Later to the Pacific Missile Test Center.

161526 belonged to the first badge of F/A-18As of the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (USNFDS) Blue Angels. Its a F/A-18A-7 of fiscal year 1980 and was factory fresh assigned to the FDS in Sep'87, the month this photo taken. From late '90 up to '95 it was assigned in to the Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division at NAS Patuxent River (MD) as SD-410. It was withdrawn from service in the fall of '98 and transferred to Fort Leonard Wood (MO) for use with the Chemical School for decontion drills. In '06 it was seen in a very bad shape.

After a long career with the US Navy, NASA (N848NA) and the US Naval Reserves, this 1982 F/A-18A became a Blue Angels in 1999. The Hornet was retired on 26 March 2009, was moved to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola (FL) but loaned to the Valiant Air Command Museumat Titusville (FL) since April 2011.

Escadrille 23S aircraft. Struck off charge in 1966.

Preparing for the first flight across the Atlantic, via the Azores. The NC-3 had to land in the ocean but taxied to the Azores. The NC-4, A-2294, made it to Lisbon and Plymouth. Photo from: Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica

6/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. 6/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. 12/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. 4/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. 8/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. 2/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. 5/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

June/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. June/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. December/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. April/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. August/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. February/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. May/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

June/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. June/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. December/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. April/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. 8/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. February/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. May/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

June/45: TOS USAAF as B-25J 44-86758 and placed in storage. June/51: Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25K radar trainer, then assigned to James Connally AFB, TX. December/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. April/58: Arrow Sales Company, North Hollywood, CA; registered N9643C. August/58: H.H.Coffield/Rockdale Flying Service, Rockdale, TX. February/76: Purchased by two members of the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX; began restoration at Rockdale. May/80: Trucked to Harlingen and ownership was taken over by the CAF. Restoration was completed in 1981, with first flight taking place in July.

In all the Brazilian Air Force operated 89 Curtiss P-40s of various marks from 1942 onwards, only leaving active service in 1954 when FAB entered the jet age with the Gloster Meteor. The badge on this one reads "I'll answer you bye".

Del/25 April 1926 Preserved at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.