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Bureau #: 123168 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: N179PT N179NP |
Model(s): F4U-5P Corsair F4U-5N Corsair Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2011 |
History:
Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 123168, 19??.
Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1956.
Delivered to FA Hondurena as FAH ???, March 1956-1978.
George Heaven & Jim Nettle/Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA, 1978-1979.
- Recovered from Honduras as a collection of components.
- Shipped from Honduras to Los Angeles, CA, 1979.
- One of 7 incomplete airframes and parts.
Terry Randall/Har-Ran Aviation, Tulsa, OK, 1979.
- Stored disassembled, pending restoration.
Peter W. Thelen, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1987-1988.
- Rebuilt to airworthy using parts of Bu. 122179.
- Original plate inelligible, adopted ID of Bu. 122179.
- Registered as N179PT, Oct. 1987.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB Ltd, Biggin Hill, August 14, 1988-1990.
- Registered as N179NP.
- Delivered from USA to Biggin Hill on August 16, 1988.
Peter W. Thelen, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990-1995.
- Reregistered as N179PT.
- Operated by Warbirds of GB Ltd, Bournemouth, UK, 1990-1995.
- Delivered Bournemouth-Lelystad, November 11, 1992.
- Stored Lelystad, 1992-1995.
David Arnold/Flying A Services, Earls Colne, 1996-1998.
- Flew as Navy/122179/NP9, 1996.
- Stored at North Weald, Oct.ober 1997-1998.
- Delivered from North Weald to USA via Le Havre, France, April 10, 1998.
James M. Read/JRMC Inc, Valparaiso, IN, June 1, 1998-2004.
- Damaged after running off runway to avoid take-off Collision, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 1999.
- Rebuilt to airworthy.
- Flown as Marines/122179/WR-5.
- Based at Indiana Aviation Museum.
Fighters & Legends LLC, Greenwood, MS, December 2008-2011.
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Source(s): Federal Aviation Administration. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003 Glenn Wegman/Fighter Enterprise. Research Assistance: - |
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