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Vought Corsair Bu. 97286
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Bureau #: 97286
Construction #: 9440
Civil Registration:
  N5215V
   Model: F4U-4 Corsair
Name: Angel Of Okinawa
Status: Display
Last info: 2011
History:
Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 97286, 19??.
Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1959-1972.
- Planned sale to Honduran AF, not completed.
- Registered as N5215V.
- Stored unrestored, Blythe, CA, 1963-1972.
-- Marked as Olathe/K5 (see pics above).
Merle B. Gustafson, Tallulah, LA, 1972-1984.
- Trucked to LA, Nov. 1972.
- Restored to airworthy.
- First flight Augusr 1973.
Robby R. Jones, Minter City, MS, 1987-1988.
Kermit Weeks/Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL, 1990-1996.
- Damaged during recover from hanger damaged by Hurricane "Andrew"
  at Tamiami, August 24, 1992.
-- Repaired for static display pending restoration to airworthy.
Kermit Weeks/Fantasy Of Flight, Polk City, FL, 1996-2011.
- Displayed as Bu. 97286/G5/Angel Of Okinawa.
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.
 Photo Source(s):
Lance Kuhn.
Charles Gardner.
Pat Carry.
Scott Rose/Warbirds Resource Group, 2005
Brian Baker.
Research Assistance:
None
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