USN Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-215USN Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-215

 Aircrew USMC VMF-215 1st Lt Edwin J Herman Jr at Vella La Vella 14th Nov 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsairs VMF-215 taxing Munda Airstrip New Georgia Solomons 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsairs VMF-215 lined up at Munda Sep 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsairs VMF-215 White 75 just arrived on Munda 14th Aug 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsairs VMF-215 White 76 and White 67 just arrived on Munda 14th Aug 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-215 White 1 to 3 and 17 flying in tight formation Hawaii 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-215 White 37 landing mishap Munda New Georgia 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-215 White 3 over Hawaii 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-215 White 76 Maj RG Owens landing Munda New Georgia Solomons 14th Aug 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-215 White 76 Maj RG Owens landing Munda New Georgia Solomons 14th Aug 1943 02

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-215 White 8 crashed in Munda New Georgia 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1D Corsair VMF-215 White W2 flying in formation 01

 Vought F4U-1D Corsair VMF-215 White W8, W2 and W6 flying in formation 01

Vought F4U-1A Corsair from the US Navy's VMF-215 coded White 735 flown by  Arthur Conant and operated from Bougainville, New Guinea Autumn 1944 and also used by VMF-214.

The first fighter plane to land on Munda was a VMF-215 Corsair flown by Maj Robert G. Owens, Jr., on August 14, 1943.

 Bougainville Island Papua New Guinea Map

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IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles (FB), Ace Expansion Pack (AEP), Pacific Fighters (PF), 1946 skins
 
  IL2 origianl game skin by Ronnco RO IL2 skin Corsair F4U-1A VMF-215 White 735 Bougainville 1944

  F4U-1A, number 735,VMF 215/214, Bougainville, New Guinea 1944. In addition to Arthur Conant of VMF-215, this plane was likely flown by other VMF-215 and VMF-214 pilots. 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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