| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 139486 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American FJ Fury |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American AF-1/FJ Fury |
| Aircraft Version: | FJ-4 / F-1E |
| C/n (msn): | 209-106 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | May 1977 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 464025 |
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This was the first version of the FJ-4 (F-1E) Fury. The later version, the FJ-4B (AF-1E) had a strengthened wing for carrying heavy ordinance. The F-1E was used primarily by the US Marine Corps as a replacement for their earlier versions of the Fury. The a/c on display is one of two surviving F-1E versions, and was TOC in November 1956 with the USMC and assigned to VMF-232. It later served with the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit at NAS Glynco, Georgia. In December 1964 it was retired to the museum, and is currently on display inside the main building in VMF-232 markings. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 May 2022, and has since been viewed 122 times. |