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Caption | F4U-4B Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214 being readied for a mission aboard USS Sicily, off Korea, Aug-Nov 1950, Note the HVAR rockets. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-419929 | |||||||
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Photo Size | 740 x 581 pixels | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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13 Apr 2021 12:01:54 PM
Hello I am a Former Marine Corps Veteran and I service from 1978 to 1986 and was in Operation Urgent Fury Grenada Oct 1983 . I lost fellow marines in Beirut Lebanon Oct 1983 to in the Marine Corps Barracks exposition. I am writing a book about my uncle who was in the RCAF and my father who was in the RCAF in WW 2 . Both were shot down and my uncle was a hero and died in being shot down in June 25th 1943 .