The Museum of Aviation at Warner-Robins (Georgia) has an AQM-34V. The earliest report is from 1988 by Craig Kaston, when it was displayed outdoors as 74-2147, which fits very nicely in the known AQM-34V serial block 74-2135/2150. Later it was displayed indoors on a dolly, and now it hangs over an SR-71. The currently applied 'U.S. AIR FORCE' markings were rarely seen on AQM-34's. They are not in the proper 'Amarillo USAF' font, and the font height appears to be considerably smaller than the 6 inches as per TO 1-1-4. Considering that the original data block under the horizontal tails is now also missing, it appears that this Firebee is completely repainted.
Craig Kaston shot a great walkaround of the Warner Robins during his visit on 1 February 1988. Craig believes that it is seen here in the original factory markings. The white dots visible in some of the close-ups are the factory Quality Assurance (QA) 'closeout' stickers applied prior to delivery to the Air Force.
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Mark Nankivil visited the museum in April 2003 and shot the following walkaround photo series of the museum's AQM-34V.
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