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Why does the F4U Corsair have so many designations?
Unto the Breach ^
| July 10, 2023
| Chris Carter
Posted on 07/10/2023 11:20:00 AM PDT by fugazi
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The Navy didn't even officially recognize names for planes until the early days of World War II.
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:20:00 AM PDT
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fugazi
To: fugazi
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:22:56 AM PDT
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MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: fugazi
What did they do? Point and grunt?
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:23:18 AM PDT
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GingisK
To: fugazi
The Japanese called it “Whistling Death”.
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:28:20 AM PDT
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popdonnelly
(All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
To: fugazi
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:30:33 AM PDT
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: GingisK
Grunting was an option, but there weren’t official nicknames. For example the SBD dive bomber was just the SBD (Scout Bomber, Dauntless). Nicknames, like Dauntless, didn’t come around until later.
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07/10/2023 11:30:54 AM PDT
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fugazi
To: popdonnelly
I never appreciated why the long nose on the plane until I saw a good visualization of all the supercharger plumbing in there.
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07/10/2023 11:31:03 AM PDT
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doorgunner69
(Let's go Brandon)
To: doorgunner69
The nose was so long because the engine drove a huge propeller. Elevating the prop is also why they gave the Corsair inverted gull wings.
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:32:52 AM PDT
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fugazi
To: fugazi
There are rules on this forum! When you mention a pretty girl, you must include pictures!
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:34:28 AM PDT
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GingisK
To: GingisK
I know, right? After Wordpress changed to blocks instead of straight HTML formatting I can’t figure out how to copy-and-paste pictures and links.
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07/10/2023 11:35:42 AM PDT
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fugazi
To: GingisK
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:36:57 AM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
The F8U Crusader was one of my faves. Stationed on an inland Navt base near Yokohama; when the Fleet was IN down at Yokosuka, the pilots would make training flights up to our base (Kami Seya), do a 180 over our mess hall and head back down to “Yo-koos-ka”, as it was pronounced. 1959-61.
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:37:25 AM PDT
by
Tucker39
("It is impossible so to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington )
To: fugazi
Meant to type “Scout Bomber, Douglas”
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07/10/2023 11:37:48 AM PDT
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fugazi
To: GingisK
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07/10/2023 11:38:44 AM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: fugazi
Had one of those do a rather fly over of the crowd at an air show at NAS Alameda in ‘78 .
Loud !
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:39:22 AM PDT
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csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: csvset
D’oh Rather low altitude fly over
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:39:58 AM PDT
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csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: All
It and the Spitfire aren’t just aircraft, they’re works of art!
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:40:00 AM PDT
by
Reily
(!!)
To: GingisK
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posted on
07/10/2023 11:40:09 AM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: fugazi
The Navy didn't even officially recognize names for planes until the early days of World War II. Most of the names of U.S. aircraft, except for U.S. Navy aircraft, were coined by the British when they purchased them or were given them under Lend Lease.
The British named the P-51 "Mustang," for example.
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07/10/2023 11:40:25 AM PDT
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Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: fugazi
I saw a good video about the last usages of corsairs fighting mustangs. I think it was el Salvador vs Honduras in the 1980s.
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