History:Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 67089, 19??.- Stored at NAS Jacksonville, FL, 1953-1958.- Put up for disposal, 1958.Queen City Salvage, Jacksonville, FL, 1958.Queen City Salvage Inc., Charlotte, NC, 1964-1969.- Registered as N4716C.Earl E. Ware, Jacksonville, FL, 1975-1977.Terry Randal/Har Ran Aircraft Sales, Tulsa, OK, 1979.Knight Aircraft Corporation, January 1977-1981.- Registered as N4715C.Don C. Davis/Tired Iron Racing Team, Casper, WY, 1981-1986.- Flew as race #82/Wart Hog.Gary Meermans, Long Beach, CA, 1986-1987.Gary Meermans, Chino, CA, March 1987-1992.- Registered as N97GM.- Flew as VF-53/Sky Boss.Jeff Clyman/F4U Inc, New York, NY, January 11, 1994-2011.- Registered as N83JC.- Flown as VF-53/Sky Boss.- Based at American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale, NY. Photo by Ralph Grant
