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Royal Navy Corsair MkII 1833NAS White 6H, 6F and 6A over Quonset Point Rhode Island United States 1943 01
Royal Navy Corsair MkII JT199 NAS Quonset Point Rhode Island USN BuNo 17701 Vought F4U-1A USA 1943 01
Royal Navy Corsair MkII JT235 NAS Quonset Point Rhode Island USN BuNo 17767 Vought F4U-1A USA 1943 01
Royal Navy Corsair MkIIs and Barracuda torpedo bombers on the flight deck of HMS Formidable Norway 01
Royal Navy Vought Corsair MkII FAA 738NAS 3BB NAS JT238 Lewiston Ireland 1944 IWM A26734
Formation photograph of six British Naval Airmen in training over the Maine countryside. They are flying American built Chance-Vought Corsairs, with British markings. These pilots will soon leave Lewiston where they are training and proceed to Norfolk for their deck landing exercises.
Source: IWM A 26734 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205187453
Royal Navy Corsair MkII 9Y on a outrigger HMS Khedive East Indies Fleet IWM A29037
This device being used here is called an outrigger. The tail wheel is locked at the end of it and slung outboard. Chocks are fixed fore and aft of the undercarriage wheels so that this Chance-Vought Corsair is kept securely in position while taking up a minimum of deck space on board HMS KHEDIVE, part of the East Indies Fleet as she operates in eastern waters.
Source: IWM A 29037 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205187584
Royal Navy Corsair MkI JT104 at RAF Wittering 1943 IWM A20026
The Chance-Vought Corsair. (Frame number JT 104) stationary on the ground at RAF Wittering. This US built aircraft is in service with the Fleet Air Arm.
Source: IWM A 20026 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205186752
Royal Navy Corsair 7Y taking off from HMS Victorious off Bodo Norway IWM A23039
A Chance-Vought Corsair taking off from HMS VICTORIOUS on its way to bomb a German convoy off Bodo, Northern Norway.
Source: IWM A 23039 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205187020
Royal Navy Corsair coded K landing mishap aboard HMS Illustrious IWM A21002
This US built fighter the Chance-Vought Corsair throttled back too late and collided with the island on board HMS ILLUSTRIOUS. Note the self-propelled crane in background. Half of one of the aircraft's wing is missing and the engine is hanging from its mountings.
Source: IWM A 21002 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205186856
Royal Navy Corsair taking off from HMS Illustrious IWM A21001
An American built Chance-Vought Corsair takes off from the flight deck of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS.
Source: IWM A 21001 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205186855
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Magazine References: +
- Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
- Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
- FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
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- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
- Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
- Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/
Web References: +
- History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F4U Corsair
- http://warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/corsairregistry.html
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/
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