Classic Airplanes

[Safari Dave]

I though this was pretty cool:

 

[Doug Hamilton]

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The Vought F4U and FG Corsair pilots claimed 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses to enemy aircraft, for an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. This airplane was the coolest looking in my opinion. It was the first single engine fighter to exceed 400 MPH. It sported six 50 caliber guns, three in each winould fly any

 

[Doug Hamilton]

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The Vought F4U and FG Corsair pilots claimed 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses to enemy aircraft, for an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. This airplane was the coolest looking in my opinion. It was the first single engine fighter to exceed 400 MPH. It sported six 50 caliber guns, three in each wing.

If I could fly any plane, the Corsair would be my choice. My dad was a crew chief sergeant on one in Okinawa just after the end of the war. The Japanese were said to call this plane "Whistling Death." Just awesome!

 

[Sika98k]

One of my dreams was always to own one of these warbirds from the WWII. Unfortunately the price and everything that comes regularly afterwards, maintenance, fuel and so on, was far beyond my financial capabilities. However, my brother and I own a plane that is more comparable to what was used in WWI and it is also fun to pilot something like that.

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Great soundtrack ! Very appropriate.