The “Gull Wings” are a dead giveaway to the identity of my favorite World War II plane, the Corsair. F4U Corsair entered combat late in the war but it was a devastating plane. After some significant training, pilots learned to land this plane on aircraft carriers and the Corsair was assigned to the Navy. With a top speed of over 400 mph and better maneuverability than Japan’s fabled Zero, the Corsair dominated the skies over the Pacific during the final phases of the war. The plane pictured above is actually an F2G “Super Corsair”. I believe these planes saw very little combat duty since production began in the last six months of World War II and the end of the war signaled the beginning of the jet age. After the War These planes and the legendary P51 Mustangs were very popular civilian racing planes.
This particular plane still flies and is currently located in Bentonville, AR. The owner also has a P51 Mustang and a British Spitfire, but the Corsair will always be my favorite.
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Awesome. I love to see, explore and hear about these beauties.
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I love air museums.
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Hubby and I do too. We always stop and explore. 🙂
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We go to the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola to see all the planes, they are fascinating and fun to read about.
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Pensacola is on my bucket list.
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Nice post that was interesting I agree with Sandee they are beauties 🙂
Have a takeofftastic week ➡
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I do find it ironic how beautiful war machines can be.
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What a beautiful plane, and great photos of it.
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I still think it is the most beautiful plane of WWII, but the owner does possess the other two that are considered among the top three.
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He got one of our Spits, hope he does not race that, it should be cherished and pampered, and the mustang
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He doesn’t race any of the warbirds but he does fly each one occasionally. They are cared for as museum pieces in their own hanger.
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Aeroplanes are no where near as pretty these days are they
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
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The Corsair was Beauty and the Beast, all in one aircraft.
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Gullwing Corsairs are my favorite too! Really hard to fly though – at least from a model airplane point of view, never tried a real one!
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The real challenge for Navy pilots was landing them on a carrier deck. Visibility was limited.
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Wow, that plane is awesome. My FOL loved planes also and he owned his own advertising business. He knew how to draw and paint also and he use to do planes & this plane looks like one we have a picture of. He also drew plans for their house, and to that one all I can say is WOW! HERE’S THE CATCH though in their family room and their awesome huge brick fireplace, and yes he was also a pilot there’s a huge wooden propeller. I still don’t quite have the story on that one yet… all I know is he loved old planes. Talk piece I guess. ~snicker~ If my sister-in-law ever sells that house she has no clue what she’s going to do with that thing as she calls it. hahaha Have a great day my friend! hugs
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Somebody will be happy to buy “That Thing” for their man cave.
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The WWII fighters were very graceful. I am still kind of partial to P51 Mustang.
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