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| USMC MAW-1 MAG-14 VMF-222 "Flying Deuces" |
Pilot ? Force Landing December 13, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1 Corsair bureau number 02576. Fuselage code 576. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South Pacific (SOPAC). Wartime History Assigned to the United States Marine Corps (USMC), 1st Marine Air Wing (MAW-1), Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11), Marine Fighting Squadron 222 (VMF-222) "Flying Deuces". Nicknamed "'Marine Dream'". Mission History On December 13, 1943 took off from Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella Island on a patrol and force landed at Torokina Airfield on Bougainville Island. Afterwards, this airccraft was written off and was stripped for usable parts and abandoned in a boneyard area. During January 1944, the wreckage was near to P-39 "Sweet Talk" 351 and F4U Corsair 17884. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F4U-1 Corsair 02576 "02576 (VMF-222) crashed on landing at Bougainville 13 December 1943" December 1943 USAAF Overseas Accident Reports does not list this aircraft Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated December 12, 2022 |
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