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VMF-225 1947

Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:31 am

Here's a couple of pictures of VMF-225, based at Cherry Point, NC in 1947. The first picture is aboard CVE-112, USS Siboney. The next two are a couple of flight line shots.


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found this one online somewhere along the way...
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The non-standard looking spinners are barber-poled red and white.
Last edited by DaveG on Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:31 am, edited 3 times in total.

Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:16 pm

Excellent stuff Dave. 8) Very unique insignia arrangement, and the only squadron I know of that painted a sharks mouth on a Corsair (on at least one anyway).

Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:31 pm

Not sure where this is from:



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These other two were in the Warminster thread from some time ago:

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Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:55 am

In case you're interested, Dan Friedkin's recently acquired F4U-4 flew with VMF-225 from November 1950 - May 1951. The squad was at Cherry Point from November thru January, then from February - May they took part in an Atlantic cruise aboard the USS Franklin D Roosevelt.

Re: VMF-225 1947

Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:34 am

Gents, i'm the squadron historical officer for VMFA(AW)-225, an F/A_18D squadron thats the legacy squadron of VMF-225. I can't see any of the pictures in this thread, I think due to the age of the post, any chance any of you could re post or send them to me?

Re: VMF-225 1947

Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:06 am

lstephenson13 wrote:Gents, i'm the squadron historical officer for VMFA(AW)-225, an F/A_18D squadron thats the legacy squadron of VMF-225. I can't see any of the pictures in this thread, I think due to the age of the post, any chance any of you could re post or send them to me?


check your pm's

Dave

Re: VMF-225 1947

Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:32 am

DaveG wrote:
lstephenson13 wrote:Gents, i'm the squadron historical officer for VMFA(AW)-225, an F/A_18D squadron thats the legacy squadron of VMF-225. I can't see any of the pictures in this thread, I think due to the age of the post, any chance any of you could re post or send them to me?


check your pm's

Dave

Got your message, thats correct i cannot see the first few pictures

Re: VMF-225 1947

Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:45 pm

lstephenson13 wrote:Gents, i'm the squadron historical officer for VMFA(AW)-225, an F/A_18D squadron thats the legacy squadron of VMF-225. I can't see any of the pictures in this thread, I think due to the age of the post, any chance any of you could re post or send them to me?



My uncle, Raymond Baxter Little flew in the VMF-225 just after the war. Do you have any information about him by chance?

Re: VMF-225 1947

Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:05 am

lstephenson13 wrote:
DaveG wrote:
lstephenson13 wrote:Gents, i'm the squadron historical officer for VMFA(AW)-225, an F/A_18D squadron thats the legacy squadron of VMF-225. I can't see any of the pictures in this thread, I think due to the age of the post, any chance any of you could re post or send them to me?


check your pm's

Dave

Got your message, thats correct i cannot see the first few pictures


I finally fixed the link for that first picture. Sorry to keep you waiting.

Dave
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