Sun N Fun pictures
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:07 am
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:13 am
Wish I was there! Great Pictures.
Whose FG-1 is that in the Dark Blue? I don't think I've seen too much on that. Looks great!
Tim
Whose FG-1 is that in the Dark Blue? I don't think I've seen too much on that. Looks great!
Tim
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:17 am
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:18 am
The Corsairs are owned by the same person!
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:36 am
Chuck Gardner wrote:The Corsairs are owned by the same person!
I see, the registry makes short work of such Digging. Both Corsairs are beautiful!
Tim
Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:40 am
The same airplanes that Kermit keeps at Sun N Fun museum are the ones towed out for the vendors to open up shop inside the hangars. It is about 8 planes in total.
Precious Metal
Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:46 am
Precious Metal.......
Wow did not know she was under rebuilt.....
How many years ago was it that she belly landed while racing ???? Or was it another frame ?
Has she flown yet ?
Tks Chuck for sharing the pics........looks like a good number of WB attented this year.
Wow did not know she was under rebuilt.....
How many years ago was it that she belly landed while racing ???? Or was it another frame ?
Has she flown yet ?
Tks Chuck for sharing the pics........looks like a good number of WB attented this year.
Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:02 am
I don't remember for sure when PM crashed - I think it was in 88. She's been back in the air for several years and is now owned by Ron Buccarelli.
Tks Cindy
Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:06 am
Tks Cindy.
Any intent on rancing her again ?
Any intent on rancing her again ?
Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:07 am
Awesome shots Chuck!!
Tim, the overall dark blue FG-1D is the ex-Gary Kohs aircraft (BuNo.92106) that received such fanfare a few years back after emerging from its restoration at Airpower Unlimited. Gary Kohs is the first person I know of who spared no expense having a Corsair restored to 100% bone stock configuration. That plane is the premier example by which all other surviving Corsairs should be measured IMO.
Ferrari racing team owner Tony Raftis from Melbourne, Australia recently bought it and BuNo.67070 (pictured) along with a host of other rare warbird fighter types. Oh, to have a surplus of cash to play with!
Tim, the overall dark blue FG-1D is the ex-Gary Kohs aircraft (BuNo.92106) that received such fanfare a few years back after emerging from its restoration at Airpower Unlimited. Gary Kohs is the first person I know of who spared no expense having a Corsair restored to 100% bone stock configuration. That plane is the premier example by which all other surviving Corsairs should be measured IMO.
Ferrari racing team owner Tony Raftis from Melbourne, Australia recently bought it and BuNo.67070 (pictured) along with a host of other rare warbird fighter types. Oh, to have a surplus of cash to play with!
Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:49 am
Great pics - they could've given them a clean though couldnt they 
Lovely to see the Tempest out and enjoying the sunshine....
TT
Lovely to see the Tempest out and enjoying the sunshine....
TT
Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:05 am
With regards to the ex-Gary Kohs corsair. Didn't it lose out on grand champion at osh (or maybe Reno) because they said it was the wrong color? I think it looks perfect
Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:26 am
Great shots Chuck! I'll have to settle for Burnet this weekend.
Stephen
Stephen
Re: Tks Cindy
Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:38 am
Ron Buccarelli has been racing with Precious Metal for a couple of years.Michel Lemieux wrote:Any intent on rancing her again ?
Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:40 am
With regards to the ex-Gary Kohs corsair. Didn't it lose out on grand champion at osh (or maybe Reno) because they said it was the wrong color? I think it looks perfect
It wasn't OSH...2003 Warbird Grand Champion!
It wasn't OSH...2003 Warbird Grand Champion!