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    Airframe Family: Vought A-7 Corsair II
    Latest Model:A-7A-3b-CV Corsair II
    Last Military Serial:152681 USN
    Construction Number:A-038
    Compressed ID:Vought A-7A-3b-CV sn 152681 USN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington Normal Airport, Bloomington, Illinois

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A-7A-3b-CV by Vought at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 152681.

    Circa 1967

    Transferred to Attack Squadron 125 (VA-125), NAS Lemoore, CA.
    Operated with markings: NJ-412

    By 1976

    Transferred to Attack Squadron 203 (VA-203), NAS Cecil Field, FL.
    Operated with markings: AF-306

    Circa 1990

    Transferred to Assigned Naval Air Technical Training Center, NAS Millington, TN.

    To National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    1991

    Loaned to Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington Normal Airport, Bloomington, IL.
    Although assigned to the museum, the plane remained at Millington for nine years.
    View the Location Dossier

    13 July 2000

    Transported by ground.
    Moved from NATTC Millington to the Prairie Aviation Museum.

    By 27 April 2012

    Markings Applied: 412, VA-125 NAVY A-7A 152681, NJ, 12
    Marked as when in service with VA-125.

    27 April 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    27 April 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    27 April 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    27 April 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    13 March 2025


    Photographer: Mike Fuller
    Notes: Time and weather taking its toll.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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