Boeing Skyfox N221SF United States Air Force (Euro 1) ultimately leading to an order

ultimately leading to an order for 200 MB-3As — awarded to Boeing in one of that company's earliest significant military contracts — and service with frontline pursuit units including the 1st Pursuit Group

assigned to the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

ready to deploy in support of NATO commitments in Europe or other contingencies at short notice

51st Air Control Wing

with the addition of International Orange on the wing upper surfaces — a safety measure to make the aircraft visible to friendly strike aircraft approaching from above while remaining camouflaged from ground observers

Boeing Skyfox N221SF United States Air Force (Euro 1) ultimately leading to an orderThese are 1 72 scale decals for the Boeing Skyfox N221SF, depicted in Euro 1 camouflage. The Boeing Skyfox was an ambitious privately funded proposal to modernize the aging fleet of Lockheed T 33 Shooting Stars still in service with the U. S. Air Force and allied nations in the 1980s. Rather than a clean sheet design, the Skyfox was conceived as a comprehensive retrofit kit replacing the T 33's original fuselage with a new twin engine nacelle housing