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Re: Interesting Picture.... when was it taken?

Posted by Rob Mears on Tue Feb 25, 2003 06:47:07 PM

In reply top Interesting Picture.... when was it taken? posted by Richard Allnutt on Tue Feb 25, 2003 05:47:30 PM

: When I asked about the corsair being at Reilly's
: place, I was referring to the center section. Flypast carr
: ied a photograph, in the last year, of Kevin's center sect
: ion in a jig at Reilly's place, and it was this I wanted p
: ictures of, as it was pretty interesting to see a center s
: ection that early on in its rebuild. However, Dave Etchell
: told me a few months back that Kevin Hooey had sold his c
: orsair to a guy in California. There's more to the story,
: but that's what's relevant at the moment.
: At any rate, I guess the buyer has moved the airc
: raft to another facility... I'd be interested to know wher
: e!

In my discussions with Kevin he always led me to believe that the rear fuselage and the firewall forward (QEC) section were the only major components to make it to Kissimmee. The center section supposedly remained with him in New York. Is there any chance that Fly Past might have misprinted the proper location of the center section?

The photo that I posted was taken in very late August just prior to the Corsair Gathering. I guess it's very possible that Kevin could have sold his FG since then. I'll see what kind of info and photos I can track down during the next few days and post my findings. I hate to hear that he sold it though. I was really rooting for Kevin to take flight one day in his dream plane. He's a true Corsair enthusiast.

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