Marine Corps Douglas F3D-2

Col. Robert Foxworth, USMC

A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight fighter of Marine all-weather fighter squadron VMF(AW)-531 in late 1957.

The plane was the personal plane of the squadron commander LtCol. Gordon E. Gray. Note that the F3D’s replacement, the Douglas F4D -1 Skyray is visible in the background

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