Bob Odegaard F4U

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

F4U Folks:

Good day!

Does anyone know the status of Bob's F4U at Kindred, ND??

Pictures of this fine restoration project will be appreciated. Buno 96885 is one of the last F4Us fuselages brought fm Honduras c. 1979. Any other warbirds in that area??

John Kerr · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 9:02 am

Are you sure about number. I show 96885 on display at the USS Midway.

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

John:

Good day!!

With the due apologies to the F4U audience it is Buno 97320 instead! Tks

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2645

Does an airframe of 97320 exist?
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97320.html

Beck also had 97388
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97388.html
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... entry=true

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

Mike:

Good day!!

Yes it did at one time in Kindred, ND!

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2645

Ken McBride may own it, San Martin, CA.
http://books.google.com/books?id=BJ4Q_T ... 20&f=false

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

Mike:

Hopefully someone in San Martin/Santa Clara, Calif may be able to provide more details.

Tks

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 10:40 am

I know Ken has Soplata's 1D, I wasn't aware he had a -4

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

CB13:

Good Day!

He has a few other warbirds/fuselages also according to Mike's comments. This F4U-4 is a fuselage that has a potential for any full F4U restoration project.

Maybe you can get in touch with him for some recent pictures on his FG-1D & updates on Buno 97320.

Tks in advance

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 11:31 am

Try send a PM to Wix member warbirdaid. He works there.

Chris · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 4:42 pm

The outboard wings are at the Az Wing of the CAF. Bob was working on them while he was down here for the winter. He will transport them back up there when he is ready to finish them and hang them on the plane. I'll take some pics of the wings tomorrow.

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

Chris:

Those are great news!

We'll std-by for those pictures. If possible plz take some close-ups of the ID plates at the wings. Will you be able to photograph the rest of the fuselage of the X FAH 616 once back in Calif??

Tks in advance

Chris · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 6:22 pm

Sorry the pics took so long. I only had my phone today and the wings were stacked right up against one another so detail pics were not possible. He has a long way to go with these but he's hoping to bring it down to Arizona next winter. Rest of the plane is up in ND

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

Chris:

Good Day!!

Tks for the nice set of wing pictures of Buno 97320. Did you or someone else took some pictures of the wings as they came in with scheme in the blue/white wingtips?

Perhaps you can get/obtain for us pics of the rest of the fuselage at ND. We are looking for the tail sections still with the Reg FAH 616 below the horizontal stab and cockpit pics as well.

Tks in advance for the time & attention

Chris · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 11:02 pm

these are NOT the original wings. They came in without any covering or paint. SORRY!!

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