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CORSAIR/Bu. 97264

Vought Corsair Bu. 97264

Bureau #: 97264
Construction #: 9418
Civil Registration:
  N5218V
  F-AZVJ
  Model: F4U-4 Corsair
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2007

History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 97264, 19??.
- Stored at NAS Litchfield Park, AZ, 1956-1959.
Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1959-1973
- Planned sale to Honduran AF but not completed.
- Registered as N5218V.
- Marked as USN/K11.
- Stored unonverted, Mosely Field, Phoenix, AZ, 1967-1969.
- Stored Tucson, AZ, 1973.
Pacific Warbirds Museum, Half Moon Bay, CA, 1973-1977.
Eugene H. Akers, San Diego, CA, 1977-1984.
- Stored in hanger, Lancaster, CA.
- Later displayed a car sales yard, Mojave, CA.
Eugene H. Akers & Charles Hall, Ramona, CA, 1984-1991.
- Rebuild to airworthy, Ramona, CA.
- First flight Feb. 1992.
- Flew as USN/Ghost Riders.
Cecil Harp & Chuck Hall/H&H aircraft Sales, Pinedale, WY, 1991-1994.
Charles R. Hall, Pinedale, WY, April 1994-1996.
Christophe Jacquard, Dijon, France, January 1996.
Christophe Jacquard/Flying Legends/Corsair Warbird Ltd, Dijon-Longvic, France, April 16, 1996-2008.
- Flown as USN/97264/403/Ghost Riders.

Vought Corsair Bu. 97264

Vought Corsair Bu. 97264


Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2008.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page
Photo Source(s):
John Hume.
Dave Hackett

Research Assistance:

None

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