And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Korea in the 1950's. That is actually a different aircraft than the one that fought the Japanese only five years earlier. The kept the wing shape and airframe, and changed everything else to "optimize the aircraft for the ground attack role" It basically did the same job as the AD-1. CAS. The one above is shorter, has a different powerplant , prop, and for the late models, a 20MM cannon instead of six .50BMG's---Ray
Thanks, Ray. I just know that I like watching "Black Sheep Squadron" to see the Corsairs and such. I can't tell the difference between the various versions without a scorecard..........
It makes me sad to see that bent Corsair. Cool aircraft, and if I owned it now, I'd treat it like a beloved child.
ReplyDeleteI had no clue how large they are until I visited Erickson's collection in Madras Oregon last week..
ReplyDeleteI had no clue how large they are until I visited Erickson's collection in Madras Oregon last week..
ReplyDeleteAs always, takeoffs are optional, landings are mandatory...
ReplyDeleteVMA-323. The Death Rattlers. They racked up 124 Japanese planes shot down without a single loss. Twelve Death Rattlers became aces.
ReplyDeleteKorea in the 1950's. That is actually a different aircraft than the one that fought the Japanese only five years earlier. The kept the wing shape and airframe, and changed everything else to "optimize the aircraft for the ground attack role" It basically did the same job as the AD-1. CAS. The one above is shorter, has a different powerplant , prop, and for the late models, a 20MM cannon instead of six .50BMG's---Ray
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray. I just know that I like watching "Black Sheep Squadron" to see the Corsairs and such. I can't tell the difference between the various versions without a scorecard..........
DeleteAs they say, any landing you walk away from.....
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