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| ID 21663 Views: 777 Photo Comments: 0 |
Airline / Aircraft Type | Location and Date | Photographer |
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Private Chance Vought F4U-1D Super Corsair |
Reno - Stead Airport (RTS/KRTS) USA - Nevada, September 15, 1985 |
Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact |
| Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes | |||
| N31518 (cn Unknown) It's original serial number remains unknown to this day, but this was a standard F4U-1D before being turned into this "Super Corsair" racer in 1982. Pictured here in 1985 at the Reno Air Races shortly before winning the Unlimited Class Gold race with a record speed of 438.186 mph over a 73.776 mile course. This aircraft was destroyed in a crash at the Phoenix 500 race on March 19, 1994. (OPShots Slide Collection - Photographer Unknown) | |||
| ID 21662 Views: 549 Photo Comments: 0 |
Airline / Aircraft Type | Location and Date | Photographer |
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Private Chance Vought F4U-1D Super Corsair |
Reno - Stead Airport (RTS/KRTS) USA - Nevada, September 15, 1985 |
Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact |
| Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes | |||
| N31518 (cn Unknown) Piloted by Steve Hinton, well known for his stunt flying for the TV series "Baa Baa Black Sheep", aka "Blacksheep Squadron", this All-Coast Forest Products Corsair was the winner of the Unlimited Class Gold race at Reno in 1985 setting a new race record at 438+ mph, and is being signed in magic marker by crew members following the race. With clipped wings a streamlined canopy and twice the horsepower of a standard Corsair, this plane would be destroyed on March 19, 1994 during the Phoenix 500 race seriously injuring the pilot. (OPShots Slide Collection - Photographer Unknown) | |||
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