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PostPosted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:22 pm 
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Here's a bunch of nice corsair images for the Stratford CT guys and gals. Again nice job with the young ones. Much needed for those poor folks, so here's wishing they had a small amount of peace from what you all did for them. Congrats.

Would be great to see a 'birdcage' corsair flying someday. Isn't one being restored to fly?
Source, National Museum of Naval Aviation archives, Library of Congress archives.

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-12 1943

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F4U-1 no 9 of VMF-213 CAVG-9 warming up on the flight deck of USS Copahee CHVE-12

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-10 on the flight deck of USS Enterprise CV-6

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F4U Corsair of VF-17 flight off USS Bunker Hill CV-17

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-10 on the hangar deck of USS Enterprise CV-6

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 on the deck of USS Charger

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F4U-1 Corsair an F4F Wildcat and two TBF-1 Avengers are spotted for launch aboard the USS Sable 1943

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Lt Garrison over Henderson Field Guadalcanal in a Vought F4U-1 Corsair circa 1942-1943

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Navy F4U-1 Corsair in flight circa 1942

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Three F4U-1 Corsairs

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Three F4U-1 Corsairs of VF-12

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Two F4U-1 Corsairs of VF-12

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four F4U-1 Corsairs of VF-12

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Two F4U-1 Corsairs of VF-17 off Norfolk VA 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 being lifted from the deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-17 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 mishap on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 mishap on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 mishap on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 mishap on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 mishap on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

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F4U-1 Corsair unknown location

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Part 2 of 4

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Corsair carrier ops

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Marine Fighting Squadron VMF 112 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Bennington CV 20 on February 10, 1945

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 on the deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-17

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 on the deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-17

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-24 on the ground at Roi-Namur Kwajelein. The pilot is Charles Lindbergh

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 on the ground at Bouganville. Ike Kepfords aircraft

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17

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F4U Corsair powered by the flow of jet units tests down the deck of a carrier for takeoff

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An F4U-1D from VOF-2 in flight near Atlantic City NJ

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Two F4U Corsairs attached to USS Hancock CV-19

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17

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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 at Bouganville. Ira Kepford

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Fighting Squadron Eighty-Nine

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Four F4U-1D Corsairs in formation near Moana Loa HI

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Three F4U Corsairs of VOF-2 in formation near Atlantic City NJ

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three F4U Corsairs flying in formation

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Navy F4U-4 Corsairs of CAG-1 from the USS Tarawa CV-40 flying in formation in 1947

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F4U Corsair of VF-24 in flight with a P-38 and P-51D during an impromptu battle formation on a surveillance patrol over the Japanse Alps Honshu Japan

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An F4U-4 of VF-75 in flight over Rio De Janero Brazil 1946

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F4U-1A Corsairs of VF-17 on the deck of a carrier goes through the Panama Canal

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F4U Corsairs from MAG-3 lined up on the ramp at Santa Barbara CA 1945. My neck of the woods these days.

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A Coast Guard HNS-1 Hoverfly flies over F4U Corsairs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Midway CVB41 as the carrier steams into New York Harbor 1946

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Part 3 of 4

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NAS Glenview IL 1950

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F4U Corsair BuNo 13384 AU-1 assigned to a Reserve Unit at NAS Minneapolis MN parked in front of a hanger with wings folded in 1955

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F4U-4 Corsair of VF-5B on the flight deck of CVB-43 on a Gitmo Shakedown

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F4U-4 Corsair of VF-791 on the hangar-bay deck of USS Boxer CV-21 off Korea 1951

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F4U-5 Corsair

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Naval Reserve Vought F4U Corsairs leaving NAS Dallas TX for NAS Pensacola Fl on August 29 1948

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F4U-4 Corsair cued upon the deck of the USS Solomans CVE-67 for carrier qualifications

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F4U-4 Corsair of NARTU Oakland CA in flight near Mt Rainier WA

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Navy F4U-4 Corsair of CAG-1 from the USS Tarawa CV-40 coming in for a landing circa 1946-1947

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NAS Oakland Reserve FG-1D's flying past the Golden Gate Bridge SF

