Photographer unknown - preserved at Pensacola, Museum of naval aviation

Photo by Giorgio Salerno.

Photographer Bruce R. Trombecky

Originally allocated USAF serial 53-5243 for administrative purposes. Built as a TV-2 for the US Navy BuNo 137936 and redesignated to a T-33B in 1962. Arrived at MASDC from storage at NAF Litchfield Park, AZ on 13 Jul 1965 and departed back to service on 15 Nov 1967. Back to MASDC with inventory code 3T310 on 26 Jun 1975 and in this photo it looks like it is being prepared to depart. Later noted at the Pueblo Weisbrod Museum, CO. To the Quonset Air Museum in May 2007 and last noted there dismantled in Sep 2013.

In the markings of VP-92 'Minutemen' based at NAS South Weymouth, MA. VP-92 was a USN reserve squadron which was finally disestablished on 17 October 2007 while flying the P-3 Orion. 1335572 was accepted into the USN at Burbank on 25 Feb 1955. Arrived in storage at MASDC on 07 May 1971 and allocated inventory number 1P295. SOC 29 Jun 1976 and presumably later scrapped.

Photographer unknown Location maybe at Oceana NAS

Photographer Angelo Romano - w/o 5 december 1979

Photographer: Harry Tyrpak.

Photographer unknown

Photographer A.C.Brooks

Photographer: Thomas Waller.

In the storage area at MASDC. VR-52 "Taskmasters" Delivered to the US Navy on 28 Oct 1952. Transferred to the USAF as 51-17630 in 1958. Returned to the USN as 131571 in 1964. Arrived in storage at MASDC on 11 Jan 1978. Inventory code allocated 8C0020, later CG0100. Registered to N751CE on 16 Jan 1991. To Everts Air Fuel Inc at Fairbanks AK 30 Dec 2008. Reregistered to N528ZE 14. Nov 2014. Registration still current in Dec 2023.

In the storage area at MASDC. VF-111 "Sundowners" last assigned to the USS Roosevelt. By October 1978 this squadron had just fully transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1995. Also in the picture is 151510 / NM-204 c/n 700 which arrived in storage on 29 Sep 1977. 153012 was delivered @1967 as a F-4B. Later upgraded to a F-4N. To MASDC also on 29 Sep 1977 with inventory code 8F061. Later to Hayes Industries and put back into service (see photo 630414). Back to MASDC on 25 Jan 1984 with inventory code 8F-150. Departed 20 Sep 2004 to HVF West for scrapping

In the storage area at MASDC. Delivered to the USN as a F8U-2NE and redesignated to a F-8E in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8J. Arrived for storage on 05 Nov 1975 with inventory code 2F333. Salvaged as NAS North Island, CA in May 1987. 150890 was last assigned to VF-211 "Fighting Checkmates" which was based on CVA-19 USS Hancock which was decommissioned in 1976. The squadron is still operational in Dec 2023 as VFA-211 on F/A-18E Super Hornets.

In the storage area at MASDC. Delivered as a F8U-2 and redesignated to a F-8C in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8K. Arrived for storage on 11 Sep 1973 with inventory code 2F257. To the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM on 18 Jul 1986. VF-302 "Stallions" was a naval reserve squadron and was disestablished on 11 September 1994 while flying the F-14 Tomcat. The tail markings are in black and yellow.

Many F-8's in the storage area at MASDC. 150658 belong to VF-191 'Satin's Kittens' and arrived for storage in Mar 1976. Also in view is sister ship 150845 / NM-100 which arrived for storage on 11 Mar 1976. They had been operated from CVA-34 USS Oriskany. Disestablished in 1978 the squadron briefly reformed between 1986 and 1988. 150658 and 150845 were both sold to the French Navy in October 1990 for spare parts.

Photographer Bruce Trombecky

Photographer J.B.Paskauskas