the lancaster kicks ass
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- Dec 20, 2003
where's you get that 'lil pic on the left HS, it's cool
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the lancaster kicks ass said:where's you get that 'lil pic on the left HS, it's cool
Well, If werent for Corsair designer Rex Beisl who work for Vought, There would be no F4U Corsair and USN/USMC will probably having trouble against Japanese, but F6F Hellcat would better without F4U Corsair and beside F6F Hellcat got more kills than F4U Corsair, but again F4U Production more than F6F Hellcat lol.Viper said:if it wernt for the americans there would be no corsair.
if it wernt for the americans there would be no corsair.
Man, I really don't care about TV Shows or Movies that talkin' about some famous squadron and sure British Corsair are not remembered, but how about this? "Gone but not forgotten"Viper said:and rafe.....i dont see any tv shows or movies other than documenturys with britesh corsairs in them,my point is lots of people remember corsairs for black sheep and the jolly rodgers,britesh corsairs are not remembered very much or at all sometimes,they were made famous by the americans and dont i denie it
i realise they were best remembered for their role in the east, i'm just sayin, we taught them how to land it on carriersthey were made famous by the americans and dont i denie it
Hmm I forgot about that and British are pretty good to fly their Corsair as American do.Archer said:Don't forget Lt. Gray, while not an ace, a distinguished Corsair pilot. He was Canadian and recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions on an attack against shipping in Onagawa Wan (sp?). He led his squadron in through heavy AA. He picked out the Amakusa, as he bore down on it the Amakusa, Ohama, a Minesweeper, and a Subchaser fired at him. His Corsair caught fire and one bomb was shot off of it, he continued his attack and dropped his remaining bomb. It penetrated the Amakusa below the No 2 gun, exploded inside the ship and it quickly rolled over and sank. As Lt Gray flew away from the Amakusa after dropping his bomb, his Corsair burst into flames and his aircraft crashed into the ocean.
While his final flight was in 115*X, I recall reading that 119*X was his normal mount, but it had a problem that morning so he switched to 115*X.
http://www.navalmuseum.ab.ca/gray.html
In addition to Lt Gray and Sub Lt Sheppard, who were Canadians that flew Corsairs with the FAA, while looking for more details on Lt Gray's mission, I also found that the last Canadian to die in WWII, Lt G.A. Anderon, also flew Corsairs. On approach after a second strike on Onagawa Bay several hours after Lt. Gray went down, Lt Anderson's engine faltered and the plane hit the rounddown and he died in the collision.
Rafe's link is also a great site for info about FAA Corsairs.
RNZAF right? They were pretty forgotten and many people dont know what Kiwi is which it seem feel pretty bad that they have fought against Japanese in WWII as FAA and USA did. They flow many aircraft such as P-40 Warhawk, F4F-4 Wildcat, Seafire and other nation aircraft.Archer said:Kiwi's too. The Kiwi's were mopping up the islands bypassed by the Yanks in the Solomons and the area around their until the war's end. The were about to move over to the CBI theater I think when the war ended. I think the Kiwi's were probably more forgotten than the FAA.