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.
Cold air at altitude would cause the oil in the guns to thicken causing jams. Tape or fabric over the gunports kept the cold air out. Spitfires and Typhoons piped warm air from the engine to keep the actions warm. Al_in_Ottawa
The 2019 Thunder Over Michigan airshow featured the largest gathering of F4U Corsairs in decades. Eleven of these rare World War 2 fighters came together for one weekend. This video is a combination of footage from Saturday (all 11 flew) and Sunday (10 flew) and shows scenes from the ramp, the mass start, the simultaneous wing unfold, a mass run-up, lightning takeoffs, formation flybys, individual passes, taxi back, and shut down ...
https://youtu.be/U9zPKQilC-s
Also see the P51 Mustang and F4U Corsair Formation Flybys at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 show here:
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Cold air at altitude would cause the oil in the guns to thicken causing jams. Tape or fabric over the gunports kept the cold air out. Spitfires and Typhoons piped warm air from the engine to keep the actions warm.
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The 2019 Thunder Over Michigan airshow featured the largest gathering of F4U Corsairs in decades. Eleven of these rare World War 2 fighters came together for one weekend. This video is a combination of footage from Saturday (all 11 flew) and Sunday (10 flew) and shows scenes from the ramp, the mass start, the simultaneous wing unfold, a mass run-up, lightning takeoffs, formation flybys, individual passes, taxi back, and shut down ...
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Also see the P51 Mustang and F4U Corsair Formation Flybys at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 show here:
https://youtu.be/e-drPcw9-tc
I'll bet that the airshow was phenomenal... I'm jealous.
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