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