F7U-3 Pieces and Parts Pieces and Parts

[Woodsy Airfield]

Melchior - The list Photogator has provided verifies what the data tag shows in the photo I have. The F7U-3 BuNo 129679 tag shows serial no. A20 -162 which aligns with the lot of 20, fifth column down.

[Melchior]

Many thanks for your help, really appreciated!
So it could be the earlier aircraft had like "A14", "A28" etc....

If you can share the picture, we have http://wiki.scramble.nl/index.php/CN_Locations_T which still can use a picture of a Vought id plate.

Regards,

[Clifford Bossie]

Does anybody have any information on the Midway's F7U restoration?

[Photogator]

Hey Cliff, The Vought Retirees are working on it back at the Dallas plant.
Due to circumstances with the moving of Triumph and all the items associated
with the property changing hands the restoration had been stopped for over a year.

I was researching drawings for the windshield side panels not that long ago.

I have some fairly recent pictures that I will post, not sure if this is the right thread or not.

[Cutlass]

Melchior:

I too concur - my 129622 bears #106 on all tags and handwritten numbers on many component panels. Likewise, 129554 carries #38

Al

[Clifford Bossie]

Hey Cliff, The Vought Retirees are working on it back at the Dallas plant.
Due to circumstances with the moving of Triumph and all the items associated
with the property changing hands the restoration had been stopped for over a year.

I was researching drawings for the windshield side panels not that long ago.

I have some fairly recent pictures that I will post, not sure if this is the right thread or not.

Thanks Bill.

[Photogator]

Here are some recent photos of F7U-3 129565 under the care of the Vought Retiree Restoration Group

Latest addition is the tail cone.

Left Side View


Left Nose


Left Rear


Rear View


Left Main Landing Gear and Inboard Wing Section

[Chris Brame]

From the Longshot Scrapyards thread, one that didn't make it:

F7U-3 Cutlass 129679:

"Henry - NAS New Orleans 1-29-74"


"Removal attempt - NAS New Orleans 1-25-74"

Sale Date.........Aircraft Remains...............Sale Location.................Buyer If Known
7 May 1975.......F7U-3, C-130........NAS New Orleans, LA...Edward Levy Metals, New Orleans, LA
...I had an opportunity to try and rescue the remains early in 1974. Weather and lack of equipment and problems in breaking down aircraft forced me to abandon attempt. It took more than a year later for Cutlass to show up on DOD bid. My understanding was Navy tried to knock down Cutlass with bulldozer, but only proceeded to wreck all surfaces. BuNo Is 129679

[Cutlass]

129554 wearing it's "protection".....



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[Chris Brame]

You'll need to put that image on a photo hosting site (Flickr, Photobucket, Fotki) and paste the image location between the img tags.

[Melchior]

Melchior:

I too concur - my 129622 bears #106 on all tags and handwritten numbers on many component panels. Likewise, 129554 carries #38

Al

Many thanks for the confirmation!

129565 is looking very good underway!

[Cutlass]

Still trying to get photos to load....

[Cutlass]

I give up

[Chris Brame]

Almost four years later, but... never give up!

[StangStung]

Almost four years later, but... never give up!

Yes! Nice!