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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F2D/F2H/F-2 Banshee
    Latest Model:F2H-2P Banshee
    Last Military Serial:126673 USN
    Construction Number:402
    Compressed ID:McDonnell F2H-2P sn 126673 USN cn 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F2H-2P.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 126673.

    From Circa 1952 to Circa 1958

    Transferred to Marine Photographic Squadron 1 (VMJ-1).
    Flew missions during the Korean War.

    1959

    To City of Vero Beach, FL.
    Fuselage was filled with cement and sitting in sand in a playground.

    1989

    To National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: MW/2

    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    8 October 2011


    Photographer: Matt Maranto

    8 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    8 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    8 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    8 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    8 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    Graham Kelley comments (26 July 2019): I played on this jet at Mustang Park as a kid in the 70s. I could not believe how pristine this jet now appears after witnessing the damage inflicted to the airframe by thousands of children climbing all over every square inch of the skin for decades, not to mention the steel threaded stock driven through the skin and secured with nuts around the intakes and exhaust, making it look like a jail cell to prevent entry. The cockpit was filled to the sill with concrete. It now looks factory fresh, complete with every instrument, switch, and lever. The restoration staff members at the museum are simply masterful!
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    National Naval Aviation Museum
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Graham Kelley
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