The last Piston-Engine dogfight: Corsair vs Mustang - 1969

[Randy Daytona]

The Last Piston-Engine Dogfights
Corsairs against Mustangs in the skies over Central America in 1969.

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/last-piston-engine-dogfights-180956250/

Edit: forgot the photos

And to the victor...

 

[Griz882]

The Last Piston-Engine Dogfights
Corsairs against Mustangs in the skies over Central America in 1969.

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/last-piston-engine-dogfights-180956250/

Edit: forgot the photos

And to the victor...

The Corsair is so hot it takes a Corsair to shoot down a Corsair.

 

[HuggyU2]

Thanks for the post. Good stuff.
For those of you in SoCal, the LA County Airshow is this weekend, and both the Mustang and Corsair will be flying.

 

[zipmartin]

Mustangs from the El Salvadorean Air Force showed up at Osh Kosh in 1974.

 

[HuggyU2]

... showed up at Osh Kosh in 1974.

Oshkosh.
One word.
It's not a kid's clothing line.
It's the coolest aviation event in the world.

OSHKOSH.

 

[BenDog]

Thanks for posting Randy. Worked on a -4 Corsair at Cavanaugh that was a soccer war survivor. Sadly, it didn't survive Oshkosh 99.

 

[zipmartin]

Oshkosh.
One word.
It's not a kid's clothing line.
It's the coolest aviation event in the world.

OSHKOSH.

I know better. No excuse from me. I first went to Oshkosh in '73, working for Rudy Frasca part time while going to school, when I drove his red Dodge Travco (with his logo on the side) there so he would have some free advertising on site. The next year three friends and I flew his 170 there and camped under the wing. Went again in '75 in a flying club 182. Took some A-4's there several times in the '80's. It definitely is the "coolest aviation event in the world".

 

[HuggyU2]

BTW, that photo above comes from this video.

Love it.

 

[Griz882]

BTW, that photo above comes from this video.

Love it.

I'll take one of each!