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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:FG-1D Corsair
    Last Military Serial:201 FAS
    Construction Number:3997
    Last Civil Registration:N29VF
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Legends Foundation, San Antonio, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a FG-1D by Goodyear.

    September 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 67070.

    17 September 1945

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    By 1957

    Assigned to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage.

    From 1957 to By 1975

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais with s/n 201.

    April 1958

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged in a landing accident. Stored for parts.

    14 February 1973

    To James McCabe.
    Purchased for John Roxbury via J. Voll from the FAS.

    Transported by air.
    The stripped hulk was moved from Llopango AB to Miami by TACA Airlines.

    Transported by ground.
    Moved from Miami, FL, to Jacksonville, NC.

    February 1973

    To John Roxbury, Jacksonville, NC.

    From Unknown to By 1999

    To John Roxbury, Princeton, MN.
    Obtained by Mr. Roxbury as a project.

    From 7 September 1999 to By 2004

    To Vintage Fighters Inc/Charles A. Osborn, Louisville, KY.

    From Unknown to 15 September 1999

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to Sellersburg, IN. Still in original FAS markigns.

    From By 1999 to By 2004

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 29

    1 July 2004

    Civil registration N17VF (FG1D, 67070) reserved but not taken up.

    From 3 September 2004 to By 2005

    To Blue SKY Aviation, Streetman, TX with new c/r N29VF.

    8 October 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX29VF (FG1D, 3997) issued.

    8 October 2004

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Flown at Sellersburg. Painted in an overall white primer.

    May 2005

    Markings Applied: 29
    Painted at Goderich, ON.

    7 June 2005

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from Goderich, ON, to Louisville, KY.

    By 2006

    Based at Murrieta, CA.
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    2 October 2006

    To Lewis Aeronautical Llc/Rod Lewis, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N29VF.

    Circa 10 April 2008

    To Blue Sky Aviation, Streetman, TX keeping c/r N29VF.

    20 October 2009

    To Lewis Aeronautical Llc, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N29VF.

    8 November 2010

    To Lewis Vintage Collection Llc/Rod Lewis, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N29VF.

    To Lewis Air Legends/Rod Lewis, Lewis Ranch Airport, San Antonio, TX.
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    13 May 2011


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Planes of Fame Airshow commemorating 100 years of Naval Aviation, Chino, CA.

    14 May 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Chino Planes of Fame Airshow 2011

    14 May 2011


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Planes of Fame Airshow commemorating 100 years of Naval Aviation, Chino, CA.

    25 July 2023


    Photographer: G.R.Dennis Price
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

    4 October 2023

    To Air Legends Foundation, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N29VF.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

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