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Constructed as a FG-1D by Goodyear. |
1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 92106. |
May 1958 |
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To Len Berryman, Bridgeport, WA.
Purchased from disposals at NAS Spokane, WA. |
May 1958 |
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Transported by ground. Delivered to Berryman Park, Bridgeport, WA.
Moved from NAS Spokane to the park to be displayed. |
1973 |
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Based at Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)/David Tallichet, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
 View the Location Dossier |
23 October 1978 |
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Photographer: Phillip Dawe
Notes: N6897 6897/WE- - FG-1D Corsair - ex-US Navy - Barstow-Daggett Field / Military Aircraft Restoration Corp - 23-Oct-78. Originally BuAer 92106, the aircraft was used in a TV series called Blacksheep Squadron |
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Markings Applied: VMF-214, WE, Blacksheep |
By 1989 |
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To The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
Not collected but rather remained stored at Chino, CA.
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April 1989 |
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Civil registration, N6897, cancelled. |
From 1989 to By 2003 |
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To Gary Kohs, Chicago, IL. |
9 September 1989 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA (possibly in MARC Compound). |
27 December 1989 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA Planes of Fame as N6897 |
From By 1990 to By 2003 |
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Ferry flight.
Moved from Chino, CA, to Jerome, ID, for a complete restoration by to factory delivery standard. |
1991 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA as N6897 |
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To GK Air Llc/Gary Kohs, Chicago, IL with new c/r N106FG. |
From 23 July 2003 to By 2005 |
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To GK Air Llc/Gary Kohs, Birmingham, MI keeping c/r N106FG. |
25 July 2003 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX106FG (FG1D, 92106) issued. |
26 July 2003 |
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First flight.
First post-restoration flight at Jerome, ID. |
Circa 8 September 2003 |
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Photographer: David Leininger
Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV. |
19 May 2005 |
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Photographer: Todd Royer |
From 26 April 2006 to By 2007 |
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To Provenance Fighter Sales/Tony Raftis, Reno, NV, and Murrieta-French Valley, CA. |
July 2007 |
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To Vintage Wings, Canada/Michael U. Potter, Gatineau, QC. |
3 August 2007 |
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To MTW Aviation Inc Trustee/Vintage Wings, Canada/Michael Potter, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N106FG. |
3 August 2007 |
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To MTW Aviation Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N106FG. |
29 October 2007 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, QC.
Arrived at the Vintage Wings hangar at the Gatineau Executive Airport at Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
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30 October 2007 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Parked in the Vintage Wings hangar morning of the day after it arrived. |
4 February 2008 |
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Civil registration, N106FG, cancelled. |
May 2008 |
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Markings Applied: 115, Royal Navy, KD658, X
Decals were applied to cover the generic US Navy markings. With the new decals the Corsair was made to represent the Corsair flown by Robert Hampton Gray on his last flight on 9 August 1945. On this date Gray led a flight of Corsairs on an attack against Japanese shipping and lost his life doing so. On 13 November 13 1945 Gray was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. |
2 June 2008 |
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Assigned civil registration: C-GVWC (FG 1D, 3367) |
2 June 2008 |
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To 6647049 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GVWC. |
7 June 2008 |
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First flight.
Flown for the first time in the new markings. |
20 August 2008 |
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To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GVWC. |
24 August 2008 |
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Photographer: 4111111111111111
Notes: 1 |
28 July 2009 |
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Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: Airventure 2009 |
15 May 2010 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec. |
15 May 2010 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada. |
13 November 2010 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec. |
16 June 2012 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
16 June 2012 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
9 October 2013 |
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To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GVWC. |
2 January 2014 |
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Civil registration, C-GVWC, cancelled. |
25 April 2014 |
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To 6647049 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-GVWC. |
22 July 2016 |
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To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Gatineau, QC keeping c/r C-GVWC. |
31 January 2017 |
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To 6647049 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r C-GVWC. |
3 July 2019 |
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Crashed.
The vintage warbird aircraft experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during landing at Gatineau Airport (YND/CYND), Gatineau, Quebec. The airplane sustained substantial damage upon impact with a drainage ditch and the pilot were injured with a broken rib and a broken nose.
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report. |
August 2022 |
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The remains, a complete restoration project, were placed up for sal.e. |
23 March 2023 |
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To Farwest Aviation Llc, Billings, MT with new c/r N106FG. |
July 2023 |
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Transported by ground.
Left Vintage Wings by truck, on the way to the new owner. |
15 January 2024 |
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To 106FG Llc, Billings, MT keeping c/r N106FG. |
