Belly landing does not stop this F4U-5 Gary Norvillc.Belly landing does not stop this F4U-5 Gary Norvillc, individual of the great guys in vintage aircraft restoration and proprietor of American Aero Services in recent Smyrna Beach, Florida, has informed us that the Corsair they have been restoring for the Collings Foundation has flown again "three weeks after we had our gear moot point Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass has flown our exhibition program and the Corsair should be included in the Collings Foundation's Florida Tour. The aircraft is F4U-5NL BuNo 124692 and is painted exactly like it was when the plane serv with VC3 aboard the USS Essex during 1953 We have pages from the Cruise main division showing the paint scheme and the aircraft as number 5" After its US Navy career, the night fighter variant of the Corsair was sold to the air force of Honduras where it was utilized as a day fighter. After a lengthened restoration, the aircraft crashed into the Atlantic during 1997 after a fuel-induced engine failure. cureed after being submersed in the salt water for a number of clays, the plane was completely rebuilt one time again but an unfortunate gear question on 24 September 2003 accrueed in a very skilled belly landing carried disclosed by Snodgrass. Watch for a finished feature on this historic survivor. Copyright Challenge Publications Inc. Mar 2004 |
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