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English: A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-1A Corsair (BuNo 55995) of Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) "Jolly Rogers" in the Southwest Pacific, in flight over Bougainville. This plane was the second Corsair flown by ace Ira C. Kepford. The photo was possibly taken over Bougainville in early March 1944, at the end of VF-17's Solomons combat tour, although the ...
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.
Vought F4U; Luftangriffe der Schlacht um die Gilbertinseln; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Histoire militaire des États-Unis pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale; Usage on hr.wikipedia.org Vought F4U Corsair; Usage on it.wikipedia.org Stati Uniti d'America nella seconda guerra mondiale; VF-61; Usage on ko.wikipedia.org 보우트 F4U 콜세어
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Marine Fighting Squadron 422 (VMF-422) was a Vought F4U Corsair squadron in the United States Marine Corps.The squadron, also known as the "Flying Buccaneers", fought in World War II but is perhaps best known for its role in the worst accident in naval aviation history when 22 of the squadron's 23 aircraft were lost flying through a typhoon on 25 January 1944.
VF-84 flew F4U Corsairs and was formed around a nucleus of veterans of VF-17, the Jolly Rogers. The new squadron's commanding officer was Lt. Cdr. Roger R. Hedrick, former executive officer of VF-17. [2] VF-84 was assigned to the USS Bunker Hill, which was the former home of VF-17.
F4U-1 Corsair of 1st Lt Rolland N. Rinabarger of VMF-214 The Black Sheep squadron fought for 84 days. They met the Japanese over their own fields and territory, piled up a record of 203 planes destroyed or damaged, produced nine fighter aces with 97 confirmed air-to-air kills, sank several troop transports and supply ships, destroyed many ...
Vought Corsair is the name of several former aircraft of the US Navy: Vought O2U Corsair, a biplane scout and observation aircraft; Vought O4U Corsair, a biplane scout and observation aircraft prototype; Vought SBU Corsair, a biplane dive bomber aircraft; Vought F4U Corsair, a monoplane shipborne fighter/dive bomber aircraft