In the storage area at MASDC. Delivered as a F8U-2 and redesignated to a F-8C in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8K. Arrived for storage on 11 Sep 1973 with inventory code 2F257. To the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM on 18 Jul 1986. VF-302 "Stallions" was a naval reserve squadron and was disestablished on 11 September 1994 while flying the F-14 Tomcat. The tail markings are in black and yellow.

MASDC

Several aircraft operated by VF-302 carried this unusual colourscheme in the final years of Phantom operations by this squadron. VF-302 received Tomcats as of February 1985.