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Corsair on Catalina Island?

Posted by Rob Mears on Sun Mar 03, 2002 02:31:42 AM

I was speaking with Kevin Hooey yesterday and he told me about a picture and caption he remembered seeing in a "Wrecks & Relics" type publication not long ago. He recalled that there was a picture of an overturned Corsair somewhere on Catalina Island (off the southern California coast). Supposedly it was in an inhospitable area of the island. We were musing over the possibility of whether part (if not all) of the plane might still remain on the island. I've never heard a word about this aircraft until yesterday.

Does anyone have a clue as to what publication this might have appeared in, as well as what time frame the picture might have been taken? I somewhat doubt that the plane is still there, but Kevin is a very credible guy and I have no doubt it existed at some point in time. Any insight would be much appreciated!

Rob

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