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CORSAIR/Bu. 92468
Vought Corsair Bu. 92468
Bureau #: 92468
Construction #: 3729
Civil Registration:
  N9964Z
   Model: FG-1D Corsair
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 92468, 19??.
- Stored at NAS Litchfield Park, AZ, 1960.
Sold, towed to Buckeye, AZ, stored until 1960.
Marvin L. Gardner/CAF, Mercedes, TX, 1960-1975.
- Registered as N9964Z.
- Livery modelling VMF-214 "883".
- Damaged in collision with another aircraft, Ft. Worth-Meacham, TX, April 9, 1974.
Confederate/Commemorative Air Force, Harlingen/Midland, TX, May 8, 1975-2011.
- Total rebuild by LTV Corp, Dallas, 1974-1981.
- Delivered to CAF, March 1981.
- Damaged after striking a fence during a forced landing in
  grassy field, Forney, TX, April 14, 1982.
- Repaired.
- Flew as USN/13/USS Essex.
- Assigned to CAF Corsair Sponsor Group, Lancaster, TX, Sep. 1991-2007.
-- New paint scheme provided by Vought Industries, April 2001.
-- Livery modelling Lt. Merritt O. Chance, VMF-312 "530".
-- Damaged in wheels-up landing, Las Cruces, NM, March 19, 2005.
Vought Corsair Bu. 92468
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.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-5th Edition, 2008.
 Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner.
Steve Tournay, 1992
Research Assistance:
Tracey Smiley, CAF Corsair Group, Dallas, TX.
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