Keeping Me Out of Your Warbird?

(Vicente Vazquez) wrote in message . com...
(Errol Cavit) wrote in message . com...
(Vicente Vazquez) wrote in message . com...


Know the feeling, we just got a flying kiwi Corsair back in the
country (saw it flying here on TV a couple of days ago.)

http://www.travelcentre.com.au/trave...f_the_show.htm

Another Kiwi Corsair... :-)
We have an airworthy Corsair down here that came from New Zealand.
IIRC, it is the oldest birdcage Corsair in existance and it seems its
history card says it was used in combat in WWII. But I can't tell if
it is actually a former RNZN/RNZAF a/c or if it is a former USMC/USN
a/c bought by its previous Kiwi owner. It's currently painted in VF-17
markings.


Some more info on the birdcage:
http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/former/f4u1.htm

And kiwi Corsairs
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/corsair.html

RNZN didn't have any aircraft (maybe a shagbat or two?), although
something like one third of the British Pacific Fleet aircrew in 1945
were New Zealanders.

Cheers, Errol Cavit | "I long for the day when we can match the
Germans in the sky, 'plane for 'plane. When that day dawns, Germany is
beaten. We know by experience that we can whack his land forces, tanks
included, any day of the week." Private L.A.Diamond, 23 NZ Batt, 1941

(Errol Cavit) wrote in message . com...

Some more info on the birdcage:
http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/former/f4u1.htm

And kiwi Corsairs
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/corsair.html

RNZN didn't have any aircraft (maybe a shagbat or two?), although
something like one third of the British Pacific Fleet aircrew in 1945
were New Zealanders.

Thanks for the links and info...

Picture (not a very good one) of that Corsair in Brasil, stored at one of
TAM's (a Brazilian airline, owner of the aircraft) hangar, in São Paulo...

http://www.spotter.com.br/Museus/Museu_0016.jpg

I hope their museum will be finally opened in 2004.