Why does Joe Tobul's name appear next to his son's, separated by a slash, on the side of his Corsair?

Joe Tobul served in the United States Marine Corps and passed on to his son Jim his love of military aircraft. In 1981 they found a Corsair in a lime and avocado orchard near Homestead, Florida. The aircraft was completely disassembled, and its 10,000 lb weight already made simply moving it a challenge. Father and son bought it, trucked it to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and undertook a grueling ten-year restoration.

In 1991 the "Korean War Hero" flew again, and both Jim and Joe flew it in displays up and down the East Coast until November 2002. Joe took it to airshows across the United States for years and shared it with anyone who came to see it. In November 2002 he decided to bring the show to the military and flew in formation with other aircraft for a flypast over the local VA medical center. On the way to the Columbia, South Carolina, airshow the engine ran into trouble, and Joe died in the resulting crash. Witnesses said he made a heroic effort to steer the aircraft away from as many houses and populated areas as he could before going down in a pine forest. The Corsair caught fire and crashed in a wooded area.

Jim kept the wreckage for six years and then decided to return the aircraft to flying condition. He took on the restoration himself and eventually turned to Bill Klaers of Westpac Restorations in Colorado Springs to finish the job. Two years later the "Korean War Hero" took to the sky again. Its first public appearance was at TICO, a show Jim regularly attended with his AT-6. Looking closely at the names beneath the canopy, you'll find Jim's and also his father's.