This is 147834 in fake markings of 148592 which was lost in combat in 1966. Moved to Wauchula, FL by 1999 then to Fort Meade, FL by 2001. Last seen in 2004. Removed by 2010.

Photo by Jim Tunney.

This Demon was at the Florida Military Aviation Museum in poor condition from 1983 to 1996. Nobody found out its identity.

Photo by Jim Tunney.

Here the 1st prototype is flying again after being grounded for installation of an upgraded P&W R-2800-34W engine plus other modifications. In this view the exhaust pump engine cooling outlet is clearly seen. The USN were delighted with its diving characteristics, but stall and spin recovery was a problem. The delay caused by design changes resulted in other models taking over its role, consequently the contract was terminated on 3 September 1946. Five completed aircraft went to meet their fate at NAES Phillidelphia and were eventually "stricken from inventory". Dates where known: prototypes 44313 (unknown); 44314 (March 1948). Production aircraft: 90484 & 90485 (unknown); 90486 (April 1948).

ex USAF 84-0456, now in use as an agressor. Any help on the location is appreciated. Photographer unknown

any help on the location is appreciated. Photographer unknown

'FJ aircraft returning to NAS Barbers Point after Regulus missile mission.' 135779 is listed as a regular FJ-3. 136107, 136095 and 136087 are FJ-3D drone controller conversions. All three are known to have been transferred to utility squadron VU-1 by 1961, and 136087 is seen engaged in a similar mission with that unit in 1960 in photos 684779 & 685216. Photo by: Charles Hansen / Library of Congress

Photo by Jim Tunney.

Preparing for a Regulus cruise missile launch and recovery mission at then ALF Bonham. 136087, 136026 and 136095 are FJ-3D drone controllers, 139474 is an FJ-4. Photo by: Charles Hansen / Library of Congress

The Fleetwings (officially Kaiser-Fleetwings by now) Model 44 was a dive bomber designed for the US Navy to replace the Curtiss Helldiver. Here the prototype is returning from an early (possibly first) test flight which took place on 12 April 1945 piloted by William H. Engle. It is landing on one of the new paved runways at Fleetwings Field which the USN had built in support of the BTK-1 project. The engine was a P&W R-2800-22W giving 2400 hp and a novel design feature was an exhaust pump engine cooling system. This proved unsatisfactory and was eventually replaced with conventional cowl flaps. Collection holder William Engle is the son of Fleetwings test pilot William H. Engle.

Evening arrival of one of the two Super Hornets at Aero India 2019. Wearing the tail code 'NF', this aircraft belongs to VFA-27 "Royal Maces" that traces its history to 1967 as VA-27. Based at Iwakuni, Japan, the squadron is part of Carrier Air Wing 5, and when embarked operates from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).

Not a TV-2 Seastar, but a TV-1 Shooting Star. In 1948 the US Navy received a batch of F-80Cs to speed up conversion to jet fighters. They were allocated naval serials of a cancelled batch of Martin Maulers. This one is from the Naval Air Reserve unit at NAS St. Louis (Lambert), but it seems that it stayed at NAS Oakland (OAK) after its arrival here. In 1956 it went to NAS Willow Grove, but was not flown anymore and has been preserved there at the Wings of Freedom Museum. Photo from: US Navy / National Naval Aviation Museum

USS Bennington was an ASW carrier from 1959, operating S2F Trackers and the HSS Seabat helicopters of HS-8. A couple of AD-5W airborne early warning aircraft were also embarked. Following four XHSS-1s, 137851 was the third S-58 production airframe. It was supplied to South Vietnam in 1968. Photo by: Charles Hansen / Library of Congress

More Furies converted to drone controllers. Guided Missile Group 1 was raised at NAS North Island in 1955. Its tail code was changed to ZZ in 1957. Photo from: US Navy / National Naval Aviation Museum