White Corsair?

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Who knows the story of this White Corsair?

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Two hours and no answer at WIX! Amazing.

Here is part of the story. After that is why i ask.

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/america ... orsair.htm

0384 3-C-11 n/a BuNo 121794 14.8.1957 mid-air collision with 3-C-12 on 29.11.1957, later repaired and became 2-A-211 on 5.3.1959, (5)

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:58 am

Well, those appear to be Argentinian Navy markings. I'm assuming it was sold to them after being retired from U.S. service. Your link lists it as having crashed in 1963, so I'm not sure what the mystery is. I rotated and cropped your scan to make it a bit more easy to view.

SN

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Steve Nelson wrote:

Well, those appear to be Argentinian Navy markings. I'm assuming it was sold to them after being retired from U.S. service. Your link lists it as having crashed in 1963. I rotated and cropped your scan to make it a bit more easy to view.

SN

Agreed and thanks for the clean up. Wondering what happened to the AC after ARGENTINA.

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

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 21928.html

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Warbirdnerd wrote:

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-121928.html

Thanks. Back in the 90's it was supposedly for sale.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Are you sure it's white? I've always been of the impression that the late Argentine Corsairs were painted in a Gull Gray/White scheme similar to that used by the US Navy at the time. Or possibly even Gull Gray or something very similar overall.

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Snake45 wrote:

Are you sure it's white? I've always been of the impression that the late Argentine Corsairs were painted in a Gull Gray/White scheme similar to that used by the US Navy at the time. Or possibly even Gull Gray or something very similar overall.

Look at the picture and then you tell us.

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Sure would be interesting to hear what happened during the midair collision.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Versatile wrote:

Snake45 wrote:

Are you sure it's white? I've always been of the impression that the late Argentine Corsairs were painted in a Gull Gray/White scheme similar to that used by the US Navy at the time. Or possibly even Gull Gray or something very similar overall.

Look at the picture and then you tell us.

Looks GG/W to me. I can see the demarcation on the lower fuselage. Also, the whole thing doesn't look the same as the white on the prop tips.

famvburg · **Joined:** Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:41 am **Posts:** 540

I agree, gray and white.

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