Proposed development of UF-2<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-111
:Company designation for UF-2/SA-16B<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-191
:Aircraft for Germany<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-231
:CSR-110 aircraft for Germany<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-234
:UF-2G for U.S. Coast Guard and Argentina<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-251
:Anti-submarine warfare aircraft<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-262
:Aircraft for Japan<ref name="Francillon1989p542-544" />
;G-270
:UF-2G for U.S. Coast Guard<ref name="GAR">{{cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Ray |title=Grumman Albatross Research |url=http://www.hu-16.com/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%20Albatross%20-%202019-07-19%20R8.pdf |website=Grumman Albatross History Site |access-date=20 March 2025 |pages=16–17 |date=29 May 2022}}</ref>
;G-288
:UF-2G for U.S. Coast Guard<ref name="GAR" />
;G-315
:SHU-16B for Chile<ref name="GAR" />
;G-333
:UF-2 for Argentina<ref name="GAR" />
;G-340
:SHU-16B for Peru<ref name="GAR" />
;G-341
:SHU-16B for Spain<ref name="GAR" />

===Military===
;XJR2F-1
:Prototype designation, two built. Initially known as the "Pelican".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marion |first1=Dave |title=The Grumman Albatross: A Spotter's Guide |url=http://www.seaplanemagazine.com/2018/07/13/the-grumman-albatross-a-spotters-guide |website=SeaplaneMagazine.com |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806203831/http://www.seaplanemagazine.com/2018/07/13/the-grumman-albatross-a-spotters-guide |archive-date=6 August 2018 |date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
;HU-16A
:USAF version. Originally designated '''SA-16A'''.
;HU-16A
:Indonesian version. Originally designated '''UF-1'''.
;HU-16B
:USAF version modified with long wing. Originally designated '''SA-16B'''.
;SHU-16B
:Export version, modified HU-16B for Anti-Submarine Warfare. Featured an [[AN/APY-10#AN/APS-88|AN/APS-88]] in the nose and [[Magnetic anomaly detector|MAD boom]] in the tail<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |page=27}}</ref>
;HU-16C
:US Navy version. Originally designated '''UF-1'''.
;LU-16C
:US Navy version equipped with skis.<ref name="Francillon1989p286-296" /> Originally designated '''UF-1L'''.
;TU-16C
:US Navy version used as navigation trainers.<ref name="Francillon1989p286-296" /> Originally designated '''UF-1T'''.
;HU-16D
:US Navy version modified with long wing. Originally designated '''UF-1'''.
;HU-16D
:German version built with long wing. Originally designated '''UF-2'''.
;HU-16E
:US Coast Guard version modified with long wing. Originally designated '''UF-2G'''.
;HU-16E
:USAF version modified with long wing. Originally designated '''SA-16A'''.
;G-111
:Civil airline version derived from USAF, JASDF, and German originals
;PF-1
:Maritime patrol version<ref name="Francillon1989p286-296">{{cite book |last1=Francillon |first1=René J. |title=Grumman Aircraft Since 1929 |date=1989 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-246-X |pages=286–296 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/grummanaircrafts0000fran |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
;CSR-110
:RCAF version<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hu-16.com/current.htm |title= Albatross Current Status List |first= Ray |last= Wolfe |publisher= Grumman Albatross Research |access-date= 2007-01-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234432/http://www.hu-16.com/current.htm |archive-date= 2007-09-27 |url-status= live }}</ref>
;G-111T
:Proposed new builds with modern avionics and turboprop engines.
