Santa Ana was decommissioned on 6 June 1949. Also based at Tillamook was ZP-33, Airship Patrol Squadron Three.īu 97388 assigned to storage at NAS Santa Ana, CA, former blimp base and USN surplus aircraft storage facility. Note: HEDRON 3 = Blimp Headquarters Squadron Three. The field was decommissioned on 1 July 1948. By 1947, 433 aircraft were stored at Tillamook. Production of standard F4U-4 ended April 1946, with F4U-4B with 20 mm cannon, F4U-4N night fighter, and F4U-4P photo recon complete by August 1947.īu 97388 assigned to storage at NAS Tillamook, Oregon, former blimp base for HEDRON 3, and storage facility for surplus FM-2s. By the end of August 1945, 1859 had been delivered. 50 cal machine guns and underwing stubs for rockets. Produced with P & W R-2800-ISW radial, with six.
History of this Aircraft: Military Historyĭelivered from Vought’s Stratford, CT, plant in block Bu 96752 to Bu 97531, one of 2351 F4U-4 built, including blocks Bu 62915/63071 Bu 80764/82177 Bu 96752/97531 a further 3743 cancel|ed, including planned manufacture by Goodyear at Akron, OH. It was also license built by Goodyear and Brewster. The Corsair was a fighter plane used primarily in World War II and the Korean War by the Navy and Marine Corps designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought.
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