Jim Tobul’s Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair

Jim Tobul’s Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair


US Specialty Insurance Company


History:

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.

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Specifications

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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Photos

A picture of our plane flying in Korea Sept 1951 aboard the USS Boxer Over Indiana Head on shot in CO

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Restoration


Restoration Images

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Links
http://www.koreanwarhero.com

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