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Bureau #: 122179 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: N4903M |
Model(s): F4U-5P Corsair F4U-5N Corsair Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2016 |
History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 122179, 19??.
Delivered to FA Hondurena as FAH 604, March 1956-1978.
George Heaven & Jim Nettle/Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA, 1978-1979.
- Recovered from Honduras.
- Delivered from Tegucigalpa AB to Houston, TX, December 1978.
Robert L. Ferguson & Howard E. Pardue, Breckenridge, TX, 1979.
- Registered as N4903M.
Barry A. Landry, Fairfield, NJ, 1980.
Barry Lansing/Mike Collier/Jack Goulding & Foy Midkiff/Banner Inc, Lubbock, TX, 1983-1984.
- Flew as Marines/BL-13.
- Made forced landing in residential area, near Houston, TX, February 25, 1984.
-- Badly damaged.
Terry Randall/Har-Ran Aviation, Tulsa, OK, 1984.
Peter W. Thelen, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 1986-1988.
- Acquired wreckage.
- Parts used in rebuild of Bu. 123168/N179PT.
- ID transferred to N179PT.
Robert Collings, Stowe, MA, 1988.
- Acquired wreckage.
- Parts used in rebuild of Bu. 124692/N45NL.
John P. Silberman, Tampa, FL, 1991-2000.
- Acquired wreckage.
Jean-Pierre Parizon, Jura, France, 2000-2016.
- Long term restoration to airworthy.
The sad remains of Bu. 122179 at Kissimee, FL, 1989.
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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. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. |
Photo Source(s): Rob Mears Collection Nicolas Parizon Research Assistance: None |
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