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The MOH Corsair

Posted by A Dog is for life not 4 dinner Tony on Fri Oct 26, 2001 07:19:28 AM

In reply top Re: North Korean Corsair...'Revealed' posted by Joe Scheil on Fri Oct 26, 2001 02:18:32 AM

Hi Joe,

I thought it was pooch that was a delicacy there?

Approaches have been instigated on the subject of recovering aircraft from North Korea. I have been informed, that the Hawaii team are in country now, and expect to be in Choisin from Monday onwards.Separately to that, I am now talking to people representatives with that country. I can't go into more detail than that, not because I'm being especially mysterious, but because these things just take time, and as always , it is a delicate process. I have made a proposal to the said representatives, and it has not been rejected out of hand, but they do require clarification from their superiors.

I will be finding out from Hawaii, just what is in that area, at some point in the next 21 days.

At some point, sooner rather than later, I will be going to Pyongyang to sort this out, and to see what else can be seen. Mick, pack your winter Long Johns mate :0). I'd rather eat kimchee and rice, then aquire a business partner I don't want or need....

North Korea, is a very important area. People forget, that we did abandon aircraft on airfields after the end of the War, and to all intents and purposes, they may well be still there, I have seen a photograph, of a Corsair on a Korean airfield, used as a spares hulk and then abandoned. However, it's current status is unknown.

The area around Choisin, did see the forced landing of many close support aircraft, including Mustangs, Sea Furies, Corsairs , A26's and Spads, never mind what the other side lost.

So, as I find out more, so will u lot...

Tony :0)


: Rob,
: I know that you have worked very hard to find that informa
: tion and thank you for sharing it with us...
: I am sure that all Corsair fans are now placing North Kore
: a on top of the places most wanted to visit with a large t
: ruck! A census will have to come next with a tally of how
: many Corsair relics litter the countryside. With the MOH
: Corsair extant in the satalite photos and who knows what
: around, it is very exciting indeed.
: Of course the world awaits for the Bu# and history of the
: recovered F4U-4 in Pyongyang. We will see who is first to
: crack the nut of negotiations with the north...Kimchee ta
: stes pretty poor lads...
:
: JOE
:
: who spent the week putting replica .50's in N733RD!

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