King of the Corsairs

APG85 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:49 am

I like the hat! Only Lindbergh could pull it off... :wink:

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:24 pm

And Sikorsky... :twisted:

bobbrunn · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:57 pm

Somebody mention Boone Guyton earlier

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:17 pm

Great shots of Boone.
He was a super guy and I'm still in contact with his son Peter.
He has a bunch of neat photos from his father's collection.
I'll have to see if he'll let me post a few.

One of my cherished possessions is Tom Blackburn's book, signed by Tom Blackburn TO Boone Guyton.
Jerry

maxum96 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:13 pm

Here's a link to a good read of Lindbergh's adventures in the Pacific with the 475th FG.

http://www.charleslindbergh.com/wwii/

Tom Moungovan · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:22 pm

corsair166b wrote:

Apparently Lindbergh flew a Corsair loaded with 4000 lbs of bombs and dumped them RIGHT on top of a Japanese shore battery, his claim to fame in the Corsair....single handedly showing what a Corsair could carry if it had to......pretty cool stuff.

Mark

These stories are certainly true...I know a Marine pilot who verified this. If the field had long enough runways, then it worked OK. One problem that did come up was that the occurance of blowing tires while taxiing happened much more frequentlywith the additional weight. IIRC, he got the USMC pilots to try flying with a pair of 1000 lb. bombs instead of just the single one that they sometimes flew with. 1000 lb. bomb missions had their own letter code that the clerk would put in the pilots logbook.

kenlyco · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:05 pm **Posts:** 656

From Boone's book, Test pilot story. crash on 16. Bridgeport 1942?

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:43 am

Sure looks like a Stratford/Bridgeport beach. :cry:

Always made me wonder wether or not to go out there with a metal detector. :wink:

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:23 am

Chris;
He actually crashed on the threshold of the East-West runway.
His wheels hit the small embankment right on the edge of the runway and it cartwheeled the aircraft onto the runway.
He was hospitalized for a while and didn't return to flight status for a few months.
Jerry

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:48 am

Makes me wonder how many serious F4U crashes have taken place without the bird breaking in half at the cockpit. :shock:

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