To: Valin; Professional Engineer; All
1947 John Larroquette New Orleans LA, actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court) Let's not forget Lt. Bob Anderson from Baa Baa Black Sheep as well.
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/Corsairs%2001a1.JPG)
Any excuse to post the "Bent Winged Wonder" will do :-)
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
109 posted on
11/25/2005 11:03:26 AM PST by
alfa6
To: alfa6
Beautiful planes. I see you're awake already!
111 posted on
11/25/2005 2:15:14 PM PST by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: alfa6
I have great affection for the F4U and the P-47. They shared the first single engine use of the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800 eighteen cylinder 2,000+ horsepower engine. The F6F Hellcat followed and was the first carrier fighter fully superior to the Zero. (I know about the Corsair and it's carrier landing "problems". The Navy has it's share of incompetent senior officers.)
![](http://www.aviation-history.com/grumman/f6f-3.jpg)
![](http://www.secretvietnamwar.com/waffle/P47.JPG)
Goodyear built Corsairs with Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360 engines, my personal favorite radial. Only five were built. They were sold surplus, anyone got one let me know so I can come visit.
128 posted on
11/26/2005 5:24:29 AM PST by
Iris7
("Let me go to the house of the Father.")
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