Specifically, it's a "Brewster F3A-1" Corsair, manufactured by the Brewster Aeronautical Corp. of Long Island, N.Y., after the original manufacturer, the Chance Vought Aircraft Corp. of Stratford ...

Airplane buffs say Cralley’s plane is the only known survivor of one particular model of Corsair, a “Brewster F3A-1,” built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corp. of Long Island City, N.Y ...

Cralley, a 49-year-old airline ground service mechanic, has been battling the Navy for the past several years to retain possession of the rare Brewster F3A-1 Corsair, which he began to restore in ...

Steve Hinton performs acrobatics in a Brewster F3A-1 Corsair during the Pikes Peak Regional Air Show at the Colorado Springs Airport on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.