Mystery Corsair

[Jerry O'Neill]

It is one of the four prototype XF4U-4's built. This one only had about 800 hours on the airframe when stored in a box at Norfolk. It was used for armament testing so there are some non-standard stuff in the cockpit. Also, Marine Corps Ace and MOH recipient, Marion Carl, flew this aircraft in testing!
though it was cosmetically restored in the late 1970's, it's still pretty much a time capsule.
Jerry

[Mark Allen M]

This one comes to mind ...


Vought F4U-5N BuNo 124493


Vought F4U-5N BuNo 124493

Or this one ...


XF4U-4

And this one is a nice scheme for a star & white bar...


Navy F4U-4 Corsair of CAG-1 from the U.S.S. Tarawa (CV-40) coming in for a landing circa 1946.

[Mark Allen M]

Can I add these as well? ...


Chance Vought XF4U-4 at NATC Patuxent River, MD 1945


XF4U-3B Corsair 1944


XF4U-3B Corsair 1944


XF4U-3B Corsair with wings folded 1944

[zorro9]

F4U Folks/ Mark:

Nice XF4U samples!! Superb findings. Tks.

[zorro9]

F4U Folks:

Good Day!

Any data/info about this #46 F4U? Is this the Mojave, Calif F4U of awhile ago?? Photo via AEC.

[mike furline]

F4U Folks:

Good Day!

Any data/info about this #46 F4U? Is this the Mojave, Calif F4U of awhile ago?? Photo via AEC.

Could be,
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 92508.html
or
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 92246.html

[JOMiller]

Gen. Carl was highly decorated and deserved the MoH, but I don't think
he received one.

[Rob Mears]

Mike had it right. This is FG-1D, BuNo.92508 not long after Jerry Yagen purchased it from Robert Lammerts. This is after Yagen's crew refurbished the areas you see in primer, but before the plane was sent off to receive its current VF-17 paint scheme.

[zorro9]

F4U Folks/Rob:

Tks for finding Buno 67089. I suspect it was one of several gull grey schemes.

p.s In case you missed it, an unid F4U-1A in a farm somewhere USA. next to it a DC-3. c. 1950s. Place Ukn. Via AEC.

[Rob Mears]

That's F4U-1A, BuNo.18047 while parked at Long Beach, CA during May of 1956. This one photo is the only known evidence I've seen of its existence. It would have been extremely rare to find an early -1A model lingering in period-correct, pre-1947 military markings as late as 1956. My best guess is that this must have been a tech school aircraft (note that there is no civilian registration). I had planned to one day request the FAA registration info for the N-number on that transport in the background, hoping that would give a hint to the owner of the Corsair.

[zorro9]

Rob:

Good day!

Tks for the info & data. I'll do some digging fm my end about the a/c with rudder stripes. That scheme looks familiar to some B-18s that came fm S. of the border & were used for crop spraying services. S. SW USA!! c. 1950s.