AVIATION IN PROFILE NORTH AMERICAN T-2 BUCKEYE


Insignia White


Testors MME: 1745 Testors MMA: 4696


International Orange Testors MME: 2022 Testors MMA: 4682


Intermediate Blue Testors MME: 1720 Testors MMA: 4744


Dark Gull Grey


Testors MME: 1740 Testors MMA: 4755


Flat Gull Grey


Testors MME: 1730 Testors MMA: 4763


North American T-2B Buckeye, BuNo 155212/2F-00, operated by Training Squadron Four (VT-4), based at NAS Pensacola, Florida, April 1968. Being the commanding officers aircraft, the rudder is finished in alternate white, red, yellow, green and blue striping.


North American T-2C Buckeye, BuNo 158876/F-822, operated by Training Squadron Four (VT-4), based at NAS Pensacola, Florida, November 1984. The rudder, fin tip and leading edge, and wing and tailplane leading edges are in black, with the unit badge of VT-4 carried on the nose. The aircraft Modex is repeated on the wing upper and lower surfaces (see generic upper view for positioning).


North American T-2C Buckeye, BuNo 157064/A-911, operated by Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), based at NAS Meridian, Mississippi, but based aboard the carrier USS Lexington (CVT-16), mid-1980’s. In keeping with the ‘Tiger’ motif carried on the unit badge, the aircraft displays three red paw markings running diagonally up each side of the fuselage. These are bordered with red bands thinly edged with black.


North American T-2C Buckeye, BuNo 158884/B-46, operated by Training Squadron Twenty Three (VT-23), based at NAS Kings- ville, Texas, 1974. The black and white sharkmouth was a common feature within this unit, as was the practice of marking the spine with a city or town name, in this case Waterman. Note that the ‘RESCUE’ arrow has been overpainted on this aircraft.


North American T-2C Buckeye, BuNo 159722/B-50, operated by Training Squadron Twenty Three (VT-23), based at NAS Kingsville, Texas, 1984. The aircraft spine is finished in gloss black, with a red safety award and hash marks carried on the nose. The rudder stars are in black.


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