Bi-centennial marks 1776-1976.

I do not know where A -AI PHASE stands for. The identity of the FAA DC3 in the background is still unknown to me.

Photo by Tom Hildreth.

Unknown photographer. On back of photo, 147779 Douglas A-4C USMC VMA-224 Iwakuni. The stripes on the rudder are green. 1961 VMA-223. 1961 H&MS-12. 1961-62 VMA-332. 1962-63 VMA-224 as WK-6. 1963-64 VMA-242. 1964-65 VMA-225 as CE-6. 1965 VMA-224. 1966 VA-93 as NG-302. 1966-67 VA-94 as NF-413. 1967 VSF-1. 1968-69 VA-112. 1969-70 VMAT-102. 1970-71 VC-5 as UE-29. 1971-75 VMA-131. Seen at Memphis NATTC Oct 21,1975. To storage at MASDC Davis-Monthan, AZ in 22 Nov 1975. In Dec 1980 to the Singapore Air Force as an A-4S serial 927. WFU by late Dec 2012. Also in this picture an A-4C probably 148465 code WK-22, a T-6 and what looks like a JASDF T-33.

Unknown photographer. On back of photo - A-4E VMA-331 VL-5 Alameda NAS. No date. With VA-83 coded AJ-301 1964-65. VMA-331 coded VL-5 1965-67. VMA-331 coded VL-22 1968-70. H&MS-31 1971-72. VF-101 1972. Written off at NAS Key West, FL on 14 Apr 1972. VMA-331 was nicknamed ' Bumblebees' and decommissioned on 01 Oct 1992. Also in picture are another 2 A-4's plus 2 P-2E's. One is 131402 and the other looks like 128364.

Unknown photographer - on back of photo A-4C VA-76 NP-333. no date or location. With VMA-223 from 1961-63. VMA-211 1963-64. VMA-214 coded WE-15 1964-65. VA-144 1965. VA-76 coded NP-333 1966-67 . Shot down by MiG-17 gunfire south of Haiphong, North Vietnam on 25 Apr 1967 while operating from the USS Bon Homme Richard - CVA-31. The pilot ejected and became a POW. VA-76 was nicknamed 'Spirits' and was disestablished on 30 Sep 1969. In the background is A-4C 149492.

ex USA 142752

Taken on charge in August 1968 and served in Vietnam aboard the USS Coral Sea and USS Hancock. Later served with VMA-223 at Cherry Point, VC-7 at Miramar and VF43 at Oceana. Assigned to the Blue Angels in c1980 and assigned to the museum in 1986. Currently displayed indoors as Blue Angels '3' as part of a four ship formation.

VC-8 operated TA-4Js from NAS Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico in the late 90s, of which GF-00 was the boss bird, seen here at its homebase.

Seen at the Waddington Air Show...A great scoop for the show, while the aircraft was on detachment from France...

Ex Israel Air Force 149

Photo by Jim Tunney.

Ex ISR.150015

Photographer unknown - w/o 25 may 1988

Photographer unknown - Aug 2, 1978: Crashed into the sea off San Diego, CA after a collision with F-14A 160652

Photographer unknown