Corsair KD 431
Built to contract F292
16/08/1940 - Delivered to the British Purchasing Commission, one of a batch of 91 aircraft ordered in 1939 by France, but handed over to the FAA after the fall of France
22/11/1940 - Arrived at Scottish Aviation Prestwick
04/12/1940 - Test Flown at Prestwick
10/12/1940 - Delivered to 802 NAS at Donibristle
18/07/1941 - To 882 NAS at Donibristle
03/11/1941 - To RNARY Donibristle
16/02/1942 - 882 NAS at Turnhouse
17/03/1942 - With 882 NAS to Machrihanish
14/06/1942 - RAE to Machrihanish (pilot Lt HR Dimock)
02/09/1942 - Minor accident, swung on take off (pilot Lt EA Shaw)
06/1943 - To 768 NAS at Machrihanish
19/01/1944 - With 768 NAS to Abbotsinch for deck landing training
1961 - Noted at Loughborough College
1963 - To FAAM
28/07/2005 Moved to Restoration Hangar
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Single seat fighter
Manufacturers - Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Power plant - One 1,240hp Wright Cyclone G-205A
Wingspan - 38ft
Length - 28ft 10in
Height - 9ft 2.5in
Weight - 6,607lb loaded
Max speed - 304mph; Duration - 830miles
Armament - Four 0.50 calibre guns in the wings