"Angel of Okinawa" inside the hangar at Fantasy of Flight. Built in 1945, the aircraft was delivered to the US Navy as BuNo 97286. It was acquired by Kermit Weeks in 1990. Damaged in 1992 by Hurricane Andrew, it was repaired for static display. The F4U-4 was accepted by the USN in Oct 1944. It was powered by a 2,100 hp P&W R-2800-18W driving a thirteen-foot Hamilton Standard four blade propeller and featured a chin air scoop. Corsairs earned their well-deserved sobriquet in the assault on Okinawa and defending USN's Fifth Fleet against tokko attacks by IJN's Fifth Air Fleet from Kyushu.

owned / piloted by Col. Merle Gustafson, Talllulah, LA.