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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:FG-1D Corsair
    Last Military Serial:92509 USN
    Construction Number:3770
    Last Civil Registration:N3PP
    Compressed ID:Goodyear FG-1D sn 92509 USN cn 3770...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Experience, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, Michigan

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a FG-1D by Goodyear.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 92509.

    From April 1955 to 1959

    Assigned to NAS Litchfield, AZ for storage.

    1959

    To Alu-Met Smelting Company.

    1962

    To Malcom L. Miller, Carpinteria, CA with new c/r N9150Z.

    1966

    To David W. Slica, Sylmar, CA keeping c/r N9150Z.

    1969

    To David W. Slica, Sylmar, CA with new c/r N92509.

    January 1971

    To John H. Van Andel, Stanford, CT, keeping c/r N92509.


    Photographer: Unknown

    By June 1971


    Photographer: Unknown

    From 2 June 1971 to 6 June 1971

    Raced as #86, named WHISTLING DEATH.
    Competed at the Cape May National Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Ron Reynolds. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 310.71 mph. Started Heat 1A, but did not finish. Left the Heat 1A race on lap 1 when it lost most of the left aileron.

    1977

    To Preston Parish/Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI keeping c/r N92509.

    December 1977

    Based at Air Zoo, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, MI.
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    24 April 1978

    To Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Portage, MI.

    August 1979

    To Preston Parish/Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI with new c/r N3PP.

    Markings Applied: 611
    Marked as aircraft with VMF-312 on Okinawa in 1945.

    8 February 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3PP (FG1D, 92509) issued.

    22 July 1987


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Kalamazoo

    27 May 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the London International Air Show at London, Ontario.

    5 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the London International Air Show at London, Ontario.

    5 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the London International Air Show at London, Ontario.

    24 September 2007


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Retired to a diarama at the Air Zoo.

    1 January 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3PP (FG1D, 92509) issued.

    18 September 2017

    Civil registration, N3PP, cancelled.

    To Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Experience, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, MI.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Racing Planes and Air Races A Complete History, Series 1, Volume 8, 1972 Annual by Reed Kinert
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2013 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    Air Zoo
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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