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Re: 'Sparless' projects

Posted by Rob Mears on Sun Nov 24, 2002 01:41:27 PM

In reply top Rob- Corsair Guru! posted by Chuck on Sun Nov 24, 2002 10:38:26 AM

: How many Corsair projects are needing spars?

I'd say there are at least three projects that could use a nice new spar to jump start their progress. Those would be the F3A-1 Brewster project, Jerry Yagen's F4U-1D in Virginia, and probably the Bootstrap F4U project as well.

There's also the remains of an F4U-4 center section with Kevin Hooey in New York, but now that he's using the main spar from that plane for his FG-1D restoration I'd consider what's left of that -4 to be nothing more than parts now (basically just a cockpit section).
This was one of the two F4U-4's unearthed in Rhode Island back in 1977 by Larry Webster. The second one is with Bob Odeggard and is nearing its first flight!

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