Warbird Information Exchange

You guys tired of Corsairs yet? (or any type for that matter) don't worry there's only a finite number of old airplane photos floating around the world. I'm only half way there You modelers shouldn't have a problem finding some neat schemes these days. Sources SDASM archives, NMNA archives, Museum of Congress archives.

four more parts when I come back from taking the dogs to the vet ...

Part 1 of 5


An FG-1A is on the runway ready to start the transcontinental speed record attempt (love this scheme)


A Marine F4U-4B Corsair aircraft of VMF-2 is on the ground at Nellis AFB, CA 1950


An F4U-1A is on the ground at NAS Wildwood, NJ 1945


An F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-1L is on the ground at NAS Atlantic City, NJ 1947


An F4U-4B Corsair aircraft of NARTU South Weymouth on the ground at Scott AFB, IL 1955


Chance Vought XF2G-1 NATC aircraft on the ground at NAS Patuxent River, MD.


Chance Vought XF2G-1 NATC aircraft on the ground at NAS Patuxent River, MD-2


FG-1D NAS Glenview


FG-1D NAS Glenview


F4U-1D Corsair aircraft is on the flight deck of USS Hancock (CV-19) 1945


F4U NAS New York




F4U NAS New York


F4U-4P Corsair 1945


F4U-5P Corsair aircraft of VF-17 is on the ground at the Cleveland Air Races 1949


F4U-4P Corsair


F4U


F4U, Chino?


NATC Goodyear Corsair FG-1A 1945


F4U-4P Corsair aircraft of VF-54 damaged going through the Davis Barrier of USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) 1950

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Um...How did they get that last bird from the Ship to the junkyard? Helicopter?

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Mark:

Good day!

You are for sure getting better with the aircraft photos in 2013!! Tks for postings all those beautiful Corsairs! The F4U-5P are rare pictures & always nice to look at. More to say on the F2Gs prototypes!!

p.s If you find any F4U NP tails c. 1950s (Korea era or afterwards) plz do not hesitate to post. Good luck at the vet with your dog also!!

Back from the vet (dogs needed their yearly shots) anyway where was I?


Are you saying "I sucked" in 2012 ....

Part 2 of 5


F4U-1D Corsair aircraft of VF-43 are in flight with an F6F-5 at NAS Atlantic City, NJ 1945 (love this shot)


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-10 USS Coral Sea 1945


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-53 is in flight near NAS North Island, CA 1950


Four (4) F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-14 1949


Goodyear Navy F4U Corsairs (FG's) from a Reserve Unit at NAS Dallas, TX in flight over an unidentified location on August 27, 1948


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-791 flown by LT Robert Pitner, USNR, of New Albany, MS, in attack flight on highway bridge southwest of Wonson, Korea 1951

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Part 3 of 5


(5) F4U-1D Corsair zircraft attached USS Hancock (CV-19) 1945


AD-48 of VA-45 and F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-44 launching from the deck of USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) in Korea 1953


An F4U-1A Corsair aircraft of the USMC, a combat veteran aircraft, is unloaded off the USS Bismarck Sea (CV-95) off Muga Beach, CA 1944


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-63 and VF-64 are painted because they flew off CV-21 and landed on CV-37 1952


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-64 is being lifted by a crane at San Diego onto the flight deck of the USS Boxer (CV-21) before it heads to Korea 1950


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-713 and VF-653 are ready to launch from the flight deck of USS Antietam (CV-36) in Korean waters 1952


escort carrier Rendova (CVE 114) with F4U Corsairs of Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 235 embarked, underway off the coast of California 1952


escort carrier Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) pictured underway operating F4U Corsairs of Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 212 1952


carrier Antietam (CVS 36) operating off the Virginia Capes with an F4U-4 Corsair visible launching 1955


PBM Mariners and an F4U Corsair pictured on the flight deck of the carrier Intrepid (CV 11) 1946


View of the escort carrier Kula Gulf (CVE 108) underway with F4U Corsairs on board 1950

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Part 4 of 5


An F4U Corsair aircraft from NARTU at NAS Seattle, WA, after being recovered from a crash into Lake Washington 1984


F4U Corsair aircraft crashed


F4U-1A Corsair aircraft of VBF-3 crashed at the side of a runway at NAS Wildwood, NJ 1945


F4U-1D Corsair aircraft is on the flight deck of USS Hancock (CV-19) nose down 1945


F4U-1D Corsair aircraft of VBF-6 burned on the flight deck of USS Hancock (CV-19). LTJG Robert B. Graham USN was fatally injured 1945


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-74 crash 1953


The commanding officer of VF-21 landed his F4U-5 Corsair aircraft short after engine failure at Barin Field 1948

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Part 5 of 5


Vought F4U-1 parked with the engine running as the pilot prepares to climb into the cockpit.


Pilots of VMF-323 pose in front of an F4U-4 Corsair aboard the USS Sicily (CVE-118) 1951


F4U-5N Corsair aircraft of VMA-513 on the ground with an AV-8 Harrier at MCAS Yuma, AZ 1987


F4U Corsair aircraft mechanic checking equipment.


Closeup F4U Corsair aircraft landing gear.


An ordnanceman on board the carrier Philippine Sea (CV 47) readies 100-lb. bombs on the wing of an F4U-4 Corsair 1951


An F4U Corsair aircraft on the ground with wing closeup.


A closeup of an F4U Corsair aircraft port wing with flaps down.

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Okay, now I have to know what's going on here. There is plenty of perfectly good water around that carrier for a PBM to land.
(Any chance we can see some Mariner pics?)


That is one heck'ov'a picture. I don't know where you're pulling these out of, but please don't stop.

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Mark:

Good day!

Nice pic again! you are getting warmer in the Korean era waters! I agree with the last entry the AV-8 & F4U-5N Buno 124447 (X FAH 602) are a plus! ++++

p.s Ck out the rebuild APS-19 radome assy by Aerotraders in Calif. I'd like to know how they did such a fine job! Thanks for such a great picture!!

Where is this airframe now?

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This was one of two FG-1D's which collided over Lake Washington. Both were recovered in similar condition. I'm not sure exactly which this one is, but it's either Bu.88368 which was comsmetically restored, and is now on the USS Yorktown at Patriot's Point in South Carolina, or Bu.88382 which was beautifully restored to static condition, and is now at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Cheers,
Richard

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The aircraft in the Lake Washington recovery photo is FG-1D 88368 based on other phtographs I have of 88382 during its recovery. By comparing tail sections and paint on the latter is how I determined this.

that pbm mariner on the carrier deck obviously needed a little push from rato or jato bottles to take off!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

F4U Chino isn't! No hangars or buildings like that ever on the field that I am aware of. Also, is that a Japanese tank in the background?

Might want to have a closer look @ the PBM's on the INTREPID (CV-11) at least the closer one appears to have a nose wheel and doors which would make it one of the 36 PBM-5A's built.

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