Midway's Hangar: The Restoration Facility for the USS MIDWAY museum

Midway's Hangar
The Restoration Facility for the USS MIDWAY museum
(Currently known as The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, on the USS Midway CV-41)

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STATUS BOARD FOR THE MIDWAY AIRCRAFT

Aircraft	Bureau Number	Present Location	Phase	Sponsored? *	Proposed Paint Scheme	Notes
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye	161227	USS Midway	1	AVAILABLE	generic	A
Vought A-7B Corsair II	154370	USS Midway	1	FULLY	VA-97	B
Grumman A-6 Intruder	151782	USS Midway	1	AVAILABLE	generic	C
Grumman F-14A Tomcat	158978	USS Midway	1	AVAILABLE	generic	H
McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk	148517	USS Midway	1	N/A	as currently painted	P
McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom	153880	USS Midway	1	FULLY	VF-51 / VF-142	D
North American SNJ	91091	USS Midway	1	N/A	1950's trainer yellow	J
Bell UH-1B Iroquois	60-3614	USS Midway	1	FULLY	HA(L)-3 Seawolves	R
Grumman C-1A Trader	146036	USS Midway	2	HALF	Midway COD	M
Kaman SH-2F Seasprite	150157	USS Midway	2	AVAILABLE	as currently painted	K
Sikorsky SH-3 Seaking	149711	USS Midway	2	FULLY	generic	A
Boeing CH-26 Seaknight	150954	USS Midway	2	AVAILABLE	generic	A
North American T-2C Buckeye	156697	USS Midway	2	AVAILABLE	standard white/orange trainer scheme	Q
Lockheed US-3A Viking	159766	USS Midway	2	AVAILABLE	dull grey tactical scheme	I
Grumman E2-C (nose only)	N/A	USS Midway	2	AVAILABLE	generic	O
North American RA-5C Vigilante	156641	NASNI, building 805	3	AVAILABLE	RVAH-7 / RVAH-12	N
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18	162901	NASNI, building 805	3	FULLY	Top Gun Aggressors
McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk	154977	NASNI, building 805	3	FULLY	VA-23
Grumman F9F Panther	N/A	NASNI, building 805	4	AVAILABLE	standard Korean War vintage scheme	F
Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless	1612	NASNI, building 805	5	N/A	USMC - year: 1940	C
Grumman F9F-8P	141702	NASNI, building 805	6	AVAILABLE		F
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vought F-8 Crusader	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grumman TBF Avenger	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AIRCRAFT IN THE INVENTORY BUT NOT SCHEDULED FOR DISPLAY

Aircraft	Bureau Number	Present Location	Phase	Sponsored? *	Proposed Paint Scheme	Notes
Sikorsky VH-34D Choctaw	147410	NASNI, building 805		AVAILABLE		L
McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom	153879	NASNI, building 805		AVAILABLE		E
Grumman TF-9J	142974	NASNI, building 805		AVAILABLE		G

DETAILS TO NOTES IN FIRST TABLE

A	E-2C	First aircraft to be completed by the restoration team.
B	A-7	The second aircraft to be restored by the team, it wears VA-97 squadron markings.
C	A-6	The third aircraft to be restored by the team, its aircraft history is available on the A-6 page.
D	F-4	One of two ex-Midway Phantoms on the roster.
E	F-4	One of two ex-Midway Phantoms on the roster.
F	F9F-8P	Very rare photo recon Cougar, valuable because of its rarity.
G	TF-9J	Two-seat trainer version of the Cougar. Needs landing gear and a new canopy.
H	F-14	Used to be on display at the Leathernecks Air Museum at MCAS Miramar.
I	S-3A	Bureau no. in dispute; listed as a US-3A, but is actually a S-3A.
J	SNJ	Currently the only WWII aircraft on our roster. Fuselage may possibly be left open to show interior structures.
K	SH-2	At this time, the only helicopter on our roster capable of being restored. Currently inside the hangar being worked on.
L	VH-34	Ex-presidential VIP helo (Pres. Eisenhower). Currently missing 50% of main parts.
M	C-1A	Ex-Midway COD aircraft (still in Midway markings).
N	RA-5C	one side marked as RVAH-17 #156641, just as it was when last in service.
O	E-2 nose	Nose section of E-2C, for use as a walk-in cockpit display.
P	A-4C	Vietnam-era fighter bomber, used to be displayed at the S.D. Aerospace Museum Gillespie Annex.
Q	T-2	Navy jet trainer.
R	UH-1	Used by Navy Squadron HA(L)-3

* Regarding sponsorship of the aircraft: each aircraft can have two sponsors (one for each side of the aircraft). In return for your financial donation to the Midway air wing fund, you may be eligible for choosing the squadron markings and/or name(s) on the aircraft's canopy rails. If you are interested in becoming an aircraft sponsor, please contact Jim DiMatteo at JimDiMatteo@cox.net for further information.

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