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None remain in military service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe designation \"PBY\" was determined in accordance with the U.S. Navy aircraft designation system of 1922; PB representing \"Patrol Bomber\" and Y being the code assigned to Consolidated Aircraft as its manufacturer. Catalinas built by other manufacturers for the U.S. Navy were designated according to different manufacturer codes, thus Canadian Vickers-built examples were designated PBV, Boeing Canada examples PB2B (there already being a Boeing PBB) and Naval Aircraft Factory examples were designated PBN. In accordance with contemporary British naming practice of naming seaplanes after coastal port towns, Royal Canadian Air Force examples were named Canso, for the town of that name in Nova Scotia.[citation needed] The Royal Air Force used the name Catalina and the U.S. Navy adopted this name in 1942.[9] The United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force used the designation OA-10. U.S. Navy Catalinas used in the Pacific against the Japanese for night operations were painted black overall; as a result these aircraft were sometimes referred to locally as \"Black Cats\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47511631823076,"sku":"D1-3-1-5556","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2391\/6772\/files\/Fullscreen_capture_7152021_70632_PM__81859.1626466276.1280.1280.jpg?v=1769548933"},{"product_id":"postage-stamp-1-140-a-6e-intruder-va-52-knightriders-u-s-navy","title":"Postage Stamp 1:140 A-6E Intruder VA-52 Knightriders: U.S. Navy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe A-6 Intruder was a carrier-based twin Jet-engine all weather attack aircraft operated by the US Navy and Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997. A-6 intruders first saw action during the Vietnam War, where the aircraft's long range and heavy payload coupled with its ability to fly in all-weather made it invaluable during the war. The Intruder's side by side seating enhanced its ability to fulfill its typical mission profile of flying low to deliver its payload. The intruder used vastly upgraded navigation and attack systems and advanced radar to navigate through mountain valleys at low levels in order to minimize the aircraft's risk from enemy radar-guided missles. The VA-52 Knightriders were proud operators of the Intruder from November 1967 to December 1994. They became the most decoraed Intruder squadron for its sustained efforts during the Vietnam War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47511635755236,"sku":"D1-5-2-5381","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2391\/6772\/files\/Fullscreen_capture_7192021_34259_PM__39710.1626724109.1280.1280.jpg?v=1769548891"},{"product_id":"postage-stamp-1-300-lockheed-l-1049-super-constellation-blue-angels","title":"Postage Stamp 1:300 Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation: Blue Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eLockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, aka \"Super Connie\", is a propeller-driven, four-engine commercial aircraft produced by Lockheed Corporation. It has the iconic triple-tail design and the distinctive dolphin shaped fuselage of all aircraft in the Constellation line. A military transport version is the C-121, used by the US Air Force and US Navy for various purposes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Blue Angels are the US Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron whose mission is to exhibit pride and professionalism through flight demonstrations. Established in 1946, the \"Blues\" used the Connie as their transport unit from 1969 until it was replaced by the C-130 in 1971.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47512211849444,"sku":"C1-4-3-5806","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2391\/6772\/files\/Fullscreen_capture_9152022_41445_PM__55435.1663273209.1280.1280.jpg?v=1769556838"},{"product_id":"flight-deck-models-1-72-lockheed-martin-f-35b-lightning-11-us-navy-2009-air-test-and-evaluation-squadron-23-salty-dogs","title":"Flight Deck Models 1:72 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning 11: US Navy 2009, Air Test And Evaluation Squadron 23 \"Salty Dogs\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThis model can be displayed in flight on the stand or with landing gear down on the ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eAir Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) is an aviation unit of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States. The squadron was established on 22 July 1995. Using the tail code SD, the squadron operates multiple aircraft types of the United States Navy for test and evaluation purposes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flight Deck Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47512217059556,"sku":"D1-1-1-061A","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2391\/6772\/files\/IMG_0553__13254.1664291643.1280.1280.jpg?v=1769557167"},{"product_id":"flight-deck-models-1-100-grumman-f-14b-tomcat-uss-john-f-kennedy-2004-jolly-rogers-last-tomcat-cruise","title":"Flight Deck Models 1:100 Grumman F-14B Tomcat: USS John F Kennedy 2004 \"Jolly Rogers\" Last Tomcat Cruise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eVF-84, Fighter Squadron 84 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as VA-86 on 1 July 1955, it was immediately redesignated as VF-84, it was disestablished on 1 October 1995. It was the third US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-84. The squadron was nicknamed the Jolly Rogers and was based at NAS Oceana. 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Proving highly adaptable, it first entered service with the Navy in 1961 before it was adopted by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, and by the mid-1960s it had become a major part of their air arms. Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 aircraft built, making it the most produced American supersonic military aircraft in history, and cementing its position as an iconic combat aircraft of the Cold War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was initially designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. 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Designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) and Northrop (now part of Northrop Grumman), the F\/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations, and formerly, by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe F\/A-18 was designed to be a highly versatile aircraft due to its avionics, cockpit displays, and excellent aerodynamic characteristics, with the ability to carry a wide variety of weapons. The aircraft can perform fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses, air interdiction, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized[by whom?] for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the Grumman A-6 Intruder and LTV A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Hornet first saw combat action during the 1986 United States bombing of Libya and subsequently participated in the 1991 Gulf War and 2003 Iraq War. The F\/A-18 Hornet served as the baseline for the Boeing F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet, its larger, evolutionary redesign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eStrike Fighter Squadron 2 (VFA-2) also known as the \"Bounty Hunters\" is a United States Navy F\/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NE and their callsign is \"Bullet\". They are attached to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), a composite unit made up of a wide array of aircraft performing a variety of combat and support missions that deploy aboard the Carl Vinson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eVF-2, known as the \"Bounty Hunters,\" was established on 14 October 1972 flying the F-14A Tomcat. VF-2 completed aircrew training and received its first Tomcats in July 1973, attaining full strength of 12 F-14As in the spring of 1974.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eVF-2's initial deployment was in 1974 with her sister squadron VF-1 aboard USS Enterprise. The squadron flew over Saigon in support of Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of US personnel in April, 1975. 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Most noticeable of these are a pair of Aqua Sprites, small submersibles located on the exterior hull of Stingray to port and starboard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Aqua Sprites feature dry interiors for the pilot, detaching from the main hull and allowing for closer docking with other vessels underwater. In the event of an emergency underwater, the Aqua Sprites are also the primary means of evacuating Stingray.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eIf the crew leaves the vessel in underwater equipment, they invariably use handheld Sea Bugs to enable speedier propulsion and movement while underwater. 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