Black Sheep Corsairs In Color
Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:55 pm
F4U-1A BuNo 17829 at Torokina 1943
Capt Bolt taxing a F4U on torokina Dec 1943.
F4U-1A BuNo 17884 and a P-39N of the 68th FS in the Torokina boneyard Jan 1944
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:19 pm
You do come up with the greatest stuff, Jack. Thanks.
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:29 pm
Obviously the work of amateurs - those planes have way too much weathering! 
Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:36 pm
Next I bet he'll be a boot leggier of dish soap to Washington state..... 
Lynn
Lynn
Corsairs on Torokina
Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:26 pm
Great photos Jack...thanks for all that you post here.
A friend of my late father flew with VMF-223 from Piva North, which was more inland than Torokina, near Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville. Piva North and South were parallel fighter strips and were also known as Piva Yoke and Piva Uncle.
A friend of my late father flew with VMF-223 from Piva North, which was more inland than Torokina, near Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville. Piva North and South were parallel fighter strips and were also known as Piva Yoke and Piva Uncle.
Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:58 am
Great shots as usual..
Piva North was 're-opened' in 1972 for a couple of years and used by light aircraft. The outlines of both strips are just discernable on Goggle Earth...
Piva North was 're-opened' in 1972 for a couple of years and used by light aircraft. The outlines of both strips are just discernable on Goggle Earth...
Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:34 am
Great stuff as always Jack - love the color and weathering....
Thanks for posting! Mark
Thanks for posting! Mark