This aircraft served in the US Navy until it was removed from inventory in 1958. During the Korean War, this aircraft (Bu # 97143) had over 200 combat missions aboard the USS Valley Forge and the USS Boxer. It also saw combat in Honduras during the “Soccer War” between Honduras and El Salvador. This Corsair has been in the family since 1981.
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N713JT | 1945 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Carrier based Fighter | Corsair |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| Chance Vought F4U “Corsair” | 41 feet |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 33 feet 4 inches | 8980 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 15,500 pounds | 534 |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 27 | Single 2650 hp Pratt & Whitney R2800 |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| Ham. Std. 4 blade | 408 knots |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| 210 knots | |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 42,000 feet | Single Pilot |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| Six .50 cal. wing mounted machine guns | 500 or 1000 lb bomb |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 12571 | 28 |
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