Photographer A.C.Brooks

Photographer: Thomas Waller.

In the storage area at MASDC. VR-52 "Taskmasters" Delivered to the US Navy on 28 Oct 1952. Transferred to the USAF as 51-17630 in 1958. Returned to the USN as 131571 in 1964. Arrived in storage at MASDC on 11 Jan 1978. Inventory code allocated 8C0020, later CG0100. Registered to N751CE on 16 Jan 1991. To Everts Air Fuel Inc at Fairbanks AK 30 Dec 2008. Reregistered to N528ZE 14. Nov 2014. Registration still current in Dec 2023.

In the storage area at MASDC. VF-111 "Sundowners" last assigned to the USS Roosevelt. By October 1978 this squadron had just fully transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1995. Also in the picture is 151510 / NM-204 c/n 700 which arrived in storage on 29 Sep 1977. 153012 was delivered @1967 as a F-4B. Later upgraded to a F-4N. To MASDC also on 29 Sep 1977 with inventory code 8F061. Later to Hayes Industries and put back into service (see photo 630414). Back to MASDC on 25 Jan 1984 with inventory code 8F-150. Departed 20 Sep 2004 to HVF West for scrapping

In the storage area at MASDC. Delivered to the USN as a F8U-2NE and redesignated to a F-8E in 1962. Later upgraded to a F-8J. Arrived for storage on 05 Nov 1975 with inventory code 2F333. Salvaged as NAS North Island, CA in May 1987. 150890 was last assigned to VF-211 "Fighting Checkmates" which was based on CVA-19 USS Hancock which was decommissioned in 1976. The squadron is still operational in Dec 2023 as VFA-211 on F/A-18E Super Hornets.

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.

Many F-8's in the storage area at MASDC. 150658 belong to VF-191 'Satin's Kittens' and arrived for storage in Mar 1976. Also in view is sister ship 150845 / NM-100 which arrived for storage on 11 Mar 1976. They had been operated from CVA-34 USS Oriskany. Disestablished in 1978 the squadron briefly reformed between 1986 and 1988. 150658 and 150845 were both sold to the French Navy in October 1990 for spare parts.

Photographer Bruce Trombecky

Photographer J.B.Paskauskas

Photographer: Richard Sullivan

Photographer: Richard Sullivan.

This aircraft has been withdrawn from storage and departed on 22 Jan 1979 to the FAA at NAS Lakehurst where it was destroyed in fuel-misting tests. 135590 was delivered to the USN in Apr 1955 as a P2V-7. Retired on 13 Jan 1970 To MASDC with storage code 1P275 by NARTU at NAS Willow Grove.

Photographer unknown - w/o 20 september 1982

Photographer Frank Mk Meiken

Photographer unknown

photographer Achille Vigna