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CORSAIR/Bu. 88297

Vought Corsair Bu. 88297

Image of Corsair Bu. 88297.   Image of Corsair Bu. 88297.  
Bureau #: 88297
Construction #: 3111
Civil Registration:
  N9154Z
  N8297
  G-FGID
  Model: FG-1D Corsair
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011

History:
Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 88297, 19??.
- Assigned to Marine Air Wing 2 (MAW-2) aircraft pool, Guam, June 1945.
- Put up for disposal, January 23, 1959.
- Acquired by scrap dealer.
Frank G. Tallman, Orange County, CA, January 9, 1960.
- Registered as N9154Z.
Tallmantz Collection/Movieland of the Air, Orange County, CA, 1960-1968.
- Displayed unconverted as Columbus/C, Orange County, CA.
Rosen Novak Autos, Omaha, NE, 1966
- Sold at auction, Orange County, CA, May 29, 1968.
Johan M. Larsen, Minneapolis, MN, 1969-1972.
Minnesota Aircraft Museum, Minneapolis, MN, 1973-1975.
Louis E. Antonacci, Hampshire, IL, 1983-1986.
- Registered as N8297.
Stephen Grey/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, March 1986-1991.
- Shipped from US to Rotterdam, Arrived April 21, 1986.
Patina Ltd/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, November 1, 1991-2011.
- Registered as G-FGID.
- Flew as 88297/29.
- Flown as RN/KD345/130/A.

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, Washington D.C., 2006.
Photo Source(s):
Tony Chambers Photography.
Nigel Roling/Pentavia Digital Imaging.
John Hume

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