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Hi guys!
Here's some info on our upcoming event.
I don't have contact info yet, but we'll have a number soon.
It might be the chance of a lifetime for one lucky attendee!
Check it out.
Jerry O'Neill

Corsair Day
& Symposium

Monday, May 29, 2006
Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Three Wing Aviation
Noon to 4 PM
Gates open at 11 AM

The Corsair and it’s People Return Home for Corsair Day Celebration

The Connecticut Air and Space Center and HealthNet are proud to announce the First Annual Corsair Day Celebration, to be held on May 29, at Three Wing Aviation. Join in the one-day celebration with the men and women who built the Corsair, and the men who flew the Corsair into combat and an actual pre-flight and flight demonstration of a restored Corsair.

The Corsair Symposium will consist of two parts. The first presentation will be a panel of former Vought-Sikorsky Factory workers, both men and women, who will discuss what it was like building the might bent-winged bird, living on the Home Front and helping to build the “Arsenal of Democracy”.

Part two will feature pilots who rode the Corsair into the history books. This section will be a panel discussion covering training, flying and fighting in one of the greatest combat aircraft in ever produced.

For attendees who would like to take flight in a real WWII aircraft, Warbird Experience will be at the event all day selling rides in their North American AT-6 Texan Trainer. If anyone would like to pre-book a ride for this May 29th date, please contact them at 860-599-1167 or on line at www.warbirdExperience.com.

Following the Pilot Symposium, there will be a pre-flight demonstration on a microphone by the pilot of the American Airpower Museum’s FG-1D Corsair “Skyboss”. This will follow a typical pre-flight and what the pilot looks for when checking out the aircraft prior to flying it. The demonstration then takes to the air as the Corsair is launched for a flight demonstration and fly-bys. Following the recovery of the Corsair, the pilot will be available for question by the aircraft.

A very unique bonus for paid ticket holders will be a door prize to be drawn after the Pilot’s Symposium. The winner of this drawing will be given the opportunity to ride in the rear seat of a Warbird Experience’s WWII, AT-6 Texan Trainer during the Corsair’s demonstration flight.
The Corsair will then fly formation with the AT-6 for a five minute photo session with the lucky winner! This is a very unique chance to be one-on-one with the Corsair in its element! The winner must be present, the flight is dependent upon weather and there will be no rain check available for any ride at later date.

This event is sponsored by HealthNet and proceeds from it will go to the restoration of he Goodyear FG-1D Corsair presently on displayed on a pole at Sikorsky Memorial Airport.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased for $20.00 per person.
Contact info soon.


Planned Event Schedule:

Noon – 1 PM – Corsair Factory Workers Panel Discussion
Four (4) ex-Vought-Sikorsky men and women factory workers discuss life on the Home Front during WW II, building the Corsair, and helping to win the war at home.

1:30 – 2:45 PM – Pilots Symposium
Four (4) Veteran Pilots discuss flying the Corsair in service and give first hand accounts of flying the famous “Bent-Winged Bird” in combat.

3:00 – 4:00 PM – Corsair Flight Demonstration
The Corsair Pilot discusses flying the Corsair in today’s environment and performs a pre-flight of the aircraft on the microphone. This is then followed by a short demonstration flight, landing and returning to answer questions from the audience.

Corsair Foormation Flight Photo Seesion
A door prize will be chosen from paid ticket holders for a Photo Flight with Corsair. The winner will ride in the back of a T-6 Texan for a five minute formation flight with the Corsair during its demonstration flight. The T-6 will also be selling rides the entire day.
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