Pilot David erklärt die Besonderheiten der Corsair F4U-5NL auf der Hahnweide Oldtimer Fliegertreffen

Chance-Vought F4U-5NL Corsair “Devotion”

Particularly noteworthy about this aircraft is that #124541 has a verifiable history. The history can be traced on the basis of the still existing “History Card” (Curriculum Vitae or CV), which was available for all Navy/Marines aircraft. Unfortunately, these CVs have often been lost – not so with #124541.

Following the history card, #124541 flew with “VMF513” over Korea. The “VMF513” is one of the most famous operational units of the U.S. Marines and was nicknamed “Flying Nightmares” at the time. The history card was later provided to MaxAlpha Aviation by the son of the former operational pilot Al Sadeski.

After around 25 years in an Argentinian museum, the aircraft was sold in Argentina in 1991 and then taken to Le Castellet in France in 1994. There, the Corsair was rebuilt over many years of painstaking work. As part of this restoration, the F4U-5 was converted to the F4U-7 series to represent an aircraft of the Aéronavale (the French Navy). The F4U-7 F-AZYS was flown by Ramon Josa, who was a Corsair pilot with Aéronavale during his active service. In keeping with the -7 series, the Corsair was also given a matching serial number, #133704. The F-AZYS was a welcome guest at various airshows and was very well known.

In December 2009, MaxAlpha Aviation GmbH acquired the F-AZYS and the aircraft was transferred to its new home airport in Bremgarten (EDTG) on December 2nd by the aforementioned Ramon Josa. In 2010, the F-AZYS was flown intensively and was also a guest at the “Flying Legends” airshow in Duxford, now with the nose art “Cielito”. After finding out the unique history of this special Corsair, the original condition of the -5 series was restored by MeierMotors and finally painted in its original colors. It was then given the registration D-FCOR, which it still bears today.

In November 2023, Flying Legends GmbH acquired the Corsair. Since then, the D-FCOR has been stationed at Siegerland Airport and is part of the Flying Legends collectionk

🛩️ Hahnweide Oldtimer-Treffen (Oldtimer Meeting Hahnweide)
• Location: Hahnweide airfield (Kirchheim unter Teck, near Stuttgart, Germany).
• Type of event: Europe’s largest classic aviation fly-in, often called the “Woodstock for warbirds and vintage aircraft.”
• Frequency: Traditionally held every two years (though some editions were skipped, e.g., due to pandemic or organizational reasons).
• Organizer: Fliegergruppe Wolf Hirth e.V. (local flying club).
• Highlights:
• Hundreds of classic and vintage aircraft, from WWI biplanes to WWII warbirds to classic GA aircraft.
• Warbird icons like the Corsair D-FCOR, Mustangs, Spitfires, Messerschmitt Bf 109s, Ju 52s.
• Aircraft from all over Europe fly in — it’s more of a gathering than a choreographed airshow.
• Relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere, with great opportunities to get close to the aircraft on the ground.



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• Secondary keywords:
• Oldtimer Meeting Hahnweide
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Hahnweide Oldtimer-Treffen – Europe’s Biggest Vintage Aircraft Gathering