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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought | |
| Base model: | F7U | |
| Designation: | F7U | |
| Version: | -1 | |
| Nickname: | Cutlass | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jon Fort Lauderdale, FL | I also fondly remember climbing up the ladder to the open cockpit of the big old blue F7U Corsair that was located in Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale in the 1960's and at least the early 1970's. I think that's what got me started on wanting to become a pilot. Many an hour was spent on that plane (and the old steam locomotive is still in the park) with my brother and the other kids in the area. I wonder what happened to the plane? I would love to know! Anyone? 11/13/2007 @ 06:54 [ref: 18520] |
| John Woods lake worth, FL | As a kid in the late 50's, I remember when the City of Fort Lauderdale Florida obtained an old airplane for the kiddie park. I still recall the deep blue paint job on this beautiful twin tail jet. Thats right, a stripped out Blue Angels F7U-1 lying in the dirt for the kids. Eventually in the late 60's it was repainted white then dissappeared sometime in the 70's. It may sound like a sad ending but I assure you it provided many kids like myself with many hours of entertainment and fantasy. 06/01/2007 @ 12:33 [ref: 16697] |
| Raymond \"Bud\" Yinger Arlington, TX | I was a 25-year-old ex-marine working at McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, MO, when I saw a picture of the XF7U-1 on the cover of Parade Magazine in the Sunday paper and immediately thought, "That's my airplane." Vought Aircraft had just relocated to Dallas, TX from Stratford, CT. I applied and was accepted for employment and moved to Grand Prairie, TX. The XF7U-1's were flying at Patuxent River, MD, and Corsairs were still being manufactured and delivered to the Navy from the Grand Prairie factory. I worked in Flight Operations on the Corsairs until the F7U-1 production line started. When the first production airplane completed final assembly, I started preparing the airplane for it's first flight. In the years that followed, my unit was responsible for delivery of all the F7U-1's, including the XF7U-1's after instrumentation was removed. Two of these planes were flown to the National Air Races in Dayton, OH by Commanders Puckett and Brooks. Ronnie Puckett flew one of these on the closed course and set the speed record. After the show, one airplane was delivered to NAS Memphis and the other to NAS Jacksonville. 02/27/2007 @ 12:18 [ref: 15691] |
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