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F4U Corsair/Bu. 97359

Vought F4U Corsair Bu 97359

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Bureau #: 97359
Construction #:
  9513
Civil Registration:
  N5213V
  N97359
  N240CA
Model: F4U-4B
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2008
  History:
Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1959.
- Planned sale to Honduran AF, not completed.
- Registered as N5213V.
- Stored Moseley Field, Phoenix, AZ, 1959-1969.
- Stored dismantled, Tucson Airport, AZ, 1973.
Thomas Friedkin/Cinema Air, Houston, TX, July 1976-1977.
- Registered as N97359.
- Flew in TV series "Ba Ba Black Sheep", 1976.
Cinema Air, Houston, TX, April 11, 1980-1988.
- Registered as N240CA.
Merlin Aire Ltd, King City, CA, 1988.
Classic Flying Machines Ltd, King City, CA, 1990-1992.
- Operated by Old Flying Machine Co, Duxford, UK, April 1988-1992.
- Shipped to Duxford, April 17, 1988.
- Shipped back to USA, March 1992.
- Flew as RNZAF "NZ5628".
Norm Lewis/Lewis Aviation, Louisville, KY, Sept. 1992-1998.
Max Chapman/Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY, Sept. 30, 1998-2002.
- Restored to airworthy, Idaho Falls, ID, 1998-2000.
- Flown as Marines/11.
MTW Aviation Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE, November 2006-2007.
Global Aviation Management Inc, Wellington, FL, May 2008.

Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2007.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, 2002
Bob Kennedy.
Bill Scheuerman

Research Assistance:

Rob Mears.

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