;S-16
:[[Brazilian Air Force]] designation of the HU-16A. Originally designated '''A-16''', '''U-16''', and later '''M-16'''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parsch |first1=Andreas |title=Brazilian Military Aircraft Designations |url=http://www..designation-systems.net/non-us/brazil.html |website=Designation-Systems.net |access-date=20 March 2025 |date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
;AD.1
:[[Spanish Air Force]] designation for the HU-16.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parsch |first1=Andreas |title=Spanish Military Aircraft Designations |url=http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/spain.html |website=Designation-Systems.net |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=9 November 2024}}</ref>

==Operators==
;{{ARG}}
[[File:PRIMER VUELO REGULAR DE LADE A LAS ISLAS MALVINAS albatross.jpg|thumb|right|HU-16B of the Argentine Air Force, [[LADE]] 1st flight to Port Stanley, 1972]]
* [[Argentine Air Force]] - 3 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201588.html|title=ARGENTINA'S REORGANISED AIR ARM pg. 385|publisher=flightglobal.com|date=1969|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090558/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201588.html|archive-date=5 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Argentine Naval Aviation]] - 4 aircraft.<ref name="Padin, Felix 2009">{{Cite book |last1=Núñez Padin |first1=Jorge Felix |title=JRF Goose, PBY Catalina, PBM Mariner & HU-16 Albatros |year=2009 |editor-first=Jorge Felix |editor-last=Núñez Padin |publisher=Fuerzas Aeronavales |series=Serie Aeronaval |volume=25 |language=es |isbn=9789872055745 |location=Bahía Blanca, Argentina}}</ref>
** 2nd Propositos Generales Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83">{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |pages=77–83}}</ref>
** Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Busqueda y Salvamento<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{BRA}}
* [[Brazilian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 1971 pg. 924">{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201040.html|title= World Air Forces 1971 pg. 924|publisher= Flightglobal Insight|year= 1971|access-date= 2 April 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180717070947/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201040.html|archive-date= 17 July 2018|url-status= live}}</ref>
;{{flag|Canada|}}
[[File:9305 Grumman S-16 Albatross RCAF YYF 27MAR67 (6926185663).jpg|thumb|right|A Grumman Albatross of the [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]]]]
* [[International Test Pilots School]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aircraft – ITPS Canada|url=http://www.itpscanada.com/aircraft/|access-date=2020-10-09}}</ref>
* [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qJUDRC51uSQC&q=RCAF+HU-16&pg=PA43 |title=Canadian Warbirds of the Post-War Piston Era |publisher= Writers Press Club |access-date=2 April 2018|isbn=9780595184200 |year=2001 }}</ref>
** [[442 Transport and Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{CHI}}
* [[Chilean Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 1971 pg. 926">{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201041.html|title= World Air Forces 1971 pg. 926|publisher= Flightglobal Insight|year= 1971|access-date= 2 April 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090500/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201041.html|archive-date= 5 April 2018|url-status= live}}</ref>
** 2nd Group<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{ROC}}
* [[Republic of China Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202542.html |title= World Air Forces 1987 pg. 92 |publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date= 2 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090457/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202542.html |archive-date= 5 April 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
;{{GER}}
[[File:20071108-LGTT-HU16B-190.jpg|thumb|right|Preserved Hellenic AF aircraft at Dekelia AB.]]
* [[German Navy]]<ref name="World Air Forces 1971 pg. 928">{{cite web|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201043.html|title= World Air Forces 1971 pg. 928|publisher= Flightglobal Insight|year= 1971|access-date= 2 April 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090712/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201043.html|archive-date= 5 April 2018|url-status= live}}</ref>
** {{ill|Marinefliegergeschwader 5|de|Marinefliegergeschwader 5}}<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{GRE}}
* [[Hellenic Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202509.html|title=World Air Forces 1987 pg. 59|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017213016/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202509.html|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
** 353 Naval Cooperation Squadron<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B (ASW) Albatross |url=http://www.haf.gr/en/history/historical-aircraft/hu-16b-albatross |website=Hellenic Air Force |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref>
;{{IDN}}
* [[Indonesian Navy]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201047.html |title= World Air Forces 1971 pg. 930 |publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date= 2 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180401144649/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201047.html |archive-date= 1 April 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[Indonesian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lintasan Sejarah Angkatan Udara |url=http://tni.mil.id/view-13303-lintasan-sejarah-angkatan-udara.html |trans-title=Air Force History Track |website=Tentara Nasional Indonesia |language=Indonesian |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref>
* [[Airfast Indonesia]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodall |first1=Geoffrey |title=South East Asia 1960s-1970s – Indonesia & Dutch New Guinea |url=http://www.goodall.com.au/photographs/indonesia-dutch-ng-60-70/seasiaindonesiadutchng.html |website=Geoff Goodall's Aviation History Site |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref>
* [[Dirgantara Air Service]]<ref name="SingSel81">{{cite web |last1=Goodall |first1=Geoffrey |title=Singapore-Seletar Airport 1981 |url=http://www.goodall.com.au/photographs/seletar-1981/8.81singapore.html |website=Geoff Goodall's Aviation History Site |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref>
* [[Pelita Air]]<ref name="SingSel81"/>
;{{ITA}}
* [[Italian Air Force]]<ref name="Beck">{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Simon D. |title=Grumman SA-16 / UF Albatross |url=http://www.uswarplanes.net/sa16.html |website=US Warplanes.net |access-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026054235/http://www.uswarplanes.net/sa16.html |archive-date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
** 140th Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{JPN}}
* [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]]<ref name="Beck"/>
;{{MYS}}
* [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202518.html|title=World Air Forces 1987 pg. 68|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090745/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202518.html|archive-date=5 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
;{{MEX}}
[[File:Spain - Air Force Grumman HU-16A Albatross.jpg|thumb|right|A Spanish HU-16]]
* [[Mexican Navy]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202522.html |title= World Air Forces 1987 pg. 72 |publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date= 2 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180109180846/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202522.html |archive-date= 9 January 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
** 3rd Naval Air Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{NOR}}
* [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201051.html|title=World Air Forces 1971 pg. 934|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090741/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201051.html|archive-date=5 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[No. 330 Squadron RNoAF|No. 330 Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
** [[No. 333 Squadron RNoAF|No. 333 Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{PAK}}
* [[Pakistan Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201281.html?search=HU-16 |title=PAKISTAN'S AIR POWER pg. 92 |publisher=flightglobal.com |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090641/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%201281.html?search=HU-16 |archive-date=5 April 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** No. 4 Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
** [[No. 12 Squadron PAF|No. 12 Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{PER}}
* [[Peruvian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201052.html|title=World Air Forces 1971 pg. 935|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703160009/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201052.html|archive-date=3 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
** 31st Group<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{PHI}}
* [[Philippine Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202528.html|title=World Air Forces 1987 pg. 78|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090743/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202528.html|archive-date=5 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
** 27th SAR and Reconnaissance Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{POR}}
* [[Portuguese Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://altimagem.blogspot.com/2013/12/88-grumman-sa-16-albatross.html|title=Altimagem: Grumman SA-16 Albatross|date=2013 }}</ref>
** 4th Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
;{{ESP}}
* [[Spanish Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201054.html|title=World Air Forces 1971 pg. 937|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703165531/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201054.html|archive-date=3 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
** 206 Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
** 801 Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
** 802 Squadron<ref name="Mutza77-83" />
[[File:HU-16E from CGAS Cape Cod in flight.jpg|thumb|right|[[U.S. Coast Guard]] HU-16E from [[Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod|CGAS Cape Cod]] in the 1970s.]]
