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Brother Buzz

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25. The Hellcat had straight wings

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 01:13 PM

Sep 2017

The photograph (until it was removed) showed the pronounced Corsair gull wing.

That being said, the odd cowling screamed A-1 Skyraider to me, but the tail was all wrong; it was being flown off aircraft carriers through the early years of the Vietnam war.

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U.S. Flies Powerful War Planes Over Korean Peninsula To Showcase Strength [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

North Korea does not have a no fly zone? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #1

The headline is deceptive. Over the Korean Peninsula not NK underpants Sep 2017 #3

more than deceptive,,, Cryptoad Sep 2017 #18

Yeah, 100% false. harun Sep 2017 #24

You are right. TalkingPointsMemo is not a fully professional journalistic organization. ... but Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #33

A no fly zone means no aircraft are allowed to fly TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #9

WTF? If we flew over North Korea that would be a violation of their air space. El Supremo Sep 2017 #2

Amateur journalists at TalkingPointsMemo; essentially a blog. (but TPM seems to have fixed it) Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #34

I like the picture sarisataka Sep 2017 #4

Yeah I hate the rampant use of file pics and videos TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #7

THAT photo Plucketeer Sep 2017 #10

Nah it's older, must be a F-15 LOL TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #11

I thought so too. That's an F-4U Corsair from WWII. I think it saw use in Korea as well. ffr Sep 2017 #15

I think it was sarisataka Sep 2017 #20

The Hellcat had straight wings Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #25

Quite easily recognizable as a gull-winged F-4U ffr Sep 2017 #31

Can't believe I missed sarisataka Sep 2017 #36

It's too bad Pappy Boyington is dead. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #23

TPM seem to have fixed headline & updated picture after sufficient time to penetrate their awareness Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #35

It's still close enough to NK to be considered provocation. no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #5

Probably never MosheFeingold Sep 2017 #22

When does the US stop training with their allies? Never? EX500rider Sep 2017 #28

I don't believe that headline. TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #6

NK has already broken the truce. former9thward Sep 2017 #16

Though it is breach of UN resolutions, it does not break the truce. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #30

Show of strength lets them know what we've got bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #8

Duh, the North Korean who makes the decisions kacekwl Sep 2017 #13

so, we're sending the Confederate Air Force next? Lrobby99 Sep 2017 #12

It seems they flew powerful war PLANS over North Korea. Demit Sep 2017 #14

Very misleading headline. They flew over the Korean "peninsula," Presumably S. Korea Nitram Sep 2017 #17

Is that what strength looks like? C_U_L8R Sep 2017 #19

The headline is a lie jberryhill Sep 2017 #21

Lies! TPM deliberately lied. IronLionZion Sep 2017 #26

Bullshit headline. We have NOT flown fighters & bombers over NK. nt 7962 Sep 2017 #27

Headline has been corrected. Please update title of OP. Kaleva Sep 2017 #29

Agreed, please change the headline SCantiGOP Sep 2017 #32