White Corsair?

[Versatile]

Who knows the story of this White Corsair?

[Versatile]

Two hours and no answer at WIX! Amazing.

Here is part of the story. After that is why i ask.

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/america ... orsair.htm


0384 3-C-11 n/a BuNo 121794 14.8.1957 mid-air collision with 3-C-12 on 29.11.1957, later repaired and became 2-A-211 on 5.3.1959, (5)

[Steve Nelson]

Well, those appear to be Argentinian Navy markings. I'm assuming it was sold to them after being retired from U.S. service. Your link lists it as having crashed in 1963, so I'm not sure what the mystery is. I rotated and cropped your scan to make it a bit more easy to view.

SN

[Versatile]

Well, those appear to be Argentinian Navy markings. I'm assuming it was sold to them after being retired from U.S. service. Your link lists it as having crashed in 1963. I rotated and cropped your scan to make it a bit more easy to view.

SN

Agreed and thanks for the clean up. Wondering what happened to the AC after ARGENTINA.

[Warbirdnerd]

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 21928.html

[Versatile]

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-121928.html

Thanks. Back in the 90's it was supposedly for sale.

[Snake45]

Are you sure it's white? I've always been of the impression that the late Argentine Corsairs were painted in a Gull Gray/White scheme similar to that used by the US Navy at the time. Or possibly even Gull Gray or something very similar overall.

[Versatile]

Are you sure it's white? I've always been of the impression that the late Argentine Corsairs were painted in a Gull Gray/White scheme similar to that used by the US Navy at the time. Or possibly even Gull Gray or something very similar overall.

Look at the picture and then you tell us.

[Versatile]

Sure would be interesting to hear what happened during the midair collision.

[Snake45]

Are you sure it's white? I've always been of the impression that the late Argentine Corsairs were painted in a Gull Gray/White scheme similar to that used by the US Navy at the time. Or possibly even Gull Gray or something very similar overall.

Look at the picture and then you tell us.

Looks GG/W to me. I can see the demarcation on the lower fuselage. Also, the whole thing doesn't look the same as the white on the prop tips.

[famvburg]

I agree, gray and white.