(Old) Stratford CT Corsair prang? ...

[Mark Allen M]

Drew could this have been in your neck of the woods way back when?, Anything in the background look familiar? No info to go on so it could be a long shot for your area as probably most of the buildings in the background are gone. Could be several different locations I guess.
ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-2-Original- ... 33a9ecd7e1
States: "SOURCE: From the archives of the World War History & Art Museum (WWHAM) in Alliance, Ohio".

[Chris Brame]

Some goldbrick in the base photo lab flopped the negative:

Full size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62734960@ ... 3/sizes/o/

[Cherrybomber13]

From a general look it isn't the Bridgeport Airport. That said Corsairs made quite a few impromptu touchdowns around the state throughout the 1940's. I cant pin point it anything specific.
I forwarded it to a friend of mine that might be able to shed some light on it.

[Cherrybomber13]

From my contact -

"Looking at the Corsair included in your email, I'd say that was either a FG-1D or an F4U-1D based on the canopy and paint scheme. It's a rather new Corsair still having the factory-applied ferry numbers on it's nose. Those numbers almost always were the last three digits of the plane's BuNo. Looking at the possible combinations containing 933, there were only two planes it could have been. It was either 57933 (a Vought bird) or 87933 (a Goodyear bird). I'd estimate the time period to be sometime in late 1944 or in 1945. "

Looks like I was mistaken about the nose numbers. I'm going to lean towards Goodyear. Anyone have access to the Aircraft Cards? might be worth a look to see what happen to either aircraft.

[Mark Allen M]

Thx for the efforts. I checked Baugher's lists. Nothing there I could see.

[zorro9]

Mark:

Hi! It looks like a Buno 87933! (FG-1D). Are you able to enhance the tail area? You can almost read some #s. Tks in aadvance.

p.s Nice find!!

[John Dupre]

Looks like it had two transmitters one using a long wire antenna and the other a shorter vertical blade type. WW2 era antennas are not my strong suit though.

[Dana Bell]

I wish we had higher resolution pix of this one. While, as noted, this could be FG-1D 87933 or F4U-1D 57933, I suspect it is the former. Without reading the tail markings, it's a guess at best. Both aircraft would have had the combat prop, both would have had the armored glass doubling as a gunsight reflector, and both would have had the frameless canopy. Only the FG-1D would have come with the step in the inboard right-side flap - while I can see the step door clearly, I think it's there. Neither aircraft would have left the factory with the carbon monoxide scoops on the aft fuselage, but both should have had the scoops added in service. Neither aircraft would have moved the MHF wire connection from the right side of the fuselage to the left, and both could have made the switch in the field - but that change was very common on FG-1Ds, and I've never seen it on an identifiable F4U-1D.

The nose numbers (last three of the BuNo from the factory) were applied with a temporary, gasoline-based paint, and were meant to be washed off on delivery. Some units never washed them off, others washed them off and replaced them with new numbers based on a unit coding system.

If you are interested in additional details, I've popped out a couple of books on the Dash-1 family of Corsairs:

http://www.amazon.com/Aircraft-Pictoria ... 160%2C160_

http://www.amazon.com/Aircraft-Pictoria ... 160%2C160_

Cheers,



Dana

[mike furline]

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/FG.htm

450224, FG-1, 87933, BAR Akron, NAF Columbus, TOFLEF, C Sutton, Robert L. USA OH Akron, Airport Test Flight

[Mark Allen M]

More Corsair prangs ...


Lt Dewiyn Davis belly land on 18 Jan 1944 at El Centro with VMF-323
A lot of that Corsair is missing.
(Looks like the same field my dad had an engine failure belly landing in the photo below)


Lt James E. Mansfield belly land on 29 Mar 1946 at Chathem ONT out of NAS Grosse Ile MI

[Stoney]

looks like the tain is off to the left side, i see a hoz.

[Mark Allen M]

A few more "Stratford" photos. At least by what they state. Any verifications from you guys connected to the Stratford Corsair Museum?


Stratford Conn CVA Production line Corsair Tail cones.


Chance Vought aircraft factory, Stratford, Connecticut


Stratford Conn Vought F4U-1D Corsair's

[Warbird Kid]

A few more "Stratford" photos. At least by what they state. Any verifications from you guys connected to the Stratford Corsair Museum?

The first two definitely look to be from the CVA plant in Stratford. The last one not so sure. It could be for sure. One subject of interest in that last photo are the starboard wing gun protective cover seems to be punctured.

[Mark Allen M]

Today 73 years ago at the Vought-Sikorsky Plant Stratford Conn ... no breaks during wartime.

[therealJR]

http://www.calebflerk.com/flerk-letter/stsn07.htm