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English: U.S. Marine Corps Goodyear FG-1D Corsairs of Marine Fighting Squadron 323 (VMF-323) "Death Rattlers" of the 2nd Marine Air Wing return from a rocket strike against Japanese positions south of the front lines on Okinawa, in June 1945. The "Rattlers" were commanded by Major George C. Axtell, of Laguna, California (USA).
Date Taken on 10 June 1945
Source USMC photo Vought_F4U-1_VMF-323_1945 and U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7158.002
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03:38, 6 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 03:38, 6 December 20123,016 × 2,446 (5.68 MB)Slick-o-bot (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Vought F4U-1s of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 fly a mission in the Pacific in 1945. Prior to World War II, amphibious operations were reliant upon battleships for naval gunfire support. Though the battleship cont...

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