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On today's in date in history and the F4U Corsair.

August 3 2012 at 1:14 PM
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August 3, 1950: Eight Corsairs of VMF-214, the famed "Black Sheep" squadron of World War II, launched from the USS SICILY and executed the first Marine aviation mission in the Korean War in a raid against enemy installations near Inchon. After the F4Us delivered their incendiary bombs and rockets on their targets, the Marines concluded their greeting to the Communist troops with a series of strafing runs.

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Talk about pure piston-powered testosterone - the Double-Wasp needed such a big prop...

August 3 2012, 9:05 PM 

...to soak up all its horsepower, they had to kink the F4U's wings to help the blades clear the ground!

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One of my favorite planes.

August 5 2012, 3:37 PM 

Taken at last years Airshow in Wetaskiwin Alberta...

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From Youtube..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQxb-V-rZqA

Wiki on VMA/F-214

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-214

 
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