;{{THA}}
* [[Royal Thai Navy]]<ref name="Beck"/>
;{{USA}}
* [[United States Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%200666.html|title=World Air Forces 1955 pg. 664|publisher=flightglobal.com|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090710/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%200666.html|archive-date=5 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2nd Air Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza31-33">{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |pages=31–33}}</ref>
** [[3rd Air Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 7th Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 12th Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 53rd Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[57th Air Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[58th Air Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[66th Air Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[67th Air Rescue Squadron]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 68th Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 81st Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 82nd Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 83rd Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** 84th Air Rescue Squadron<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[580th Air Resupply and Communications Wing]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
** [[582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wing]]<ref name="Mutza31-33" />
* [[United States Coast Guard]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.history.uscg.mil/Historic-Ships/ |title= Historian's Office |publisher= history.uscg.mil |access-date= 2 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190421135806/https://www.history.uscg.mil/Historic-Ships/ |archive-date= 21 April 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[United States Navy]]<ref name="Beck"/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marchfield.org/aircraft/other/hu-16e-albatross-grumman/ |title= HU-16E Albatross |publisher= marchfield.org |access-date= 2 April 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090803/https://www.marchfield.org/aircraft/other/hu-16e-albatross-grumman/ |archive-date= 5 April 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
** [[Antarctic Development Squadron Six]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mutza |first1=Wayne |title=Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-913-X |page=69}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
* On 24 January 1952, SA-16A Albatross, ''51-001'', c/n G-74,<ref name="BaugherUSAF" /> of the 580th Wing of the [[Air Resupply And Communications Service]] (described as a [[Central Intelligence Agency]] air unit), on cross-country flight from [[Mountain Home AFB]], Idaho, to [[San Diego]], California, suffered failure of the port engine over [[Death Valley]].  The crew of six successfully bailed out around 18:30. Two were injured upon landing and stayed where they were while the other four walked south some {{convert|14|mi|km}} to [[Furnace Creek, California]].<ref>https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/cia-spy-plane-crash-death-valley-19974450.php</ref> A search and rescue team returned to the landing spot and retrieved the injured two and all six were picked up the following day by an SA-16 from the 42nd Air Rescue Squadron, [[March AFB]], California. The abandoned SA-16 crashed into Towne Summit mountain ridge of the [[Panamint Range]] west of [[Stovepipe Wells]] with the starboard engine still running. The wreckage is still there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Eric |title=The incredible true story of a CIA plane crash in Death Valley National Park |url=https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/cia-spy-plane-crash-death-valley-19974450.php |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=SFGATE.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.death-valley.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21016&sid=2fd78e5c173f4e09fb5ceb51934e2cf1 |title= Albatross Plane Crash Site |publisher= Death-Valley.net |access-date= 25 November 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723082236/http://www.death-valley.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21016&sid=2fd78e5c173f4e09fb5ceb51934e2cf1 |archive-date= 23 July 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBX7RP8OoXg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/JBX7RP8OoXg| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Video of wreck site |website=[[YouTube]]|access-date= 1 May 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* On 16 May 1952, a U.S. Navy Grumman Albatross attached to the [[Iceland Defense Force]] crashed on [[Eyjafjallajökull]] in [[Iceland]]. Due to bad weather conditions, rescuers did not make it to the crash site until two and a half days later. One crew member was found dead in the wreckage, but the other four were not found despite extensive search. Evidence on scene suggested that they had tried to deploy the emergency radio, but most likely failed due to very poor weather conditions, and then tried to walk down the [[glacier]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ameríska björgunarflugvélin fannst uppi á Eyjafjallajökli í gær|url=https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1091997|access-date=31 December 2018|work=[[Alþýðublaðið]]|date=20 May 1952|language=is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231144056/https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1091997|archive-date=31 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 1964, partial remains of one of the crewmembers along with an engraved wedding ring were found at the rim of the glacier.