by Richard Mallory Allnutt
Platinum Fighter Sales has just negotiated the sale of FG-1D Corsair BuNo.92106, a longtime and much-beloved resident with Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Quebec. This aircraft will require a substantial rebuild due to the damage the airframe incurred during a landing incident at Gatineau Executive Airport in July, 2019. According to Simon Brown of Platinum Fighter Sales, the Corsair will soon head to a U.S. warbird shop for a complete restoration on behalf of the new, as-yet-unnamed owner, also based in the USA. From a personal perspective, having watched the aircraft perform so many times over Gatineau, it will be sad to see the Corsair depart Vintage Wings’ hangar, but hopefully the capital raised via this transaction will allow something new and special to blossom in their highly capable workshop, where the restoration of a Hawker Fury biplane fighter is already underway.
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Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends.
After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups.
Richard values the connections made in the aviation community and is proud to help grow Vintage Aviation News.
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