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Corsairs Over Connecticut
As part of the Veterans
Salute celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the end of WWII,
June 2005, nine Chance Vought F4U Corsairs are scheduled to return home
to Connecticut, to honor the men and woman who worked on the home front
and served in the military during WWII.
Designed and built
entirely in Connecticut, powered by a Pratt and Whitney engine and
Hamilton Standard Propeller, the Corsair represents the people and
manufacturers who created the Constitution State?s mighty ?Arsenal of
Democracy? during WWII. ?The Corsair is Connecticut and it?s
people?, stated Jerry O?Neill, Display Coordinator, ?and we?ve put
together an amazing program never before attempted outside of
Hollywood!?
Visitors will be
transported to back to Bridgeport during the height of WWII. Unique
?set-pieces? will be arranged throughout the weekend including a
recreation of the Chance Vought Corsair Factory, complete with aircraft
parts, engines, props, shop equipment, ?Rosie the Riveter?s? and actual
Corsairs. A ?War Bond Rally? and a factory ?Test Flight? are also
planned. Other displays include WWII aircraft, military vehicles and
historical re-enactors
This amazing event will take place at
historic Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, CT, June 3-5,
2005.
Telephone: 203-380-2902
Website info: www.veteranssalute.org
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?Mike George?s Chance Vought F4U-5NL
will be one of nine Corsairs participating in ?Corsairs Over
Connecticut? as part of the Veterans Salute celebrating the 60th
Anniversary of the end of WWII.? |
