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Description
| Manufacturer: | Goodyear | |
| Base model: | F2G | |
| Designation: | F2G | |
| Version: | -1 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Champlin Fighter Museum | Mesa | Arizona |
F2G-1 on display
Champlin Fighter Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Phil Severson Kansas City, MO | Cook (and Dick Becker) were my neighbors on Timberline Dr., Willoughby Township (now Willoughby Hills) Ohio.
Cook was a Cessna dealer and took me up for my first flight in July 1950 or '51 when I was 11 or 12 when he was testing a new plane. I had the pleasure of sitting in the cockpit of #57. I was at the airshow where Mr. Black waw killed in his racer and saw Cook fly #57. His wife was against his flying it that day. At a KC airshow I met the new owner and saw it fly again. 07/02/2008 @ 07:59 [ref: 21742] |
| Todd , MA | I have a question.wouldn't it have less expensive to make the F2G's than buy the F8F Bearcat?Would it have been possible to refit F4U's to this config.This was a plane to be recond with.Maybe I'm ignorant to something.I figure since you already have the Corsair's why buy a comlpetly new plane.The war was ending.Surplus Corsairs up the wazoo.I guess they couldn't be refitted to the F2G.Wouldn't that have been a sight.F2G's in Korea. 12/28/2007 @ 06:40 [ref: 19068] |
| Chuck Hughes Corpus Christi, TX | How do I contact Dave in ref: 14852? 12/14/2007 @ 13:46 [ref: 18916] |
| LEO CUFFARI MESA, ., AZ | I WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS, THAT RECEIVED MY PILOT'S LICENCE, AT COOK'S EUCLID AVE. AIRPORT IN 1947. AND HELPED MASK # 57 THAT BEN McKILLEN FLEW FOR COOK, AND CAME IN THIRD. I HELPED DICK BECKER, LENNY DeFRANCO AND PAT HANGE. UNDER DICK BECKER'S SUPERISION GETTING THE CORSAIRS READY FOR THE AIRRACE.AND IT WAS LENNY'S DE FRANCO'S IDEA OF PAINTING # 57 ON THE CORSAIR. AFTER SEEING # 57 ON A HINES 57 KATCHIP BOTTLE. LENNY ENLISTED IN THE NAVY, AND BECAME COOK'S PLANE CAPTAIN, ON THE U S S
LEXINGTON AIRCRAFT CARRIER. AND WITNESSED COOK CRASHING NEAR THE USS LEXINGTON, AFTER HE WAS SHOT DOWN DURING THE KOREAN WAR. PAT HANGE BOUGHT AN OLD TALORCRAFT AND I HELPED HER REBUILD THE PLANE IN HER GRANDMOTHER'S GARAGE IN CLEVELAND HTS. OHIO BACK IN 1953. 09/03/2007 @ 06:45 [ref: 17821] |
| LEO CUFFARI MESA, ., AZ | I WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS, THAT RECEIVED MY PILOT'S LICENCE, AT COOK'S EUCLID AVE. AIRPORT IN 1947. AND HELPED MASK # 57 THAT BEN McKILLEN FLEW FOR COOK, AND CAME IN THIRD. I HELPED DICK BECKER, LENNY DeFRANCO AND PAT HANGE. UNDER DICK BECKER'S SUPERISION GETTING THE CORSAIRS READY FOR THE AIRRACE.AND IT WAS LENNY'S DE FRANCO'S IDEA OF PAINTING # 57 ON THE CORSAIR. AFTER SEEING # 57 ON A HINES 57 KATCHIP BOTTLE. LENNY ENLISTED IN THE NAVY, AND BECAME COOK'S PLANE CAPTAIN, ON THE U S S
LEXINGTON AIRCRAFT CARRIER. AND WITNESSED COOK CRASHING NEAR THE USS LEXINGTON, AFTER HE WAS SHOT DOWN DURING THE KOREAN WAR. PAT HANGE BOUGHT AN OLD TALORCRAFT AND I HELPED HER REBUILD THE PLANE IN HER GRANDMOTHER'S GARAGE IN CLEVELAND HTS. OHIO BACK IN 1953. 09/03/2007 @ 06:44 [ref: 17820] |
| Dave Vancouver, Canada, BC | I have just finished compiling my amazing collection of rare air show and air race vintage films. These have never been seen by anyone before. All COLOR film footage including the following events: 1947 Cleveland , 1949 Cleveland (see my submitted movie still photo below of #57 F2G-1 from the 1949 Cleveland Air Race, also 1947 World Airshow (where was this?) 1954 Danville, NY, 1955 Philadelphia, 1959 Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1968 Reno, 1968 Sacramento. 45 minutes of rare color footage! Available on DVD. I think everyone will appreciate this. Email for details and payement options. as I don't want to clutter this space with that info. 11/26/2006 @ 11:28 [ref: 14852] |
| Keith R. Alves Sr. Vermilion, OH | I grew up next to Cleland's Euclid Ave Airport during the 40's and early 50's. It was a great time.
