Cool Vintage Corsair Shot For You Buffs............

[Jack Cook]

Here's a shot you F4U buffs may enjoy. This is my dear friend Bill Popp flying a VF-84 F4U-1D out of NAS North Island in mid 1944. He had just finished a combat tour with VF-17 Jolly Rogers and was one of a number of former member who formed VF-84 and flew combat again from
the USS Bunker Hill. I'm clueless about all the freaking gas Bill's hauling and he could recall either. I've never seen a F4U carrying those big tanks you usually see on P-38s. Bill had top bail out from this F4U when his wingman collided with him after becoming disorientated during a practice mission.

[corsairkid]

Please sir, may I have more?

[Jack Cook]

OK..................

Ens. "Chico" Freeman VF-17 bouganville 1944

Capt Don Owen (my cousin) after landing his battle damaged VMF-112 F4U-1D on the USS Bennington

VMF-213 Corsairs on Munda Airstrip, New Georgia Sept 1943

Ltjg Tom Killefer's F4U-1A #5 of VF-17 after landing on Green Island after a mission to Rabaul March 1944

Maj Bob Owens CO VMF-215 lands on Munda Airstrip

F4U-4 VMF-232

Lt Don Wilson FG-1D #600 VMF-122 Pelilu 1945

Lt Don Wilson VMF-122 & FG-1D #600 Pelilu 1945

LTjg Ed Schiess VBF-83 folds the wings of his FG-1D after landing on the USS Essex. BTW-Ed's neighbor is Don Wilson!

[lmritger]

Jaysus, Joseph, and Mary... what a phenomenal treasure trove you have, Jack!!!

Thank you SO much for posting these... I do have one request, though. Would you have any shots of Greg Weissenberger or his F4U-1 "white 6" outside of what's in the Osprey Corsair Aces book?

Thanks again, and happy Fathers Day!

Lynn

[B-29 Super Fort]

Outstanding photos!

[SPang]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for the pics.

SPang

[Jack Cook]

Would you have any shots of Greg Weissenberger or his F4U-1 "white 6" outside of what's in the Osprey Corsair Aces book?

I think this is the same photo, but you may get more detail than the little picture in the book.

Major Greg Weissenberger mounts his F4U-1

F4U-1s VMF-222 Velle la Vella 1943

Kiwi F4U-1A after crash on Ftr 2 airstrip Guadalcanal

[Django]

Those are some great pics!

[Chicoartist]

Thx muchly for posting those, Jack! I'll definitely be calling on you for ref material when I get to my VF-17 piece coming up.

In the meantime, what you got in the way of Vietnam Phan Rang F-100Ds and/or Misty FAC F-100s?

Wade