USN Fighting Squadron VF-17 USN Fighting Squadron VF-17 Skull & Crossbones

 Aircrew US Aces Hedrick Blackburn and Kepford of VF-17 Jolly Rogers 21st Mar 1944 01

 Aircrew USN VF-17 pilot Ens Andy Jagger describes kill made over Rabaul Bougainville Airstrip Feb 1944 01

 Aircrew VF-17 ace Ike Kepford next to his Corsair Bouganville 01

 Aircrew VF-17 ace Ike Kepford next to his Corsair Bouganville 02

 Aircrew VF-17 graduation crew 01

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 N55JP 01

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 N55JP 02

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 N55JP 03

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 01

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 02

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 03

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 04

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 05

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 06

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 07

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 08

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 09

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 10

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 11

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 13

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 14

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 15

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 16

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 17

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 88391 ex RNZAF as NZ5648 now G BXUL 18

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 01

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 02

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 03

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 04

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 05

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 06

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 07

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 08

 Airworthy warbird Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92844 ZK COR 09

 Airworthy warbird Vought F4U-4 Corsair depicting VF-17 29 Ike Kepford aircraft 01

 VF-17 LtCmd John T Blackburn (front) receives the distinguished flying cross from MajGen Ralph J Mitchell 1944 01

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 01

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 02

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 03

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 04

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 05

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 06

 VF-17 tally board Bouganville 07

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 awaiting the mission go signal 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Bougainville Feb 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 077 on Bougainville Feb 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 1 Big Hog 1 Tom Blackburn BuNo 17640 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 1 Tom Blackburn BuNo 17640 New Georgia Solomons 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 1 Tom Blackburn BuNo 17640 New Georgia Solomons Nov 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 1 Tom Blackburn BuNo 17640 New Georgia Solomons Nov 1943 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 1 Tom Blackburn BuNo 17640 on deck 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 30 aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 34 heading out for a raid on Rabaul Feb 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 35 taxing Piva Strip Bougainville raid on Rabaul Feb 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 3 Jim Streig 15th Apr 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 3 Jim Streig 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 3 Jim Streig 1943 03

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 8 Earl 15th Apr 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 9 Butch Davenports landing accident 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers White 9 Butch Davenports landing accident 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 17 LCdr Roger Hedrick XO Solomon Islands 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 17 LCdr Roger Hedrick XO Solomon Islands 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 20 Jack Chasnoff New Georgia Solomon Islands Nov 1943 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 22 Bougainville Feb 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 24 taking off 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 28 Ens Bill Beads Popp Solomon Islands 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 artwork 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 BuNo 55995 Ike Kepford 15th Apr 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 BuNo 55995 Ike Kepford 15th Apr 1944 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 BuNo 55995 Ike Kepford Ondonga New Georgia 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 BuNo 55995 Ike Kepford Ondonga New Georgia 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 BuNo 55995 Ike Kepford taxing Bougainville raid on Rabaul Feb 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 BuNo 55995 Ike Kepford taxing Bougainville raid on Rabaul Feb 1944 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 Ike Kepfords landing mishap Piva Strip Bouganville 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 Ike Kepfords landing mishap Piva Strip Bouganville 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 Ike Kepfords landing mishap Piva Strip Bouganville 03

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 29 Ike Kepfords landing mishap Piva Strip Bouganville 04

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 34 LTjg Chico Freeman New Georgia Solomon Islands Nov 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 35 aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill Sep 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 36 landing CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 14th Sep 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 38 and 3 being moved ashore 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 03

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 04

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 05

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 06

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 07

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer 17656 maintenance Nissan Island Green Islands 6th Mar 1944 08

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 5 Tom TK Killefer BuNo 17656 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White 8 Lt Earl May 1944 by Replic 173 Page 19 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 White S213 flown by Ike Kepford in flight near Oahu HI 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers in formation July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 Jolly Rogers on the deck of CVE- 30 USS Charger 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17White 17F10 landing aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 11th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F10 landing mishap aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F12 landing aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 11th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F13 aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F15 landing on CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F16 launched from CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F18 landing mishap aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F18 on patrol CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F19 landing aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F21 prelaunch CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F22 aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F22 landing aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F22 landing aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F24 landing mishap aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F25 and 6 on patrol CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F25 and 6 on patrol CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F26 landing mishap aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F31 landing mishap aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F4 launches from the deck of the CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 28th Jun 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F6 background on patrol CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 17th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F6 landing on USS Charger 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VF-17 White 17F8 aboard CV-17 USS Bunker Hill 11th July 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1D Corsair VF-17 landing mishap 1943 01

 Vought F4U-4 Corsair VF-17 on the deck as the carrier goes through the Panama Canal 01

 Vought F4U-4 Corsair VF-17 White C109 01

 Vought F4U-5P Corsair VF-17 White 17F8 on the ground at the Cleveland Air Races 1949 01

USN VF 17 pilot Ens Andy Jagger describes kill made over Rabaul Bougainville Airstrip Feb 1944 01

Ens. Andy Jagger describes kill made over Rabaul To Lt. H.A. March at Bougainville Airstrip Feb. 1944

 Vella Lavella Island, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Solomon Islands Map

 Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea Map

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover - COD/CLOD skins No 3d model at this stage!
IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles (FB), Ace Expansion Pack (AEP), Pacific Fighters (PF), 1946 skins
 
  IL2 origianl game skin by Air Online AO Corsair F4U 1A VF 17 8 Earl May 1943
  IL2 origianl game skin by Air Online AO Corsair F4U 1A VF 17 8 Earl May 1943 V0A

  This is a skin of the last airworthy RNZAF Corsair, which is currently located at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton and is owned and operated by the Old Stick and Rudder Company.
Suitable Models: All Corsair models, but best suits the Corsair Mk IV.

  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 1 Tom Blackburn Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 3 Jim Streig Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 4 Oscar Chenoweth Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 8 Earl May Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 9 Merle Davenport Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 17 Roger Hedrick Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 29 Ike Kepford Bougainville 1944
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin F4U-1A VF-17 White 34 Chico Freeman Bougainville 1944

  F4U-1As of VF-17. VF-17 Jolly Rogers downed 154 enemy planes in 76 days spanning late 1943 and early 1944. Included are Tom Blackburns #1 "BIG HOG", Merle Davenports #9 "Lonesome Polecat", Ike Kepfords #29, and Jim Streigs #3. Included are Roger Hedricks #17, Chico Freemans #34 "LA City Limits", Earl Mays #8, and Oscar Chenoweths #4 "Ruthless II". RN Ronncortarget@gmail.com

The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Chronology of the USN in WWII
  1939   1940   1941   1942   1943   1944   1945

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    Magazine References: +

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  • 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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