Handed over to the RAF in May 1941, but remained based at Albuquerque, NM for training of RAF pilots by TWA instructors. Damaged in a landing accident in Jun 1941. Rebuilt as an RLB-30 with a solid keel (no bomb bay doors) and loaned to Consolidated for pax & cargo flights between their production plants in the USA. Operated with USAAF roundels as seen here, but reason unknown as still British-owned. Ownership transferred to Consolidated and registered to them as NL24927 on 1 Apr 1947. Sold to the Continental Can Company as an executive aircraft on 10 Nov 1948 as N1503. Became XC-CAY with PEMEX on 4 Nov 1959, then to N12905 with the Confederate Air Force in Jun 1968. Reregistered N24927 in Oct 1990 and was still flying as such by 2019.

This really was US Navy 159301 painted to represent A-7D 70-0945.

Oh how I would have loved this one clear of clutter and in sun! This airline lasted all of 89 days from 22 Nov 1985 until 19 Feb 1986. This aircraft had been with them only from 13 Jan 1986. The aircraft later went to American Airlines as N167AA and then Federal Express as N559FE.

Sold in Indonesia as PK-RLF in 1980

Also operated on seasonal leases in Europe with Star Air/UPS as OY-UPB. Retired early 2003

Acquired ex Air Canada C-FTLP. Later to USAir as N914VJ. Retired Jan 98.

Became N995UA with United Airlines in Jun 86. From May 2004 it went on adventures to Indonesia operating with four different airlines. Retired circa 2011-2012.

To 9Q-CVS Serve Air Cargo Dec 2008 as 9Q-CVS. Re-reg 9S-AVS Sep 2017. Reported as still active 2020.

Ex N4522W, registered June 1980 and merged into American July 1987

Sold in Indonesia as PK-RLE in 1980.

Ex United N9034U, registered 15th Sep 1971 to Aloha and transferred to AirCal Oct 1980, re-registered N459AC 13th Jan 1982

Doug Olsen photo. Sold in the US as N75337. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

This really was USMC 159381 and never served with NASA.

Awaiting restoration!

Designed by John Thorpe and Rudy Paulic in 1933 and built at the Boeing School of Aeronautics to test and teach advanced concepts, the T-3 first flew in 1939. Development stopped during World War 2 as Boeing concentrated on military projects. Rudy Paulic replaced the 125 hp Warner radial engine with a 180 hp Lycoming with a controllable pitch propeller and made the landing gear retractable in 1959.