The Corsairs of Baa Baa Blacksheep?

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

I've tried several searches but have not found anything. Is there a list out there of the BuNo's and N-numbers of the Corsairs that were used in the Blacksheep TV series?

Chappie

BK · **Joined:** Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:23 pm **Posts:** 593

Chappie wrote:

I've tried several searches but have not found anything. Is there a list out there of the BuNo's and N-numbers of the Corsairs that were used in the Blacksheep TV series?

Chappie

On this site!
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... html#sheep

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:47 pm

Here's the definitive list as to the best of my knowledge, including the owners at the time. Note that "133714" was actually the N-number for BuNo.133710 which causes a lot of confusion. Also, the Guilford Corsair (BuNo.124693) appeared only in the "Flying Misfits" pilot episode.

17799 F4U-1A Ed Maloney (Planes of Fame Air Museum)
92106 FG-1D David Tallichet
92132 FG-1D David Tallichet
92433 FG-1D Isaac Newton Burchinal Jr.
92629 FG-1D John Stokes
97359 F4U-4 Tom Friedkin
133693 F4U-7 Bob Guilford
133710 F4U-7 John "Shifty" Schafhausen

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2628

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Note that "133714" was actually the N-number for BuNo.133710 which causes a lot of confusion.

You've got me confused. A six digit N-number???

Are you saying F4U-7 133714 is actually 133710?

Regards,

IndyJen · **Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:12 pm

The Tri-State Warbird Museum of Clermont County Airport, OH (across the field from Sporty's Pilot Shop) has one of the Black Sheep Corsairs. Last time I saw it, it was in many pieces, being stripped and cleaned and corrosion controlled.

It's the "smoke" plane, which always on camera when a plane needed to be portrayed as being shot down. The bracket for the smoke generator was still in place when I was there last fall.

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

My dad used to work on one when it was owned by Dean Ortner.

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:55 pm

sorry, N33714 (five-digits).

But yep, "133714" is actually BuNo.133710. Most if not all of the planes had their N's removed for filming (to look more like Bureau Numbers I suppose). Schafhausen's BuNo.133710 was one of the more prominent planes in the series too, so everyone got a good look at the '33714' on its tail. I figure when Dean Ortner applied for registration back in 1971 his preferred numbers must have been N33710, N33711, N33712, N33713, N33714. That's the way it went for BuNo.97359 back in 1976. Tom Friedkin ended up with N97353 painted on his plane and the bogus BuNo started popping up everywhere.

mike furline wrote:

Quote:

Note that "133714" was actually the N-number for BuNo.133710 which causes a lot of confusion.

You've got me confused. A six digit N-number???

Are you saying F4U-7 133714 is actually 133710?

Regards,

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

Thanks for the information everyone. Rob, I'll be in touch with some additional questions.

Chappie

K225 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:22 am

I notice 92106 was originally listed but not shown on the registry list. This aircraft is now the one flown as Gray Ghost by Vintage Wings of Canada. The 5 hundred lb bombs are sitting in the lobby sure look like the ones shown is a few of the shows.

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

eallen wrote:

97359 F4U-4 ex Tom Friedkin now lives in ramona...and it used to be with the vintage wings of canada. here it is at reno this year showing the section 3 folks some love...

Does anyone know how I can contact the current owner of 97359?

Chappie

John Cotter · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:40 am

IndyJen wrote:

The Tri-State Warbird Museum of Clermont County Airport, OH (across the field from Sporty's Pilot Shop) has one of the Black Sheep Corsairs. Last time I saw it, it was in many pieces, being stripped and cleaned and corrosion controlled.

It's the "smoke" plane, which always on camera when a plane needed to be portrayed as being shot down. The bracket for the smoke generator was still in place when I was there last fall.

Is this the airplane that Butch Schroeder had in Danville?

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

eallen wrote:

97359 F4U-4 ex Tom Friedkin now lives in ramona...and it used to be with the vintage wings of canada. here it is at reno this year showing the section 3 folks some love...

Does anyone have contact information for '359s current owner? How often does it fly?

Chappie

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:45 am

John Cotter wrote:

Is this the airplane that Butch Schroeder had in Danville?

Yes, it is the same airframe.
Jerry

zorro9 · **Joined:** Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:11 pm **Posts:** 671

F4U Folks:

Good day!

Does anyone has a close-up of the drawing of the R/S cowling?? Buno 92132. c. 1970s S. Calif? Other pics of the Black Sheep series? Photo via AEC.

p.s I'm also looking for pics of Buno 92106, R/S 3/4 view in a restoration shop somewhere in Calif. (still in the dark blue scheme). Tks

Noha307 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:01 pm

zorro9 wrote:

Does anyone has a close-up of the drawing of the R/S cowling?? Buno 92132. c. 1970s S. Calif? Other pics of the Black Sheep series? Photo via AEC.

It's not a close-up, but it's more visible:

(Source: Museumerica)

For anyone else's sake, there more pictures of BuNo 92132 - without the nose art - available from Aerial Visuals, the Massey Air Museum, As Is Biz, and the link below.

Chappie wrote:

I've tried several searches but have not found anything. Is there a list out there of the BuNo's and N-numbers of the Corsairs that were used in the Blacksheep TV series?

Warbirds News posted an article titled "Poor Little Lambs: The Corsairs of Baa Baa Blacksheep" a while ago that covers each airframe's history.

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Oh, wait, that was probably your article!

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