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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 11:22 am

FG-1As VMF-222 PI 1944

Capt John Bolt VMF-214 taxing

Pappy B. wearing his hangover glasses.

F4U-1A coming home 8-44 Pt Mugu, CA

F4U-1 VF-10 1943

F4U-1 VMF-215 1943

Capt Ken Walsh in F4U-1 1943

Steven M. Dennis · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 12:46 pm

Awesome pictures as always Jack. Thanks for sharng. I love Corsairs!

Do you have any idea what the story is behind the painted out national insignia on the Pt. Mugu F4U-1A during wartime? I know it was a requirement when they were sold surplus after the war, but I can't remember seeing it done during the war.

Thanks,

Steve :wink:

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 4:13 pm

the weathered 1 looks beat beyond life. are they dumping it in the drink??

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 4:22 pm

That's a war weary coming back to be rerurbished and using for training.
Quite a few of the VF-17 Jolly Roger Corsairs came back this way also including blackburn's "Big Hog".

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 4:55 pm

Cool shot of the Ol man! I havent seen that one before.

clangjr · **Joined:** Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:48 pm **Posts:** 106

In the second to last pic down in the hangar, what is hanging (the things with the insignia on it) in the netting above the plane?
Chuck

phil65 · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2007 12:09 am

clangjr wrote:

In the second to last pic down in the hangar, what is hanging (the things with the insignia on it) in the netting above the plane?
Chuck

Good question, I would guess an extra pair for outer wings.

Phil

Shay · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 12:04 pm

As always Jack, very nice pictures indeed.

I've always been a big fan of the "Corsair II".

If you ever come across any VMA-332 during Korea (USS BAIROKO, (CVE-115) July 1953) with the White and Red poka-dot band around the cowl please post them up.

Thanks

Shay
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Semper Fortis

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 12:09 pm

phil65 wrote:

clangjr wrote:

In the second to last pic down in the hangar, what is hanging (the things with the insignia on it) in the netting above the plane?
Chuck

Good question, I would guess an extra pair for outer wings.

Phil

Could also be a pair of "salvaged" wings.
Jerry

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 3:03 pm

Excellent stuff as always Jack.

You really suprise me with a lot of these shots. I think that "USMC" logo nose art would make a superb addition to an airworthy FG-1D. It's rare enough to find nose art at all on a Corsair, much less something that attractive IMO.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 3:57 pm

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Excellent stuff as always Jack. You really suprise me with a lot of these shots.

Danke!

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I think that "USMC" logo nose art would make a superb addition to an airworthy FG-1D. It's rare enough to find nose art at all on a Corsair, much less something that attractive IMO.

That's the Sea Bee insignia :shock:

I've got a number of nose art shots in the images I was able to salvage.
I've got around 50 F4U photos in 4 x 6s if anyone wants them make a offer. There awesome pictures BTW

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