Corsair in the Park

[kenlyco]

[Jerry O'Neill]

Nice pic Ken.
What's the back story on this Corsair?
Is it still around?
Jerry

[BigGrey]

That is just too cool. What year was that?
We'll never see anything like that today. It would be trashed/stripped/stolen in a hearbeat.

Les

[gary1954]

This aircraft appears to be sitting on a military installation.....Pepsicola Naval Air Station Maybe back in the day? The tress look Pepsicola area to me. course this is juss my opinion.

[John Kerr]

Here is your corsair, but not in a park, it was on display at Pensacola NAS, FL, Circa 1985. Aircraft is F4U-4, 97349, N4802Z.

[gary1954]

Okay.........where's my pony...could I work for da governmint er what...maybe they could give me the big bucks to hunt for the guy with his head wrapped up in a towel huh Great Hit John

[Jesse C.]

Okay.........where's my pony...could I work for da governmint er what...maybe they could give me the big bucks to hunt for the guy with his head wrapped up in a towel huh Great Hit John

Ok, Gary, your mission, if you accept it is to hunt the down Von JiffyPop!

[mike furline]

Are you sure it this Corsair? Is the Registry missing some details? Owned by the USMC Museum at Pensacola?

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97349.html

Or maybe this one,

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97142.html

Regards,
Mike

Last edited by mike furline on Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[kenlyco]

Same one?

[BigGrey]

Maybe it is this one?

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 97142.html

The registry says that ID plates were swapped. Notice the difference in the hardpoints under the wing.

Les

[gary1954]

Okay.........where's my pony...could I work for da governmint er what...maybe they could give me the big bucks to hunt for the guy with his head wrapped up in a towel huh Great Hit John

Ok, Gary, your mission, if you accept it is to hunt the down Von JiffyPop!

Now THAT!!! is Funny Jesse