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CORSAIR/Bu. 122189

Vought Corsair Bu. 122189

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Bureau #: 122189
Construction #: ?
Civil Registration:
  None
  Model(s):
  F4U-5P Corsair
  F4U-5NL Corsair
Name: None
Status: Display
Last info: 2011

History:
Built by Vought.
Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 122189.
- BOC: November 8, 1948.
- SOC: 1953.
- Airframe time at retirement: 1,392 hours.
US Naval Air Museum, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1965-1976.
- Stored at NTS Bainbridge, GA, circa 1978.
USMC Museum, MCAS El Toro, CA, 1988-1998.
Flying Leatherneck Museum, MCAS Miramar, CA, 2000-2011.
- Displayed as Marines/122189/WF15 in VMF(N)-513 markings.
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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.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2006.
Photo Source(s):
Brian Lockett/Goleta Air & Space Museum
Pat Carry
Timothy Cox Photography

Research Assistance:

Flying Leatherneck Museum

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