Started with VMAT-102 "Sky Hawks." December of 75 assigned to VF-126 "Sea Hawks" as part of the Adversary Squadron NAS Miramar, CA. As of January 2002, preserved at the Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove, IL.
On exhibit at USS Lexington Museum. This Phantom is one of the first production models. The differences of the nose radome, air intake and canopy are clearly visible.