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| USMC MAG-11 VMF-215 Former Assignments VMF-214 "Black Sheep" |
Aircraft History Built by Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1A Corsair bureau number 17883. Fuselage code 883 (last three digitis of bureau number). Wartime History Assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11), Marine Fighting Squadron 214 "Black Sheep" VMF-214 to Commanding Officer (C. O.) Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and was often flown by him on combat missions in the Solomon Islands and he was often photographed with this aircraft. Next, assigned to Marine Fighting Squadron 215 (VMF-215) and operated from Piva Airfield on Bougainville. On January 28, 1944 took off piloted by Captain Donald N. Aldrich and was written off. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F4U-1A Corsair 17883 "17883 shot down in Pacific theatre Jan 28, 1944" USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List January 1944 - F4U 17915 FindAGrave - Capt Donald Nathan Aldrich (photos, grave photo) Contribute
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