A selection of images when ZE360 was serving with the United States Navy, BuNo 155574

VF-31

1968 

VF-33

Circa 1972-74 as `205`

5574 below at the front, parked on the `Fly One Spot`  August 1974

(Courtesy of David Peterson)

(Following Photo courtesy of Terry Dailey)

James Schneider of VF-33 standing in front 5574 sometime circa 1973-74

VF-41

Second Aircraft from Front below, circa 1969-72

Same photo shoot, 5574 second from bottom.

Two photos, one enlarged, showing a cramped flight deck of the USS Roosevelt with 5574, (arrowed), hiding at the back, circa 1970/71

(Photo credited to the RC Bean collection)

A photo sent in of 5574 in the lead position over flying a Soviet Sub by Thomas Ashovlin, a RIO who flew in 5574.

VF-103

(The following four photo`s are reproduced here courtesy of Schultz Tonkli)

Aboard the USS Saratoga 1976

The only shot so far of 5574 trapping aboard ship

Getting ready for a cat shot

5574 (206) sneaking into shot from the right. Coincidentally 5574`s first USN squadron was the VF-31 Tomcatters

Sunset shot with 5574 in the foreground (1976 Med cruise)

5574 Cat Shot (1976 Med Cruise)

1976 – as `206`, (Nearest Camera)

1976 – Launching from the USS Saratoga 

5574 (206) parked on the deck.

1976 – Lead aircraft in formation, tail hook down

5574 about to launch from the USS Saratoga 1977

Photo shared with kind permission of Mark J Young

`5574` in a later VF-103 scheme circa 1979

(Courtesy of BruceTrombecky)

Some in-flight photo`s, copyright to photographer

Circa 1980 and introduction of low vis markings

Photos collected from the internet with the kind assistance of

US Navy Archives

Richard Davies

Bruce Trombecky

(Credits go to the original photographer/s)