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CHANCE VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR

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Credit: Richard Marmo collection

This Corsair, probably an F4U-5, veered off the edge of a carrier deck after landing.   The fact that he snagged the arresting cable is the only thing that saved him from going in the drink. Wing code is SI-16, color scheme is overall Glossy Sea Blue. Date of this photo is unknown, but is certainly after 1947 due to the modern national insignia that includes a red horizontal stripe over the white bar.  A reasonable guess is that this dates to the early 1950s, probably during the Korean War.


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