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Marine Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, Commanding Officer of VMF-214 the “Black Sheep” and later Medal of Honor recipient, boards his F4U-1 Corsair at the Barakoma airstrip on Vella LaVella Island, Solomons, Dec 1943.US Marine Corps F4U-1 Corsair fighters in flight, late 1943; seen in Jul-Aug 1984 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsMarine Pfc C.H. McClure servicing the three Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns in the right wing of an F4U-1 Corsair fighter on Bougainville, Dec 9, 1943F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943.
Marine Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, Commanding Officer of VMF-214 the “Black Sheep” and later Medal of Honor recipient, boards his F4U-1 Corsair at the Barakoma airstrip on Vella LaVella Island, Solomons, Dec 1943.US Marine Corps F4U-1 Corsair fighters in flight, late 1943; seen in Jul-Aug 1984 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsMarine Pfc C.H. McClure servicing the three Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns in the right wing of an F4U-1 Corsair fighter on Bougainville, Dec 9, 1943F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943.
F4U-1A Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943.US F4U-1 Corsair, US F6F-3 Hellcat, US SBD Dauntless, and New Zealand Kittyhawk Mk. IV aircraft at the Barakoma airfield at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 1 of 5.A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 2 of 5.
F4U-1A Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943.US F4U-1 Corsair, US F6F-3 Hellcat, US SBD Dauntless, and New Zealand Kittyhawk Mk. IV aircraft at the Barakoma airfield at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 1 of 5.A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 2 of 5.
A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 3 of 5.A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 4 of 5.A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 5 of 5.An F4U Corsair running up its engine before taking off from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-45.
A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 3 of 5.A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 4 of 5.A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 5 of 5.An F4U Corsair running up its engine before taking off from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-45.
F4U-1 Corsair fighter of No. 14 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1944F4U-1 Corsair fighter under construction, United States, circa 1944F4U-1 Corsair fighters in flight over Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 1944F4U-1A Corsair fighters of US Navy squadron VF-17 in flight, Southwest Pacific, 1944; seen in Feb 1969 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
F4U-1 Corsair fighter of No. 14 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1944F4U-1 Corsair fighter under construction, United States, circa 1944F4U-1 Corsair fighters in flight over Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 1944F4U-1A Corsair fighters of US Navy squadron VF-17 in flight, Southwest Pacific, 1944; seen in Feb 1969 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
F4U-2 Corsair nightfighters on a carrier flight deck, 1944; seen in May-Jun issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsFG-1A Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps group ABG-2, 1940s; seen in Sep 1961 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsUS Marine Corps F4U Corsair fighters taxiing for takeoff from Majuro Island, Marshall Islands, date unknownUS Marine Corps pilot 2nd Lieutenant John Zoellner, Jr. in the cockpit of a F4U-1 Corsair fighter, 1944
F4U-2 Corsair nightfighters on a carrier flight deck, 1944; seen in May-Jun issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsFG-1A Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps group ABG-2, 1940s; seen in Sep 1961 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsUS Marine Corps F4U Corsair fighters taxiing for takeoff from Majuro Island, Marshall Islands, date unknownUS Marine Corps pilot 2nd Lieutenant John Zoellner, Jr. in the cockpit of a F4U-1 Corsair fighter, 1944

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