Aircraft Photo of 145609 | Vought RF-8G Crusader | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #761032
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:145609
Other Marks:2F425
Aircraft Original Type:Vought F8U Crusader
Aircraft Generic Type:Vought F8U/F-8 Crusader
Aircraft Version:Vought RF-8G Crusader
C/n (msn):304
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDMA   IATA: DMA   Local: DMA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:12 October 1985
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 761032
Photo Comment

On celebrity row. Delivered as a F8U-1P in 1959. Redesignated as an RF-8A in 1962. Converted to an RF-8G in 1966. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1982. Acquired by the Naval Air Museum, Barbers Point, Hawaii in 2002 but not delivered and stored at the Pima Air Museum. To the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL in 2006.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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