Combat Vet Corsairs?

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:27 pm

One-mentioned in the numerous Michigan threads. Hopefully targeted this year....

Dave Lindauer · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:49 pm

Not with stars & bars, but didn't a number of the FAS and FAH survivors see combat?

Rogue · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:02 pm

F4U-4 97280 N712RD
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97280.html

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During November 1952, this plane headed for combat in Korea aboard the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) as a member of VF-92. This Corsair flew numerous missions over Korea and sustained damage from anti-aircraft fire on May 1, 1953.

Russ Matthews · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:10 pm

DaveM2 wrote:

One-mentioned in the numerous Michigan threads. Hopefully targeted this year....

Yes.. an F4U-1 "bird cage" Corsair. The mention Dave describes can be found in Taras' replies to the recent Lake Michigan F6F Recovery and Restoration thread here...

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33243&p=336867&hilit=+corsair#p336867

ALU · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:12 pm

The Fighter collection's FG1-D was sent to guam from May to Sept 1945. It is reported that it have been involved in WWII fights.

http://fighter-collection.com/pages/air ... /index.php

FAFG_Xav · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:04 am

Not sure, but the F4U-5 based in La Ferté Alais is a korean war vet'. This plane is being restored as a korean war nightfighter.

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:09 pm

Warbird Kid wrote:

hairy wrote:

Warbird Kid wrote:

What about the F4U-1 Bird Cage in Brazil? Wasn't that RNZAF?

A popular misconception, Bu/No.17995 was never in the RNZAF, it was only painted in RNZAF colours after it was bought by Tim Wallis in 1990 and shipped to NZ and flown as ZK-FUI with the Alpine Fighter Collection between 1990 and 1999.

Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me. But still the question remains: could this one have been a combat vet with the US Navy or Marines?

This aircraft is actually a non-birdcage variant of the F4U-1 unofficially known as an "F4U-1A" retrofitted to represent the earlier "birdcage" variant (phew... that was a mouthful). Harry Doan did the modifications, after rescuing it from a railroad yard of all places in the mid 1960's. Sad that it's stuck down in Brazil... Also, the RNZAF never flew any birdcage Corsairs.. just "F4U-1A's", F4U-1D's and FG-1D's. None of the RNZAF FG-1D's saw combat in WWII, at least, not with them. Ironically, the Royal Navy did fly birdcage variants of the F4U-1...

Cheers,
Richard

Marco Lavagnino · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:46 pm **Posts:** 46

Ex- Salvadoran Air Force FAS 215 (BuNr. 92629) and FAS 220 (BuNr. 92095) are combat vets. They performed mostly bombing, strafing and patrol missions during the El Salvador-Honduras war July 14-18, 1969.

Marco

bentwingbomber · **Joined:** Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:23 am **Posts:** 105

ALU wrote:

The Fighter collection's FG1-D was sent to guam from May to Sept 1945. It is reported that it have been involved in WWII fights.

http://fighter-collection.com/pages/air ... /index.php

The Fighter Collections FG-1D Corsair Bu.No 88297, did not take part in combat during WW2.

I have worked on this aircraft since 1991 and have done considerable research into her history.

Following contact with the aircrafts previous owner, i can confirm she never saw any action.

I sent all my research to Rob mears who will confirm this.

It is however,one of the very few, unrestored ,fabric winged, Corsairs still active.

regards

Fred

jaldo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:33 pm **Posts:** 175

F4Us s/n 124724,124560,122184,124486 and 96995 were flown by FAH against El Salvador in 1969.

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