In search of...F4U Corsair in a barn

wendovertom · **Posted:** Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:53 am

Mark - WOW - I had never heard of that Corsair that was sitting in a field in Provo, Utah. I wonder what her history prior to being a war memorial was?

Tom P.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

wendovertom wrote:

Mark - WOW - I had never heard of that Corsair that was sitting in a field in Provo, Utah. Of course 1967 was way before my time but what is the back story on that one?!

Tom P.

It was a war memorial on display in Provo, Ut from 1943-1950.
Found in a railroad yard by Harry Doan:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 17995.html

Chad95XJ · **Joined:** Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:33 pm **Posts:** 9

zorro9 wrote:

C95XJ:

Hi! Tks for the info & data. I think we 'are getting somewhere. The article was called the "Napoleon Corsair"... (or something similar)Ohio?? Any clues about its final destination?? Tks

According to an old thread on here, it was scrapped on site in 1952.

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

Chad:

...as a note the guy in the video said that " some parts that were not scrapped ..were buried." The engine was sold & I do not know about the prop.

CraigBirkhold · **Joined:** Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:51 pm **Posts:** 64

The Napoleon OH Corsair was scrapped. I have a file on it and it is defantly no longer in existence. Fell free to PM me if anyone needs more details.
Craig Birkhold

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

CraigB:

Hi! Tks for the info & data! Do you have any pics of it?? What was its Buno?? Tks in advance.

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

CraigBirkhold wrote:

The Napoleon OH Corsair was scrapped. I have a file on it and it is defantly no longer in existence. Fell free to PM me if anyone needs more details.
Craig Birkhold

Yup,
I spent years tracking it down. I spoke to the man who scrapped it. He sold the prop and engine. The rest he cut up into pieces that fit in his pickup truck and it went in the landfill.....

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

OD:

Good day!

Hi! Tks for data & info. What was its Buno #? any pics of it collected?? Tks in advance.

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

He had nothing.
Just a another scrap job to him.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

https://www.facebook.com/groups/avarch/ ... 303174758/

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

Hard to tell what the BuNo is, 76545, 76645, 92545, 92645 or something completely different. lol
Joe Baugher's site doesn't have info on any of them.
http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries8.html
http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries10.html

https://jcprd.com/gallery.aspx?PID=67

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