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Bearcat SA
 Post subject: Corsair in the Congo ??
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I must admit to always being very skeptical when I hear about any warbirds still being found in far flung places in Africa .... but I guess nothing is impossible..
The latest I have heard is that a Corsair is in the process of being recovered from the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)

If there is/was ever one in the Congo I can only imagine it must be ex French Airforce.

Anyone got any thoughts on this ?
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I cannot recall the use of Corsairs during any of the Congolese wars...

A good reference

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_182.shtml

Off course I've got no idea what Mobutu bought after everything settled down so it's still possible (like the ex-portuguese aircraft abandoned in Angola and Moçambique)

My father lived there before, during and after the independence, working for a dutch firm. He meet some of the mercenaries and pilots working there at the time.

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As I mentioned ... I am very skeptical :roll: :roll:
I dont have any more details ...but I will try and find out...

A few years ago I was very skeptical about some P-47 wings that were supposed to be in South Africa .... I ended up seeing pics of them ...and they looked to be in pretty good "return to flight condition" so whilst not impossible I would say a Corsair is unlikely ...but I thought I would ask WIX anyway
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Bearcat SA wrote:
As I mentioned ... I am very skeptical :roll: :roll:
I dont have any more details ...but I will try and find out...

A few years ago I was very skeptical about some P-47 wings that were supposed to be in South Africa .... I ended up seeing pics of them ...and they looked to be in pretty good "return to flight condition" so whilst not impossible I would say a Corsair is unlikely ...but I thought I would ask WIX anyway


Very interesting on both counts... I can't see why a corsair would be down there at all, but who'd have thought we'd find a Messerschmitt 109 in India? I am very curious about the P-47 wings you mentioned though. Could you relate any details (when, where, what?) or photos? Do you know what happened to them, as this is the first I've heard of it?

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For interest ...here is a pic of a French Skyraider that still exists in South Africa.
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I heard a rumor of a Corsair in someone's extended garage in Putnam, Connecticut. A little closer than the Congo.

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As unlikely as it may be ... this Corsair subject appeared on my RADAR again this week :shock:
I am trying to find out more :? :?

Stranger things have happened ...but I remain skeptical...... until I see photographic proof .... and only then I will be taking deposits on the info :lol: :lol:
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It may be a red herring.....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsairville-Lo ... 0140253483
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Bearcat SA wrote:
For interest ...here is a pic of a French Skyraider that still exists in South Africa.
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Wuzzat behind this SkyRaider??

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It may be a red herring.....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsairville-Lo ... 0140253483



Look at this

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 64,00.html

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neat find :D

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BearcatSA, do you have and photos of the PBY/Canso A , CF-PQO, c/n CV427 in SA?

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gary1954 wrote:

Wuzzat behind this SkyRaider??


Looks like Vickers Varsity fuselages to me.
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Jerry O'Neill wrote:
gary1954 wrote:

Wuzzat behind this SkyRaider??


Looks like Vickers Varsity fuselages to me.
Jerry

Could it be a Ventura, or something like that?

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T J Johansen wrote:
Jerry O'Neill wrote:
gary1954 wrote:

Wuzzat behind this SkyRaider??


Looks like Vickers Varsity fuselages to me.
Jerry

Could it be a Ventura, or something like that?

T J


My mind said Dassault Flamant, given that the Skyraider's ex-AdlA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_MD_315_Flamant
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