@ Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, CA
September 2008
One of my early photos of a Corsair using a DSLR, taken during the annual California International Airshow. The gull-wing design of the F4U Corsair makes the aircraft one of the most distinctive fighters of World War II. First flown on May 29, 1940, it was the first single-engine fighter able to exceed 400 mph in level flight. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought’s manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. Nikon D70 w/35-70 mm, processed with Aperture.
