Aircraft History

History as complied by:

A- History Card NAVAVHISCTR, Wash. D.C.

B- A/C Maintenance Logs - QAM

Prepared by Howard Weekley Jr.

MDD Contract # 670170

• 02/08/68 - Aircraft delivered to U.S. Navy. Built by MDD Long Beach, Ca.
• 02/12/68 - A/C delivered to VA-125 Pacific Fleet Readiness Squadron (RAG) Replacement Air Group.
• 04/29/68 - A/C transfered to VA-153 "Blue Tailed Flies", NAS Lemoore, CA.
• 06/09/69 to 08/01/69 - Listed as aboard U.S.S. Oriskany w/VA-153. Not sure if Squadron deployed at this time.
• 08/02/69 - A/C transfered to VA-164 "Ghostriders" at NAS Lemoore.
• 02/20/71 to 06/29/73 - w/ VA-164 aboard U.S.S. Hancock which was deployed to Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam.
• 06/30/73 to 03/75 - Squadron & A/C back at NAS Lemoore
• 03/75 to 10/75 - Squadron & A/C redeployed aboard Hancock
• 11/75 to 10/79 - A/C bounced back and forth between MARTD Alameda, CA. & Pensacola FL.
• 11/79 - A/C transferd to Marine Squadron HMS-42 det. Alameda, Ca.
• 10/84 - Squadrom redesignated MAG-42
• 09/87 - Last entry on History Card w. MAG-42 total time on A/C 5290 hrs.
• 08/13/87 - MAG-42 NAS Alameda and assigned Modex (Side # 06)
• 06/23/89 - A/C transfered to Naval Fighter Weapons School (NFWS-TOPGUN) at NAS Miramar, Assigned Modex-side # 52 (552)
• 09/16/92 - A/C transfered to VF-43 "CHALLENGERS", NAS Oceana, Va. Modex-side # 26.
• 05/93 - A/C Grounded due to Wing Spar Crack at VF-43
• 12/93 - A/C listed with 6713.7 hrs. - VF-43
• 01/10/94 - Last entry in Maint. Log A/C 155027 transfer to RIAHA- Quonset Air Museum for non-flyable display

History Compiled by: Howard K. Weekley Jr.