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 Post subject: Corsair Gathering 2002
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:32 pm 
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I was curious as to what warbirds were present besides the Corsairs at the 2002 event at Indy.

Does anyone have a list of aircraft that were in attendance?

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I was there with 862. What a great time. It was my first airshow as a pilot/owner and I met Jimmy Franklin among others. I was accepted, and excellent advice given.

A great time, also meeting the surviving Blacksheep!


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Lessee...there was a Harpoon, a highly polished P-51, the P-47 'Hun Hunter 16' (very nice) a few B-25's, a TBM in early war paint scheme came in late, the normal collection of T-6's and trainers....and depressingly, through NO fault of Mint's efforts, only SEVEN Corsairs in total of the 25 expected....it just was'nt QUITE what we had hoped for, but we had fun anyway....and Mint bought dinner one night (mucho apprecianado)

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I think all of Tom Wood's warbirds were there (Bearcat, Mustang, Sabre, and a Texan)

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I was there. It was an excellant show but very hot weather. Sadly two of the Corsair pilots who performed at that show have been killed. Joe Tobul and just lately Gerald Beck. Regards Carl


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You can add Jimmy Franklin and I think Bobby Younkin performed at that show also.

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Mike,

The following is a very incomplete list of aircraft; I did not take the time to write down serial numbers or "N" numbers, and what follows is taken from my photos from that day:

Fairchild A-10 138

Cessna A-37B

Cessna O-2 / 337 N85898

Cessna O-1 (L-19) 51-6960

Cessna O-1 22452 Marines

Douglas AD-4 09257 NX24D

Douglas unid Skyraider Marines

McDD AV-8B Harrier 14 VMA-214

DH-C Chipmunk

Ryan Navion

Vultee BT-13 / SNV-1

Vultee BT-13

WACO UPF-7 (?) NC29927

Boeing Stearman Navy markings

Boeing Stearman USAAC markings

Northrop F-5 "0819973"

T-2 Buckeye 159151 VT-9

Beech T-34C

Beech T-34A(?) N45DT

SA Bulldog XX701 N791AB (?)

Stinson 03960 Marines

Grumman TBM

NAA B-25 Tim Savage's

NAA P-51 Mustang NL1451D

NAA P-51 Mustang 44-84786 Miss Margaret

NAA P-51 Mustang 44-72934 Shangrila

NAA P-51 Mustang G * HI

NAA T-28 Trojan

Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon

Fairchild C-123K

B-17 4483514

Corsair BuAer 97143 N713JT


F4U-4 Corsair BuAer 97359 NX240CA

F4U-4 Corsair BuAer 97388 NX72378

F4U-5 Corsair BuAer 97359

F4U-4 Corsair BuAer 97388

T-6G 49-3254

T-6 JT VMF-231

Harvard Mk-? RCAF


My apologies for the formatting.


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i remember that show vividly!!!! the most professionally organized show i've ever attended.

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