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In 1960 the F-11 was taken out of active combat service and relegated to training pilots in a supersonic aircraft. They were stationed at NAS Kingsville and NAAS Chase field (Beeville), both in southern Texas. The squadrons were VT-23 (Kingsville) and VT-26 (Chase field). An early version of this aircraft (a short nose) is positioned on the port catapult on the USS Intrepid. The nose, wingtips and empenage were painted orange to assist the new pilots with visual recognition. The tail letters were assigned as follows -

AF
Assigned to Assigned on Notes
VMF-211

Re-designated VMA-211
7 November 1946, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 156-46
Fighter units of Navy Air Reserve at NAS Anacostia November 1946 A very short-lived assignment.

CVG-6, Carrier Air Group 6
November 1956 Re-designated Carrier Air Wing 6 in 1963 and received a new tail code "AE".
CVWR-20, Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 April 1970 Renamed Tactical Support Wing (TSW) in April 2007. The "AF" tail code is retained by squadrons assigned to TSW.

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Grumman F11F-1 - Late 50's early 60's - also flown by the Blue Angels -

Florida sunset.

Wow, what a welcome. Thanks everyone I feel right at home.

Wow, what a welcome. Thanks everyone, I feel right at home.

I'm just an old dog hoping to learn a few new tricks. My main interest is outdoor photos.