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fundu leifar af mannslíkama á Eyjafjallajökli|url=https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2331537|access-date=31 December 2018|work=[[Alþýðublaðið]]|date=26 May 1964|language=is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231144113/https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2331537|archive-date=31 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 August 1966, the remains of the three remaining crew members were found at a similar location.<ref>{{cite news|title=Þrjú lík bandarískra flugmanna fundust uppi á Eyjafjallajökli|url=https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2386631|access-date=31 December 2018|work=[[Tíminn]]|date=22 August 1966|language=is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231144048/https://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2386631|archive-date=31 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lík bandarískra flugmanna finnast á Eyjafjallajökli|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2810773|access-date=31 December 2018|work=[[Þjóðviljinn]]|date=22 August 1966|language=is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231143924/http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2810773|archive-date=31 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 18 May 1957, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 1278, stalled and crashed during a JATO demonstration during the [[Armed Forces Day]] display at [[Coast Guard Air Station Salem]]. The pilot and another crewman were killed. The stall was caused by pilot error.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeze |first1=Ken |title=Air Station Salem Armed Forces Day Crash |url=http://www.check-six.com/Coast_Guard/Salem_Armed_Forces_Day_Crash.htm |website=Check-Six.com |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* On 22 August 1957, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 1259, crashed during takeoff at [[Floyd Bennett Field]], killing 4 of the 6 crew on board. The aircraft had just completed an inspection in which the control columns were removed and inspected for fatigue cracks. Although not proven, it is believed that poor maintenance during the re-installation of the control columns led to the crash.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeze |first1=Ken |title=Four Perish in Test Flight |url=http://www.check-six.com/Coast_Guard/22_Aug_1957_test_flight.htm |website=Check-Six.com |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* On 3 July 1964, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 7233, was lost along with all five crew members as it returned from a search for a missing fishing boat. Two days later, the wreckage was found on a mountainside, {{convert|3|mi}} from its base at Air Station Annette, [[Alaska]].<ref name="check-six.com">{{cite web |last1=Freeze |first1=Ken |title=Fatal Coast Guard Aircraft Accidents |url=http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm#1960 |website=Check-Six.com |access-date=20 March 2025 |date=17 October 2021}}</ref>
* On 18 June 1965, on the first [[Operation Arc Light]] mission flown by [[B-52 Stratofortress]]es of [[Strategic Air Command]] to hit a target in [[South Vietnam]], two aircraft collided in the darkness. Eight crew were killed, but four survivors were located and picked up by an HU-16A-GR Albatross amphibian, AF serial number 51-5287. The Albatross was damaged on take-off by a heavy sea state, and those on board had to transfer to a Norwegian freighter and a Navy vessel, the aircraft sinking thereafter.<ref>{{cite book |last= Schlight |first= John |title= The War in South Vietnam: The Years of the Offensive, 1965-1968 (The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia) |publisher= Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force |location= Washington, D.C. |year= 1988 |isbn= 0-912799-51-X |page= 52}}</ref>
* On 9 January 1966, a [[Republic of China Air Force]] HU-16 carrying three mainland Chinese naval defectors, two officers of the Defense Ministry and four officers of the Matsu Defense Command,<ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Grumman HU-16A Albatross 11021 Taiwan Strait |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19660109-5 |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> was shot down by communist MiGs over the [[Taiwan Straits]], just hours after they had surrendered their landing ship and asked for asylum. The Albatross was attacked just 15 minutes after departing the island of [[Matsu Islands|Matsu]] on a {{convert|135|mi}} flight to [[Taipei]]. According to a U.S. Defense Department announcement, the attack was a swift—and perhaps intentional—retribution for the communist sailors who killed seven fellow crew members during their predawn escape to freedom.<ref>{{cite news |agency= United Press International |title= Migs [sic] Shoot Down Unarmed Chinese Plane |work= Playground Daily News |location= Fort Walton Beach, FL |date= 10 January 1966 |volume= 19 |issue= 342 |page= 2}}</ref>
* On 23 April 1966, a [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] Grumman CSR-110 Albatross (9302) serving with No. 121 Composite Unit (KU) at RCAF Station Comox, BC crashed on the [[Hope Slide]] near Hope, BC. It was the only RCAF Albatross loss. Five of the six crew members died (Squadron Leader J. Braiden, Flying Officer Christopher J. Cormier, Leading Aircraftsman Robert L. McNaughton, Flight Lieutenant Phillip L. Montgomery, and Flight Lieutenant Peter Semak). Flying Officer Bob Reid was the sole survivor. A portion of the wreckage is still visible and can be hiked to.
