USN Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-321USN Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-321

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMA-321 White 042 CVU 98 USS Kwajlein 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 on Iwo Jima 1945 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 on Iwo Jima 1945 02

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 W42 Lt JJ OConnell BuNo 50042 USS Kwajalein CVE- 98 Pacific 1943 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 W42 Lt JJ OConnell BuNo 50042 USS Kwajalein CVE- 98 Pacific 1943 0B

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 White 04x Screaming Meanie flown by 1Lt Billy T Holmes at Orote Field Guam Marianas Aug 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 White 105 Peace Ever After at Orote Field Guam Marianas Aug 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 White 831 0A

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 White 831 Luscious Lil Nan at Orote Field Guam Marianas 1944 01

 Vought F4U-1A Corsair VMF-321 White 863 Ginia VMF-225 White 813 Brat III on Iwo Jima 1945 01

 Vought F4U-1 Corsair VMF-321 White 110 Tutuila Samoa Island Nov 1943 01

 Vought F4U-1D Corsair VMF-321 White 53 with Miss Washington posing for a photo 01

 Vought F4U Corsairs VMF-321 White 18 Butch and White 3 Sweet Eloise 01

 Vought F4U Corsairs VMF-321 White 2x Dynamic Charley 01

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
 

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: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • 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/

 

This webpage was updated 25th May 2024

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