F4-U Corsair Over Newport

August 9, 2012 By Flyingadmin

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My beautiful wife gave me this very nice wooden replica of a VF-17 Jolly Rogers F-4U Corsair. One of the best aircraft of WWII. It was the first aircraft to reach 400 Mph in level flight and had an impressive 11 to one kill ratio during the Pacific Theater. This my all time favorite aircraft. I attend the annual Chino Planes of Fame air show each year, just to see one of these big gull winged birds fly.