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Bill Fornof and Corky Fornof
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:30 am
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:30 am
The P-51 Mustang topic that was posted a week or so ago reminded me of the planes flown by the Forofs. Any of you old timers remember the Corky in his P51 and his dad Bill in his Grumman F8 Bearcat flying out of Houma? That Bearcat had the most awesome sound I've ever heard coming out of an airplane. Here's a clip featuring Bill and his plane. Start at the 1:00 minute mark. LINK
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Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:45 am to dartman
Didn't one of them fly a plane in a Bond movie? Octopussy maybe?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:49 am to pkleblanc
quote:Yes, Corky did. He had this little "Microjet" that he flew through a hanger. I'm pretty sure the Fornoffs were responsible too, for bringing the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds to Houma for airshows. The Fornoffs flew their Mustang and Bearcat planes in those shows.
Didn't one of them fly a plane in a Bond movie? Octopussy maybe?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:51 am to dartman
there was some other guy in the area back in the 80s that had a really nice Corsair and put on a good show, I think he was killed in a welding accident, repairing an old fuel tank that wasn't completely free of fumes or something like that
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:02 am to dartman
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Damn shame. Those were fun times on the Bayou. Here's a clip of that awesome F8 sound that I referred to: LINK
here's some south LA aviation trivia, Charlie Hammond's(Hammond's Flying Service,) son was a Tomcat driver in the Navy, did some of the F-14 flying in the movie "The Final Countdown"
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:03 am to dartman
i remember them and the flying professor too .
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:09 am to 777Tiger
I think you are thinking of Merle Gustafson. Was a tragic accident for sure. His F4U Corsair, Angel of Okinawa was one of the aircraft used in the TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep. His son, Steve is/was flying with the Aeroshell Flying Team.
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 8:10 am
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:12 am to dartman
Yes I used to see them a lot. They would fly all over a Terrebonne Parish. ( based in Houma). They would practice over the marsh around Lake Theriot and Lake Penchant. They were loud and you could see Mr. Bill’s gold airplane flashing in the sun. I went to school with his kids.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:12 am to Traveler
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Merle Gustafson
yep, that's right
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:13 am to 777Tiger
Charlie’s son was in Top Gun. Ricky “Organ” Hammonds. Mr Bill was killed in New Jersey at an air show. Corky was his wingman. One of his other sons was filming.
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 8:18 am
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:14 am to Bigfishchoupique
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Charlie’s son was in Top Gun.
always get those two mixed up, I guess it was one of our guys in Final Countdown, Hammond's call sign was "Organ"
doubt it was for a B-3Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:20 am to 777Tiger
He flew the plane that “ Organ” was in. Check out “ Top Gun “.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:26 am to dartman
It was quite the experience to be sitting in your pirouge fishing in the ponds and have them come roaring over you. Loud and fast. They would give me the frissons.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:39 am to Gevans17
I remember them appearing at the Belle Chasse air shows...
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:46 am to Bigfishchoupique
Fornof video
Growing up, Vividly remember his planes flying over Houma. I miss living in summerfield being in the flight path from the airbase air shows. Heck of a pilot.
Growing up, Vividly remember his planes flying over Houma. I miss living in summerfield being in the flight path from the airbase air shows. Heck of a pilot.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 12:26 pm to Gevans17
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