USN Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214USN Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214

 Airbase Airfield looking eastward over Munda Field 01

 Airbase Barakoma Airfield a VMF-214 dispersal area Vella Lavella Solomon Islands 1943 01

 Airbase Espiritu Santo Bomber Strip July 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep 1st Lt Kenneth A Walsh at Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides 11th Sep 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep 1st Lt Kenneth A Walsh at Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides 11th Sep 1943 02

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep 1st Lt Robert W McClurg 2nd left pilots 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep 1st Lt Robert W McClurg at Russell Islands 15th Oct 1943 02

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep 1st Lt Robert W McClurg VMF-214 White 819 Russell Islands 15th Oct 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep 1st Lt William Case at Russell Islands 5th Oct 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep ace 1st Lt John F Bolt taken at Vella La Vella 5th Dec 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep ace 1st Lt John F Bolt taken at Vella La Vella 5th Dec 1943 02

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep ace Capt Paul A Moon Mullen colorized 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Al Johnson 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Al Johnson and Edwin L Olander left plus other pilots 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep as they lived their life on the islands 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep as they lived their life on the islands 1943 02

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep as they lived their life on the islands 1943 03

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep as they lived their life on the islands 1943 04

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep as they lived their life on the islands 1943 05

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep as they lived their life on the islands 1943 06

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Glenn Bowers 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep life and death on the islands grave of Bob Alexander 30th Sep 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep life on the islands with Pappy Boyington was never dull 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep life on the islands with Pappy Boyington was never dull 1943 02

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 02

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 03

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 04

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 05

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 06

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 07

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 08

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 09

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 10

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington 11

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy Boyington Espiritu Santo 1943 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep Pappy returns to USA 12th Sep 1945 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep pilot Capt McCartney 01

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Black Sheep pilots 03

 Aircrew USMC VMF-214 Tom Emrich, Bill Hobbs, Fred Avey and Burney Tucker operations shack at Vella Lavella 01

 Aircrew US National Archives 80 G 54288 VMF-214 Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides Sep 1943 01

 Aircrew US National Archives 80 G 54288 VMF-214 Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides Sep 1943 02

 Aircrew US National Archives 80 G 54288 VMF-214 Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides Sep 1943 03

 Aircrew US National Archives 80 G 54288 VMF-214 Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides Sep 1943 04

 Aircrew US National Archives 80 G 54288 VMF-214 Turtle Bay Espiritu Santo New Hebrides Sep 1943 05

 F4U-1 Corsair BuNo 02576 VMF-214 W576 Marines Dream 1Lt Ed Olander landing accident at Torokina Bougainville 1943 0A

 F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 White 576 BuNo 02576 Marines Dream Ed Olander landing mishap Torokina Bougainville 1943 01

 F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 White 576 BuNo 02576 Marines Dream Ed Olander landing mishap Torokina Bougainville 1943 02

 F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 White 576 BuNo 02576 Marines Dream Ed Olander landing mishap Torokina Bougainville 1943 03

 F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 White 576 BuNo 02576 Marines Dream Ed Olander landing mishap Torokina Bougainville 1943 04

 Vought F4U-1A Corsairs USN Bureau No 17837 under repairs Bougainville 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsairs VMF-214 White 829 at Munda Point 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 740 taxing Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 840 USN Bureau No 17840 background Bougainville 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 878 with RNZAF Corsairs Bougainville 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 883 USN Bureau No 17883 Bougainville 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 884 USN Bureau No 17884 Bougainville 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 884 USN Bureau No 17884 Bougainville 1944 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 884 USN Bureau No 17884 Bougainville 1944 03

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 884 USN Bureau No 17884 Bougainville 1944 04

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Gregory Boyington BuNo 17883 Barakoma Vella LaVella Solomons Dec 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Gregory Boyington BuNo 17883 Barakoma Vella LaVella Solomons Dec 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Gregory Boyington USN Bureau No 17883 Barakoma Vella LaVella Solomons Dec 1943 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 on Marsden matting Torokina Airstrip Bougainville Dec 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 on Marsden matting Torokina Airstrip Bougainville Dec 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 USN Bureau No 17740 Torokina Strip Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 White 735 BuNo 17735 and 795 BuNo 17795 Bougainville 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 White 735 BuNo 17735 and 795 BuNo 17795 Bougainville 1944 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 White 735 BuNo 17735 and 795 BuNo 17795 Bougainville 1944 03

