Flavor of the year? Corsairs are HOT....

setter · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:16 pm

Every where I go NZ, Duxford - anywhere there is a Corsair flying people stop in their tracks and watch - it is a Big flying brick outhouse of an aircraft, brutal, big and fast and commands respect of the crowd so I don't know why people say that in the US they aren't as popular

I know here inAus we are stocking up on Yank Corsairs at present so if things are that bad send the rest downunder and we'll look after them for you!!!LOL

Regards
John P

corsair166b · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:32 pm

I have never, not at any airshow that I and a Corsair have been present at, NOT seen a crowd gather and continue to STAY gathered (with various members of the crowd coming and going) around the Corsair as long as they were allowed to be there....I have only ever heard of 4 'special aircraft' airshows- a Mustang Gathering, the gathering of B-17's at Michigan, and two Corsair gatherings, at which I was present both times....I am sure that in due time we will have P-40 gatherings, F4F Gatherings, etc etc and they will be welcomed and fun, but only ONE aircraft gets me up off my airshow seat consistently...the F4U.

M

michael luther · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:13 am

Would another corsair gathering go over well? Or has it been done for now?

michael luther · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:18 am

TimApNy wrote:

Corsairs are not shinny, people like shinny things.

I think you hit it on the head.

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:25 am

corsair166b wrote:

I have never, not at any airshow that I and a Corsair have been present at, NOT seen a crowd gather and continue to STAY gathered (with various members of the crowd coming and going) around the Corsair as long as they were allowed to be there....I have only ever heard of 4 'special aircraft' airshows- a Mustang Gathering, the gathering of B-17's at Michigan, and two Corsair gatherings, at which I was present both times....I am sure that in due time we will have P-40 gatherings, F4F Gatherings, etc etc and they will be welcomed and fun, but only ONE aircraft gets me up off my airshow seat consistently...the F4U.

M

The B-17 gathering were every year at one time at Geneseo NY. I just wish I could have gone every year back then and that I took 10x the amount of pictures.

Steven M. Dennis · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:13 pm

michael luther wrote:

Would another corsair gathering go over well? Or has it been done for now?

I'd be in attendance!

(Of course, I'll attend any Warbird show you put together Mr. Luther.) :lol:

Looking forward to Thunder '06. have you set the dates yet?

Steve :wink:

corsair166b · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:29 pm

YOU put together another Corsair Gathering (with MORE than 7 planes this time) and I'll be there with bells on.....and I'll e-mail Bob McClurg and Peter Guyton and see if they wanna go...

Mark

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:05 pm

I'm a sucker for a Cosair show also. I'd love to make a third one.

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