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CORSAIR/Bu. 96885

Vought Corsair

Bureau #: 96885
Construction #: 9039
Civil Registration:
  None
  Model: F4U-4 Corsair
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2011

History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 96885, 19??.
Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1959.
Delivered to Honduran AF as FAH 618, 1960-1978.
George Heaven & Jim Nettle/Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA, 1978-1979.
- Collection of components.
Peter & Lori Crown, Waialua, HI, 1983-1995.
- Shipped to hawaii for restoration projects.
- Rear fuselage used in rebuild of F4U-4/Bu. 97388.
- Remainder stored, Bakersfield, CA
Lori Crown, Bakersfield, CA, July 1995-2011.
- Loaned to USS Midway Museum, 2006-2011.
-- Restored for static display.

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):
None

Research Assistance:

None

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