Current Corsair restorations

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:50 pm

Where are they being restored and for whom? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Lake Michigan Corsair being restored at the NMNA.

Mike Banks · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:15 pm

The crew at Connecticut Corsair is slowly working on our -4. We rarely post but are always moving forward!

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:27 pm

I must have had a senoir moment. How could I forget about Connecticut Corsair?

tulsaboy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:29 pm

Right now I can think of 4 quickly-

Lake Michigan birdcage Corsair, NMNA
Connecticut Corsair, Ezell/Museum
Brewster Corsair, (formerly Pirate Lex's?) at Ezell (?)
South American Corsair, the subject of some recent, ahem, conversation on WIX

Of those, I think Brewster is to fly, South American example to taxi, the other two to static?

kevin

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:10 pm

And with any luck there will be another one being restored by the end of the year! :drink3:

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:41 pm

Yes there is ours in Stratford - Sikorsky Memorial Corsair (Static) http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=39495&start=45
Craig McBurnys -4 - Connecticut Corsair
Graham Hoskings -5
Ken McBride's former Soplata 1D
Dave Etchels 1D in California
Chuck Greenhill's Wind Machine 1D that was recently sold? and is in California now if I recall
Kermit has one down under i think
There's one in France

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:11 pm

I'll bet that John Lane in Twin Falls, ID has a couple being massaged right now.

Liberator · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:11 am **Posts:** 837

Dont forget another Corsair in Australia... the rebuild underway at the Classic Jets Museum in Adelaide....under long term static restoration work.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:48 pm

The Brewster that Nelson Ezell is restoring will be taking a lot prizes when its done. The detail that Nelson is putting into it is unreal or normal for Nelson...

Lynn

Iclo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:41 am

And one Corsair is in restoration in La Ferté Alais near Paris.
In Korean paint scheme

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

Liberator wrote:

Dont forget another Corsair in Australia... the rebuild underway at the Classic Jets Museum in Adelaide....under long term static restoration work.

Really? Hadn't about that one. Is it a WWII-era RNZAF aircraft?

Chappie

croweater · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:06 am

There's the static Vought F4U-1 Corsair, 02270 restoration going on at Classic Jets in Adelaide South Australia and two other airworthy restorations going on. One at Darwin and the other at Mareeba in North Queensland.

Its late here and my memory is hazy, but there may also be another at Wangaratta?

Cheers Croweater

oz rb fan · **Joined:** Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 472

the wangaratta one is now in north queensland..so the f4u's downunder..x2 to fly and one static :drink3:

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:55 am

I believe Jim Tobul is putting together another one, I don't know where this is taking place. :roll:

Iclo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:05 pm

And I forgot a second Corsair in restoration in France at Lons-Le-Saulnier, East of France.
So 2 Corsair in restoration to fly in France

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