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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:FG-1D Corsair
    Last Military Serial:92436 USN
    Construction Number:3697
    Last Civil Registration:N72NW
    Compressed ID:Goodyear FG-1D sn 92436 USN cn 3697...
    Latest Owner or Location:Private Collection, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, 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 92436.

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, ON with new c/r C-GCWX.

    1973

    Based at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
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    1975


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL

    8 October 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This FG-1D Corsair of the Canadian Warplane Heritage was flown at the 1978 Confederate Air Forces Harlingen Airshow as Royal Navy Corsair IV KD 658 in markings of Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, VC.

    From 26 February 1979 to 4 March 1979

    Raced as #115.
    Competed at the Homestead Florida in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Dennis Bradley from Toronto, ON. Qualified in 23rd place with an average speed of 265.822 mph. Raced in the Stock Plane Friday race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 244.470 mph. Raced in the Stock Plane Saturday race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 268.484 mph. Raced in the Stock Plane Final race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 278.822 mph. During the Stock Plane race was dropped to 6th place dueto a cut on plyon #2 on lap 4. During the Heat 2D Race penalized for cutting one pylon.

    July 1979


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Oshkosh.

    31 July 1979


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1979 photo at Oshkosh WI - of an ex Royal Navy Chance Vought FG-1 Corsair - which was registered as C-GCWX at the time

    20 June 1993


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow.

    15 February 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed in the new museum at the Canadian Warplane Heritage at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    18 June 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX72NW (FG1D, 92436) issued.

    13 March 2001

    To Olympic Jet Inc, Olympia, WA with new c/r N72NW.

    To Airpower Unlimited, Jerome County Airport, Jerome, ID.
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    21 July 2015


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2015 Wittman Field Oshkosh Wisconsin

    2018

    Placed up for sale for $4,100,000 USD.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX72NW (FG1D, 92436) issued.

    8 November 2019

    To Somers Charles Michael, Hillsboro, OR keeping c/r N72NW.

    Based at Private Collection, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
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