| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 126673 |
| Military Code: | MW-2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell F-2 Banshee (F2H) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell F-2 Banshee (F2H) |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee |
| C/n (msn): | 402 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMJ-1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 767784 |
| Photo Comment |
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Records suggest this Banshee did not in fact fly with VMJ-1 which served in Korea as painted, instead remaining in the US with training unit VMJ-2 and later two USN squadrons. After being retired in 1958 it was put on show as a children's plaything in a park at Vero Beach, FL, the cockpit being filled with concrete. From 1989 it underwent an extraordinary restoration at Pensacola for the NAM and is now presented with every instrument correctly in place This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 January 2025, and has since been viewed 101 times. |