WWII Combat Veteran F4U-1D Corsair Nearing First Flight
WWII Combat Veteran F4U-1D Corsair Nearing First Flight
Mike Spaulding s F4U-1D Corsair parked out on the ramp at Mareeba ready for an engine run. Spaulding s tricycle-gear Beech H.18 VH-MBU is seen just behind WWII combat-veteran fighter. (image via Mike Spaulding)
It’s been some time since our last update on progress with Mike Spaulding’s Vought Corsair which has been under restoration for the past decade in Mareeba, near the city of Cairns in northern Queensland, Australia. This aircraft, F4U-1D BuNo.82640, served aboard the carrier USS
Local Prep, College Athletes to Compete in Super Bowl LV
By Amanda Scurlock, Sports Writer
Published February 4, 2021
East Rutherford, NJ – November 2, 2020 – MetLife Stadium: Jaydon Mickens (85) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to a Monday Night Football game (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
In Super Bowl LV, the Kansas City Chiefs will clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is fighting to defend his 2020 title while Tom Brady remains a prime signal-caller in his 11
th Super Bowl appearance.
Both rosters contain players who spent their formative years in California, either playing high school or collegiate football here.
Buccaneers running back, Kenjon Barner, is a native of Lynwood and attended Notre Dame High School in Riverside, CA. There, he became the 38
1 of 3
Morgan Thomas, a student at Paul Knox Middle School, won first place in the Aiken Lions Club Peace Poster contest. She is pictured with her art teacher Wimberly Yon.
Submitted photo
Emma Stone, a student at New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle School, received an honorable mention in the Aiken Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. She is pictured with her art teacher Kimberly Fontanez.
Submitted photo
Katie Burch, a student at Schofield Middle School, received an honorable mention in the Aiken Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. She is pictured with her art teacher Carolyn Egan.
Submitted photo
The Aiken Lions Club recently participated in Lions Club Internationalâs Peace Poster Contest. New Ellenton STEAM Magnet, Paul Knox and Schofield middle school students participated in the contest.