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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:35 pm 
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I recall the Canadian Warplane Heritage's Corsair was originally number 147 and later changed and left number 115 until being sold to Olympic Flight Museum.

Does any one know when and why it was changed?

Also does anyone know what Mr Reynolds paint scheme is going to be for the Corsair once the restoration is done? I e-mailed him awhile back asking him, but have got no reply.


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The following explains the significance of #115. Don't know exactly when it was repainted.

http://www.richthistle.com/article_incl ... e_wind.php

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It served with VMF-213 in 1945-46 and Brian recently asked me for
photos of 213 airplanes so that's my guess but in my cousin's markings from VMF-112 would be cool 8)

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The CWH bought the Corsair to paint as Robert Hampton Gray's aircraft. When they contacted the FAA Museum they were lead to believe Gray flew 147 on his last flight. Soon after the aircraft was painted, the FAA Museum...or additional research...suggested that he was flying 115. So they changed the number. There are in fact some who dispute he was flying 115 at the time. (There is the possibility there were two 115/Xs at the time. One being KD658 which is purported to be Gray's VC aircraft and the other being KD339 which got Formidable's first Japanese naval kill on May 5, 1945. Whatever the case he was not flying his usual aircraft on that fateful day. (I think I remember 119 being his usual aircraft, but I'd have to look that up.)

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