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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2007 9:52 am

F4U-4 b/u 81799 VMF-312 Korea 1952

John Lane's place????

Race 57

F4U-1D VMF-216 USS Wasp

F4U-1As VMF-224

F4U-1D VBF-83 USS Essex 1945

Beachy · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:20 am **Posts:** 1104

Thanks, Jack, for starting off my morning right!!!!

Good to have you back!

Former Member · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:40 pm **Posts:** 1493

Anybody know what those two white stripes are on the wing of the Corsair in the bottom pic? Or is it just light reflecting off the wing?

John

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2007 12:33 pm

That's the AG 83 ID markings in use at the time. Double Diamonds carried on the tail and the top of the right wing..

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2007 12:36 pm

jpeters wrote:

Anybody know what those two white stripes are on the wing of the Corsair in the bottom pic? Or is it just light reflecting off the wing?

John

The stripes almost look like they where caused by a fire.

I like of the bird in Korea with the Mechs keeping their Carbines close! That would make for a cool diorama.

Aircraft Mech Paul · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 2:33 pm

Nice Photo's Jack,

But this brings me to a question. If memory serves me, there is a "birdcage" variant Corsair down in Australia, the only one of it's type if I recall. The last I heard of it, it was airworthy. Does anyone know if that is the case still ? Or has it's disposition changed in the past couple of years ??

Just wondering out loud here,

Paul

O.P. · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 2:43 pm

Off the top of my head, mostly bone mind you, I thought that the POF bird was originally a birdcage, and there is one in a nice new museum in south america.

Nice pics Jack!

Orvis

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 4:08 pm

Hi OP,
The POF Corsair is a early F4U-1A but never a birdcage. I does or
did have the belly view port. The x Dorn Corsair was also a -1A I
believe modified to accept a bird cage canopy.
I sure wish she was still flying.
Take care......Jack

jaldo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:33 pm **Posts:** 175

Honduran F4U-4 s/n 97288 FAH-612 at Toncontin base (Tegucigalpa),mid 70's

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sat May 12, 2007 7:06 pm

the south american pic is a unique 1!!! ecxellent!!

jaldo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:33 pm **Posts:** 175

FG-1D FAS-219 BuNo. 92690 shown here during the mis 60's.This aircraft was shot down by friendly fire in July 1969 during the 100-Hour War with neigboring Honduras.It still remains under 100 feet of water in the Gulf of Fonseca,south of Honduras.

Owen Miller · **Joined:** Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:28 pm **Posts:** 614

Does anyone have any shots of VF-653 Corsairs????

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2627

jaldo wrote:

FG-1D FAS-219 BuNo. 92690 shown here during the mis 60's.This aircraft was shot down by friendly fire in July 1969 during the 100-Hour War with neigboring Honduras.It still remains under 100 feet of water in the Gulf of Fonseca,south of Honduras.

Corsair BuNo. 92690 is owned by Bruce & Dave Etchell in Santa Rosa, CA. It wasn't under water the last time I saw it.
I thought 92690 was either FAS 220 or 218 when in service. Might have been painted as FAS 218 post active duty?? I though there was a pic in FlyPast years ago?
Maybe a mix up between FAS 218, 219, 220 and thier BuNo.#'s?

Regards,
Mike

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 8:11 am

BuNo.92690 is actually FAS-207.

FAS-218 and -219 remain unidentified to this day as far as Bureau Numbers go.

FAS-220 is the Evergreen Air Venture Museum Corsair...ex-Howard Pardue (BuNo.92095).

jaldo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:33 pm **Posts:** 175

Thanks Rob for the info.
Here's another FG-1D FAS-213 mid 60's.The scheme used by El Salvador was similar to the one Honduras used,therefore causing confussion among ground troops which resulted in the loss of one of their own aircraft.

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