| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5577N |
| Alternate Registration: | NX5577N |
| Other Marks: | 74 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F4U Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Goodyear FG/F2G Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Goodyear F2G-2 Corsair |
| Licence-built by: | Goodyear |
| C/n (msn): | 6172 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 27 July 2012 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 434622 |
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Only 5 F2G-2 Corsairs were built. It was powered by a P&W R-4360-4 3000 hp. engine. Cook Cleland won the 1947 Thompson Trophy Race with this a/c. In the early 1950s Walter Soplata acquired this a/c for his collection. He sold it in 1999, it was restored to flying condition and was raced in the 2011 National Championship Air Races in Reno. On 7 September 2012, not long after this photo was taken, it was destroyed in a fatal crash at Valley City, North Dakota in an airshow practice. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 January 2022, and has since been viewed 656 times. |