* On 18 January 1967, a Grumman HU-16A Albatross operated by the [[Indonesian Air Force|Air Force of the Republic of Indonesia]] (AURI), military registration 302, en route to [[Malang]]-[[Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport]] (MLG/WARA), was reported as missing with the loss of all 19 occupants onboard.<ref>{{Cite news|title=[[The Straits Times]]|date=21 January 1967|page=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://Aviation-Safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670118-0|title=ASN aircraft accident Grumman HU-16A Albatross 302 Java|website=Aviation-Safety.net|publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]|date=1967|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>
* On 5 March 1967, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 1240, c/n G-61, out of [[Albert Whitted Airport|Coast Guard Air Station St. Petersburg]], Florida, deployed to drop a dewatering pump to a sinking {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} yacht, ''Flying Fish'', in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] off of [[Carrabelle, Florida]]. Shortly after making a low pass behind the sinking vessel to drop the pump, the flying boat crashed a short distance away, with loss of all six crew. The vessel's crew heard a loud crash, but could see nothing owing to fog. The submerged wreck was not identified until 2006.<ref>{{cite book |last= Barnette |first= Michael |series= Images of America |title= Florida's Shipwrecks |publisher= Arcadia Publishing |location= Charleston, SC |year= 2008 |isbn= 978-0-7385-5413-6 |page= 122}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency= United Press International |title= Coast Guard Plane Feared Lost in Gulf |work= Star-News |location= Pasadena, CA |date= 6 March 1967}}</ref>
* On 15 June 1967, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 7237, was based at Coast Guard Air Station [[Annette Island]], in Alaska. The crew was searching near Sloko Lake, British Columbia, Canada, for a missing light plane. The pilot began following the river up to Sloko Lake, intending to turn around at the lake and fly back out of the valley. The co-pilot called for a right turn, but for some reason, the plane went left. According to reports, the co-pilot shouted, “Come right! Come right!” The plane hit the mountain, and burst into flames. The three observers in the back were able to get clear of the wreckage, and reported seeing an intense fire engulf the front half of the aircraft. Pilot Lt. Robert Brown, co-pilot Lt. David Bain, and radio operator AT2 Robert Striff, Jr., however, were killed. The wreckage can still be seen on the side of the mountain in Atlin Provincial Park.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm#1960 |title= Coast Guard Aviation Casualties |date= 15 June 1967 |access-date= 4 July 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003853/http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm#1960 |archive-date= 5 July 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
* On 7 August 1967, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 2128, c/n G-355, (ex-USAF SA-16A, 52-128), out of [[Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco|CGAS San Francisco]], returning from a search mission for an overdue private cabin cruiser ''Misty'' (which had run out of fuel) in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off of [[San Luis Obispo]], struck a slope of Mount Mars near the [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]]-[[San Luis Obispo County]] line, about {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} east of [[California State Route 1|Highway 1]]. The airframe broke in two, killing two crew immediately and injuring four others, with one dying in the hospital several days later.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jacksjoint.com/MT_Mars_USCG_HU-16_crash_site.htm |title= Mt. Mars USCG HU-16E Crash |date= 7 August 1967 |first= Ken |last= Freeze |publisher= Jacksjoint.com |access-date= 21 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724105928/http://www.jacksjoint.com/MT_Mars_USCG_HU-16_crash_site.htm |archive-date= 24 July 2011 |url-status= usurped }}</ref>
* On 21 September 1973, U.S. Coast Guard HU-16E Albatross, Coast Guard 2123, was lost over the Gulf of Mexico. The crew was dropping flares over a search area when one flare ignited inside the aircraft, incapacitating the pilots, which led the aircraft to enter an uncontrollable spin. All seven on board were killed.<ref name="check-six.com"/>
* On 23 January 1986, Indonesian Air Force HU-16A Albatross number IR-0222 crashed into the water at [[Port of Makassar|Makassar harbor]] during an attempted emergency landing. Five out of 8 crew were killed in the accident. The wreckage also blocked the harbor and delaying a [[Pelni]] liner from docking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Grumman HUI-16A Albatross off Makassar: 5 killed {{!}} Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-grumman-hui-16a-albatross-makassar-5-killed |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=www.baaa-acro.com}}</ref>
* On 5 November 2009, Albatross N120FB of Albatross Adventures crashed shortly after take-off from [[St. Lucie County International Airport]], [[Fort Pierce, Florida]]. An engine failed shortly after take-off; the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name=ASN051109>{{cite web |url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091105-0 |title= Accident description |website= Aviation Safety Network |access-date= 7 November 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091110174304/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091105-0 |archive-date= 10 November 2009 |url-status= live }}</ref>

==Aircraft on display==
===Argentina===
[[File:BS-02 Grumman G-64 Albatross Fuerza Aerea Argentina (8164126911).jpg|thumb|right|BS-02, Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina]] 
