Corsair KD 431
Built at Akron, Ohio by Goodyear Aircraft Co as FG-1A, Buaer n.o. 14862 - c.n. 1871
22/08/1944 - first test flight at the Goodyear factory, Akron, Ohio
23/08/1944 - second test flight at the Goodyear factory, Akron, Ohio
10 or 11/1944 - delivery to Lockheed, Glasgow, Scotland
8/11/1944 - no. 23 Maintenance Unit (MU), Aldergrove
15/01/1945 - no. 48 MU, Hawarden
16/01/1945 - to Stretton
06/1945 - 835 Sqn, Eglinton
29/07/1945 - to HMS Premier
31/07/1945 - to HMS Patroller
09/1945 - 768 Sqn at RNAS Ballhalbert
17/09/1945 - to HMS Premier
10/1945 - 768 Sqn, RNAS East Haven
07/12/1945 - last known deck landing
03/07/1946 - to Cranfield College
06/1963 - to Fleet Air Arm Museum
11/1999 - moved to FAAM restoration hangar for inspection
01/2000 - project begins to remove 1963 paint
04/2005 - work completed
09/08/2005 - roll out ceremony to return aircraft to display in FAAM
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Single seat fighter/bomber
Manufacturers - Goodyear Aircraft Company, Akron, Ohio, USA
Power plant - One 2,000 hp Pratt and Whitney R-2800-8 Double Wasp
Wingspan - 41ft
Length - 34ft 5ins
Height - 15ft 1in
Weight - 9,100lbs empty
Max speed - 415mph
Duration - approx. 1,500 miles cruising with max fuel load
Armament - Six 0.50 calibre guns in the wings
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