Less than 100 hours since restoration The aircraft has been disassembled, inspected and overhauled by top facilities. See below for details
Airframe
1835 Hrs TTSNEW
Engine(s)
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 CB-3 80 Hours SMOH by Anderson Airmotive 2015
Avionics
Garmin GTN-650 GPS/NAV/COMM Garmin GNS-/NAV/COMM Garmin GTX-345 Transponder King KCS-55A slaved HSI King KMA-24 audio panel
Propeller(s)
Prop 80 Hours AD 81-13-06 Due February 2025
HISTORY
FG-1D – Constr #: 3311 – BuNo: 92050 (U.S. Navy)
Date
Squadron
Squadron Name
Location
1945 May 12
Acceptance
Akron, OH
1945 May 14
Delivered
NAF Columbus, OH
1945 May 22
NAS San Diego, CA – (Start of Tour 1)
1945 Jun 26
Pool-CASU F-20
NAS San Diego, CA
1945 Aug 10
Pool-CASU F-35
NAS San Diego, CA
1945 Sep 10
Sitkoh Bay
NAS San Diego, CA
1945 Sep 14
Pool-CASU F-12
NAS San Diego, CA
1945 Dec 27
NAS San Diego, CA
1946 May 29
NARTU
NAS Seattle, WA
1947 Nov 15
NAS Jacksonville, FL
1947 Dec 2
NAS Jacksonville, FL – Overhaul
1947 Dec 10
Pool – A & R
NAS Jacksonville, FL
1948 May 10
NARTU
NAS Minneapolis, MN – (Start of Tour 2)
1949 Oct 4
A & T O & R
NAS Jacksonville, FL
1950 Jan 18
NAS Jacksonville, FL – Overhaul
1950 Feb 16
NARTU
NAS Seattle, WA – (Start of Tour 3)
1951 Oct 28
NAS Jacksonville, FL
1952 Mar 4
NAS Jacksonville, FL – Overhaul
1952 Mar 12
O & R
NAS Jacksonville, FL
1952 Mar 21
A & T
NAS San Diego, CA – (Start of Tour 4)
1952 Mar 25
FASRON 691
NAS San Diego, CA
1952 Dec 2
MTG-10
Pac El Toro Pool FFA
MCAS El Toro, CA
1952 Dec 4
VMFT-10
MCAS El Toro, CA
1952 Dec 24
VMFT-10
MCAS El Toro, CA
1953 Apr 10
NART
NAS Gross Ile, MI
1953 Jul 10
CNART
NAS Dallas, TX
1954 May 20
NART
NAS Seattle, WA – NAAF Salem, OR (Seattle Auxiliary Field)
1954 May 31
Status Change from A4 to P
Ground Instructional Purposes
1954 Sep 9
Stricken from Inventory Code 2 – Depr
Hrs Flown: 1,491.7
Date
Location
1960 Oct 28
Ferry Flight (3 hops) to Longmont, CO (Civilian) – Arrival: 1960 Nov 10
196?
Private Ownership – ???? – Jim Colbern
1963
Private Ownership – LaPorte, IN – Aero Enterprises, Inc. – Registered as N6604C
1963
Private Ownership – Broomfield, CO – Robert Mitchum
1969
Registered as N194G
1970
Private Ownership – Broomfield, CO – Aero, Inc. – Modified as Air Racer
1977 Jan 12
Private Ownership – Denver, CO – James R. Axtell – Placed in Storage
1999
On Loan: Wings Over The Rockies Museum – Lowry AFB, Denver, CO
2012 Dec
Private Ownership – Lake Forest, IL – Corsair Historic Military Aircraft, LLC. – Maintained and Operated by Warbird Heritage Foundation under a Bailment Agreement – Began Restoration to Original Config and Airworthy Condition – Estimated 3 – 5 year Project
2021 Jan 31
Restoration Complete
2021 Mar 9
First Flight
Equipment
Pre-Oil System Oil Scavenge System Air Wolf Oil Filter Nitrogen Gear Blow Down System Later Style Brakes Canopy Cover Intake Plugs Strobe EI Voltage/Ampere gage
Miscellaneous
Eight year restoration by Tab-Air with major support from specialist shops Complete striping of interior of fuselage and cockpit, etched, primed and repainted to stock Wings restored in jig by Ezell Aviation with new fabric New Ailerons by Max Air Overhauled Instruments Overhauled engine accessories Aircraft Rewired with new Circuit Breakers All Hydraulics overhauled New hoses throughout Elevators and Rudder Recovered with Stits Polyfiber New Canopy Glass New Exhaust system Operational wing fold New Fuel Cell installed Sold with fresh condition inspection Transponder Inspection due March 2026
Exterior
Authentic Navy Glenview scheme, Gloss Blue with Navy markings, Orange tail band
Interior
Redone in stock style, zinc chromate with black panel
SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION UPON INSPECTION, PRIOR SALE OR REMOVAL FROM THE MARKET
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Photos: David Leininger and Scott Slocum
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