* BS-02 – HU-16B on static display at the {{ill|Museo de la Aviación Naval|es}} at [[Moron, Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brea |first1=Esteban |title=Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica: Más de medio siglo de preservación |url=http://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-101/?p=1009 |trans-title=National Aeronautics Museum: More than half a century of preservation |website=Gaceta Aeronautica |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209050050/http://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-101/?p=1009 |archive-date=9 December 2013 |language=Spanish |date=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref name = IPMSMag052013>Cater & Caballero (IPMS Magazine May 2013)</ref>
* BS-03 – HU-16B on static display at the [[Museo Aviación Naval]] in [[Buenos Aires]]. Displayed as Argentine Naval Aviation 4-BS-3.<ref name="Padin, Felix 2009"/>

===Indonesia===
[[File:UF-1-Albatros-IR-0117.jpg|thumb|right|UF-1 Albatross of the Indonesian Air Force at [[Dirgantara Mandala Museum]]]] 
* IR-0117 – HU-16A on static display at the [[Dirgantara Mandala Museum]] in [[Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta]].<ref name="Wolfe">{{cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Ray |title=Albatrosses in Museums |url=http://www.hu-16.com/museums.htm |website=Grumman Albatross History Site |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* IR-0220 – HU-16A in storage at [[Husein Sastranegara International Airport]] in [[Bandung, West Java]], Indonesia. It was displayed during ''Bandung Airshow 2017''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pasha |first1=Yogi |title=Bandung Air Show 2017 Akan Hadir di Bandara Husein Sastranegara |url=http://jabar.inews.id/berita/bandung-air-show-2017-akan-hadir-di-bandara-husein-sastranegara |trans-title=Bandung Air Show 2017 Will Be Present at Husein Sastranegara Airport |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=iNews Jabar |date=8 November 2017 |language=Indonesian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Sea Scouts |url=http://www.fenomenanews.com/the-sea-scouts |website=Fenomena |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023073402/http://www.fenomenanews.com/the-sea-scouts |archive-date=23 October 2021 |date=21 December 2018}}</ref>
* Unknown – HU-16A on static display at [[Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport|Abdul Rachman Saleh Air Force Base]] in [[Malang, East Java]], Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tni-au.mil.id/lanud-abd-saleh-geser-pesawat-albatros-ke-jogging-track/|title=Lanud Abd Saleh Geser Pesawat Albatros ke Jogging Track|language=id|date=6 February 2018|website=tni-au.mil.id|access-date=9 February 2021}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025}}</ref>

===Italy===
* MM50-174 – HU-16A on static display at {{ill|Cameri Airport|it|Aeroporto di Cameri}} in [[Cameri|Cameri, Piedmont]].<ref name="Wolfe" />
* MM50-179 – HU-16A on static display at the [[Italian Air Force Museum]] in [[Vigna di Valle|Vigna di Valle, Lazio]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mezzi Storici |url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mstorici/Pagine/default.aspx |website=Ministero della Difesa |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123011217/http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/mezzi/mstorici/Pagine/default.aspx |archive-date=23 November 2019 |language=Italian}}</ref><ref name="Wolfe" />
* MM51-035 – HU-16A on static display at [[Rome Ciampino Airport]] in [[Rome, Lazio]].<ref name="Wolfe" />

===Philippines===
* 48607 – HU-16A on static display at the [[Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum]] in [[Pasay, Philippines]].<ref name="Wolfe" />

===Thailand===
* BuNo 151265 – HU-16B on static display at [[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield]] in [[Sattahip|Sattahip, Chonburi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodall |first1=Geoffrey |title=Grumman Albatross / G-111 Caribbean |url=http://www.goodall.com.au/grumman-amphibians/grummanalbatross.pdf |website=Geoff Goodall's Aviation History Site |access-date=20 March 2025 |date=10 May 2022}}</ref>

===United States===
* USAF 51-0006 – HU-16B on static display at the [[Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum]] in [[Ashland, Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HU-16B - Albatross |url=http://www.sasmuseum.com/2008/11/21/hu-16b-albatross |website=Strategic Air & Space Museum |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024213839/http://www.sasmuseum.com/2008/11/21/hu-16b-albatross |archive-date=24 October 2011}}</ref>
* USAF 51-0022 – HU-16A on static display at the [[Pima Air and Space Museum]] in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16A Albatross |url=http://www.pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/grumman-hu-16a |website=Pima Air & Space Museum |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* USAF 51-7144 – HU-16B on static display at the [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]] in [[Warner Robins, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B "Albatross" |url=http://www.museumofaviation.org/HU16.php |website=Museum of Aviation |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051402/http://www.museumofaviation.org/HU16.php |archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref>
* USAF 51-7163 – HU-16B on static display at the [[Castle Air Museum]] in [[Atwater, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B Albatross (USA) |url=http://www.castleairmuseum.org/grumman_hu16b.html |website=Castle Air Museum |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106043400/http://www.castleairmuseum.org/grumman_hu16b.html |archive-date=6 January 2013}}</ref>
