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Bearcat/Bu. 122095

Bureau #: 122095
Construction #:
  D.779
Civil Registration:
  G-BUCF
  N2209
Model: F8F-1B
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
   History:
Delivered to Royal Thai AF as ??, 19??.
- Displayed outside Govrnment offices, Bangkok, 1965-1980.
Jean Salis Collection, La Ferte Alais, France, 1986-1987.
- Recovered from Thailand, 1987.
- Shipped from Thailand to France.
The Fighter Collection, Duxford, 1987-1992.
- Arrived in Duxford & stored, 1988-1992.
- Registered as G-BUCF.
- Shipped to Chino, CA for rebuild to fly, Apr. 1992.
Charles F. Nichols/Yankee Air Corps, Chino, CA, 1992-1998.
- Restoration to airworthy started, 1992-1996.
- Registered as N2209, Aug. 24, 1993.
Tom Wood/Quality Leasing Co, Indianapolis, IN, 1998-2002.
- Restored to airworthy.
- First flight, Feb. 1999.
- Flown in USN blue scheme.
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.
 Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2002