Kamis, 24 Agustus 2017

Bent-Wing Phoenix

Jim Tobul’s prize-winning F4U Corsair Korean War Veteran has beat the odds—twice. All too few warbirds are rescued from the scrap heap, carefully restored and returned to the air. Even fewer get rebuilt a second time after a crash. Jim  Tobul’s Vought F4U-4 Corsair, rising like the legendary phoenix from a tragic accident that took …

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