From: "Steve Bamford" To: "Ken Spears" References: <000f01c1273d$986308c0$29db28d8@2k7w701> Subject: Re: F4U-1D Corsair Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:31:09 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C18689.C378CD00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C18689.C378CD00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you have never been hurt; and Dance like no one is watching! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken Spears=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:56 AM Subject: F4U-1D Corsair Hi Steve, I took these photos on June 26, 2001 in the Confederate Air = Force hanger in Lancaster Texas. The restored Corsair was originally an = FG-1D built by Goodyear. After the employees of Chance Vought (now = Northrup Grumman) restored this Corsair, it was given the designation of = F4U-1D. For many years it flew with a checker board nose and the number = 13 on the side. It has been recently repainted in the color scheme of = VMF-312 the Checkerboards. According to the Checkerboards web site = http://www.f4ucorsair.com/corsairpage/312.html 1st Lt. M. O. Chance flew = Corsair 530. =20 I noticed that the site that you list as F4U-1D is actually an F4U-4. =20 You have my permission to use these photos. =20 Ken Spears Arlington Texas (817) 261-3403 ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C18689.C378CD00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you have never been = hurt;=20 and
Dance like no one is watching!

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From:=20 Ken = Spears

To: sheb@telus.net

Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 = 8:56=20 AM

Subject: F4U-1D Corsair

Hi Steve, I took these photos on June = 26, 2001 in=20 the Confederate Air Force hanger in Lancaster Texas. The restored = Corsair was=20 originally an FG-1D built by Goodyear. After the employees of Chance = Vought=20 (now Northrup Grumman) restored this Corsair, it was given the = designation of=20 F4U-1D. For many years it flew with a checker board nose and the = number 13 on=20 the side. It has been recently repainted in the color scheme of = VMF-312 the=20 Checkerboards. According to the Checkerboards web site http://www.f4ucor= sair.com/corsairpage/312.html 1st=20 Lt. M. O. Chance flew Corsair 530.

I noticed that the site that you list = as F4U-1D=20 is actually an F4U-4.

You have my permission to use these=20 photos.

Ken Spears

Arlington Texas

(817)=20 261-3403

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