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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 3, 2023 18:03:16 GMT 12
Here is a great video of Louis Horschel's Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N43FG, formerly NZ5612 with the RNZAF, displaying at Thunder over Michigan 2022.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jan 3, 2023 20:05:35 GMT 12
Awww, nice!!
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Post by Antonio on Jan 3, 2023 20:36:15 GMT 12
Awesome  To me thought I can't understand why such a boring scheme is on such an expensive aircraft  |
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 3, 2023 21:12:55 GMT 12
Any pics of that machine in RNZAF service?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 4, 2023 6:50:20 GMT 12
Awesome To me thought I can't understand why such a boring scheme is on such an expensive aircraft That is the exact scheme it would have worn when it was Brought On Charge at Los Negros on 15 June 1945, before the RNZAF markings were applied. NZ5648 would have looked the same. |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jan 4, 2023 7:11:12 GMT 12
Personally, I like it! Less-is-more
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 4, 2023 7:25:55 GMT 12
I like it too, but if RNZAF roundels were painted on top of the stars and bars, I'd like it more. |
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Post by Antonio on Jan 4, 2023 9:56:43 GMT 12
Awesome To me thought I can't understand why such a boring scheme is on such an expensive aircraft That is the exact scheme it would have worn when it was Brought On Charge at Los Negros on 15 June 1945, before the RNZAF markings were applied. NZ5648 would have looked the same. Good point. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2023 12:57:16 GMT 12
Excellent, thank you very much for sharing this Dave!
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Post by McFly on Jan 4, 2023 17:07:49 GMT 12
Some previous threads on NZ5612 ( Here) and ( Here)..  |
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 4, 2023 17:58:43 GMT 12
Nice graceful display, on the subject of her scheme, would the silver rings around
the gun ports have been in place in service life, don't think I have seen that before?
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 4, 2023 19:41:07 GMT 12
Think thats an owners choice.........same with the plain fasteners
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 4, 2023 21:27:54 GMT 12
What do you mean by plain fasteners, Ando?
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 5, 2023 8:24:13 GMT 12
Fasteners around cockpit area unpainted. Its easier just to do that as the paint chips easily with fastener removal/installation. You see it on a number of restorations particularly (not in this case) engine Dzus fasteners for the cowls
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 5, 2023 9:02:11 GMT 12
Ah yes. I see. Also on this corsair there is bare metal behind the cowl flaps, but that are looks to be painted in the footage of the original RNZAF FG-1D's.
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Post by baz62 on Jan 5, 2023 9:33:20 GMT 12
Nice graceful display, on the subject of her scheme, would the silver rings around the gun ports have been in place in service life, don't think I have seen that before? Yes as mentioned owners choice, the silver rings are part of the gun port, pretty much a tube with a round/curved portion to seat on the leading edge. |
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