USS Midway Museum (aircraft)

[TAdan]

Walter Soplata has a Cutlass too.

[marine air]

I was there over the Thanksgiving holiday and thought the museum was really great also. It's really neat how many of the planes looked as though they could be fired up and at least taxied. Many of them had paint jobs that were only two years old and most had pilot figures in the cockpit seats.
Conspicously absent was the T-28C. Another small error is on the audiotape walking tour, every piston engine type, like the Dauntless , Skyraider and TBM have the engine sound of a V-12 Merlin ! This is okay I guess if you like Sea Hurricanes, Seafires and early Fireflies.

[Jerry O'Neill]

I believe the airframes were the partial birds from New Mexico. I think they may have been in Socorro at the bone yard there.
THere is another complete F7U airframe in Washington State. It came from a local park and a few years ago the owner told me he'd like to get it flyable.
That was a sacry thought then, let alone today!
Jerry

[Jesse C.]

Back in the late 80's there was an F-7 down at Brown Field near the border, maybe this one is it?

I have a pic of it somewhere. Will try to find it.

[bdk]

THere is another complete F7U airframe in Washington State. It came from a local park and a few years ago the owner told me he'd like to get it flyable.

That one is at the Seattle Museum of Flight restoration center.

The one that used to be disassembled in Dallas with the Vought Retirees group is no longer there. It was pretty rough. Maybe that airframe ended up in San Diego?

[Lynn Allen]

Is the one down in Corpus Christi still there??

TIA,

Lynn

[mustangdriver]

I love the carrier museums, and need to get to this one. I was on both the Intrepid and the Yorktown.

[bilwor]

What was the ID of the one at Brown Field in the 80s? I also have some photos of it but no indentification.
bill word

[AirJimL2]

The two F7Us at Midway were formerly with Vought in Texas. They are BuNos. 128451 and 129565.

BuNo. 128451 was found at Socarro, moved to Fred E. Weisbroad Museum in Pueblo, moved to Vought in Texas, and is now with the Midway Museum. This isn't a complete airplane.

BuNo. 129565 was on display at NAS Olathe in the 70s. It was advertised for sale in Trade-A-Plane for many many years in the 90s, was slated to join the USS Hornet Museum, was with Vought for a while, and is now with the Midway Museum.

I have confirmed six F7U survivors, but there could still be a few unaccounted for. For example what happened to BuNo. 129908?

I would love to see pics or an ID of the Brown Field F7U. I wonder if it is BuNo. 129908 or BuNo. 129565 or another missing aircraft?

Jim

[Michel C-GNCJ]

The Midway is a very interesting visit indeed. Many interresting aircraft on board. I really enjoyed touring the ship also.

Definitely a stop to put on your agenda if you are in the San Diego area.

To have a sample of what you can expect, see my pics here:

http://www.passion-aviation.qc.ca/midway.htm