Corsair Registry v3.0 rebuild nears completion

[Scott Rose]

Hi all, I've been working for the last several weeks on rebuilding the Corsair Registry to the new standard format and updating the entries. I have about a dozen entries left to do and hopefully will get them finished in the next week. So, if you have any pictures or information that fills in the gaps then now's the time to submit them. You can submit pictures and information in this thread or email them to submit @ warbirdregistry.org (remove the smiliies of course)

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Cherrybomber13]

Bu. No. 92460 was built under contract no. 1871, finished in July of 1945. She was accepted by the US Navy on 7/22/45 and delivered on 7/23/45. She saw service with VMF 314 a training squadron. During the ensuing years she bounced around from Akron, Columbus, Cherry Point, Atlanta, Jacksonville and was eventually mothballed with the majority of the FG1 fleet at NAS Litchfield Park. She was sold off the the El Salvadorian Air Force Where she wore the Number FAS 217 (Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña Corsair FAS 217). Some point early in her career she was placed in the junkyard.

2014 Projected Finish Date - Static Restoration



Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña Corsair FAS 217 1970 Bridgeport CT by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr


Sikorsky Corsair Update by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr


Sikorsky Corsair Update by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr


Sikorsky Corsair Update by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

[Scott Rose]

Thanks Andrew, I will include the info and the pictures in the update.

[b747cf]

Here are a couple of Yegans Corsair from the 70's at Opa-Locka airport.








Mark Fidler

[Pat Carry]

Whoa, I thought the B-17 was next??????????

[Scott Rose]

Whoa, I thought the B-17 was next??????????

It's in the works, I had a slight change in plans. The B-17 section is in progress and about half done but had to implement a coding change and so chose a different registry to revamp. I'll have to go through and recode the B-17 section, including a big chunk of what was already done.

[Pat Carry]

Looking forward to it Scott. Regarding Corsair registry, if you dont already have it a Corsair was pulled up out of Lake Michigan in November 2010 & is now undergoing restoration at the NMNA in Pensacola,Fl.

[Cherrybomber13]

Scott, Bureau #: 97288 Please swap out the wreck photo with one of these shots from CASC member Jim Collins.I personally hate seeing that grizzly senseless mess as the lead photo.



Bureau #: 97288 Photo Courtsey of: CASC / Jim Collings 1980


Bureau #: 97288 Photo Courtsey of: CASC / Jim Collings 1980

[Cherrybomber13]

Bu. 04634 was sold in 2010 and is currently under restoration at Ezell Aviation in Breckenridge, Texas for a private owner

[Cherrybomber13]

Bu. 92304
Chuck Greenhill is restoring the former Wind Machine .
I spoke with Tim McCarter, Chucks mechanic a few months back about our respective Corsair projects. What I can tell you is he got the Wind machine Corsair that was for sale over at Courtesy. The story popped back when they raised the the Birdcage last fall out of the Lake. This is public info tht has been in all the regular magazines.

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[Cherrybomber13]

Bureau Number 02465 Chance Vought F4U-1 "Birdcage" Recovered from Lake Michigan
Crashed June 12, 1943
Stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Glenview, Illinois
Currently under restoration at National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, Florida

[zorro7]

CB13/Scott:

Great job and excellent progress on FAS 217! Scott one more shot for your fine F4U Reg project. FAH 612 Buno 97288 in better times at Toncontin airport c. 1970s. Photo via J. Sullivan.

[Pat Carry]

Hi Scott, You will find that there have been lots of changes to the status of many Corsairs over the last several years since the registry was last updated. Do you have access to all of these changes? Just one that comes to mind is the Tobul Corsair is up and flying again. I'm sure WIX'rs can be of assistance in regards to other changes that have taken place.

[Scott Rose]

I've pretty much finished the update with the info I have (only one left to do is Marines Dream) so if anybody has info beyond whats there, let me know.

[Cherrybomber13]

Great work Scott! Thanks from all the Corsair guys out here .