Raytheon EA-3B on static display at the 94' Van Nuys show. Assigned Navy BuNum 146454.

Ex N6904, N66004, 41-8887. Crashed on take-off from Bealeton on 7 October 2007 when it struck trees and was destroyed in a post-crash fire. Registration cancelled 12 February 2008, and the remains were bought by former owner Ronald White in July 2011.

Ex N6904, N66004, USAAF 41-8887. Crashed on take-off from Bealeton Va on 7 October 2007 when it struck trees and was destroyed in a post-crash fire. Registration cancelled 12 February 2008, and the remains bought by former owner Ronald White in July 2011.

This must have been the last visit of a Whale to a European Air Show. Unit is VQ-2 Batmen from NAS Rota, Spain. Please note the nice sharkmouth painted on the nose.

Photo was taken shortly before the handover to the Austrian Air Force. For the period after the decommissioning of the Saab Draken and before the introduction of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Austria needed an interim solution. It was decided to lease 12 F-5E Tiger II of the Swiss Air Force for 4 years. On 1 July 2005, the F-5E Tiger II took over active airspace surveillance over Austria, replacing the Saab Draken in day-to-day operations. On 30 June 2008 the return to Switzerland began with the transfer of the first 4 aircraft. Since then, the Typhoon have been monitoring Austrian airspace.

Painted in prewar-style US Navy markings.

W/o 2 September 1986