Friday’s run of open phone on Warbird Radio was great, for once there was something other than things Air Force. Not really saying that the Air Force is bad, but all the crap of the P-40, and P-51 , bulls breath. How about, the F-4-U Corsair, and other Navy/Marine byrds that ruled the South Pacific? The WildCat was one of those, yet if you watch TV or tune in to many shows regarding military aviation, do not expect much if anything about other byrds or helo’s on many of those shows. Sure the Marines, have always been labled the red headed step child of the Navy, by all fairness the Air Force is the blonde headed retard of the Army, in fact the Air Force was once just labled the Army Air Corps. The Marines, have always been and continue to be the Marines.
Now to my pet peeve here. Why is it that the Helicopter is always ignored? Granted the Helicopter never really came into its own until Korea , but there are many, many lives of all branches of military, who were saved by helos , the attack helo is today, the first in to any assault, and yet, whether its Korea, Vietnam, or Iraq and all theaters and campaigns today, the Helicopter is the real cheef of the battle.
I have repeatedly said, that the BIG difference between our military aviation radio gig, in fact us in this branch of the Knytes-of-Anarchy, the AyreWolvez, is the importance and reverence we place on the helicopter, rather than just fixed winged warbirds, although we honor, restore and fly both here.
I was supposed to get a call last week or so from Matt at Warbird Radio, guess he forgot.
Getting back on course here. if you eye ball Sporty’s catalog, what you see is maybe 1 or 2 items in the accessories section for the F-4-U, the rest is of AF style birds.
I say enuff with the Air Force, include the rest of military flight, the Navy, Marines and oh yes, the Coast Guard.
L8R Aviators
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