Del 19 January 1945 Former US Navy as 97143 / JT-416,Fuerza Aerea Hondureña (FAH) as 613,Joseph O. Tobul as N96042,N713JT 2022 Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo! A trip I will never forget

Taxiing in from a flight at "Thunder Over Michigan 2011"

PoF F4U-1A departing Flabob for Chino. Aircraft is in the markings of VF-32 for the upcoming Korean War film 'Devotion'

NZ5362 was flown to New Zealand in October 1945. The Ferry flight 9 through 15 October 45 was made by Flight Sgt Howard Monk RNZAF. Sold for scrap in 1948. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Uncompleted sale to Honduran Air Force saw Corsair bu 97359 registered N5213V in 1959. Stored in Phoenix (1959) and Tucson AZ (1969), the aircraft was registered N97359 to fly in TV series "Ba Ba Black Sheep" 1976 - 78. Later it was based in Duxford, UK as N240CA during 1988 - 92 wearing New Zealand Navy markings. Pictured as bu 82050 which Lieutenant Thomas Hudner jr made a wheels-up landing behind enemy lines near Koto-Ri, North Korea in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue his wingman Ensign Jesse Brown on Dec 4, 1950. Lt. Hudner was rescued by helicopter and later awarded the Medal of Honor.

ex US Navy 92489, Salvador Air Force 209

Sold for scrap in New Zealand in 1948. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Owned by the Whittington Brothers at the time.

Painted to represent Royal Navy Corsair IV KD345. Actually a U S Navy FG-1D BuNo 88297.

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.

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

Part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. Burnt after being declared surplus. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Initially flew with code BR, later changed to RB.

A concentrated pilot at work during the flying display. Aircraft is owned by Breitling Fighters and in U.S. Navy markings. Imagine the sound!