ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hiː səksˈɛsfəli spˈɑːnsɚd ɐ bˈɪl nˈeɪmɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ˈɛf fˈoːɹ jˈuː kˈɔːɹsɛɹ fˈaɪɾɚ, dɪvˈɛləpt ænd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚd ɪn kənˈɛɾɪkət, æz ðə stˈeɪtz əfˈɪʃəl ˈɛɹkɹæft, ænd ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɐ kˈɔːɹsɛɹ sˌɛləbɹˈeɪʃən ænd sɪmpˈoʊsiəm æt sɪkˈoːɹski məmˈoːɹɪəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn stɹˈætfɚd fɔːɹ məmˈoːɹɪəl dˈeɪ, mˈeɪ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
In 2005, he successfully sponsored a bill naming World War II's F4U Corsair fighter, developed and manufactured in Connecticut, as the state's official aircraft, and organized a Corsair Celebration and Symposium at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford for Memorial Day, May 29, 2006.