This aircraft was obtained from Charles P. Doyle of Rosemount, Minn., in 1971. Restored by the 148th Fighter-Interceptor Group, Minnesota Air National Guard, it is painted as the A-36A flown by Capt. Lawrence Dye, 522nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.
North American
A-36A Apache
Dive brakes in the wings gave greater stability in a dive, but they were sometimes wired closed due to malfunctions.