| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N179PT |
| Alternate Serial: | 122179 |
| Military Code: | WR-5 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought V-166 Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought V-166 F4U/F3A/FG/AU/F2G Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-5N Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | [ 122179 ] |
| Display Paint: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 |
| Photo Date: | 22 July 2017 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 125849 |
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Originally US Navy Corsair bu 123168, this aircraft was transferred to Honduras Air Force as FAH-603 in 1956. It was among seven Corsairs returned to the USA as a collection of parts in 1979. Using parts from Bu 122179, the fighter was rebuilt to flying status in 1987-88, but since the original data plate was illegible, the aircraft adopted the identity of bu 122179. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 February 2019, and has since been viewed 936 times. |