| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 140448 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F8U Crusader |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F8U/F-8 Crusader |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F-8A Crusader |
| C/n (msn): | 5 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dallas - NAS / Hensley Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 7TX2 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 November 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 571090 |
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This aircraft was used in the F-8 flight test program. It was later converted to the F-8C (F8U-2) prototype and delivered to the US Navy. Now preserved at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, New Hampshire. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 12 May 2023, and has since been viewed 226 times. |