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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:F4U-1 Corsair
    Last Military Serial:2465 USN
    Compressed ID:Vought F4U-1 sn 2465 USN
    Latest Owner or Location:National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida

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    Event

    Constructed as a F4U-1.

    Markings Applied: F-21

    Crashed.
    While on a training exercise for take offs and landings on a carrier operating on Lake Michigan, Ensign Carl H Johnson was waved off to abort the landing so to go around and try again. However, Johnson had lost sight of deck officer and continued the landing. He did throttle up on his own initiative to reject the landing attemp but still caught number seven wire. As a result the tail wheel and hook were ripped from the airframe and the rear fuselage was separated as well but remained loosely connected by the control cables. Johnson was extracted from the cockpit and the airframe remains were pushed over the side of the ship.

    8 November 2010

    Recovered.
    Recovered from Lake Michigan by A and T Recovery of Chicago and funded by Chuck Greenhill.

    8 November 2010


    Photographer: David
    Notes: In the Waukegan Harbor

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 2465.

    8 November 2010


    Photographer: David
    Notes: Birdcage Corsair coming up.

    8 November 2010


    Photographer: David
    Notes: Out of the water after 67 years.

    8 November 2010


    Photographer: David
    Notes: On dry land made possible by the generosity of Chuck Greenhill. Thank you Mr. Greenhill !

    Circa November 2010

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