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List of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs

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List of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs

List of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs identifies Corsairs with status of air worthy, on display, and in restoration by country; including model number, bureau number, fuselage markings, and location.

Contents

Argentina

On display
  • 121928 - Museo de Aviacion Naval, Bahia Blanca NAS.
  • Australia

    Airworthy
  • 124493/VH-III - owned by Graham Hosking.
  • Under restoration
  • 02270 - number 124 off of the production line, is under restoration at Classic Jet Fighter Museum in Parafield, South Australia.
  • 82640 - Chance Vought-built in 1944, served on USS Intrepid, is under long-term restoration by Warbird Adventures in Mareeba, Queensland.
  • Austria

    Airworthy
  • 96995 - Tyrolean Jet Service in Salzburg & Innsbruck, sponsored by Red Bull.
  • Brazil

    On display
  • 17995 - TAM Museum, São Carlos, SP.
  • Canada

    Airworthy
  • 133714 - Blain Fowler in Camrose, Alberta.
  • 92106 - Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, Québec. (now in the colours of Robert Hampton Gray (KD658)).
  • France

    Airworthy
  • 124541 - Les Ailes de l'Aero in Cuers.
  • 124724 - Salis Collection in La Ferte-Alais.
  • Honduras

    On display
  • 124715 (FAH-609) - Museo del Aire de Honduras, Tegucigalpa AB.
  • This Vought F4U Corsair with registration FAH-609 Air Force of Honduras, scored three knockdowns in combat: a Cavalier F-51D Mustang and two Goodyear FG-1D Corsairs of the Salvadoran Air Force 17 of July 1969, commanding by Captain Fernando Soto Henriquez. These dogfights entered history, being the last to be made, taking as contrary propeller-driven aircraft.

    New Zealand

    Airworthy
  • 88391/NZ5648/ZK-COR - owned by the Old Stick and Rudder Company, Masterton.
  • Under restoration
  • 10508 - under restoration by Ross Jovitt in Ardmore, Auckland.
  • 50000 - under restoration by Ross Jovitt in Ardmore, Auckland.
  • 88090 - under restoration by Ross Jarratt in Ardmore, Auckland. Sold to Barry Avent in 2007, Bennettsville, South Carolina
  • United Kingdom

    Airworthy
  • 88297 - The Fighter Collection in Duxford.
  • On display
  • 14862 - Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.
  • United States

    Airworthy
  • 17799 - Planes of Fame in Chino, California.
  • 81698 - War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
  • 97143 - also 'Korean War Hero', James Tobul in Bamberg, South Carolina.
  • 97264 - Comanche Warbirds Inc. in Houston, Texas.
  • 97286 - Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.
  • 97359 - Latshaw Drilling and Exploration Co. in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • 97388 - Fargo Air Museum in Fargo, North Dakota.
  • 122179 - Fighters & Legends LCC in Greenwood, Mississippi.
  • 124486 - Air Combat Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
  • 124692 - Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts.
  • 124560 - Warbirds LLC in Kalispell, Montana.
  • 121881 - Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
  • 122184 - Stonehenge Air Museum in Lincoln County, Montana.
  • 133722 - Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon.
  • 133710 - Heritage Aircraft LCC in Manassas, Virginia. This aircraft was formerly owned by John "Shifty" Schafhausen of Spokane, Washington and used as one of the aircraft in the 1970s NBC series Baa Baa Black Sheep (Later renamed Black Sheep Squadron).
  • 67070 - Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio, Texas.
  • 67087 - CC Air Corp. in Port Hueneme, California.
  • 67089 - American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York.
  • 88090 - Rare Air, Inc. in Bennetsville, South Carolina.
  • 92095 - Michael King Smith Foundation in McMinnville, Oregon.
  • 92399 - Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.
  • 92433 - Claire Aviation Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware. It was formerly BuNo. 92471.
  • 92436 - Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia, Washington.
  • 92468 - Commemorative Air Force - (Dixie Wing) in Peachtree City, Georgia.
  • 92489 - Texas Flying Legends Museum in Houston, Texas.
  • 92508 - Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  • 92629 - Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.
  • On display
  • 50375 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.
  • 80759 - New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
  • bureau number unknown - National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • 97142 - Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. It is on loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia.
  • 97259 - EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
  • 97349 - National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Florida.
  • 97369 - National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia.
  • 124447 - Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal, Kansas.
  • 122189 - Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, MCAS Miramar, California.
  • 13459 - National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia.
  • 88368 - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • 88382 - Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.
  • 92013 - US Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard.
  • 92085 - Selfridge ANGB Museum, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan.
  • 92246 - National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Florida.
  • 92509 - Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • Under restoration
  • 04634 - to airworthiness by Pissed Away N4634 LLC in San Diego, California.
  • 02465 (early birdcage canopy) - for static display by the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
  • 81164 - to airworthiness Westpac Restorations for James Tobul in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • 81857 - to airworthiness by Robert and Donna Odegaard Family Ltd. in Kindred, North Dakota.
  • 96885 - for static display at the USS Midway Museum, San Diego, California.
  • 97280 - to airworthiness by Corsair Enterprises Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware.
  • 97302 - to airworthiness by Corsair Enterprises Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware.
  • 97390 - to airworthiness by Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.
  • 133704 - for static display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in San Diego, California.
  • 76628 - to airworthiness by Duane S. Doyle in Castro Valley, California.
  • 88086 - in storage at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida
  • 88303 - in storage at the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.
  • 92050 - to airworthiness by the Warbird Heritage Foundation in Waukegan, Illinois.
  • 92132 - to airworthiness by the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio.
  • 92304 - to airworthiness by DB Aero Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware.
  • 92460 - for static display by the Connecticut Air and Space Center in Stratford, Connecticut.
  • 92463 - to airworthiness by Brian O'Farrell Aviation Inc. in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
  • 92490 - to airworthiness by Brian O'Farrell Aviation Inc. in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
  • 92618 - to airworthiness by Brian O'Farrell Aviation Inc. in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
  • 92642 - to airworthiness by Doyle Duane Trustee in Castro Valley, California.
  • 92643 - to airworthiness by Brian O'Farrell Aviation Inc. in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
  • References

    List of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs Wikipedia