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Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:21 am

I'm looking for Corsair photos from the Fleet Air Arm, particularly in and around Australia.
Any leads would be appreciated.

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:39 am

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Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:41 am

Hahaha, not really what I had in mind, but I'll take anything.
Thanks T.

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:24 am

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Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:36 am

they looked like this

HMS Vengeance 45, SWPA
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HMS Victorious 45, SWPA
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Burma etc
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source http://wp.scn.ru

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:33 pm

Photos galore at:

https://www.google.com/search?q=fleet+a ... Cr0QsAQIIQ

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:39 pm

Thanks everyone. I'm looking more for black and white photos from personal collections that are not on google image search.

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:12 pm

Have you looked here?
LINK -- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/searc ... er_page=10

:drink3:

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:21 am

Thanks Duggy. That's more what I'm looking for.

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:06 am

Here is one of my favourite albums:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/billchilt ... 508459555/

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:08 pm

Thanks Scooby.

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:48 pm

Lots of interesting photos in this three part series on the Vintage Wings of Canada site, title Navy Blue Fighter Pilot:

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... e-One.aspx

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... e-Two.aspx

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... r-End.aspx

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:03 am

Thanks k225, there's some good stuff in there.

Re: Looking for Royal Navy Corsair photos from WW2

Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:21 pm

K225 wrote:Lots of interesting photos in this three part series on the Vintage Wings of Canada site, title Navy Blue Fighter Pilot:

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... e-One.aspx

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... e-Two.aspx

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... r-End.aspx


I was fortunate to have met Don Sheppard several years ago. Great man!
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