Marine Corps F4U-1D Corsairs prepare for take-off from their base on Okinawa, 1945. Note the two oversized drop tanks beneath the fuselage.F4U-1D Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-312 lined up at Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, 1945.Ground crewmen arming an FG-1D Corsair of Marine Fighting Squadron 312, the “Checkerboarders,” at Kadena airfield, Okinawa, Japan, Apr-Aug 1945USS Sterlet in the Hijagawa (river) in Kadena, Okinawa, Japan, Feb 1968
Marine Corps F4U-1D Corsairs prepare for take-off from their base on Okinawa, 1945. Note the two oversized drop tanks beneath the fuselage.F4U-1D Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-312 lined up at Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, Japan, 1945.Ground crewmen arming an FG-1D Corsair of Marine Fighting Squadron 312, the “Checkerboarders,” at Kadena airfield, Okinawa, Japan, Apr-Aug 1945USS Sterlet in the Hijagawa (river) in Kadena, Okinawa, Japan, Feb 1968


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