Corsair turns 65 today
Sun May 29, 2005 8:55 pm
Congrats to the F4U Corsair on officially turning 65 years old today (now old enough to qualify for AARP benefits....that's the American Association of Retired Planes) and has officially become the State Plane of the State of Connecticut with a proclomation by the State's governor, the plane will be honored every year at this time on the anniversary of its first flight back on May 29, 1940...
T minus 3 days till departure to the next great Corsair gathering....hope to see you all there!
Mark
T minus 3 days till departure to the next great Corsair gathering....hope to see you all there!
Mark
Sun May 29, 2005 11:04 pm
Who's going to the show from here? I'll be there friday and saturday... anyone up for a gathering of WIXers?
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
Mon May 30, 2005 5:29 pm
I can't go so take tons of pics and post them!
Mon May 30, 2005 7:28 pm
Tim and Jim won't be making it, they're at another show and are sending Paul Bowen to attend for them...Rob Mears WANTS to make it and I bet he will but nothing is definite, spoke with him about a week ago and he really wants to be there...
M
M
Mon May 30, 2005 9:15 pm
Hey,
Shannon and I will be arriving late Saturday to Milford to spend the night and attend Sunday, Who is staying all weekend?
Thurs. night Reading
Fri. MAAM WWII Weekend
Sat. VW Super Jam @ Maple Grove Raceway
Sun. CoC
See you somewhere!
Shannon and I will be arriving late Saturday to Milford to spend the night and attend Sunday, Who is staying all weekend?
Thurs. night Reading
Fri. MAAM WWII Weekend
Sat. VW Super Jam @ Maple Grove Raceway
Sun. CoC
See you somewhere!
Mon May 30, 2005 9:27 pm
the corsair......she's eternally beautiful, she never ages like marilyn monroe. all th face lifts in the world couldn't change her fabulous looks & lines. 
best, tom
best, tom
Mon May 30, 2005 9:28 pm
nice that somebody noted the advent of the corsair's birthday too. many thanks!!! tom
Tue May 31, 2005 7:25 am
How does one get to the show? I don't see any diections on the site and I have never been there?
Edit:
Never mind, I see them now.
So where shall we all meet up?
Edit:
Never mind, I see them now.
So where shall we all meet up?
Tue May 31, 2005 9:02 pm
Look for the airplanes!
O.K.
I have not been there in a while but I think the airport is right off of 95.
like a mile or so up and around to the Northeast from the exit.
I remember stopping in there about 15-18 years ago and seeing the Corsair on the pole looking pretty bad, and then stopping in there a few years later and it was surrounded with scaffolding and being stripped for a repaint.
O.K.
I have not been there in a while but I think the airport is right off of 95.
like a mile or so up and around to the Northeast from the exit.
I remember stopping in there about 15-18 years ago and seeing the Corsair on the pole looking pretty bad, and then stopping in there a few years later and it was surrounded with scaffolding and being stripped for a repaint.
Tue May 31, 2005 10:05 pm
I'll catch up with you guys one day in CT. Not sure which - depends on the weather. -Pat-