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Vought retirees find, restore World War II Corsair fighter
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| 1-24-09
| BOB COX
Posted on 01/24/2009 9:25:30 AM PST by Dysart
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To: Bender2
That’s right purty, Bender. Those should be available. On sale somewhere or somthin’, I’m thinkin’.
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posted on
01/24/2009 11:48:33 AM PST
by
Dysart
(Democracy is a theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard)
To: 19th LA Inf
I remember that accident.
I was in Oshkosh two years ago when two Mustangs collided upon landing. They were flying formation and the second one hit the one in front of him.
From what I understand the second always lands first and then then the plane leading comes next.
To: Seven plus One
I've got the book, "I Could Never Be So Lucky."
Outstanding augobiography of General Doolittle.
Another interesting airplane that was all engine.
To: tanknetter
It was reverse-engineered to tell the designers at Grumman the A6M's engineering tradeoffs ...It was reverse-engineered to tell the designers at Grumman the A6M's engineering tradeoffs That was my interpretation as well; not that it was a knock-off of the Zero.
BTW, anyone else finding pages loading slow here?
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posted on
01/24/2009 11:54:41 AM PST
by
Dysart
(Democracy is a theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard)
To: Dysart
Corsairs were flown by the famous "Black Sheep" Squadron, led by Marine Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, whose exploits were the basis for the mid-1970s television show Baa Baa Black Sheep. Many might not know it but Boyington's squadron was initially called Boyington's Bastards(privately of course) but the military thought that might not look so good in the papers when they started writing up the group so officially called them the Black Sheep squadron.
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posted on
01/24/2009 12:00:38 PM PST
by
calex59
To: Dysart
Re:
On sale somewhere or somthin, Im thinkin Yep, you are...
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posted on
01/24/2009 12:22:25 PM PST
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: BigCinBigD
You’ve posted a picture of an Avenger not a Corsair.
To: zeebee
I believe it was to accomodate the large diameter of the propeller used on the Corsair. Flat wings would have resulted in no ground clearance for the propeller while the Corsair was parked.
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posted on
01/24/2009 12:46:19 PM PST
by
getarope
(I will give Obama as much respect as the MSM gave W.)
To: dalereed; Redleg Duke
In his book, Yeager said that he downed an ME262 during its final approach with his P51 Mustang. WWII.
To: jazusamo
I believe most all the Marine F4Us in WWII were land based but carrier capable but not absolutely sure. The F6 HellCat was designed for carriers right from the start and was another great Zero killer in WWII.
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posted on
01/24/2009 1:09:40 PM PST
by
calex59
To: BigCinBigD
That a TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber not an F4U Corsair fighter
From the photos of the restored Corsair in the article it look to be a F4U4 in post WW2 markings
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posted on
01/24/2009 1:10:06 PM PST
by
tophat9000
( We are "O" so f---ed)
To: jazusamo
I believe most all the Marine F4Us in WWII were land based but carrier capable but not absolutely sure. Not exactly correct. Some Marine Units were carrier based in 1944. The US didn't think you could fly Corsairs off of the carriers so gave a bunch of them to the British. The British learned how to over come the carrier problems and flew them off carriers for 6 months before the US did. All of the Corsairs up till that time were Marine land based. After that some Marines had them on Carriers. The trick was to fly the Corsairs in a wide circle when landing on a carrier so the pilot could see to land. They would straighten up at the last second of so before touching down.
The F6 HellCat was designed for carriers right from the start and was another great Zero killer in WWII.
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posted on
01/24/2009 1:10:44 PM PST
by
calex59
To: Dysart
Interesting. Ive never heard that we reverse engineered Zero tech during the War. Id like to read more about it. Not reverse engineered Zero tech but analyze of the strengh and weaknesses of the Zero and then making design and tactical choices that exploited the weaknesses...IE rock paper scissors
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posted on
01/24/2009 1:24:06 PM PST
by
tophat9000
( We are "O" so f---ed)
To: Redleg Duke
I also learned this week that the F-4U is the only piston-engined fighter to shoot down a jet fighter. Sorry but very not true.. piston-engined fighters shot down jets in WW2 and during Korea a UK Sea Fury also bagged a Mig-15. I recall a USN A1 Skyraider got a Mig-17 during Vietnam
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posted on
01/24/2009 1:35:15 PM PST
by
tophat9000
( We are "O" so f---ed)
To: zeebee
Do you know why the wings were shaped that way?So the wheels will reach the ground. Otherwise the landing gear would have to be too long or the prop would have to be too small.
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posted on
01/24/2009 2:00:11 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: Seven plus One
And if I am not mistaken, some of the remaining Granville Gang went on th work for Chance-Vought, was it Bob Miller or one of the Grandville Brothers....
BTW, the had the pleasure of seeing and meeting Delmar Benjamin and the Late Bill Turner who Built the 1st replica of "The City of Springfield"...
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posted on
01/24/2009 2:12:53 PM PST
by
taildragger
(Palin / Mulally 2012)
To: Redleg Duke
Robert Winks in a p-51D got one near Munich near the end of World War II
http://www.actionart.ca/index1g.htm
Several other pilots caught 262s on final approach.
Read “The First and the Last” by Adolf Galland - I recollect that’s how he got shot down.
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posted on
01/24/2009 2:16:04 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: Dysart
Are these the same guys that have and are going to restore the "Fyling Flapjack"?
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posted on
01/24/2009 2:16:48 PM PST
by
taildragger
(Palin / Mulally 2012)
To: taildragger
![](http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplanes/photos/flapjack1.jpg)
Chance Vought V-173 Zimmerman Flying Flapjack
What the...?
To: GreyFriar
Thanks for the ping. It is a beautiful aircraft. I just wish it was flyable.
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posted on
01/24/2009 2:45:18 PM PST
by
zot
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