F4U serial numbers?

[tomo pauk]

Hello, gentlemen,
Doing some research about the Corsairs, I'd like to ask for someone to provide informations about the serial number ranges. Eg. seems that F4U-1D starts from serial JT-555, but what serial is the last one for the -1D? The F4U-1"A" starts from JT-100 and ends with JT-554 (the -1A never being official version name)?
I'm looking forward for the good data corrections of my initial informations

 

[drgondog]

Tomo P - go to Joe Baugher's website..

 

[GregP]

They had Bureau Numbers, not serial numbers. Here's what I have. The Planes of Fame Corsair is an F4U-1A produced by Bought and is Bu No 17799 and is the oldest one flying. We are returning it to F4U-1A configurartion from the F4U-1D confiduration at this time, for historical correctness.

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[GregP]

No comment, Tomo?

 

[tomo pauk]

No rush, Greg, I was in bed from 22 till 6:30, Central European Time.

Thanks for the feedback, people.
About serials/BuNo - the manual of the F4U mentions them in such a format (eg. JT-100).

 

[tomo pauk]

Okay - seem that JT series was actually the British nomenclature. There were 1035 'JTs' delivered (Corsair I, II and III, ie. F4U-1, -1A sub-versions), and 832 delivered (F4U-1Ds, or Corsair IV) with 'KD' serials.
per Chance-Vought Corsair F4Uaircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945

 

[GregP]

yah, forgot to mention the list was US Bureau Numbers. When they transfer to another country, we have NO control of the numbers assigned. I didn't catch that you were looking for British aircraft numbers ...

 

[VBF-13]

They're broken down right here: Navy Serial Number Search Results. What am I missing?