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There are actually more Corsairs flying today than there were 30 years ago though the number is still small compared to Mustangs. Probably around 150 flyable P-51s in the world today vs about two dozen Corsairs. I had heard that somebody is manufacturing the main wing spars (a very complicated and beefy structure) of the Corsair now - so we should see even more of them take to the air in the future.
On a side note, I met Pappy Boyington many years ago at an airshow. I asked him for his autograph (which I still have) but he was a little annoyed that I didn't buy one of his books - being about 13 at the time I didn't have the cash on me.
Edit: crustychief, sorry I don't know the name of the outfit making new spars, not cheap I'm sure. Perhaps the museum would look into it...
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