| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N72378 |
| Alternate Registration: | NX72378 |
| Alternate Serial: | 97388 |
| Military Code: | C-310 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought F4U Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought F4U/AU Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-4 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | 9542 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| 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 2017 |
| Photo Date: | 28 July 2017 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 478322 |
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Post war US Navy F4U-4 Corsair 97388 was sold out of storage to Bob Bean Aircraft in 1957 as N5211V. An arrangement was made with the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña to trade some aircraft for four airworthy Lockheed P-38L's and two flyable and two wrecked P-63E's in Honduras. This aircraft was delivered as FAH 610 in 1960. Mostly used as a source of parts, the broken down components of the fighter were repatriated to the USA in 1978. Through several collector owners, it was restored to flying condition and registered N72378 circa 1998. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 July 2022, and has since been viewed 203 times. |