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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:F4U-7 Corsair
    Last Military Serial:704 MN
    Latest Owner or Location:San Diego Air and Space Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F4U-7.
    Built as part of the Military Development Assitance Program (MDAP) for France.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 133704.
    Only assigned a USN BuNo for administrative purposes.

    May 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Marine Nationale with s/n 704.

    May 1953

    Transferred to 14F Flotilla.
    Operated with markings: 14F.12

    From 1955 to 1962

    Flew combat in the French-Algerian War and the Suez Crisis.

    1964

    To National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL.

    By 1977

    To USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park, Mobile, AL.
    View the Location Dossier

    By October 1990

    Markings Applied: 129359, LD-10
    Marked as AU-1.

    26 October 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    9 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Battleship Alabama

    29 August 2005

    Damaged.
    Damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It was crushed under other display aircraft by the storm surge.

    2008

    To San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego, CA.

    April 2008

    Transported by ground. Delivered to San Diego Air and Space Museum, Gillespie Field Annex, Gillespie Field, San Diego, CA.
    Moved to the Gillespie Field annex dismantled.
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    Markings Applied: 129359, LD/1

    By 7 September 2011

    Restoration started.
    The airframe, minus the outer wings, was in the workshop primed and getting a new coat of paint.

    7 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    Markings Applied: WS/VMA-323
    Marked as AU-1 129358.

    2012

    Based at San Diego Air and Space Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
    Place on display.
    View the Location Dossier

    31 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: EXHIBITED AT SAN DIEGO AEROSPACE MUSEUM

    21 April 2017


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: At San Diego Air and Space Museum, CA, USA.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     French Wings
    San Diego Air and Space Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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