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Rob I'll give you a call on Sunday n/t
Posted by Rob Rohr on Sat Nov 15, 2003 03:38:29 PM
In reply top Re: Corsair Question /Rob Mears we talk about it. posted by Rob Mears on Sat Nov 15, 2003 11:25:30 AM
: The article I recall was called "The Napoleon Corsair" abo
: ut an ex-Cherry Point (I believe). As you stated, the pla
: ne was taxied by the USMC pilot down some country roads to
: the little town of Napoleon and parked for display. The
: pilot simply disconnected the battery and left the plane a
: s it was :)
:
: I've followed up with every relevant government and city a
: gency I could think of in the City of Napoleon and was una
: ble to find anyone or any info concerneing the fate of the
: Corsair. It's another one of those "boots on the ground"
: situations where someone needs to actually go there and h
: ang around for a few days rubbing elbows with the locals t
: o uncover info. I figure if I made a big enough stink abo
: ut it to the local newspaper, they might print a few parag
: raphs about my search for info on the town's 'mystery plan
: e'.
:
: I have the article here and I plan on rereading it today t
: o see if I pick up on anything I might have missed years a
: go. The plane was most likely scrapped as were so many of
: the post-war warbirds gifted to these small towns. Then
: again, it could just as easily be collecting dust in the b
: arn of one of the eccesntric local recluses!
:
: If there was indeed another article involving TWO Corsairs
: in a similar situation, I'd absolutely love to look into
: it.
:
: On a side note, I was finally able to visit Antioch Park i
: n Kansas City a month of so ago to see where the F4U stood
: that was donated to that city back in the 1950s. Would y
: ou believe that the old bird survived in that park until t
: he mid-1970s before being SCRAPPED! I can't believe the C
: AF, Tallichet, or any of the other warbird movement kingpi
: ns didn't pick up on that one before it met its fate. It'
: s a beautiful little park and I can imagine how much of an
: eyesore the Corsair must have been after 20 years of vand
: alism and exposure to the elements.