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This is very old news. The aircraft in question was a Corsair built up from pieces and parts of several Corsairs that happened to be owned by the Planes of Fame. If I recall correctly, the fuselage was believed to be an early F4U-1, but this aircraft ended up being a mix of old and custom built parts. It was powered by a P&W R-4360 and first flew in 1985. This was not built to be a restored aircraft, but a pure racing aircraft. The crash was caused by the failure of the engine's master connecting rod. This crash took place in 1994.