F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97359

shuck · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 6:36 am

Was F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.97359 once registered as N97359 or N97353 back in 1976.

Thanks

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2629

The Registry shows it as N97359. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97359.html

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Thu May 30, 2013 8:44 pm

The number in the registry is a typo. It was registered as N97353. I imagine it was an alternate number due to N97359 being taken up already.

shuck · **Posted:** Fri May 31, 2013 2:24 am

That explains why some old publications had this airframe listed as BuNo.97353

Thanks for your help Rob.

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:10 pm

No doubt adding to the confusion, when the plane was flown for the 'Black Sheep Squadron' television series, the 'N' from the FAA registry number was deleted from the fuselage or each plane, so BuNo.97359 literally had '97353' stenciled under the horizontal stabilizer while being filmed, right where the Bureau Number should be.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7802

whoops! wrong thread ...

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