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F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:18 am

Was F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320 once registered as N86432 with Bob Bean in 1959.

Thanks

Re: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:08 am

Shuck:

Good day!

Yes it was!! c.1959. It also used that N Reg # on the ferry flight to Tgu, Honduras c. Dec '61. It later became FAH 616. It's located at San Diego Museum or in N. Dakota. If you have pics of it plz post them.

Mr. Bob Bean will be remembered forever in the Warbird Word for making things happen with those birds! You'll never go wrong restoring a Corsair nowadays!
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Re: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:22 am

Thanks zorro7 .... did you find any photographs of Mr Bob Bean!

Re: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:48 am

Shuck:

Good day!

No yet! I've been looking deep into the P-38 archives also. Will keep you posted.

p.s I believe seeing one of him closing the canopy of a P-38 in S. Calif c. 1960s.Tks

Where is the fuselage of Buno 97320 nowadays XFAH 616? Do you know??

Re: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:54 am

zorro7 wrote:

Where is the fuselage of Buno 97320 nowadays XFAH 616? Do you know??

It is part of Ken McBride's Collection in California.

Re: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:39 pm

Brian:

Good Day! Tks for the data & info. Plz ck your PM.

Re: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97320

Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:00 pm

Shuck/F4U Folks:

Good day!

Just curious plz tell me where did you get the info/data on F4U-4 N86432??

p.s This one just in for you as in CNN... the pic of the man himself in his younger days at Long Island, NY c 1957. Via AEC
Plz look it up in the Bob Bean thread!!

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