A fine photo of a W.A.R. F4-U Corsair from an old magazine article.
That "Big Blue Hog" was one of the meanest looking birds to fly the Pacific Theatre.
A Canadian W.A.R. F4-U Corsair recently sold at the Chilliwack , B.C. Airport.
W.A.R. F4-U Corsair
Southern California! Get Ready for Rogers' Bent Wing Wonder.
That is me (Bill) in the photo. And No Roger wouldn't let me tow it home behind my car. Oh Well, I tried. >grin<
Corsair Driver John D. lookin' good in Florida
Can anyone guess what I want for Christmas?
Done at last and headed for the airport !!
Beautiful job Pete. Look out Maryland
Pete ready to go. Time to taxi.
Mark and his W.A.R. Corsair. A Great job!
Mark coming in for a landing. You can't tell, can you?
Is it an original Corsair or a homebuilt?
Another Corsair cockpit.
Another good lookin' Corsair.
This W.A.R. Corsair appeared in the November 2000 issue of Custom Planes magazine. This is the second article on W.A.R. aircraft in 3 months. They also have great how-to articles. It is well worth getting a subscription, I did.
Now, tell me that is not one great lookin' bird!
Another great lookin' W.A.R. F4-U Corsair. Owner - unknown
W.A.R. F4-U Corsair, built 1985 by Kevin Janiak. Mr. Janiak donated the aircraft to the Kalamazoo, Mich. Air Museum. Officials at the Air Museum stated the aircraft originally had a Continental O-200 powerplant. They also stated the aircraft was "overbuilt", having excessive fiberglas, extra metal panels, etc. The Museum officals were advised by Mr. Janiak that the aircraft could barely fly and had sustained a ground loop. Mr. Janiak donated the aircraft with the restriction that it would never be flown.
Builders: Be aware of the dangers of excessive fiberglas and adding items that would cause the aircraft to be overly heavy.
An early W.A.R. F4-U Corsair at Santa Paula, CA
Originally built in 1981 by George Cauthon. Mark Barry bought it, rejuvinated and repainted it. You can find Barry's photo's at his site from my "Links" page. It was sold and shipped to Germany where it flys today.
An early photo of Corsair #95. Wouldn't we all like all like to trade places? >grin<
Another early photo of Corsair #95. The above 3 photo's are of the same plane.
Many thanks to Alexandre of Bordeaux, France for sending me the above photo of a French W.A.R. Corsair.
Click on the above to see Marks Corsair in a fly-by.
This a photo of one of the first W.A.R. F4-U Corsair's. It was built by Bill Coffey. The original 8 x10 is part of my collection.
This photo appeared in the Jan/Feb 1982 issue of the original WAR newsletter. The full-size F4-U Corsair was owned by Tom Friedken and flown by Bill Yoak. The "little brother" in the foreground was WAR F4U s/n 80 piloted by owner/builder Cliff Wierick of Oceanside, CA. Both birds were based at Palomar.
This photo first appeared in the Sept/Oct. 1977 issue of the original WAR newsletter. WWII Marine Corps Ace Pappy Boyington autographed this photo of a WAR Corsair.
Lee, in Texas. Great looking bird!
Lee, ready on the flight line.
Kevin's great looking Corsair.
David's great looking Corsair will by flying in North Carolina soon.
