This is F-84F-61-RE-50-10 MM 53-6637 that made its final landing in Piacenza on 10 August 1970, in charge to 50 Stormo as 50-10. Stored in Castrette it received the tail or at least the fin from MM 53-6695 (36 Stormo badge and 156 Gruppo yellow arrows on the fin). It was then repainted with fake 69474 serial and 69-4 unit code, to be displayed in front of Labora's former hardware store, after some repositioning and change of mount. Labora moved to the industrial area of Santarcangelo di Romagna, and it was displayed in the inner parking of La Ferramenta, but visible from via della Gronda Est.

The last Douglas Skyshark (of 12 built) was saved from fire practice destruction by the Planes of Fame Museum. Displayed for years with a pointed nose replacing missing engines and props, it was sold to long time museum volunteer John Muszala in 1976. Mr. Muszala's warbird restoration company "Pacific Fighters" slowly replaced missing panels and a surprise finding of A2D propellers at a junkyard saw the aircraft take shape at Chino, Ca and Idaho Falls, ID when the company re-located in 1996. The restored aircraft is on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum Annex at Gillespie Field.

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Photographer: Claude RICCI

Photographer: Claude RICCI

Delivered October 1990 and damaged beyond repair at Tunis on 6th February 2013 when the nosegear collapsed when it veered off runway on landing. Now used as a cabin trainer. Registration re-used on an A320Neo in 2023

Delivered new in August 1984, stored at Algiers from 2004, broken up in 2013

Delivered to SAS in January 1980 and transferred to Scanair in March 1983 (my photo #742302). To Conair as OY-CNA in 1987 and Bosphorus European as TC-OYC in 2001. Stored at IST since 2004, TT 53206

Delivered new five months before this shot. Wfu at Tupelo in early 2014 and scrapped.

Later D-AIAY with Lufthansa, EX-35006 with Kyrgyz Air, EP-MNU with Mahan Air and EP-MDU with Iran Airtour, stored at IKA early 2023

Damaged in a heavy landing at Scampton on January 14th 1975. Used as a crew escape trainer, Eventually to the fire dump with all re-useable parts removed (including the fin). Finally scrapped in May 1994.

in April 1992 to Aerochago as HI-619SP - written off November 1992 near Dania Beach (FL), after an engine failure shortly after take off from Fort Lauderdale (photographer not known)

Photographer unknown

(photographer not known)