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Probably flipped over on landing. I bet they had it back in service in short order!
Looks like the revised insignia where the two horizontal white rectangles were added to the white star, note these appear to have the
red outline on the bars - which was only used during mid 1943
Sad story here... a number of years ago a guy restored one at the local Caldwell Wright field, taxied out and poured the coals to it. He had no idea of the torque that huge engine generated, it flipped on the runway and burned to the ground.
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Henderson Field?
The local Corsair, an FG-1D Corsair, the different designation showing that it was built by Goodyear under license from Chance-Vought.
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Click for a shot of the wing hinge.
Bob
Royal Navy equivalent, awful sweet.
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The last of the Spitfires...nice...Quote:
Originally Posted by bob seijas
Seafire Mk XVII SX336 - YouTube
Chance Vought Corsair known as "Hose Nose" by the Navy pilots or Whistling Death by the IJA (I think the Beaufighter was called "Whispering Death")
Ain't no sound prettier through the ages than that sigh of the Merlin.......should have asked my dad more about the Spitfire, to late now.
Was the sound of the airstream flowing across the gun openings...Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS