Vintage F-4U Corsair Crashes At Airshow

Self | 11/10/02 | Self

[tubebender]

A fellow businessman flew the Corsair in WW11. He died about 3 years ago and his widow is a good friend of my wife (church). She is going to ask her if he flew off carriers or from the islands of the Pacific. A friend of my son is going to get his memorabilla and he deserves it as he has lived next door since childhood and these folks have no children.

[tubebender]

BTW Robe, I have a diecast model of the Corsair that I received shortly after the War. It has fold up wheels but the wings are stationary and is in excellent condition.

[cmsgop]

I am so sorry, That Man was a Patriot.......

[WarHawk42]

I believe this same aircraft had been at the Tico air shows in Titusville Florida.  I'm sure I have pictures of this plane that I had taken there.

Losing another fine pilot and a piece of our air history saddens me.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

This was the final scheduled show of the season. Very sad.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Thanks for the link to this pilot's webpage. If you click into the merchandise section, an address is listed. I am going to send his family a card, and hope others will do the same. I believe it will mean a lot to them, to know the far reaches of this man's dedication to our country, to flying, and to our veterans.

Terribly saddened...

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