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    Airframe Family: Douglas F3D/F-10 Skynight
    Latest Model:TF-10B Skynight
    Last Military Serial:125807 US
    Construction Number:8001
    Compressed ID:Douglas TF-10B sn 125807 US cn 8001...
    Latest Owner or Location:Combat Air Museum, Forbes AFB, Topeka, Kansas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F3D-2.

    31 March 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 125807.

    April 1953

    To VC-4, NAS Atlantic City, NJ.

    July 1953

    Base of operations changed.
    VC-4, Detachment 41, NAS Quonset Point, RI.

    August 1953

    Transferred to VC-4, NAS Atlantic City, NJ.

    October 1953

    Transferred to VF-11, NAS Jacksonville, FL.

    November 1953

    Base of operations changed.
    NAS Key West, Florida.

    February 1954

    Transferred to VF-14, NAS Jacksonville, FL.

    July 1955

    To Overhaul and Repair (O and R) NAS Quonset Point, RI.

    July 1955

    Converted to a F3D-2T2.

    March 1956

    Transferred to Fleet All-Weather Training Unit, NAS Key West, FL.

    April 1958

    To O and R, NAS Quonset Point, RI.

    October 1958

    Transferred to VF-101, NAS Key West, FL.

    October 1959

    Transferred to Research, Deployment, Test and Evaluation, Naval Air Facility, China Lake, CA.

    September 1962

    Redesignated as TF-10B.

    July 1968

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 125807.

    From 1969 to 1981

    To US Army Missile Defense System Testing, Raytheon and US Army, Holloman AFB, NM.

    1981

    Written off.
    A wheels up landing ended its flying career. Rather than being repaired, it was used as a source for spare parts to keep other two F-10s flying.

    5 October 1982


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1982 photo at Holloman AFB, NM - of a Douglas TF-10B Skyknight

    January 1988

    The General Services Administration granted authorization for Combat Air Museum to acquire the Skyknight.

    March 1990

    To Combat Air Museum, Forbes AFB, Topeka, KS.
    A crew of six museum volunteers journeyed to Holloman AFB and recovered 125807 for the museum.
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    May 2002


    Photographer: Norm Jukes

    Markings Applied: WF
    The aircraft is painted in Korean War markings of Marine Corps Night Fighter Squadron VMF(N)-513, the Flying Nightmares, but this particular Skyknight never flew with the Marine Corps.

    2016


    Photographer: Dave Murray

    25 March 2021

    25 March 2021


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: Tail of the F-10B Skynight
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Combat Air Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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