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PostPosted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:29 pm 
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A Vought F4U-4B Corsair of U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-214 Blacksheep being readied for takeoff between August and November 1950 on the escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) for a strike in Korea.

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A Vought F4U-4 Corsair of fighter squadron VF-33 Tarsiers, Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3), after having hit the barrier aboard the aircraft carrier. (Carrier Unknown To Me)

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A Vought F4U-4 Corsair going into the drink in 1949 after a fouled-up landing attempt on the U.S. escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118). Note the Landing Signal Officer (LSO, with the paddles) and his assistant (with the notepad) running to the opposite side of the flight deck.

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Four U.S. Navy Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighters over Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA) in 1944.

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squadrons VF-114 Executioners (V-4XX) and VF-113 Stingers (V-3XX, on the catapult), assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11), on the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) during the Korean War in 1951/52. Another Essex-class carrier of Task Force 77 is visible in the background.

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U.S. Navy sailors clean the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) from snow off Korea, on 10 February 1953. On the starboard side are three Vought F4U-5N Corsair fighters of composite squadron VC-3 Det.G Blue Nemesis. On the port side sits a Douglas AD-3W Skyraider of VC-11 Det.G.

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A U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-5N Corsair night fighter of Marine night fighter squadron VMF(N)-513 Flying Nightmares on the flight line at Wonsan, Korea, on 2 November 1950.
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 Post subject: Re: Corsair!
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thank you for posting the nice photo's

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Cool pics, thanks!


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 Post subject: Re: Corsair!
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Great pics!
I love the zamboni on the Flight Deck.

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