How many Douglas F4D/F-6A Skyray's exist today?

[Jerry O'Neill]

I was just wondering if anybody knows the exact count of surviving Douglas F4D/F-6A Skyray's?
I know about 6-7 off hand, but how many of the 420 built survive?
I know it's not a flying warbird, but it is a vintage one!
Blue skies
Jerry

[Pat Carry]

Jerry, Where are the ones you know about located?

[Jerry O'Neill]

Pat;
The ones off the top of my head are;

1. New England Air Museum...2 (1 complete, 1 damaged hulk)
2. PAX River
3. Naval Aviation Museum, Pensecola
4. U.S. Naval Museum of Armament & Technology, China Lake (XF4D prototype, I believe)
5. Oceana NAS, VA
6. Pima

There has to be more than that, I hope!

I think there is at least one F-5 Skylancer on display at the Neil Armstrong Museum in Ohio.

Jerry

[tom d. friedman]

nasa operated 1 into the early 80's for various onboard equipment tests.

[Shay]

According to J. Baugher:

F-6 124587 CHINA LAKE NAS
F-6A 134748 FEB95 B PIMA COUNTY MUSEUM (AZ)
F-6 134764 MAR96 P PATUXENT RIVER (MD) NAS
F-6A 134806 DEC94 B National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola (FL)
F-6 134836 OCT95 New England Air Museum (CT)
F-6 134875 Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation MCAS Miramar (CA)
F-6A 134936 JUN97 B PUEBLO (C0), MEMORIAL AIRPORT
F-6 134950 APR95 OCEANA NAS (VA)
F-6 139177 DEC94 P QUANTICO MCAS (VA)

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Tom Crawford]

Wasn't there one in the airplane park at Willow Grove N.A.S.
Maybe Willow Grove isn't even there anymore...this was around 1976.

[Jerry O'Neill]

I've been to Willow Grove a couple of times since 1976 and there wasn't an F4D/F-6 there in 1981, 1984 or 1988.

If Shay's list from J. Baugher is correct, it's sbout what I'd thought, not many survivors for such a cool aircraft. It's rarer than some people think.
I wasn't sure the Intrepid or Yorktown had one. Anybody?
Jerry

[Bill Kistler]

Here are shots of the Pax River and Quantico birds,





Bill

[Bill Kistler]

I don't recall ever seeing one at Willow Grove, and I didn't see one at either the Intrepid or Yorktown when I visited those years ago.

Bill

[k5083]

I've been to both Intrepid and Yorktown recently and, no, they don't have one, don't think they ever have.

August

[marine air]

In Major Gen. Marion Carl's book "Pushing the Envelope" he said the Skyray was his all time favorite dogfighter for speed , power and manueverability. When stationed on the west coast, he used to pick unauthorized dogfights out over the ocean with the Navy and Air Force guys and said nothing could top the F-6A Skyray for pure dogfighting.

[tom d. friedman]

neil armstrong had considerable time in 1. a gate guard version stands outside of his museum in wapakoneta ohio.

[Bill Kistler]

That is a F5D Skylancer at that museum, not an F4D Skyray. Even rarer.

Bill.

[Bill Kistler]

Pic of the National Museum of Naval Aviation Skyray,



Bill.

[RickH]

Astronaut Walt Cunningham got all excited when he found out that an F-4D was coming to Houston as a flyer. His enthusiasm waned when he found out it was just a Phantom!