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Category: Marine Corps

F8C-5 Helldiver 8750

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AD-5, NAS Seattle

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The Naval and Marine Corps Reserve at NAS Seattle took turns with their Skyraiders.  To keep everyone happy (or near to it) the dual designation on the AD’s reflected each branch of those services.  AD-5 133872 was later transferred to the South Vietnam Air Force.

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A Corsair pair.  F4U-5P 122168 is from VMJ-1, the other bird is a F4U-4 of VMF-225

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Now, that’s an airshow 

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Hard to find a bad looking picture of an F4U Corsair

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Vought-Sikorsky AU-1 Corsair 129411 based at Quantico, VA. 

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Humpback A-4M (159487) of VMAT-102

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Sitting pretty at the NAS Whidbey Island open house.  This aircraft was later sold to the Argentinian Air Force.

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McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee of VMJ-1 – Marine photo reconnaissance squadron

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USMC F4B visits Randolph Field, 1935

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A pair of USMC Douglas SBD-1 dive bombers from VMB-1 in 1939

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Bureau numbers are 1603, and 1605 (background).

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Chance-Vought F4U Corsair

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