FG-1D Corsair Fighter Bomber - Palm Springs Air Museum - Palm Springs, CA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Visitors to the Palm Springs Air Museum might see this fighter aircraft located inside one of two hangers, the Asian-Pacific Aircraft Hanger. Near this static aircraft is a placard that reads:

F4U / FG-1 / F3A "CORSAIR" FIGHTER BOMBER

PRIME MANUFACTURER:
Chance Vought Division of United Aircraft Corp. Stratford, Conn. Licensees: Goodyear Aircraft. Goodyear produced 4,000 aircraft. Brewster Aero Engineering Co. Brewster produced 735 aircraft. In December 1952, the last Corsair came off the production line. A total of 12,751 Corsairs were produced.

MAJOR ENGAGEMENTS

The Corsair first saw combat with the Marines on the Solomon Islands in February 1943. By the end of 1943, all US Marine Squadrons in the South Pacific were flying Corsairs. The F4U aircraft quickly brought air supremacy to the American forces from the previously untroubled Japanese.

Corsairs served with the U.S. Navy and Marines until 1958. They also operated with the Royal Navy, France, New Zealand, Argentina, El Salvador and Honduras. Corsairs fought in WWII, Korea, Indochina, Suez, Algiers, Honduras and El Salvador. The last Corsairs retired from service in 1975.

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Clicking this link will go to a page that highlights this Corsair's history.

*NOTE* I was told by volunteer staff that many planes and historical items (like this display) often move around inside the hangers and outside on the tarmac, BUT they always stay within the museum, unless they are part of a visiting exhibition. Waymarkers should keep this in mind when searching for a particular waymark that I or someone else has posted on Waymarking.com. If, by chance, you cannot locate a particular waymark within the museum, please let me know and I'll contact the staff and inquire to its whereabouts. Thanks.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): FG-ID Corsair Fighter Bomber Tail Number: (S/N): NX62290 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Palm Springs Air Museum inside / outside: inside Access restrictions: Open seven days a week, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Allow at least an hour-and-half to enjoy the museum. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and Feb. 7, 2014 Other Information:: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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