Original WW2 Corsair pic from Bougainville.

[gully_raker]

G'day All!
Here is a rather great pic of a Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina airfield at Bougainville during WW2

[Jager]

Nice pic, Barry. Sometimes you forget just what a monster of a fighter it was.

Karl

[csadn]

Nice pic, Barry. Sometimes you forget just what a monster of a fighter it was.

Karl

"THE US: Our Fighters Are Bigger, Faster, And Carry More Firepower Than Some Nations' Bombers."

[Marechallannes]

Again: Nice picture, Barry.

Thinking about WW II in the Pacific I always have respect for the distances and the navigation abilities you needed there.

Being shot down over the wide sea meant often a death sentence for pilots & crew. (..but I have too less informations about the SAR operations of the Japanese and the Allies)

[Jager]

Again: Nice picture, Barry.

Thinking about WW II in the Pacific I always have respect for the distances and the navigation abilities you needed there.

Being shot down over the wide sea meant often a death sentence for pilots & crew. (..but I have too less informations about the SAR operations of the Japanese and the Allies)

The USN made serious attempts at aircrew rescue; operations against island bases later in the war almost always had submarines assigned to SAR. Seaplanes and flying boats too.
the Japanese efforts were less or non-existent.
Karl

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Mouthwatering aircraft Baz.
I am going to have to splash for some of those.
Rob.

[P-51D]

The sooner the Corsair is out for this game, the better! What an amazing bird! I would hope for a USN version, USMC version, and one in Kiwi colors!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

I would hope for one in Fleet Air Arm colours, but I have not seen any flying pigs recently.
Rob.