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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 3:30 pm 
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Jerry O'Neill wrote:
Could that firearm damage to the oil cooler area have happened in USN service before it went south?
Just a thought.
Looks like we might have a neat cockpit display at Wings & Wheels in a couple of weeks!
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Thats what Corvino and the rest of the Corsquito team are trying to pull off! Hopefully we'll be able to detail it out later on. Maybe even become a permanent flight simulator when we put the original equipment back on the real fighter! :wink: Either way the CASC is pulling out all the stops this year with having five of our aircraft on display at the show. Four of those in restoration right now. The fifth being the H-23 thats just been in restoration.

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PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:53 pm 
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Thread linked to the official hangar thread about the fuselage move to Ezell's in Texas!
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40865&start=0

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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:36 pm 
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hows craigs mcburney's project coming along?

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:00 am 
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There will be a hugh surprise for the museum and restoration crew next time i go down there. What could it be????? :drink3:

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:28 pm 
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Not sure but curious.... Weren't you planning on coming down this past Saturday?! :twisted:

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Warbird Kid wrote:
Not sure but curious.... Weren't you planning on coming down this past Saturday?! :twisted:


yes, i was scheduled to be down there to help out, but the birth of my 2nd son slowed me down! He was born June 14th and mom and baby are doing fine. Dad on the other hand is teaching his new son the word, " corsair." He came a little early so it threw my hugh surprise behind schedule. As it stands right now, everything should be ready to go for this sat. I will keep you all posted :D

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:31 pm 
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is there anything posted on wix about the open house? I haven't seen anything and i'm not going to release any information until notified.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:17 pm 
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CB13: (FYI):

According to the folks of this picture the FG-1D in the foreground is the poss Buno 92460. Has anyone else seen other angles of this picture?? Photo via AEC.

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p.s Did your aircraft show any evidence of the color orange at the tail??


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The front bird is 92600. I have a much clearer photo from the Navy. Yes we did have orange as she did serve in NAS Columbus. There is no way to see the Bure no.'s

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:46 pm 
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A Year and a 1/2 ago
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Corsair Restoration by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

One Year ago This week
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Day 13 at Ezell - Cockpit clean up continues by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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Corsair Restoration by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

Today - Mike Proto - Prestige Industrial Finishing
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Painting the Cockpit - Mike Proto - Prestige Industrial Finishing - Shelton CT by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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R-2800 Corsair by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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R-2800 Corsair by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

This week - Jugs
The cleaned up jug took me about 2 hours in the media cabinet and with a scrub brush. (The bores were protected)
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Corsair Restoration by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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looking good. are you going to make it run again? maybe taxi condition?


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robkamm wrote:
looking good. are you going to make it run again? maybe taxi condition?


Would be nice and JOKINGLY talked about but never seriously given any thought due to the ownership of the aircraft (being the city of Bridgeport.)

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:19 pm 
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Big show Sunday in Stratford. Here is a preview...

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It is a Morale Booster to our guys and the community to be sure...

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