NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER PATUXENT RIVER & MARYLAND & NATCI

Armament Test IF8U-1 creating mach-diamonds in afterburner In August 1956. (National Archives

Contractors FBU-1 #346 (141346) in overall natural metal finish, conducting aerial refueling tests with NATC AJ-2 124158 In
February 1957. The Crusader was initially built without refueling gear. (National Archives)

Weapons Test F8U-2 145560 on 29 November 1961 with a target tow rig installed on the forward fuselage and a TDU-22 target on the NADC-developed wing pylon. (USN)

Weapons Test F-8C 145553 at a Naval Air Test Center air show open house at NAS Patuxent River. The stylized "W" on the tall was in da-glo red-orange. (D. Ostrowski via Menard)

Weapons Test F-8E 150889 at NAS Patuxent River (PAX River). The stylized "W" was used on this aircraft also. (D. Ostrowski)

Flight Test F8U-2N (F-8D) 145548 on 7-8-61. Faded and over-sprayed da-glo red tail, outer wings, nose and test boom are evident. (USN)

Flight Test F-8E 149218 with twelve iron bombs mounted on the wing pylons on 2-17-64. The fuselage is painted with camera reference lines. (D. Ostrowski)

Flight Test F-BE/J on the USS Midway (CVA-41) with a Flight Test A-3 Skywarrier on 8-5-70. (USN)

Flight Test F-BE 149218 on 2-14-64 with eight Zunis and two Bullpups. (D. Ostrowski)

Flight Test F-BE 149218 prepares to launch while loaded with eight Zunis and two 2,000 pounders. Mad Bomber characture is painted in front of the main gear doors. (USN)

F-,8E 149218 on 8-26-67 at NAS Miramar with the wing pylons mounted and the photographic reference fines removed. (Clay Jansson)

Fright Test F-8K 145548 with red tail and outer wing panels basking in the sun after being sent to MASDC, Arizona. (Swisher)

First flight test in a fighter of the Goo drich Omni-Environment Mark-1 Mod-2 full pressure suit by CDR Jack Morris- hr.
sey on 3-2-57. (National Archives) Service Test YF8U-1 143740 in 1958. (via Burger) Service Test YF8U-1M in 1958 with da-glo aft fuselage, wings, and tail In 1958. Ventral fin stripes were red and white. (via Clay Jansson) Service Test F-8H 147922 with red tail and outer wings on 11-12-73. (Jim Sul¬livan via Fred Roos)

Flight Test F-8K 146947 with FLIGHT TEST NAVAL AIR TEST CENTER painted under the wing. Tail and outer wing panels were red. (via Clay Jansson)