WIX Spotters Are Slackers!!!

b29flteng · **Posted:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:05 pm

I had to look it up and see what a F3A-1 was... :oops:

I'm not a Corsair guy, OK!!!!

I take it this is the only one left of 68?

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

b29flteng wrote:

I had to look it up and see what a F3A-1 was... :oops:

I'm not a Corsair guy, OK!!!!

I take it this is the only one left of 68?

It's the only surviving Brewster Corsair still in existence, but more importantly is the HUGE battle that Lex had to accomplish against the U.S. Navy. Lex is a champion and ultimately prevailed with the help of Congressional intervention. This Corsair means so much more than just an airplane, on so many levels.

b29flteng · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:18 am

I just read the story behind it. Now if we could do that with more abandoned Navy planes.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:01 pm

Come on Jack! Lighten up! I can barely see Canada from my back porch-

Tinker51 · **Joined:** Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:08 am **Posts:** 164

eagle21 wrote:

Jack Cook wrote:

How can this be sticking out like a sore thumb and not a peep from anyone??

F3A-1 B/N 04634 1Dec. 2010

Ezell got a new sign on the hangar?

JMC

I think he was trying to point out the mixture of aircraft and automotive tires it is resting on.
Probably a mixture of radial and bias ply in there too which is just dangerous.

eagle21 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:40 pm

Tinker51 wrote: