Beechcraft T-34A Mentor built during 1953. Despite her good looks she never served with the US Navy, preferring a ten year career in the USAF instead.

On the show circuit and seen at MCAS Miramar during their air show in September 2023.

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North American Aviation AT-6D Texan on the US civil register as N4086T.

She flew with the US Army Air Forces back in the forties as 286068.

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Douglas A-4B Skyhawk preserved in US Navy markings as 142905 spent her last years of flying with McDonnell Douglas Flight Test as N905MD.

Being an early model, she was originally known as the A4D-2 before the reorganisation of 1962.

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44-73683 Manufactured by North American for the US Army Air Forces. Later during the late fifties to the Nicaraguan Air Force as number GN119.

Tags:   44-73683 P-51D North American Aviation NA P-51D Mustang GN119 Nicaraguan Air Force N12064 Air and Space San Diego Air and Space Museum San Diego Balboa Park San Diego San Diego Aerospace Museum San Diego Air and Space Bunnie

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96885 Vought F4U-4 Corsair below deck with about six others.

Tags:   96885 Vought Vought Corsair Vought F4U-4 Corsair US Navy USS Midway USS Midway Museum San Diego WI-16 VMF-225 US Marine Corps US Marine Corp US Marines

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