| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Military Code: | F-21 |
| Other Marks: | 21 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought V-166 Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought V-166 F4U/F3A/FG/AU/F2G Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 735772Submit Correction |
| View count: | 164 |
After a 14 year restoration F4U-1 02465 is now on display in the National Naval Aviation Museum. It was accepted by the USN on 26 March 1943 and assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL on 29 March 1943. On 12 June 1943 02465 went into Lake Michigan after a nonfatal landing accident on USS Wolverine. It was salvaged from the lake on 12 November 2010 and delivered to the museum where the restoration was accomplished.
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Military Code: | F-21 |
| Other Marks: | 21 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought V-166 Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought V-166 F4U/F3A/FG/AU/F2G Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 735772Submit Correction |
| View count: | 164 |
After a 14 year restoration F4U-1 02465 is now on display in the National Naval Aviation Museum. It was accepted by the USN on 26 March 1943 and assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL on 29 March 1943. On 12 June 1943 02465 went into Lake Michigan after a nonfatal landing accident on USS Wolverine. It was salvaged from the lake on 12 November 2010 and delivered to the museum where the restoration was accomplished.
| Registration / Serial: | 02465 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-1 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 8095 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman Field (KNPA / NPA)Map | Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |