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Old 19-01-2008, 07:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Corsair

The unmistakable Corsair, more affectionately known as 'The Bent Wing Bird' but also known as the 'Ensign Eliminator' when new Navy pilots where introduced to this thoroughbred and tried to land on a Flat-top for the first time. This little hurdle of managing not to crash when landing on, was solved by copying the curved approach used by the RAF in the Spitfire,
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