Walter, in early 1956 I was sent to Norman, Ok for maintenance training on F4Us, we had F4U-1As, same as Pappy Boyington flew, of course they were out dated after the 4s came out with much more horsepower, 4 bladed props and able to carry more hardware, but the basics were the same. We had to run them up every morning and cycle the wings, quite interesting. The co**pits were so small, it gave you the feeling of wearing it. Instant love affair! PJ
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