F-4U Corsair
Aug 3, 2018 22:37:30 #
These photos were taken at the Great New England Airshow, Westover ARB, Chicopee, MA.
Aug 3, 2018 22:56:14 #
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Aug 3, 2018 22:58:29 #
TriX wrote:
Excellent shots of a great airplane.
Thank you very much, TriX; yes this plane, the P-51 and the Spitfire were, IMHO, the three best allied fighters of WWII.
Aug 3, 2018 23:04:58 #
Fullframe wrote:
Ba Ba Blacksheep!
Yes, Pappy Boyington's Black Sheep Squadron.
Aug 3, 2018 23:08:01 #
Wonderful shots of one of the greatest fighters in WW II and probably the best ground support aircraft in Korea. Friend of the family made Ace in a F4U. Please don't forget the P 38 Lighting in your list of great WW II fighters.
Aug 3, 2018 23:18:27 #
Rob48 wrote:
Thank you very much, TriX; yes this plane, the P-51 and the Spitfire were, IMHO, the three best allied fighters of WWII.
Yes indeed, I agree, but I do have a place in my heart for the P38 Lightning (although not technically a fighter).
Aug 3, 2018 23:19:35 #
Great shots .., can you imagine being a Zero pilot and see one of these coming after you ..? One of my favorite aircraft next to the P-51 ..and as noted “don’t forget the P-38 .. In the Movie “God Is My Co-Pilot” it was a star...
Aug 3, 2018 23:20:27 #
safeman wrote:
Wonderful shots of one of the greatest fighters in WW II and probably the best ground support aircraft in Korea. Friend of the family made Ace in a F4U. Please don't forget the P 38 Lighting in your list of great WW II fighters.
Thank you very much, safeman; yes, I should have added the P-38 and the Hawker Hurricane.
Aug 3, 2018 23:21:40 #
TriX wrote:
Yes indeed, I agree, but I do have a place in my heart for the P38 Lightning (although not technically a fighter).
Yes, I would be remiss leaving out the P-38 and the Hawker Hurricane.
Aug 3, 2018 23:22:34 #
Dr.Nikon wrote:
Great shots .., can you imagine being a Zero pilot and see one of these coming after you ..? One of my favorite aircraft next to the P-51 ..and as noted “don’t forget the P-38 .. In the Movie “God Is My Co-Pilot” it was a star...
You are so right, Dr. Bob.
Aug 3, 2018 23:37:03 #
Oh no. In every respect the P-38 was a fighter. Ask Yamamoto or Zero pilots who were shot down by P-38s in the pacific or Me109 and Fw190 pilots in Europe. It could serve other roles but it was in every respect a fighter.
Aug 3, 2018 23:40:34 #
safeman wrote:
Oh no. In every respect the P-38 was a fighter. Ask Yamamoto or Zero pilots who were shot down by P-38s in the pacific or Me109 and Fw190 pilots in Europe. It could serve other roles but it was in every respect a fighter.
Thank you, safeman.
Aug 4, 2018 00:44:11 #
Rob48 wrote:
These photos were taken at the Great New England Airshow, Westover ARB, Chicopee, MA.
Very nice photos Rob. It is a great looking airplane. I built two paper and stick F-4U Corsair models when I was a kid, taught me a lot about this complex dihedral wing construction. I like the prop blur in the last shot! I like the way these are processed.
Phil
Aug 4, 2018 05:20:03 #
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