An A-3 Skywarrior has also been requested from the Navy for future restoration and display, but the paucity of remaining airframes not already on display elsewhere will make this a challenge. Following base closure, the City of Sanford assumed control of the facility, initially developing it as an uncontrolled regional general aviation airport and adjacent industrial park, later reactivating the former Navy control tower as a non-federal control tower in 1972. This was later upgraded to an FAA-operated control tower in 1994. Today, the airfield operates as Orlando-Sanford International Airport, a commercial airport with domestic and international airline service, augmenting commercial service at nearby Orlando International Airport (the former McCoy AFB) and Daytona Beach International Airport (the former NAS Daytona Beach). Incidents and accidents Numerous aircraft mishaps occurred during the World War II years, but detailed data is not readily available. In late 1970, wreckage of an FM-1 Wildcat was located by hunters near the south shore of nearby Lake Jessup. Subsequent contact with and investigation by USN authorities indicated that the pilot had safely bailed out of the aircraft during this circa 1944 mishap. On 27 Aug 1956, AJ-2, Bureau Number (BuNo) 130419, assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron SEVEN (VAH-7), lost an engine and crashed in a residential neighborhood near then-NAAS Sanford. Three crewmen in the VAH-7 aircraft and two civilians on the ground were killed instantly, with a third civilian succumbing to injuries two days later. The civilians, two adults and one child, were all members of the same family. In October 1961, A3D-2, BuNo 142663, assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron 5 (VAH-5), crashed near NAS Sanford following a mid-air collision with another A3D-2 (A-3B), BuNo 142648, assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron 11 (VAH-11). Six crewmen, four in the VAH-5 aircraft and two in the VAH-11 aircraft, were killed. On 15 January 1962, A3D-2 BuNo 142243, assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron 1 (VAH-1), crashed in Oviedo, Florida south of NAS Sanford following an in-flight emergency. Three crew members were killed and one crewmember parachuted to safety. On 27 November 1962, A-5A BuNo 148927, assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron 3 (VAH-3) was stricken at NAS Sanford after overrunning the west end of Runway 27. On 5 September 1963, A-5A BuNo 148930, assigned to VAH-3, crashed into Lake Monroe just north of NAS Sanford. Both crewmen, LCDR Lovelace and ADJ1 Kelsey, ejected but were killed. On 3 September 1964, RA-5C