Chance Vought F4U Corsair

[Jay Beckman]

Everybody's favorite bent wing bird warming the oil before departing Chino...





Would you buy a Used Warbird from this man?  

[Jay Beckman]

Short Final at AirVenture 2010

[wingsnstuff]

Wow!  What an awesome shot of my most favorite airplane.

[Jay Beckman]

Thanks Vance...

Here's a slightly different angle:

[wingsnstuff]

Beautiful! 

[Jay Beckman]

On The Roll...

[wingsnstuff]

Those hot exhaust gases can really take a toll on the paint.  I love this plane.

[Jay Beckman]

"The Whistler"

F4U Corsair
Centennial of Naval Aviation
NAS North Island .. San Diego, CA
February, 2011

[Chris Kennedy]

It probably doesn't matter, but the Corsair with the 8 on the side that was in the CoNA flyover is actually a Goodyear-built FG-1D. Same plane, just built in a different factory.

[wingsnstuff]

Thanks Chris.  I'll correct that.  The handout was incorrect as well. 

[Chris Kennedy]

Thanks Chris.  I'll correct that.  The handout was incorrect as well. 

They probably thought nobody would recognize the FG-1D model number. Hardly anybody but airplane geeks like me would care anyway.

You can see in the photos that this one has been converted to a two-seater too, but that was done after its military service, which included a stint with the El Salvador Air Force.

[dbudd]

Going thru some old files and found this shot of Jay sitting in the Corsair from the Chino Show last year..

[Jay Beckman]

Good Times! 

[Jeff D. Welker]

Good Times! 

Hey J - were you yelling "clear the prop" and checking magnetos?

[Jay Beckman]

I was already rolling in on the six of some hapless Zero...!