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A Flying Tribute
MAIN: Doug Matthews and the
F4U-4 Corsair in flight near
Ramona, California.
BELOW: The F4U-4 Corsair was
powered with a 2,450 hp Pratt &
Whitney R-2800-18W Double
Wasp Radial engine.
ABOVE: As Doug
Matthews breaks off from
the AT-6 Texan photo
plane flown by Pete Hunt,
the Corsair’s external
load of dummy
underwing ordnance
(eight 5-inch rockets, a
500-pound bomb and a
50-gallon drop tank)
comes in to full view.
LE F T: F4U-4 Corsair BuNo.
97359 on the ramp at
the Ramona Airport,
California with its
wings folded.
