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Lucybelle - Boyington

Gary Velasco. Hand painted, authentic reproduction of the nose art of Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington's F4U-1A Corsair. Panel is a scaled-down version of the real thing and is made of aluminum. Ready to display on the two attached D-ring hangers. 22"x 18".
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Captain Peterson flew in both WW2 and the Korean War in the Corsairs.  Before becoming a pilot and an officer, he was a seaman on a ship that was sunk by the Japanese.  He came back to the states and heard about flight school.  He applied for the school and then became an officer and a flew these great aircraft.  I have spoken to Captain Peterson several times and he is a real nice person.  He told me the story of his friend who flew in the corsairs in WW2, the Korean War, then flew another plane in the Viet Nam War.  The book really is fantastic with great pictures and great stories.

Here's some very simple facts about the F4U Corsair that I will use for future research.  C. Jeff Dyrek, Webmaster

White 167, Lt. Cdr. Roger R.  Hedrick's Corsair as he flew it from the USS Bunker Hill.  February, 1945

Lt. Ira C. "Ike" Kepford's Corsair, White 29, as he flew it for VF-17, the Jolly Rogers squadron

White 576, Marine's Dream, the Corsair of 1st Lt. Edwin L. Olander's who became an ace with five confirmed kills while flying with VMF-214 out of Munda, New Guinea in late 1943

U.S. Marines VMF 214 "Black Sheep" squadron markings of Major Gregory Boyington from 1943

Ensign Alfred Lerch, who flew with VF-10 off the USS Intrepid in 1945,

VMF-312 "Days Knights" checkerboard markings

Training squadron VFMT-20 based at  MCAS Cherry Point

two of the aircraft which helped shape the bitter fighting that took place over Guadalcanal in 1942. White 20 was an  F4U-1 Corsair piloted by First Lt. Foy R. "Poncho" Garison of VMF-213. Ens. Saburo  Saito flew with the Zuikaku Fighter Squadron that was involved in the evacuation of Guadalcanal before being based at Rabaul and Buin.

American War Eagles: F4U Corsair: Thunder from the Skies. The Corsair is regarded as one of the greatest warplanes in history. Designed to fly behind the most powerful  engine and biggest propeller of any fighter in existence, the prototype was the first U.S. combat aircraft to exceed 400 mph. Once the U.S. Navy adopted the Corsair as a ship-board fighter-bomber, they operated in the Pacific Fleet and established a kill  ratio of 11:1 against Japanese aircraft.

U.S.M.C. pilot Verne Salisbury during the heat of aerial combat over the South Pacific

the Vought F4U Corsair carried out 64,051 missions, during which 2,140 enemy aircraft were destroyed in combat with only 189 Corsair losses - an incredible success ratio of 11:1.

Designed to fly behind the most powerful engine and biggest propeller of any fighter in existence, the prototype was the first U.S. combat aircraft to exceed 400 mph. Once the U.S. Navy adopted the Corsair as a ship-board fighter-bomber, they operated in the Pacific Fleet and established a kill ratio of 11:1 against Japanese aircraft.

Marine Major Archie Donahue, flying his F4U Corsair from the USS Bunker Hill, fends off a Kamikaze attack during the Okinawa campaign of 1944

Big Hog from VF-17

Ira Kepford's White 29.

VMF-214 - five-victory ace Ed Olander - who flew this plane from the Solomon Islands in 1943

VMF-214, the "Black Sheep" squadron, from Korea in 1951

Seven-victory ace Lt. Daniel Cunningham from November, 1943

Diamondback rattlesnake of VMF-323 - the Death Rattlers!

F4U-5N Corsair owned and piloted by Jim Read is signed by renowned aviation photographer Paul Bowen

Lt. Guy Bordelon - the only U.S. Navy ace in Korea and also the only night fighter ace in Korea.  Guy Bordelon,   the last propeller ace of all time,

At dawn, on May 10, 1945, 100 miles north of Okinawa, two Marine F4U Corsairs from VMF-312, led by then Capt. Ken Reusser, successfully engaged a Japanese Ki-45 Kai Hei Toryu (Nick)

Flying his F4U-5N Corsair, Lt. Guy Bordelon shoots down the first of two Soviet-built La-11s he defeated in a matter of minutes south of Seoul, Korea, on June 30, 1953.

"Pappy" Boyington and his fellow F4U Corsair pilots of VMF-214, the Black Sheep Squadron, tear into a large formation of Japanese Zekes in the skies over Rabaul in late December, 1943

Performance
Maximum Speed:
417 mph (671km/h) at 19,000 ft (6065m)
316 mph (509 km/h) at sea level
Initial Climb: 2,890 ft (881m) per  minute
Service Ceiling: 36,900 ft (11247m)
Max Range: 1,015 miles (1633 km)

Max Weights
 Empty: 8,982 lb (4074 kg)
 Loaded: 14,000 lb (6350kg)

 Dimensions
 Wing Span: 41 ft (12.5m)
 Length: 33 ft 4 in (10.16m)
 Height:16 ft 1 in (4.9m)
Wing Area: 314 sq ft (29.15m2)

Armament
 6 X 0.5 (12.7mm) machine guns
Bomb Load (F4U1-D): 2,000 lb (1818 kg)

Please note that the specs here are for only one version  of the F4U Corsair, other versions have different specifications.