Roll Call: Corsairs over Connecticut II

wls3 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:17 am

Thought I might add a few photos from the weekend to everone else's.
I have more from Corsairs over Connecticut HERE

Jerry and his Jeep inspecting the Flightline early Sunday morning.

Looking down onto the line Saturday afternoon.

Marines Dream

Chris "Warbird Kid" with Fighter Factory Corsair.

chancevoughtcorsair · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:50 pm **Posts:** 2

great photo's chris! But im a much better Japanese killer than you!

Frank
whistlingdeathcorsairs

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:43 pm

Oh sure.

Well you would be the Skipper aka "Old Man" of the sqd! :lol:

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:32 pm

Having spent all morning moving the Corsair back to the CASC and towing 2 sets of Air stairs back and cleaning up .... Yada Yada. All I can say is Jerry and the whole crew (cast of characters) put on one helluva show and all the CASC members were impressed. It was great getting to make friends with Tim and the C-54 Crew, really great guys. Also a very special thanks to the Guys at Three Wing Aviation, you really made my life easier this past week.
Overall the Air And Space Center generated over $2800 in donations to help with our restoration of the Startford Pole Queen and honestly, without this show we could have never hoped to generate such a diverse and great crowd of people. A BIG Thanks to everyone who stopped by and checked out our booth.

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:34 pm

some wonderfull pics! Glad i was there

Frank Andruss Jr.
WW2 Corsair re-enactor

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:01 pm

krlang wrote:

Here are a few from Sunday,
Maybe Chris can add some info...

that top pick is of me and a corsair pilot. He was a helldiver pilot before that. I asked him about that dreaded plane and he stated," Well, I did the Navy a favor and sent one 2,000 feet down to the ocean floor on a take off one time."

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:33 pm

Frank;
Thanks for helping out. It looks like you really enjoyed it.
Too bad it was so much work!
Jerry

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:58 pm

Here's some video on the event!

On the web at Doing It Local. Com

http://doingitlocal.com/video/gallery/Corsairs-WMV

And on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2uOiMAxqX8

For some reason, I can't get enough of this!
Jerry

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:30 pm

Here are a few shots from my short time on the field Saturday.

Tim

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Nice blog here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine ... 96346.html

I have to admit I was apprehensive when I saw where it was posted...

warbirdcrew · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:21 pm

Quote:

Do corsairs not have tailwheel locks?

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:03 pm

Jerry, it was a real honor to be there for that event. My back was crippled and my feet were on fire. That hot sun burned through my flight suit, and i was weighed down with gear which felt like 500 pounds towards the end but you know what? I'd never give up that weekend for anything! And thank you for mentioning me and my collection when you were calling the show, that meant a lot to me.

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:05 pm

warbirdcrew wrote:

Quote:

Do corsairs not have tailwheel locks?

I held my breath on this. I was happy that Tom Duffy was ok and didnt skid out and do damage to that bird

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:46 pm

Yeah that landing was pretty hairy. He practically did a Carrier landing approach and turned onto 24!

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:14 pm

Warbird Kid wrote:

Yeah that landing was pretty hairy. He practically did a Carrier landing approach and turned onto 24!

chris how do i friend you on this website along with other people? Love your shirt too. I wore it twice already!

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