Warplane leaves Biggin Hill 1992

A233. Main Road, Biggin Hill. Just south of the Fox and Hounds.

Ah yes, down by the houses with the BIG hedges

now there’a sight you don’t see these days –

a policeman on a pushbike !!

those were the days

joking aside, interesting, very interesting

You should come around my way. We regularly see Coppers on bikes. They even wear cool looking shades these days.

now there’a sight you don’t see these days –

a policeman on a pushbike !!

those were the days

joking aside, interesting, very interesting

Full video clip now on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFekECKMDf0

I think it may have been this one………………….
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-97280.html

OOh…. i had the choice of the -4 or -5 and i chose the wrong one, but at least now i notice the difference between the two!

Its the ‘4’.
This one was being resprayed, the ‘5’ was immaculate and it would have been insane to have resprayed it IMHO.
The ‘4’ had been a racer,and was a lighter blue, I recall it carried a victory symbol of a Sea Fury…..I think.
In the pic, you can make out ‘101’ on the u/c door which tallies with the Warbird Registry bio for the ‘4’ (hope that makes sense)
Every so often it was taken out of the hangar for a run up, it looked a whole lot better when it arrived at Biggin in 88, in the pics you can see the paint had been rubbed down for painting.

Firstly – apologies, my post was beaten by The Bump. One quick ID feature for Corsairs is the intakes round the cowling. Of the common types F4U-1, FG-1 don’t have one. F4U-4, F4U-7 has a chin intake (at the bottom). F4U-5 has cheek intakes – one each side at the bottom corners.

There were one of each at Biggin during the WoGB days – FG-1 Big Hog, F4U-5 N179PT and this -4

Tony Andrews

OK. I think. So…. which is the plane on the video then? Or is the jury still out?

By the way, i’m really impressed with the speed of everyones response. I thought this would run for days.:D

“Returned to Fort Lauderdale, FL for sale, Mar. 1992.” That bit fits exactly with dates.

I got a bit lost with the -4 and -5 bit. Is that like the marks of spits? I have never been into Corsairs. Bit ugly. (in MY opinion only of course)

Firstly – apologies, my post was beaten by The Bump. One quick ID feature for Corsairs is the intakes round the cowling. Of the common types F4U-1, FG-1 don’t have one. F4U-4, F4U-7 has a chin intake (at the bottom). F4U-5 has cheek intakes – one each side at the bottom corners.

There were one of each at Biggin during the WoGB days – FG-1 Big Hog, F4U-5 N179PT and this -4

Tony Andrews

I think it may have been this one………………….
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-97280.html

“Returned to Fort Lauderdale, FL for sale, Mar. 1992.” That bit fits exactly with dates.

I got a bit lost with the -4 and -5 bit. Is that like the marks of spits? I have never been into Corsairs. Bit ugly. (in MY opinion only of course)

That’s the -4 isn’t it: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-97280.html

Chin intake, not cheeks. And the -5 was complete and active during its time at Biggin.

Tony Andrews

I think it may have been this one………………….
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-97280.html

That’s a late version corsair, the type they used in the korean war, with its 4 propellor blades, Pratt and Whitney R-2800-32(E), Automatic blower control, Automatic cowl flaps, all metal wings etc etc

F4U-5?

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

I could put the video clip on youtube if anyone’s interested.

which road is that Tony?

A233. Main Road, Biggin Hill. Just south of the Fox and Hounds.

which road is that Tony?

That’s a late version corsair, the type they used in the korean war, with its 4 propellor blades, Pratt and Whitney R-2800-32(E), Automatic blower control, Automatic cowl flaps, all metal wings etc etc

F4U-5?

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

I think it’s this one
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-123168.html

On it’s way to Bournmouth

Bournmouth. That was it.

I think it’s this one
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/f4u-123168.html

On it’s way to Bournmouth

Do I won a prize? :p

Sure we can think of something.

Good start. Well done that man. It was when they left Biggin to go somewhere else.

Do I won a prize? :p

Is this the one that went to France ?

Well it was heading for the south coast to be shipped somewhere. That’s all the info I know. I said I didn’t know much.