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Corsair 97288

Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:37 pm

Anybody have any pictures of this before it crashed in 1981? Anybody know its current status? Is it still stored?

what information I have can be found here:

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-97288.html

Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:00 pm

It's still in storage/long-term restoration with McPhearson. The main spar was broken in the crash, which normally would render the plane into the "spare parts" category. Fortunately, McPhearson bought another (FG-1D) center wing section out of St. Louis years ago to help reestablish the project as a viable candidate for airworthiness.

Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:52 am

Thanks Rob
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