Modern Jet Planes on Display

Background of our F4 Phantom

F-4J Bu# 153851
Aircraft Block Number: 31
Service Entry Date: 01 Sep 67 (Delivered to the Navy)
Drone Conversion Cherry Pt 01Jan 2000
Total Flight Hours: 4942
Toal Catapult Shots: 429
Total Shipboard Arrested Landings: 428

Previous Unit Assignments:

Acceptance Date 01 Sep 1967
R&T Point Magu 01 Nov 1968 to 01 Nov 1973
VF121 "Pacemakers" Miramar/North Island 01 Nov 1973 to 05 Aug 1976
VF-194 NL ** "Red Lightnings" USS Coral Sea CV-43 26 Aug 1976 to 06 Jul 1977
VF-151 NF 204 "Vigilanties" USS MIdway CV 41 11 Sep 1977 to 26 Mar 1979
VF-154 "Black Knights" Miramar 30 Mar 1979 to 26 Mar 1980
NARF North Island 03 Jun 1980 to 05 Feb 1981
VF-302 "Stallions" Miramar 18 Feb 1981 to 15 Nov 1983 Conv. To F4S
VMFA-112 "Cowboys" MAG 41 4th MAW Dallas, Tx. 04 Jan 1985 to 07 Dec 1991
MCAS Cherry Pt. NC, NASC NARFS 1 Jan 1992 to 18 Mar 2002 Conv. To QF4S
VX-30 "Bloodhounds"NWTS Pt Magu 21 Mar 2002 to 01 Jan 2003

Photo of the aircraft in a previous paint scheme and assignment VF-151 Vigilante NF 204 Catshot off USS Midway CV-41


Background of our F14 Tomcat

F-14A-105-GR 160898 (TARPS)
Aircraft Block Number: 105
Service Entry Date: 06 June 1979 (Delivered to the Navy)
Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) capable
Total Flight Hours: 4859
Administrative Strike Date: 09 December 1995

Previous Unit Assignments:

VF- 32 "Swordsmen" USS Kennedy CV 67 AB200 (Below)10 Sep 1979 to 25 June 1980
VF-142 "Ghost Riders" USS Eisenhower CV 69 15 Apr 1981 to 15 Apr 1983
VF-101 "Grim Reapers" NAS Oceana AD141 Home Port 01 Sep 1979 to 09 Dec 1995
VF-103 "Sluggers" USS Saratoga CV 60 AA201 14 Dec 1983 to 15 Aug 1984
VF-41 "Black Aces" USS Roosevelt CV 71 AJ101 29 Dec 1990 to 20 Sep 1995

Photo of the aircraft in a previous paint scheme and assignment VF-32 "Swordsmen" AB200 Cat Launch USS Kennedy CV-67


Background of our A6 Intruder

A-6a Intruder Bu # 154162
Service Entry Date: 28 March 1968 (Delivered to the Marines)
Total Flight Hours: 4901

Previous Unit Assignments:

VA 128 Whidbey Island, Wa 03 May 1968 to 21 May 1968
VMAAW 533 Chu Lai, Vietnam 21 May 1968 to 17 Jun1969
Fwd Deployeed at Iwakuni Japan 17 Jun 1969 to 06 apr 1970
VA 176 USS Roosevelt 17 Aug 1970 to 25 Nov 1971
VA 42 Oceana25 Nov 1971 to 03 Feb 1972
VMAAW 121 Cherry Pt 02 Mar 1972 to 25 Nov 1973
VX 5 China Lake, Ca 18 Jul 1974 to 11 Feb 1979
PMTC Pt Magu 16 Feb 1979 to
VA 52 NAS Whidbey 12 Oct 89 to 7 Nov 89
USS Carl Vinson CV-11 Apr 90
VA 145 USS Ranger CV-61 23 Dec 90 and 1 Aug 92 to 27 Dec 92
VA 304 NAS Alameda 22Sep 93 to 1 Dec 93