ONE GETS A SENSE OF THE HISTORY surrounding Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport on Florida's Amelia Island even before landing. In the pattern for any of the three crisscrossing runways, pilots can't help but notice the outline of the new Bent Wing Flight Services FBO-the building is shaped like an airplane. Once on the ground, the bent roofline of the building's airside and the "tail" forming the landside portico are seen as a representation of the gull-wing Vought F4U Corsair. The airport served as a Corsair base during World War II.
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