* USAF 51-7176 – HU-16B on static display at [[Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater]] in [[Clearwater, Florida]]. It was previously at the [[Pate Museum of Transportation]], until its disassembly and relocation to CGAS Clearwater for restoration. It is marked as USCG 1023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clearwater Coast Guard to dedicate restored aircraft, celebrate Centennial of Naval Aviation |url=http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/1079423/-Media-Advisory-Clearwater-Coast-Guard-to-dedicate-restored-aircraft-celebrate-Centennial-of-Naval-Aviation |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=United States Coast Guard |date=5 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324055256/https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/1079423/-Media-Advisory-Clearwater-Coast-Guard-to-dedicate-restored-aircraft-celebrate-Centennial-of-Naval-Aviation |archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSAF">{{cite web |last1=Baugher |first1=Joseph |title=1951 USAF Serial Numbers |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html |website=Joe Baugher's Home Page |access-date=23 March 2025 |date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
* USAF 51-7193 – HU-16B on static display at [[Warfield Air National Guard Base]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B 'Albatross' SN: 51-7193 |url=http://www.aero-web.org/museums/md/mdang175/51-7193.htm |website=Aviation Enthusiast Corner |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627123849/http://www.aero-web.org/museums/md/mdang175/51-7193.htm |archive-date=27 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSAF" />
* USAF 51-7195 – HU-16B on static display at the [[Yanks Air Museum]] in [[Chino, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman G-64 Albatross (UH-16) |url=http://www.yanksair.com/Products/71/110/Grumman-G-64-Albatross-UH-16 |website=Yanks Air Museum |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145720/http://www.yanksair.com/Products/71/110/Grumman-G-64-Albatross-UH-16 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSAF" />
* USAF 51-5282 – HU-16B on static display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. This was USAF's last operational HU-16. On 4 July 1973, it established a world record for twin-engined amphibians when it reached 32,883 feet and was transferred to the Air Force Museum two weeks later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B Albatross |url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196902/grumman-hu-16b-albatross/ |website=National Museum of the US Air Force |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926053343/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/196902/grumman-hu-16b-albatross.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live |date=29 May 2015}}</ref>
* USAF 51-5291 – HU-16B on static display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B Albatross |url=http://www.pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/grumman-hu-16b-albatross |website=Pima Air & Space Museum |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* BuNo 137928 [[Hemisphere Dancer]] – HU-16C on static display at [[Universal Destinations & Experiences|Universal Studios]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. It previously owned by musician and pilot [[Jimmy Buffett]].<ref>{{cite web |title=N928J – Grumman Albatross – "The Hemisphere Dancer" |url=http://www.buffettworld.com/aviation/albatross |website=Jimmy Buffett World |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905185235/http://www.buffettworld.com/aviation/albatross |archive-date=5 September 2012}}</ref>
* BuNo 137932 – HU-16C on static display at the [[Hiller Aviation Museum]] in [[San Carlos, California]]. It was flown around the world by Reid W. Dennis in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16-RD "Albatross" |url=http://www.hiller.org/grumman-albatross |website=Hiller Aviation Museum |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Baugher |first1=Joseph |title=US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (135774 to 140052) |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries16.html |website=Joe Baugher's Home Page |access-date=23 March 2025 |date=7 August 2023}}</ref>
* USCG 7209 – HU-16E on static display at the [[Aerospace Museum of California]] in [[Sacramento, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B Albatross |url=http://www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org/museum_aircraft/hu16b.html |website=Aerospace Museum of California |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812021018/http://www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org/museum_aircraft/hu16b.html |archive-date=12 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSCG">{{cite web |last1=Baugher |first1=Joseph |title=US Coast Guard Aircraft Serial Numbers |url=http://www.joebaugher.com/coastguardseries.html |website=Joe Baugher's Home Page |access-date=23 March 2025 |date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
* USCG 7216 – HU-16E on static display with the [[Historic Aircraft Restoration Project]] at [[Floyd Bennett Field]] in [[New York, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16E 'Albatross' SN: 51-7216 |url=http://www.aero-web.org/museums/ny/harp/51-7216.htm |website=Aviation Enthusiast Corner |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSCG" />
* USCG 7228 – HU-16E on static display at the [[New England Air Museum]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16E 'Albatross' |url=http://www.neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=898 |website=New England Air Museum |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200921/http://www.neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=898 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSCG" />
* USCG 7236 – HU-16E on static display at the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HU-16 Albatross |url=http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=hu-16_albatross |website=National Naval Aviation Museum |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713175124/http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=hu-16_albatross |archive-date=13 July 2014}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2025}}
