Vintage Wings of Canada Press Release – FG-1D for VWC

Vintage Wings of Canada Press Release
11 August 2007
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Vintage Wings of Canada (VWC) is thrilled to announce the upcoming arrival of yet another aircraft to the collection. VWC has acquired the FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92106 c/r N106FG. This bent-wing-bird was formerly owned by Mr. Gary Kohs and was restored by Airpower Unlimited. The restoration took over 11 years and consumed 20,000 man hours. The interior, finish and equipment, is as original as it can be and Airpower’s work has produced what is considered to be one of the finest Corsair restorations in existence. The crew of VWC is excited about this acquisition and look forward to the arrival which should take place prior to the final open house of the season on September 1st.

VWC currently has Corsair F4U-4 BuNo 97359 c/r N240CA in its collection. This aircraft, which has made a number of appearances at air shows this season, including Oshkosh, is expected to be sold to a new owner in the future.

VWC’s new FG-1D is currently painted with the factory markings of a Corsair as delivered by the manufacturer, Goodyear. It is likely that the aircraft will be repainted in the future to commemorate one of the many heroic Canadian pilots who flew the Corsair with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during World War II. This will support the primary mission of VWC, to use its collection to illustrate some of the great stories of Canadian aviation heritage. Timing and other details have not yet been decided.

Mike Henniger