14 Sep 1984: TOS USMC and assigned to Naval Air Depot, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Ca.10/84: Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203), MCAS Cherry Point. By 1990: Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), MCAS Cherry Point. 6/90 to 3/91: Deployed to Japan, Philippines, Korea for training and then extended to continue to the Mediterranean for combat in Operation Desert Storm beginning in January 1991. 1999: Remanufactured as AV-8B (+), BuNo.165397 for a whole new career.

1974: TOS USN and assigned to Attack Squadron 174 (VA-174), NAS Cecil Field, FL. 1984: VA-46, NAS Cecil Field. 10/86: VA-174, NAS Cecil Field. 1988: VA-37, NAS Oceana, VA. 1990: VA-72, NAS Cecil Field. 1/91 to 2/91: Flew combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. 1994: Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis, TN. 5/95: Air Classics Museum, DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL. 1996: Air Classics Museum, Aurora, IL

2/45: TOS USAAF as A-26C 44-35326. Originally scheduled for the RAF as KL706 but diverted back to USAAF. 6/48: Redesignated B-26C. 5/56: On Mark Engineering, Van Nuys, CA, and registered as N2889D. 1957: Re-registered N40Y. Converted as the prototype Marketeer executive aircraft. 1960: Re-registered as N401Y. By 5/90: Stallion Aircraft/Jack Rodgers, Bensenville, IL. 1993: Jack Rodgers/Air Classics Museum, DuPage Airport, IL. By 1995: Restored to flying condition and painted in a Korean War black scheme. 1998: Courtesy Aircraft sales. Ca. 11/11: Indiana Military Museum.

2/45: TOS USAAF as A-26C 44-35326. Originally scheduled for the RAF as KL706 but diverted back diverted back to USAAF. 6/48: Redesignated B-26C. 5/56: On Mark Engineering, Van Nuys, CA, and registered as N2889D. 1957: Re-registered N40Y. Converted as the prototype Marketeer executive aircraft. 1960: Re-registered as N401Y. By 5/90: Stallion Aircraft/Jack Rodgers, Bensenville, IL. 1993: Jack Rodgers/Air Classics Museum, DuPage Airport, IL. By 1995: Restored to flying condition and painted in a Korean War black scheme. 1998: Courtesy Aircraft sales. Ca. 11/11: Indiana Military Museum.

Built in 1944. Ordered by the USAAF as UC-43 44-76078. Delivered to the US Navy as GB-2 23743. To NC44562 in 1947 and N44562 after 1948. Still current on the register in 2020.

Taken from N922AN, a 738 operating AA1444, as we climb out of ORD at the start of our flight to PHX.