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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:FG-1D Corsair
    Last Military Serial:88026 USN
    Construction Number:2840
    Compressed ID:Goodyear FG-1D sn 88026 USN cn 2840...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ken McBride Collection, San Martin, Morgan Hill, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a FG-1D by Goodyear.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 88026.

    From By 1947 to By 1950

    Displayed at the Cuyahoga Airport in Ohio as a war memorial.

    Markings Applied: USN, 00, Akron

    From 1950 to By 2007

    To Walter Soplata Aviation Collection, Newbury, Cleveland, OH.
    Trucked to the Soplata residence with the wings folded. Reported as complete and in original 50s USNR livery.
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    Stored by Soplata unrestored.


    Photographer: Phil Branagan

    1979


    Photographer: Roy F. Cochrun
    Notes: Source: http://www.royfc.com/albums/non_ru/museums/museum/ohio/soplata/index.html Text on the roof reads FAA [illegible] you.

    1982


    Photographer: Michael Jones

    1984


    Photographer: Steve Tournay

    Circa 1991


    Photographer: Jayson Shenk

    2002


    Photographer: Randy Haskin

    2002


    Photographer: Randy Haskin

    2002

    Last spotted in the Soplata collection.

    2007

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Ken McBride Collection, San Martin, Morgan Hill, CA.
    Moved from Newbury, OH, to San Martin, CA.
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    To be restored to flying condition.
    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
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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