Anybody know which Corsair they are refering to, & where in Atlanta it's going? Ive not heard about this anywhere else.
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From Ottwa Citizen
Vintage Wings collection adds 3 historic planes
: * * * * Graham Hughes, Ottawa Citizen
Published: Monday, December 11, 2006
Three historic aircraft have been added to the Gatineau-based Vintage Wings of Canada collection.
A de Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth biplane, a Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IV and a Vought F4U-4 Corsair will arrive over the next several months.
The Fox Moth was acquired from a New Zealand owner. Originally built for the Prince of Wales — later King Edward VIII — it was eventually used in commercial service before being abandoned in Fiji in 1957.
The aircraft was recovered and restored over five years in the colours it wore as the prince’s airplane.
The Fox Moth has special Canadian interest since many were built in Toronto after war production ended. DH-83Cs were used extensively as bush planes.
The Vintage Wings acquisition is expected to arrive from New Zealand after Christmas.
The Kittyhawk was built as a P-40N, the most numerous version of this fighter, and has been under restoration in New Zealand since 2001.
The aircraft was operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force until it crashed on landing at a New Guinea airstrip and was abandoned.
The Kittyhawk is expected to arrive in 12 to 16 months.
The aircraft will carry the markings of 260 Squadron Royal Air Force to recognize the remarkable exploits of J.F. "Stocky" Edwards who was a flight sergeant at the time and is now the highest scoring Second World War fighter ace among living Canadians.
He became the RCAF’s only triple ace of the desert campaign and ended the war as a Spitfire wing commander with 373 missions to his credit.
He remained in the RCAF and, among other assignments, led No. 2 Wing, flying F-86 Sabres overseas, checked out in the CF-100, and finally retired as a wing commander after a 32-year career. He lives in Comox, B.C.
The Vintage Wings Corsair is an F4U-4 that was used in the filming of the television series Ba Ba Black Sheep.
This model of the fighter-bomber that was designed to operate off aircraft carriers entered combat early in 1945 and quickly established a reputation as one of the best, if not the best, fighters of the war.
The Corsair will spend this winter in Atlanta and Palm Beach and arrival in Gatineau is expected in the spring.
Founded by entrepreneur Michael Potter, Vintage Wings of Canada is a private foundation devoted to preserving and operating a collection of privately owned, airworthy vintage aircraft. The foundation says it aims to complement the Canada Aviation Museum, which displays, but does not fly, its important collection of historic aircraft.
© Ottawa Citizen
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