Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Killian | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 03.22.2022
MacDill Air Force Base personnel push the “Korean War Hero” F4U-4 Corsair into a hangar at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 22, 2022. The current pilot of the corsair, Jim Tobul, started a 10-year long rebuilding process of the F4 in 1981 and began appearing in airshows in 1991. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Killian)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Killian | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 03.22.2022
The “Korean War Hero” F4U-4 Corsair is shown on the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 22, 2022. The Corsair was flown on two tours on two different U.S. Navy carriers, as well as over two hundred combat missions during the Korean War. From 1960 to 1970, the aircraft flew with the Honduran Air Force. In 1970, it was sold to an American Airlines pilot and then sold again......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Killian | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 03.22.2022
Jim Tobul, pilot of the “Korean War Hero” F4U-4 Corsair, lands at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 22, 2022. Tobul performs at 18 or more airshows per year and tells the story of the celebrated aircraft with not only dramatic flyover shows, but static ground displays as well. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Killian)...
