Aircraft Photo of 126673 | McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee | USA - Marines | AirHistory.net #767784
Aircraft
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
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

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.

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