| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 122479 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F6U Pirate |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F6U Pirate |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F6U-1 Pirate |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| 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: | 6 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 49763 |
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The second production F6U Pirate was rescued from the New Mexico desert where it was relegated to weapons testing as a target. Restored by the volunteers of the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation, the early jet joined the National Naval Aviation Museum collection in 2012. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 March 2018, and has since been viewed 249 times. |