#f2y

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Convair F2Y

SDASM Archives: 86308255

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Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart in flight over San Diego, California.

Date: 1953-1957

U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7213.013

SDASM Archives: 00022273, 00022288, 00022289, 00022280, 00022285, 86311327, 00022279, 00022282, 43266897, 86311811, 86311254, 86311214, 86308456

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Convair F2Y taxi test in San Diego Bay, California. It was powered by a pair of afterburning Westinghouse J46-WE-12B turbojets, fed from intakes mounted high above the wings to avoid ingesting spray.

Date: 1950s

SDASM Archives: 86308254

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Convair YF2Y-1 (Bureau Number 135763) in flight.

Date: 1950s

SDASM Archive: 01_00093123

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Convair F2Y Seadart takeoff.

Date: 1950s

SDASM Archives: 86308581, 86308646

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Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart on a trailer.

Date: between 1953 and 1957

U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7213.011

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A Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart (BuNo 137634) on an unknown ship in Panama canal. This Sea Dart was transported to the Maryland Aviation Historical Society and later became part of the Smithsonian Institution collection and is in storage at the Paul Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, Maryland, awaiting restoration.

Note: "Hold For National Air Museum" painted on the side.

Date: August 1958

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Demonstration flight of Consolidated XF2Y Sea Dart (BuNo 135762) over San Diego Bay for naval officials and the press. The aircraft disintegrated in midair over the bay, killing Convair test pilot Charles E. Richbourg when he inadvertently exceeded the airframe's limitations.

Date: November 4, 1954

NARA: 76191