Beautifully restored to the Blue Angels colours it wore with the team between 1967 and 1969 and keeping company with two other genuine aerobatic team aircraft alongside, a Thunderbirds F-4 and a Red Arrows Hawk. Prior to the refurbishment, it was displayed in the white colours in which it finished its career, used by Grumman as chase plane for another F-11 performing in-flight thrust reverser testing between 1973 and 1975

Removed from MASDC and refurbished by Grumman in 1973 and used as chase aircraft. Back to MASDC as 5F040 Jan 20, 1975, here incorrectly painted as 55F040. Photographer Benjamin Knowles Jr

This F-11A was used as the chase aircraft for F-11A 141853 which was modified for inflight thrust control tests. MASDC code was 5F040, here incorrectly painted as 55F040. It is now on display at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, AZ in Blue Angels markings. Photographer Mr. B. Knowles, Jr.