The Corsair was particularly effective in engaging Japanese Zeroes, who nicknamed the plane ‘the Whistling Death’ due to its distinctive sound. It was the world's first single-engine fighter capable of speeds over 400 mph in level flight. Designed and built by Chance-Vought, the Corsair prototype first flew on May 29, 1940. Featuring The Cavanaugh Museums incredible collection of war. You can see, touch and even fly in the region’s largest collection of historic aircraft at Warbirds Over Addison at Cavanaugh Flight Museum. The famous gull-wing design of the F4U Corsair makes the plane one of the most distinctive fighters of World War II. 4572 Claire Chennault Street, Addison, TX 75001. The museum will also bring in several flying Corsairs to take to the sky during the Warbirds event.
WARBIRDS OVER ADDISON 2015 PLUS
Guests can enjoy aircraft on display plus a Naval carrier aircraft operation demonstration and Sherman Tank demo. Ex/ USAF 56-2001, regd N201AR for Foundation for Airborne Relief. Douglas C-133A Cargomaster, N201AR (c/n 45166) stored at Mojave july 1983. Going back in time, to July 1983, when Gerben visited Mojave Airport in California. Aviation fans can book personal flights at discounted rates in many of these historical planes, starting at just $75. PROPLINERS & WARBIRDS by GERBEN GROOTHUIS. The Cavanaugh Flight Museum will fly many of its treasured WWII, Korean War and Vietnam-era airplanes including the P-51 Mustang, AD-5 Skyraider, FM2 Wildcat, T-28B Trojan, P-40 Warhawk and more.
North Texas aviation buffs will have the chance to see, touch and even fly in many of the planes in the Cavanaugh collection.
It had been a long day as we had started out from. The same day I visited the ATL.98 Carvair at Gainesville, Nov.21st, I visited the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison (within the Dallas-Ft.Worth metroplex). Photo courtesy of Cavanaugh Flight MuseumĬavanaugh Flight Museum, the largest collection of flying historic and military aircraft in the Southwest, will host its biggest weekend of the year, Warbirds Over Addison. Visiting Texas in november 2015 for music, aviation- and Old West Frontier history, I had included several air museums in my itinerary.