The Review on the Scene at Sikorsky Memorial Airport for Corsairs Over Connecticut: Wings & Wheels

Photos by The Review

Corsair pilots (from left) Dave Falk, Dan Dameo, Tom Duffy, Dan McCue and Andy Michilak greet Victoria Vought, granddaughter of the founder of Vought Aircraft and designer of the Vought F4-U Corsair.

James Salzano (Wallingford), Steve Lopresto (North Haven) and Ron Anderson (Ghant, NY) exhibit a bi-plane from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.

Cdr. Joe Edwards, STS-89 Astronaut(US Navy, Ret.), and daughter Ally flew to the show from Aldie, Virginia.

Corsairs, all in a row.

Alex Sibilia and sons Brandon and AJ, from Shelton, check out the power-plant of a ‘70 Chevy Chevelle.

Dressed for a drive in their 1910 Ford Model T are Frank Wismer and Pat Coller from Stratford.

Gwen Ackley from Fairfield and Lynn Pritchard from Bridgeport, in vintage attire, stop to admire a bi-plane.

Obstacle courses are nothing new to military training, and sisters Tabitha and Samantha Schilling from Seymour (almost to the top) seemed to have mastered rock climbing.

Obstacle courses are nothing new to military training, and sisters Tabitha and Samantha Schilling from Seymour (almost to the top) seemed to have mastered rock climbing.

Young Eagles offered free flights to kids during the event, and pilot Julia Ryan of Norwalk gets ready to take the ‘girls flight out’ with Bria Jackson (front seat) from Bridgeport, Breanna Del Grasso (window) from Naugatuck and Caitlain Hughes from Bridgeport

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