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Escort Carrier USS Attu and Fleet Carrier USS Shangri-La (left) exchanging personnel and equipment by high wire while at sea, 3 Sep 1945. Note F4U Corsairs and SB2C Helldiver aircraft on Attu’s deck.Corsair fighter in an elevator aboard HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Corsair fighter in an elevator aboard HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2Corsair fighter landing on HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945
Escort Carrier USS Attu and Fleet Carrier USS Shangri-La (left) exchanging personnel and equipment by high wire while at sea, 3 Sep 1945. Note F4U Corsairs and SB2C Helldiver aircraft on Attu’s deck.Corsair fighter in an elevator aboard HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Corsair fighter in an elevator aboard HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2Corsair fighter landing on HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945
Preparing a Corsair aircraft for flight aboard HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 19451945 Goodyear prototype F2G low altitude interceptor based on the Vought F4U-1D Corsair fitted with a twice as large four-row R7360 Wasp radial engine.F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-311 flying a surveillance patrol over the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan, late 1945.1945 Goodyear prototype F2G low altitude interceptor based on the Vought F4U-1D Corsair fitted with a twice as large four-row R7360 Wasp radial engine. Note the longer cowling and air scoop just behind the cowling.
Preparing a Corsair aircraft for flight aboard HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 19451945 Goodyear prototype F2G low altitude interceptor based on the Vought F4U-1D Corsair fitted with a twice as large four-row R7360 Wasp radial engine.F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-311 flying a surveillance patrol over the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan, late 1945.1945 Goodyear prototype F2G low altitude interceptor based on the Vought F4U-1D Corsair fitted with a twice as large four-row R7360 Wasp radial engine. Note the longer cowling and air scoop just behind the cowling.
F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Navy squadron VBF-74 aboard USS Midway, late 1945; seen in Feb issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsXF4U-3 Corsair aircraft, 1946; seen in Jun 1946 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF4U-4 Corsair aircraft of US Navy squadron VF-75 and SB2C-4E Helldiver aircraft of US Navy squadron VT-75 in flight over USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, western Atlantic Ocean, 5 May 1946F4U Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-213 being service, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, United States, 1947; seen in Nov 1947 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Navy squadron VBF-74 aboard USS Midway, late 1945; seen in Feb issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsXF4U-3 Corsair aircraft, 1946; seen in Jun 1946 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF4U-4 Corsair aircraft of US Navy squadron VF-75 and SB2C-4E Helldiver aircraft of US Navy squadron VT-75 in flight over USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, western Atlantic Ocean, 5 May 1946F4U Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-213 being service, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, United States, 1947; seen in Nov 1947 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy group CVAG-1 aboard USS Tarawa, 1947; seen in Sep 1947 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VF-4 aboard USS Tarawa, 1946-1947F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Navy squadron VBF-4 in flight near Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1946-1947F4U-5P and F4U-5N Corsair aircraft of US Navy squadrons VC-62 and VC-4 in flight, circa 1947
F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy group CVAG-1 aboard USS Tarawa, 1947; seen in Sep 1947 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VF-4 aboard USS Tarawa, 1946-1947F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Navy squadron VBF-4 in flight near Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1946-1947F4U-5P and F4U-5N Corsair aircraft of US Navy squadrons VC-62 and VC-4 in flight, circa 1947
F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-311 after a landing accident aboard USS Philippine Sea, crica early 1948F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VF-1B aboard USS Midway, 1947-1948F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps group MAG-33, Camp Pendleton, California, United States, 1948; seen in Jun 1948 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-211 at rest at Qingdao, China, early 1948; seen in May 1948 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-311 after a landing accident aboard USS Philippine Sea, crica early 1948F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VF-1B aboard USS Midway, 1947-1948F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps group MAG-33, Camp Pendleton, California, United States, 1948; seen in Jun 1948 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-211 at rest at Qingdao, China, early 1948; seen in May 1948 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

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