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

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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. 8)

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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.

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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 8) Great Hit John

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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 8) Great Hit John



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

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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

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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.

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Jesse C. wrote:
gary1954 wrote:
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 8) Great Hit John



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

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Now THAT!!! is Funny Jesse :D :D

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