KB-50 being moved from MacDill AFB

From Ralph Pettersen and the WIX FB Page

“KB-50J 49-0389 was being disassembled yesterday at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida by a team from Worldwide Aircraft Recovery. The aircraft will be moved to the Air Mobility Command Museum in February for restoration and display alongside the museum’s KC-97L and KC-135E.”

photo credit: Ralph M. Pettersen

Florida tour dates, Collings Foundation

Here is a first look at the Florida tour dates for the Collings Foundation tour. There are dates that need to be added and will update as needed.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE)
January 19 @ 2:00 pm – January 21 @ 4:00 pm

Stuart, FL – Witham Field Airport (SUA)
January 25 @ 2:00 pm – January 28 @ 4:00 pm

Naples, FL – Naples Municipal Airport (APF)
February 1 @ 2:00 pm – February 4 @ 4:30 pm

Venice, FL – Venice Municipal Airport (VNC)
February 8 @ 2:00 pm – February 11 @ 4:00 pm

Pictured is the Collings Foundation B-17 “Nine O Nine”, B-24 “Witchcraft”. P-51D “Toulouse Nuts” and B-25 “Tondelayo”.
Photo credit: Britt Deitz

NNAM F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair restoration

Warbird News posted a great article on the restoration of the F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Story can be found here: NNAM Birdcage Corsair

The Corsair’s rear fuselage. This area required a good deal of restoration, as the fuselage broke a few feet behind the cockpit during the crash. Unique to the variant, early -1 Corsairs had a life raft storage compartment in the turtle decking. You can see the panel lines in the fuselage immediately to the rear of the scalloped rear view cockpit window. (photo by Joel Edwards)

 

A closeup of the Corsair’s engine accessory bay, showing the intercoolers and their ducts. (photo by Joel Edwards)