English Museum Searching on for Goodyear Aircraft Worker 'Smith'
An English museum is trying to identify the Goodyear Aircraft worker who signed the name ''Smith'' — or possibly ''Smity'' — on an engine panel of a Corsair fighter plane built in Akron during World War II.
The Corsair FG1-A — serial number KD431 — was transported to England in November 1944 and used for flight training, but the war ended before the aircraft fought in battle. From 1945 to 1963, the plane was used in training at Cranfield College of Aeronautics in Cranfield, England.
It then moved to the air museum, where it was repainted and put on display for 40 years.
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The Corsair FG1-A — serial number KD431 — was transported to England in November 1944 and used for flight training, but the war ended before the aircraft fought in battle. From 1945 to 1963, the plane was used in training at Cranfield College of Aeronautics in Cranfield, England.
It then moved to the air museum, where it was repainted and put on display for 40 years.
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