VOUGHT F-8U-1P (RF-8G) "CRUSADER", MCAS Miramar
N 32° 53.437 W 117° 08.411
11S E 486888 N 3639169
The F8U-1P made its first flight on 17 December 1956 and joined the fleet in September 1957. The F8U-1P was redesignated RF-8A in 1962.
Waymark Code: WM2ZZJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2008
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This RF-8G was accepted by the US NAVY on 17 December 1957 as an F8U-1P and was assigned to VFP-61 at NAS Miramar where it was deployed on the carrier USS Midway.
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is located on MCAS Miramar in San Diego, CA. The civilian entrance is on Miramar Rd.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): VOUGHT F-8U-1P (RF-8G) "CRUSADER"
Tail Number: (S/N): 0920
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, MCAS Miramar
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
The museum is comprised of an outdoor area, displaying an average of 30 vintage aircraft and an indoor display of memorabilia and artifacts dating to the earliest days of Marine Corps Aviation.
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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