F4U-1 Bu.02270, is one of the world's oldest surviving WW2 F4U Corsairs in existent. It is only one of few remaining airframes which has the early birdcage canopy design. FLown by the USMC in the South Pacific theatre by pilots from VMF-321. On May 5th, 1944 the F4U ended up ditching in a lagoon. Here it lay until recovered in the early 2000's and 25 years later is on the home straight to completion.

This is TB-25N USAAF s/n 44-30635 marked as B-25B 40-2270, which was one of the aircraft used on the Doolittle raid on Japan in April 1942. 44-30635 was TOC with the USAAF on 7 February 1945, and converted to a TB-25N in 1954. SOC in August 1958 and put on display at Chanute AFB. When the base closed in 1992 the aircraft transferred to the Octave Chanute Museum. When the museum closed in 2015 the aircraft was transferred to the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, AL. where it is on display.

Undergoing restoration at the SA Classic Jets Fighter Museum