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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:F-1C Fury
    Last Military Serial:135883 USMC
    Construction Number:194-110
    Compressed ID:NA F-1C sn 135883 USMC cn 194-110
    Latest Owner or Location:USS Midway Museum - Restoration Facility, North Island NAS, San Diego, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a FJ-3.

    20 January 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 135883.

    28 June 1955

    Transferred to Fasron 5, Oceana.

    19 July 1955

    Transferred to VF-84, Oceana.

    2 April 1956

    Transferred to VF-73, Quonset Point.

    19 June 1956

    Transferred to BAR FA, Columbus.

    12 November 1956

    Transferred to O and R Cherry Point.

    16 November 1956

    Transferred to VMF-312, Cherry Point.

    16 January 1958

    Transferred to VMF-333, Miami.

    11 February 1959

    Transferred to O and R Cherry Point.

    2 May 1959

    Assigned to Litchfield Park for storage.

    20 May 1960

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Marine Corps.

    1962

    Redesignated as F-1C.

    To Classics, American Aviation Inc, Reno NV:.

    From By 1988 to By 1999

    To Historical Foundation/Museum, El Toro MCAS (formerly), El Toro, CA.
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    By 4 August 1989

    Markings Applied: 3, MARINES, VMF 333, DN

    4 August 1989


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At MCAS El Toro, CA.

    Markings Applied: Marines 136022

    By 1996

    Markings Applied: 3, MARINES, VMF 323, WS

    Markings Applied: Marines, 135883, WS3

    1996


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At MCAS El Toro Command Museum, CA

    From 1999 to By 2008

    To Flying Leatherneck Aviation Musem, Miramar MCAS, San Diego, CA.
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    By 27 February 2009

    Markings Applied: 3, MARINES, VMF-333, DN

    27 February 2009


    Photographer: Bill Kistler

    By 31 May 2013

    Markings Applied: 3, MARINES, VMF-333, D

    31 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at Flying Leatherneck Aviation Musem, Miramar MCAS, San Diego, California

    To USS Midway Museum-Restoration Facility, North Island NAS, San Diego, CA.
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    By 30 September 2018

    Markings Applied: 135883, DR
    Displayed with VMF-312 markings.


    Photographer: USS Midway Museum
    Notes: On the deck of USS Midway (CV-41), San Diego, California
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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    Koen Leuvering
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