photographer robert J. Pickett

Originally built as an F-8D and later converted to F-8H. Retired on 19 March 1976 and used as a target at Hardwood Bombing Range near Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin.

One of the HUNTERS on det at NAFEC. A/C was SOC Feb 5 2002

A Hunters F-14A in the landing pattern of NAS Miramar. This particular Tomcat sadly crashed during an Air Combat Manoeuvring sortie, some 30 miles southwest of homebase NAS Dallas (TX) after it collided with an A-4 Skyhawk.

AF-104 of Fighter Squadron (VF) 201 Hunters on its way to the runway of NAS Dallas (TX). On this September 1987 day, the squadron performed some Dissimilar air combat training (DACT) with Tyndall F-15s that were deployed to Dallas. The pilot of one of the Tomcat said the memorable words to me before he entered his office: "Today we're gonna eat some Eagles" in a Texas slang. This BuNo 162708 crashed on 23 December 1993 during an Air Combat Manoeuvring engagement with an A-4 Skyhawk, some 30 miles SW of Dallas.