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    Airframe Family: Vought F4U/FG/AU Corsair / F2G Super Corsair
    Latest Model:F4U-5P Corsair
    Last Military Serial:604 FAHo
    Last Civil Registration:N4903M
    Compressed ID:Vought F4U-5P sn 604 FAHo cr N4903M...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jean Pierre Parizon, Lons-Le-Saulnier, France

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F4U-5P.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 122179.

    Converted.

    From March 1956 to By 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Hondurena with s/n 604.

    From 1978 to By 1979

    To Hollywood Wings/George Heaven and Jim Nettle, Long Beach, CA.

    December 1978

    Ferry flight.
    Delivered from Tegucigalpa AB to Houston, TX.

    From 1978 to By 1979

    To Robert L. Ferguson and Howard E. Pardue, Breckenridge, TX with new c/r N4903M.

    Operated by Breckenridge Aviation Museum/Howard Pardue, Stephens County Airport, Breckenridge, TX.
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    By 1980

    To Barry A. Landy, Fairfield, NJ keeping c/r N4903M.

    From 1983 to By 1984

    To Banner Inc/Barry Lansing, Mike Collier, Jack Goulding and Foy Midkiff, Lubbock, TX keeping c/r N4903M.

    Markings Applied: BL13
    Finished in Marines colours.

    25 February 1984

    Crashed.
    There was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Alief, TX, United States while taking off. The airframe was destroyed. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft experienced a power loss. The pilot attempted to land in an area of new residential construction and was forced to dive under power lines, the aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude and slid to a stop in less than 75 feet. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1984

    To Har-RAN Aviation/Terry Randal, Tulsa, OK.

    1984


    Photographer: Unknown

    From December 1986 to By 1987

    To Peter W. Thelen, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    Obtained as a wreck.

    Components used in the rebuild of BuNo 123168 c/r N179PT. 123168 adopted the ID of 122179.

    By 1988

    To Robert Collings, Stowe, MA.

    Compoents used in the rebuild of BuNo 124692 c/r N45NL.

    From By 1991 to By 2000

    To John P. Silberman, Tampa, FL.
    Obtained as a wreck.

    Major components used in the Silberman F4U-4 restoration.

    2000

    To Jean Pierre Parizon, Lons-Le-Saulnier, France.

    Restoration started.
    Flying condition restoration underway.

    Circa 1 January 2016


    Photographer: Nicolas Parizon

    Circa 1 January 2016


    Photographer: Nicolas Parizon
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