Taken on charge in August 1968 and served in Vietnam aboard the USS Coral Sea and USS Hancock. Later served with VMA-223 at Cherry Point, VC-7 at Miramar and VF43 at Oceana. Assigned to the Blue Angels in c1980 and assigned to the museum in 1986. Currently displayed indoors as Blue Angels '3' as part of a four ship formation.

30 Aug 1968: TOS USN and assigned aboard the USS Coral Sea to South Vietnam for combat. June 1969: VA-164 deployed to Vietnam aboard the USS Hancock. August 1970: VMA-223, NAS Cherry Point, NC. July 1975: VC-7, NAS Miramar to fly as an aggressor aircraft. March 1978: VF-43, NAS Oceana. Ca.1980: Blue Angels, NAS Pensacola, FL. October 1986: Naval Aviation Museum.