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Three F4U-5 Navy Reserve aircraft from Akron OH

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F4U-5 Navy Reserve aircraft from Akron OH

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Four F4U-4 Corsairs of VF-14

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seven Navy F4U Corsairs from a Reserve Unit at NAS Dallas TX August 29 1948

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Seven F4U-4B Corsairs from VF-4B in flight off CVB-41

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F4U Corsairs and AD Skyraiders off the carrier Boxer CV21 pictured in flight off Korea

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F4U-4 Corsairs F9F-2 Panthers and AD-4 Skyraiders of Air Task Group ATG 2 off the carrier Essex CVA9 off the coast of Korea

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group of F4U Corsairs breaking from a parade formation in preparation for landing

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F4U-4 of NARTU Los Alamitos CA in flight over Southern California

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Part 4 of 4

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F4U-1 of the Royal Navy

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An F4U of the Royal Navy 1842 Squadron of HMS Formidable taken aboard CV-38

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An F4U-7 Corsair of the French Navy 14 Flotille 14 F99 landing on a carrier deck

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F4U KD427 of the Royal Navy, 1850 Sqn

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F4U-1 of the Royal Navy

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F4U KD706, of the Royal Navy, 1850 Squadron

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F4U JT155, of the Royal Navy

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F4U-7 of the French Navy 12 Flotille 12F9

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F4U of the Royal Navy

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three F4U-1 Corsairs of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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F4U KD204, after a mishap on CVG-30 The pilot was SubLT P D Hudson

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Honduran F4U-4

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Honduran F4U-4

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Note the difference in the tailwheel between early versions which had poor visibility on the carrier deck with a poor safety record-

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 on the flight deck of USS Bunker Hill CV-19 1943

And the modified tailwheel with a taller extension to raise the tail-
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F4U-1A Corsair of VF-24 on the ground at Roi-Namur Kwajelein. The pilot is Charles Lindbergh

They also raised the seat and installed the blown bubble shaped canopy.

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[quote="Mark Allen M"]Here's a bunch of nice corsair images for the Stratford CT guys and gals. Again nice job with the young ones. Much needed for those poor folks, so here's wishing they had a small amount of peace from what you all did for them. Congrats.

Would be great to see a 'birdcage' corsair flying someday. Isn't one being restored to fly?
Source, National Museum of Naval Aviation archives, Library of Congress archives.

Part 1 of 4

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F4U-1 Corsair unknown location

Thanks Mark for the Kudos. My volunteers are among the best in the business and make it all happen.
Thats in Stratford at the airport, The yellow circle in the image below is the general area of the Compass Rose.
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Very nice Drew, looks like much of your area down there is still somewhat intact

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Also I'm fairly certain this shot was taken at the airport here in Stratford. Note the factory fresh schemes with no squadron markings on them. Image

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Mark Allen M wrote:
Part 2 of 4

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F4U Corsair of VF-24 in flight with a P-38 and P-51D during an impromptu battle formation on a surveillance patrol over the Japanse Alps Honshu Japan

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Looks by dad's logbook he flew a few of the corsairs in the group photo. #'s 60 and 52 that I can make out in the front row. Can't make out the #'s in back rows too well.

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FG-1D's from MARTD Grosse Ile MI on the ground MCAS Cherry Point NC 1946

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The P-51/P-38/F4U formation photo made my day.

Was the Corsair the only type that had blue painted outer wing undersides?

(The next F4U model I build will be a birdcage in RN markings).


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Was the Corsair the only type that had blue painted outer wing undersides?


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Great shots Mark!
BTW, the old Vought-Sikorsky Plant and hangars are not only somewhat intact, they are very intact. About the only things removed from the airport since 1929 were the taxiway across the road to Hangar 6 and the control tower mounted on the side of the big hangar. Everything else is there. Pretty unusual for something to survive intact that long!
If you think about it, there's nothing left to show the former presence of North American at LAX. :(
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What's the story with your dad bellying in the Corsair?


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maxum96 wrote:
What's the story with your dad bellying in the Corsair?


I believe he told me it was some sort of engine failure.

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