"qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message
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Greasy Rider wrote:
On 8 Jan 2007 05:48:43 -0800, "qui si parla Campagnolo"
postulated :

I thought the F-14 was tough to bring aboard. Corsair pilots, very
impressed. Gotta love paddles in shorts too, getting their tan set for
liberty.

It was my understanding that the Corsair was not an ideal aircraft for
carrier ops because of the limited forward visibility and most were
transferred over the Marines.

All true but it was flown around the boat by a few really good
avaitors, had to be to be able to do it.

A gentleman I know who few Corsairs in the Pacific war said they considered
the Japanese "a minor irritation", compared to the task of getting back
aboard the carrier.

Bob McKellar