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A McDonnell F3H-2N / F-3C Demon 133600 "207" of the USN's VF-124 "Gunfighters" while serving as a fleet replacement squadron @ NAS Moffett Field ca. '58.

McDonnell F3H-2N Demon BuNo 133600 of VF-124 ‘Moonshiners’ Modex 207 code D of CVG-12 assigned to the carrier USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1957 www.gonavy.jp/CVG-CVG12f.html CVG-12 (D) CVA-16 USS LEXINGTON April 19, 1957 – October 17, 1957 (WestPac) www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/VF124a.html VF-124 ‘Moonshiners’ with F3H-2/F3H-2N were on the above deployment using side numbers in the 200 range. McDonnell F3H-2N Demon BuNo 133600 1956: VF-124 as D-207. 10/16/1956: Crashed. (October 16, 1956)

This Douglas RB-66C Destroyer (USAF Ser. No. 53-387) would be converted into an EB-66C Electronic Warfare aircraft. Sadly, while flying with the 432rd TRW, 41st TRS it would be shot down on February 4, 1967 by an SA-2 Surface-to-Air-Missile (SAM) (NATO Designation: Guideline) near Bac Kan/Phu Tong, North Vietnam, with the loss of three (Russell A. Poor, Herb Doby, Woodrow H. Wilburn) of the six crew aboard (Jack Williamson Bomar, John O. Davies, and John Fer became Prisoners of War, released in the Spring 1973.) See: www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b092.htm www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/13489/HERB-DOBY www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/41274/RUSSELL-A-POOR www.millionmonkeytheater.com/B-66.html www.washingtondecoded.com/site/2014/12/tfr294.html

Douglas B-66B Destroyer, USAF Serial No. 53-498. As per the Joe Baugher site: www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html

Converted to EB-66B ECM aircraft. 1959: 42nd TEWS (10th TRW). 1965: USAF 25th TRW. 1966: USAF 6460th TRS (460th TRW). 1969: USAF 42nd TEWS (355th TFW). Crashed Apr 7, 1969 with 355th TFW, 42nd TEWS on takeoff from Takhli AB, Thaland due to engine failure. 3 KIA