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    Airframe Family: North American FJ-1/F-1 Fury
    Latest Model:F1J1C Fury
    Last Military Serial:120351 FAdA
    Construction Number:141-38403
    Compressed ID:NA F1J1C sn 120351 FAdA cn 141-3840...
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a FJ-1.

    Circa 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 120351.

    October 1947

    Transferred to Fighter Squadron 5A (VF-5A), USS Boxer.
    Operated with markings: S/114

    Circa 1948


    Photographer: United States Navy

    Circa 1948


    Photographer: United States Navy

    16 August 1948

    Transferred to Fighting Squadron 51 (VF-51).
    This unit was VF-5A redesignated.

    1950

    Transferred to USNR, NAS Oakland, CA.

    1951

    Transferred to Naval Air Reserve Training Command, NAS Olathe, KS.
    Operated with markings: K-104

    By 1954

    Transferred to NAS Norfolk, VA.

    15 April 1954

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forcas Aereas da Armada with s/n 120351.

    January 1960

    Remanufactured as a F1J1C.
    Rebuilt and re-engined as fighter-bomber.

    Markings Applied: 306

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Paul Garber Facility, Silver Hill, MD.
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    Markings Applied: S/104

    By 1975

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the National Naval Aviation Museum

    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the National Naval Aviation Museum

    By October 2012

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    Airliners.Net
    Atlantic Air Combat
    Forgotten Jets by Nathan Decker
    Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Wikipedia
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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