File:F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 bouncing during landing aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), in 1943.jpg
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DescriptionF4U-1 Corsair of VF-17 bouncing during landing aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), in 1943.jpg | A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-1 Corsair assigned to Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) "bouncing" on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) in 1943. The bad landing characteristics of the early F4Us led to the banning of the F4U from carrier decks until 1944 (F4U-2) and 1945 (F4U-1A/D). |
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Source | U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News/(Archive) February 1969, p. 24. |
Author | U.S. Navy |
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