This Goodyear Corsair FG-1D was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in the Pacific, being allocated to the Aircraft Pool Airwing 2. The next piece of her known history has her at a Repair Depot in the Philippines, possibly Samar, for repairs in October 1945.
The Fighter Collection’s Corsair is an extremely original example of the type as she has never been restored and has the distinction of being one of the few still flying with fabric wings.
This Corsair is painted in the colours of a British Fleet Air Arm machine, KD345 of 1850 Squadron during December 1945, when they were embarked on HMS Vengeance of the British Pacific Fleet.
Specifications:
Manufacturer: GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Type: FG-1D
Maximum Take Off Weight: 5670kg
Year Built: 1945
Engines: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8
Propeller: Hamilton Standard 23E50-495-6501A-0
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