Registration / Serial: | 609 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F4U Corsair |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F4U/AU Corsair |
Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-5N Corsair |
C/n (msn): | [ 124715 ] |
Operator Titles: | Honduras - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Tegucigalpa - Toncontin (MHTG / TGU)Map |
Country: | Honduras |
Collection: | Museo del Aire de Honduras |
Photo Date: | 2 March 2011 |
Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
Photo ID: | 647900Submit Correction |
View count: | 560 |
Ex Bu124715. Entered Honduran service in 1956 and finally withdrawn in 1980. The three kill marks refer to two El Salvadorean Corsairs and a Cavalier Mustang shot down by Colonel Fernando Soto in the brief 'Football War' with El Salvador in 1969. Having deteriorated from being displayed outside for many years, the aircraft underwent a restoration starting in 2012 and is now displayed under cover.
Registration / Serial: | 609 |
Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-5N Corsair |
C/n (msn): | [ 124715 ] |
Operator Titles: | Honduras - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Tegucigalpa - Toncontin (MHTG / TGU)Map | Country: | Honduras |
Photo Date: | 2 March 2011 |
Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
Registration / Serial: | 609 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F4U Corsair |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F4U/AU Corsair |
Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-5N Corsair |
C/n (msn): | [ 124715 ] |
Operator Titles: | Honduras - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Tegucigalpa - Toncontin (MHTG / TGU)Map |
Country: | Honduras |
Collection: | Museo del Aire de Honduras |
Photo Date: | 2 March 2011 |
Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |
Photo ID: | 647900Submit Correction |
View count: | 560 |
Ex Bu124715. Entered Honduran service in 1956 and finally withdrawn in 1980. The three kill marks refer to two El Salvadorean Corsairs and a Cavalier Mustang shot down by Colonel Fernando Soto in the brief 'Football War' with El Salvador in 1969. Having deteriorated from being displayed outside for many years, the aircraft underwent a restoration starting in 2012 and is now displayed under cover.
Registration / Serial: | 609 |
Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-5N Corsair |
C/n (msn): | [ 124715 ] |
Operator Titles: | Honduras - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Tegucigalpa - Toncontin (MHTG / TGU)Map | Country: | Honduras |
Photo Date: | 2 March 2011 |
Photo by: | Tim SpearmanContact |