Displayed here at NAS Virginia having been given to the Smithsonian Institute in 1953 for the National Aviation Museum. It remained for another couple of years before being barged to Pensacola on loan to the Naval Aviation Museum and is now preserved as shown in my photo here. In 1946 it had accomplished a record-breaking flight from Perth, Australia non-stop to Ohio, the crew being accompanied by a young kangaroo gifted to the National Zoo in Washington DC

43-17132 to American Airlines in December 1945 as N90428. To United States Overseas Airlines in August 1956. Undated photograph taken circa 1960. 'Chartered Navy Quicktrans plane is loaded at Norfolk, Virginia, with priority supply material. Navy air cargo contract was expanded for FY 1960.' Photo from: US Navy

'Naval review.' Data for the most central aircraft. We gather the R tail code was for Naval Air Reserve units at NAS New York (Floyd Bennett Field). The F9F Panther, E-109, is from NAS Minneapolis (MSP); the F7U Cutlass, I-313, is from NAS Gross Ile, Michigan; and the FJ-1 Fury, K-104, is from very inland NAS Olathe, Kansas! The tail codes for these stations were changed in 1956-57 according to Wikipedia. See photo 682839 for another view. Photo by: Frank Scherschell / Life

'Naval review.' Data for bottom centre aircraft, a fighter-bomber F2H Banshee of Naval Air Reserve, NAS Norfolk. Right row from bottom: F9F Cougar; F3D Skynight 124624; S2F Tracker; and two AD Skyraiders. Second row: the F2H-2B; F9F Panther coded E-109 of NAR, NAS Minneapolis; F7U Cutlass I-003 of NAR, NAS Gross Ile; AF Guardian 130370 / R-189 of NAR, NAS New York(?); and AJ Savage. Third row: FH Phantom(?); AD; FJ-1 Fury K-104 of NAR, NAS Olathe; AD-2 122270; V-173 Flying Pancake; and FR Fireball. A3D Skywarrior tail on the right. Still more types on the far left and behind! NAS Norfolk's P5M Marlin ramp in the background. Photo by: Frank Scherschell / Life

VAW-121 E-2C which was assigned to USS Dwight D Eisenhower at the time.

Parked at its homebase Norfolk with wings folded, this Greyhound belongs to VRC-40 Rawhides, the Atlantic Fleet logistics support squadron.

VAW-120 is the Hawkeye & Greyhound East Coast training squadron, and operated this C-2A in May 2011.

VAW-120 is the Hawkeye East Coast training squadron, and operated this E-2C-2000 in May 2011.

Interesting gem between mutiple Hawkeyes at Norfolk was this NSAWC operated example.

VAW-120 is the Hawkeye East Coast training squadron, and operated this E-2D in May 2011.

Slide traded in 1974 with Don Spering.

Photographer unknown - Retired Jun 25, 1982, last "Warning Star" flying on active duty.

Photographer Don Spering - w/o 2 january 1982

Photographer unknown