During the restoration of 57 to flight status, I gave information 3 views and photos that I had taken of 57 to Harry Doan, Don Knapp, and Bob Odegarrd. On his first visit, I escorted Bob out to Walter Soplatas to look #74 over. I also took Bob to the old airport site. It was a great day. When one considers how few examples are left of so many of the ww II birds... The F 2 G did pretty well. Out of 15 or so there are three left. Match that agains the mustangs and thunderbolts and P 38 numbers. It is quite a percentage. Clear Skies and Gentle Breezes Friends!!!!!!!!! 08/23/2005 @ 21:34 [ref: 11073] |
| Steve Tournay Hamilton, ON | Greg--
The old Cleland/McKillen F2G, Race 57, is probably the only F2G racer that will fly. #57's owner, Bob Odegaard of North Dakota, has a second F2G for restoration though--the '47 Thompson Trophy winner, Race 74, also a Cleland team bird, which is owned by the Crawford Museum in Cleveland and slated for restoration for static display there. The "graveyard" you speak of will be the Walter A. Soplata Collection in Newbury, Geauga County, Ohio. Walter at one time owned at least a piece of four different Corsairs, two of which were Cleland team aircraft: the aforementioned Race 74, last raced by Dick Becker and winner in '47 with Cook Cleland at the stick, purchased by Walt in 1953 and sold to the Crawford in the late 90s; and FG-1A race 92 "Lucky Gallon", of which Walt salvaged the centre section and forward fuselage after it had been damaged in a windstorm at Cleland's field. Walt still has one complete Corsair, a stock ex-USN FG-1D, plus possibly parts of an F4U-1D. 02/11/2005 @ 16:32 [ref: 9421] |
| Greg Paolino Piedmont, CA | As a pilot and air race enthusiast, it's great to read all these posts. My question...How do we pass on the FLYING tradition of these aircraft? Is #57 the only one that will ever fly again? I heard there was a grave yard for these planes in Ohio or somewhere in the midwest. I have a hangar at Oakland Airport and dream of working to restore a plane of this one's grandeur! Email me comments. My 1/5th scale model Corsair is painted in salute to Cook's 94 in what must've been an early scheme? Red and white in a striking swoosh that removed all the Marine blue but none of the menace. I would love to see the look on the 51 drivers' faces if a Corsair (#57?) came back to roost at Reno.
greg 01/15/2005 @ 22:18 [ref: 9155] |
| Ross Chappell , KS | This is my all-time favorite aircraft! Asthetically should go down with the Super Connie as the most beautiful planes. As mentioned before the F2G's destroyed the competition in the Thompson Throphy Air Races (P-51's, P-38's, P-39's F8F etc.) The mighty F2Gs (after they solved the air restriction problem) were unbeatable,running over 470 mph. Ron Puckett lives in Wichita Ks and used to race these against Cook Clelend. He is a real pleasure to talk to. Originally the F2G was developed as an interceptor for fleet defense against the kamikazi's. The War ended before further designing could perfect the type (the racers snatched them up and "perfected"the F2G themselves). 08/11/2004 @ 15:45 [ref: 8032] |
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