File:Frist F4U Corsair of VMF-124 on Guadalcanal 1943.jpg
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| Description | The first U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-124 Whistling Death on Guadalcanal, 13 February 1943. It had arrived on Guadalcanal on the morning of 12 February led by their commanding officer, Major William Gise. VMF-124 flew its first mission before lunch that day, with twelve F4Us escorting a PBY Catalina on a 350 km mission to pick up two downed pilots at Sandfly Bay, Vella Lavella. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7152.008 |
| Author | USN |
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