File:F4U-1 Corsairs of VMF-213 on Guadalcanal 1943.jpg

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Description U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-1 Corsair aircraft of Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213) Hell Hawks are standing by on Fighter Strip No. 1 of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, with the American flag waving in the background. In the early days of the battle, the flag was raised at Henderson Field but had to be taken down when Japanese artillery units used it to sight in on. The No. "9" aircraft was that of the Commanding Officer of VMF-213, Greg J. Weissenberger. Note the Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats in the background.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7154.019
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