* USCG 7245 – HU-16E on static display at the [[Pacific Coast Air Museum]] in [[Santa Rosa, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HU-16E Albatross |url=http://www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org/aircraft/hu-16e-albatross |website=Pacific Coast Air Museum |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* USCG 7247 – HU-16E on static display at [[Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City]] in [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Scott |title=Albatross/51-7247 |url=http://www.warbirdregistry.org/albatrossregistry/albatross-517247.html |website=Warbird Registry |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* USCG 7250 – HU-16E on static display at [[Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod]] in [[Mashpee, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Wolfe" />
* USCG 7251 – HU-16E on static display at the Dyess Linear Air Park at [[Dyess Air Force Base]] in [[Abilene, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16E 'Albatross' SN: 51-7251 |url=http://www.aero-web.org/museums/tx/dlap/51-7251.htm |website=Aviation Enthusiast Corner |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="BaugherUSCG" />
* USCG 7254 – HU-16E on static display at the [[Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum]] at [[Travis Air Force Base]] in [[Fairfield, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SA-16B "Albatross" |url=http://www.travisafbaviationmuseum.org/copy-of-t-33 |website=Travis AFB Aviation Museum |access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>
* USCG 1280 – HU-16E on static display at [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16B 'Albatross' SN: 1280 |url=http://www.aero-web.org/museums/nm/natomm/1280.htm |website=Aviation Enthusiast Corner |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>
* USCG 1293 – HU-16E on static display at the [[March Field Air Museum]] in [[Riverside, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grumman HU-16E Albatross |url=http://www.marchfield.org/sa16.htm |website=March Field Air Museum |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030152016/http://www.marchfield.org/sa16.htm |archive-date=30 October 2012}}</ref>
* USCG 2129 – HU-16E on static display at [[Battleship Memorial Park]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft Collection |url=http://www.ussalabama.com/aircraft.php |website=Battleship USS Alabama |access-date=20 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904084729/http://www.ussalabama.com/aircraft.php |archive-date=4 September 2012}}</ref>

==Specifications (HU-16B)==
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{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Albatross: Amphibious Airborne Angel,<ref name="Dorr p196">{{cite journal |last= Dorr |first= Robert F. |title= Albatross: Amphibious Airborne Angel |journal= [[Air International]] |date=October 1991 |volume= 41 |issue= 4 |issn= 0306-5634 |pages=193–201}}</ref> United States Navy Aircraft since 1911,<ref name="Swan Navy p230">{{cite book |last1= Swanborough |first1= Gordon |first2= Peter M. |last2= Bowers |title= United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 |publisher= London |location= Putnam |edition= Second |year= 1976 |isbn= 0-370-10054-9 |page= 230}}</ref> Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59<ref name=JAWA58-59>{{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59 |editor1-last=Bridgman |editor1-first=Leonard |year=1958 |publisher=Jane's All the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd. |location=London |pages=311–312}}</ref> Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ginter |first1=Steve |title=Grumman HU-16 Albatross |date=1984 |publisher=Steve Ginter |location=Simi Valley, California |isbn=978-0-942612-11-0 |page=5}}</ref>
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|empty weight lb=22883
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|avionics=
*'''Communication:'''
** AN/ARC-27 [[UHF]] command set
** AN/ARC-38 [[High frequency|HF]] liaison set
** AN/ARR-41 HF receiver
** AN/ART-33 [[Low frequency|LF]] transmitter
*'''Identification:'''
** AN/APA-89 coder group (selective identification feature)
** AN/APX-6, -6B [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]]
** AN/APX-28 IFF interrogator set
*'''Navigation:'''
** AN/ARA-25 UHF direction finder
** AN/APN-22 radar altimeter
** AN/APN-59 radio compass
** AN/APN-70 [[LORAN]]
** AN/ARN-12 marker beacon
** AN/ARN-14 [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]] receiver
** AN/ARN-18 glide slope
** AN/ARN-21A [[TACAN]]
*'''Search:'''
** AN/APS-31A radar
*'''Other:'''
** AN/AIC-5B intercommunication set
** AS-401/A trailing antenna
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==See also==
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|related=
* [[Grumman G-21 Goose]]
* [[Grumman G-73 Mallard]]
|similar aircraft= 
* [[Canadair CL-215]]
* [[Consolidated PBY Catalina]]
|lists=
|see also=
* [[Aircraft in fiction#Grumman HU-16 Albatross]]
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==References==
===Footnotes===
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===Notes===
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal|title=Pentagon Over the Islands: The Thirty-Year History of Indonesian Military Aviation|journal=Air Enthusiast Quarterly |date=n.d. |issue=2 |pages=154–162 |issn=0143-5450}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061113102631/http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/gallery/historical/index.html Historical Aircraft page] on [[Northrop Grumman]] Web Site
* [http://www.warbirdalley.com/hu16.htm HU-16 history, including other designations]
* [http://www.hu-16.com/ The Grumman Albatross Site]
* Summary at [http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBAIRCRAFT/HU_16.html Coast Guard Historian's] site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180806203831/http://www.seaplanemagazine.com/2018/07/13/the-grumman-albatross-a-spotters-guide The Grumman Albatross – A Spotter’s Guide]
* {{cite web |title= Flight test report |url= http://www.eaa1000.av.org/fltrpts/albatross/albatross.htm |access-date= 2010-08-20 |archive-date= 2012-12-08 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121208215729/http://www.eaa1000.av.org/fltrpts/albatross/albatross.htm |url-status= dead }}

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