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Jerry O'Neill
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Here's the story from the Connecticut Post newspaper with photos, but the press still manages to screw the information up. If it was only the paint that was exfoiliating, we'd be in "hog heaven"!!!

Winds were 13-15 knots until we positioned the crane, then they increased to 20 knots.
I canceled the lift as the wind was too much and directly on the tail.

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Ground cover at Midway! Wow this is a unique artifact. :wink:

I hope the winds are more cooperative for your next attempt. :)

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Hmmm. Corsairs at the Battles of Midway and Guatalcanal?

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Hmmm. Corsairs at the Battles of Midway and Guatalcanal?

Kevin


Wow! :lol: :roll:

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"...Alex Sawchyn, whose military service included flying coal, wheat and comedian Bob Hope in a P-38 during the 1948 Berlin Airlift..."


Double wow!! Tight fit!! :o





"...to remove the World War II fighter plane from its outdoor pedestal and bring it into a nearby hanger to be restored."


Connecticut: Land of Enormous Hangers! :wink:

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WIX still has a Maintenance Hanger; are we gonna fix it here?

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Chris Brame wrote:
WIX still has a Maintenance Hanger; are we gonna fix it here?


Yeah, but this is just the WIX.

The article was written by wunna' them there fancy-pants, high-fallutin perfeshunal writers (who shuld no how tuh spell kerrectly).

Ok, I'll behave...

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Not Rob Roar :shock:

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Not Rob Roar :shock:


Dude,
That would be Col. Rohr!

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Jerry, Is this the Corsair on your avatar? I musta missed out on this one but I'm glad it's coming down.

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Not to mention some guy called Boone Goudon....!!!! You think they'd have got the name right, being as he was such a famous pilot.

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PS. Jerry, does this mean that the corsair will now not be coming down for restoration?

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Canso42 wrote:
Jerry, Is this the Corsair on your avatar? I musta missed out on this one but I'm glad it's coming down.

Canso42


Sorry guys,
I've been in Illinois and Kansas since May 5th, so I haven't checked in on this thread.
Yes, that's the photo in my avatar,
and Richard, the lift will be rescheduled, but it may not be for a month or so due to scheduling conflicts.
Blue skies,
Jerry

PS: Looks like Mike at Mid West Aero has got another Oshkosh Grand Champion contender on his hands!!!

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The ex FAS-217 finally came down today and was moved to a fenced-in area at the airport.Hats off to Jerry and the rest of the guys who made this possible today.Here are some shots:
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WELL DONE!

Thank you for posting photos too.


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Great job to Jerry and his crew.Does anybody have any pics of it when it was put up there back in the 70's?
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