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 White 735 BuNo 17735 with Pappy Boyington sitting on the tail 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 White 777 BuNo 17777 overturned on landing 16th Dec 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsairs VMF-214 Black Sheep taxing Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 119 maintenance Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 14 unusal markings Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 2, 5, 6 and 9 on patrol Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 35 and 29 on patrol Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 507 being filmed Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 51 and 53 being filmed Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 5 at Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 61 maintenance Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 68 Espiritu Santo 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 840 landing mishap Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 917 over Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 93 1st Lt Rolland N Rinabarger being filmed Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 93 1st Lt Rolland N Rinabarger being filmed Bougainville 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 93 1st Lt Rolland N Rinabarger being filmed Bougainville 1943 03

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 93 1st Lt Rolland N Rinabarger being filmed Bougainville 1943 04

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 93 being filmed landing Bougainville 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 93 being filmed landing Bougainville 1943 02

 Vought F4U-4B Corsair VMF-214 Pohang Korea 1951 0B

 Vought F4U-4B Corsair VMF-214 White 7 being readied for a mission aboard USS Sicily off Korea Aug Nov 1950 01

 Vought F4U-4B Corsair VMF-214 White WE11 off Korea circa 1951 01

 Vought F4U-4B Corsair VMF-214 White WE22 BuNo 63009 Pohang Korea 1951 01

 Vought F4U-4B Corsair VMF-214 White WE22 BuNo 63009 Pohang Korea 1951 0A

 Vought F4U-4B Corsair VMF-214 White WE3 and WE22 aboard CVE- 118 USS Sicily off Korea late 1950 01

 Vought F4U-4 Corsair VMF-214 White WE9 Pohang Korea 1951 01

USMC ace 1st Lt John F Bolt VMF 214 Black Sheep taken at Vella La Vella 5th Dec 1943

John Franklin Bolt (19 May 1921 – 8 Sept. 2004), US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lt. John F. Bolt, Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214) 'Black Sheep' taken at Vella La Vella, Dec. 5, 1943 as he stands in front of a USMC F4U Corsair. He is an Ace Pilot credited with 6 kills. Bolt continued his service through the Korean War, flying F-86 Sabres he had additional 6 kills with a total of 12 aerial kills.

Harry Johnson, the last of the original members of the Black Sheep squadron formed by Greg 'Pappy' Boyington, passed away in his home in Destin, Florida on the night of December 3-4. Nicknamed “Skinny,” Harry joined the squadron in November 1943 as a young replacement and participated in their second combat tour, which included the rough missions over Rabaul. He claimed his one and only victory—a Zero—on the last day of the 6-week

1st Lieut William Case, Marine Attack Squadron VMF-214, 'Black Sheep', at Russell Islands, 5 Oct 43. With 8 kills, 22 y/o Case was the 3rd highest scoring Black Sheep, and maybe the luckiest. Like most pilots in Aug 1943 he only served w/ VMF-214 one tour. His last day in combat, 18 Oct, Case - a short guy - lowered his seat from the normal position of fully elevated. The only time he did so. A bullet from a 'Zero' fighter smashed thru the cockpit, and just bloodied his scalp. He died 1995.

Capt. Paul A. 'Moon' Mullen (Jan. 24, 1920 - Feb. 12, 1946) Ace of VMF-214 'Black Sheep' with 6.5 victories.

Marine Attack Squadron Two Hundred and Fourteen - VMF 214 (Black Sheep Squadron) on Turtle Bay Fighter Strip, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, September 11, 1943. First Lieutenant Kenneth A. Walsh in an F4U. Walsh later received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Solomon Islands area August 15 – 30, 1943. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

80-G-54288: Marine Attack Squadron Two Hundred and Fourteen - VMF 214 (Black Sheep Squadron) on Turtle Bay Fighter Strip, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. They are shown before leaving for Munda, with an F4U in the background, 11 September 1943. Note, Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, 8th from left, front row. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

80-G-54294: Marine Attack Squadron Two Hundred and Fourteen - VMF 214 (Black Sheep Squadron) on Turtle Bay Fighter Strip, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, September 11, 1943. First Lieutenant Kenneth A. Walsh with an F4U. Walsh later received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Solomon Islands area August 15 – 30, 1943. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/28).

USN Bureau No 17883 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-214 Black Sheep White 883 Bougainville 1944 01

Vought F4U-1A Corsair, BuNo 17883, of Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington, the commander of VMF-214, Vella Lavella end of 1943. Major Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington, USMC, Commanding Officer of a Marine Fighter Squadron. He lead the Black Sheep Squadron against the Japanese during World War 2. Robert Conrad portrayed Boyington in the 1976-78 television series 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'. (BSLOC_2013_14_37)

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

 Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea Map

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  F4U-1 of 1st Lt. Edwin L. Olander VMF-214 Munda, New Guinea Autumn 1943. NOTE!!: Put this skin in the Corsair Mk.I folder and use it as such. Otherwise the 'birdcage' canopy on the skin will not match the model. 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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    Web References: +

  • History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
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  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/

 

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