One of five Lightning F.2s delivered to the AFDS in February 1963, XN726 was converted to F.2A in 1966 and later served Nos.19 and 92 Squadrons, coded ‘D’ and ‘N’ respectively.
Clocking up almost 3,356 hours, XR771 made her last flight on the 23rd of August, 1988 and came to the Midland Air Museum shortly after. Known codes during her service with No.11 Squadron are ‘BA, ‘BF’ and ‘BM’.
On display at the March Field Air Museum, this 'Spad' arrived in 2006 and is on loan from the U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida.
On display at the March Field Air Museum, this 'Spad' arrived in 2006 and is on loan from the U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida.
Back in 1993 this A-1E Skyraider was on loan to the March Field Air Museum from Yesterdays Air Force, David C. Tallichet. She was restored at Chino from 1995 to 1997 then on to the airshow circuit.