chook
Flying Officer
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Post by chook on Jan 27, 2021 20:13:27 GMT 12
Check out Courtesy Aircraft Sales - Projects. Anyone with a lazy $995K USD?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 27, 2021 21:23:30 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 27, 2021 21:28:25 GMT 12
Strange that they say it is an F4U-1A, a model we never operated in the RNZAF.
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Post by camtech on Jan 27, 2021 21:34:43 GMT 12
I note one of the panels has what appears to be a BuNo of 88330, which would appear to be from FG-1D NZ5631, scrapped at Rukuhia.
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Post by ZacYates on Jan 27, 2021 21:53:12 GMT 12
Beat me to it, I'll delete my draft post now! How intriguing. I wonder what ID it's based on (unless it's NZ5631) - perhaps either NZ5527 or NZ5644? Strange that they say it is an F4U-1A, a model we never operated in the RNZAF. Forgive my ignorance Dave - did we have F4U-1, -1D and FG-1D? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 27, 2021 21:59:44 GMT 12
Yes.
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Post by davidd on Jan 28, 2021 9:28:03 GMT 12
Ah, the old F4U-1A model, the one that never existed, but it certainly seems to have a lot of believers and admirers in this World!
David D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 28, 2021 9:33:44 GMT 12
This looks to be a very substantial project, and a great starting point for someone who wants to spend a couple of million dollars restoring it.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 28, 2021 10:11:01 GMT 12
I am told by Rob Mears that that this is the ex-Ross Jowitt second Corsair project, based on an unknown centre section recovered from blackberry bushes which he exported to the USA in 2002. Rob says, "This project includes parts from at least five different sources across NZ, all of which of course originated from Rukuhia." I suspected it might be but it has moved location since the last time I heard about it.
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Post by McFly on Jan 28, 2021 10:57:38 GMT 12
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 28, 2021 15:23:44 GMT 12
Did I remember correctly seeing a shot of the remaings of an RNZAF Corsair in the bush near a beach on this Forum or am I delusional?
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Post by baz62 on Jan 28, 2021 18:29:27 GMT 12
No you are correct. And I think it might be the one being restored to static condition in Australia.
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 28, 2021 20:49:09 GMT 12
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 28, 2021 20:57:00 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 3, 2021 23:13:14 GMT 12
And then it was gone...
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Post by shorty on Feb 4, 2021 7:20:59 GMT 12
The page is back again
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 4, 2021 9:12:20 GMT 12
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 4, 2021 9:58:38 GMT 12
There is also the late model Corsair (four bladed prop) was given to the RNZAF as payment for some film that the A4s flew in? They swapped it for the P40 at Wigram as if wasn't the model the RNZAF flew. She is the one painted in Honduran markings and she had a wheels up landing some time back, unusual choice of music in the clip below? She's been repaired and now for sale. www.platinumfighters.com/inventory-2/1951-chance-vought-f-4u-5n-corsair Sorry to get further off topic does anyone know the film the A4s flew in and is there any footage of the flying they did for said film? Thank you....... |
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Post by oldgunny on Feb 4, 2021 10:17:49 GMT 12
The skyhawks appeared in Sleeping Dogs in the '70s, doing a couple of weapons runs. Could be the movie you are thinking about.
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Post by McFly on Feb 4, 2021 11:11:48 GMT 12
The film was called 'The Rescue' from 1988 and included Skyhawks and a Bristol Freighter...! See previous posts ' Here' Video below..  |
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