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| USMC MAW-1 MAG-11 VMF-124  USN Dec 17, 1943 |
Pilot 1st Lt D. J. Moore Crashed December 17, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1 Corsair bureau number 17777. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South Pacific. 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 124 "Whistling Death/Wild Aces" VMF-124. Fuselage number 93. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On December 17, 1943 took off from Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella piloted by 1st Lt D. J. Moore on a mission against Rabaul. Returning, this F4U landed at Stirling Airfield on rough gravel and hit a boulder with one of the wheels, flipping it over. Afterwards, Moore was hospitalized for shock overnight, then returned to duty. The upside down Corsair was loaded onto a trailer by a crane from the 87th Construction Battalion Seabees, then taken to the dock area and transported to the nearest repair facility. Fate afterwards unknown, likely written off or scrapped. References Other sources incorrectly state this F4U crashed December 16, 1943 Navy Serial Number Search Results - F4U-1A Corsair 17777 The Earthmovers 87th 1943–1945 page 67 "Corsair Cracks Up" Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated December 16, 2022 |
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