Photo by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.27.2024
240827-N-FJ200-1027 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 27, 2024) Members of the National Naval Aviation Museum's Aircraft Preservation and Maintenance Department remove the attachment pins that held the wings to the fuselage of the Vought F4U Corsair housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 27, 2024. The Corsair has 'flown' high above the museum floor, greeting hundreds of thousands of......
Photo by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.27.2024
240827-N-FJ200-1055 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 27, 2024) A member of the National Naval Aviation Museum's Aircraft Preservation and Maintenance Department uses a 2x4 to separate the wing from the fuselage of a Vought F4U Corsair, as other museum specialists steady the wing, at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 27, 2024. The Corsair has 'flown' high above the museum’s floor, greeting......
Photo by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.27.2024
240827-N-FJ200-1057 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 27, 2024) Museum specialists steady the wing of a Vought F4U Corsair housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 27, 2024. The Corsair has 'flown' high above the museum floor, greeting hundreds of thousands of visitors during its 35-plus year tenure at the museum. NMUSN is currently consolidating and preserving its military artifacts on......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Maci Sternod | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.26.2024
240826-N-CM110-1013 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 26, 2024) Riggers remove the supporting cables and install temporary lowering devices to a Vought F4U Corsair housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 26, 2024. The Corsair has 'flown' high above the museum floor, greeting hundreds of thousands of visitors during its 35- plus year tenure at the museum. NMUSN is currently consolidating......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Maci Sternod | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.26.2024
240826-N- CM110-1044 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 26, 2024) Riggers lower a Vought F4U Corsair housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 26, 2024. The Corsair has 'flown' high above the museum floor, greeting hundreds of thousands of visitors during its 35-plus year tenure at the museum. NMUSN is currently consolidating and preserving its military artifacts on display in preparation......
Photo by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.26.2024
240826-N-FJ200-1007 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 26, 2024) A member of the National Naval Aviation Museum's Aircraft Preservation and Maintenance Department inspects and lowers the starboard landing gear of a Vought F4U Corsair, while riggers prepare to remove the supporting cables at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 26, 2024. NMUSN is currently consolidating and preserving its military......
Photo by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.26.2024
240826-N-FJ200-1013 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 26, 2024) A member of the National Naval Aviation Museum's Aircraft Preservation and Maintenance Department lowers the starboard landing gear of a Vought F4U Corsair at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 26, 2024. This is the first time the Corsair has had its landing gear extended in over 35 years. (U.S. Navy Photo by Clifford L. H. Davis)...
Photo by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 08.26.2024
240826-N-FJ200-1024 – WASHINGTON D.C. (Aug. 26, 2024) Riggers install temporary lowering devices to a Vought F4U Corsair housed at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Aug. 26, 2024. The Corsair has 'flown' high above the museum floor, greeting hundreds of thousands of visitors during its 35-plus year tenure at the museum. NMUSN is currently consolidating and preserving its military......
