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Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

G-FGID - KD345/A-310
Goodyear FG-1D, c/n 3111 , was buit by Goodyear at their plant in Akron, Ohio. And delivered with United States Navy Bureau Number (BuNo) 88297 on April 11, 1945. In May 1945 she was dispatched to Guam where she would serve with Fleet Air Wing 2 in the Pacific until December of the same year when she returned to the US.
Vought F4U-4 Corsair

Vought F4U-4 Corsair

OE-EAS - 37/RB
The F4U-4 arrived late in the 2nd World War, and served only during the last four months of the conflict. The Flying Bulls' Corsair c/n 9149 was built in 1945 for the United States Navy with Bureau Number (BuNo) 96995 and didn't see action in the 2nd World War.
Vought F4U-5NL Corsair

Vought F4U-5NL Corsair

F-AZEG - BuNo. 124724/P-22
F4U-5N F-AZEG was built in 1951 at the Chance production lines in Dallas, Texas. She was delivered to the U.S. Navy on September 26, 1951 with Bureau Number (BuNo) 124724. She was stored until she was assigned to VC-3 in April 1952. In December 1952, she was sent on her first of two cruises during the Korean War.
Vought F4U-7 Corsair

Vought F4U-7 Corsair

F-AZYS - 133704/14.F-6
This Vought F4 Corsair's true identity is BuNo.125541. She was delivered to the U.S. Navy as a F4U-5NL. In 1957 she was one of 26 F4U-5 models delivered to the Armada Argentina and registered with serial 0433/2-A/202, assigned to 2 Escuadrilla de Ataque.