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| Keywords: Vought YTF-8A Crusader at NAS Patuxent River in 1968.jpg The U S Navy Vought YTF-8A Crusader two-seater trainer BuNo 143710 serving with the Naval Test Pilot School Patuxent River Maryland USA circa late 1968 This unique model was originally an F8U-1 F-8A which was first converted to the prototype F8U-2NE F-8E and then modified to this trainer configuration Fitted with a dual cockpit it had two of its four 20-millimeter cannon removed It first flew on 6 February 1962 as the YF8U-1T and on 18 September 1962 was re-designated YTF-8A In this photograph it wears the standard Navy light gray-and-white color scheme with international orange on nose and vertical tail to indicate its trainer status Jet intake warning stripes customarily red are white here to contrast with the orange background The upper gun pairing seen here below the cockpit was simply capped over when its gun was removed The Test Pilot School insignia a stylized plane view of a Douglas F4D Skyray fighter appears on the tail 5 December 1968 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/USN-1137000/USN-1137662 html USN 1137662 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1968-12-05 Photographer's Mate Second Class Claudie Johnson U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy TF-8A Crusader United States Naval Test Pilot School 1968 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River | ||||
