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Originally Posted by sygazelle
My dad flew the Corsair as a Marine in Korea until 1953. I'll have to look at his log books but I think he switched to jets after Korea in 1954. For him, that jet was the F2H Banshee. He much preferred the Corsair.
Here's a pic of him taking off from the USS Bataan in Korea. He loved that plane!
ps: I've posted this photo before, I know. It just goes well with Llarry's post.
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Duplicate photo appreciated, syngazelle.
There are two aircraft that epitomize the Old Corps to me: the F4U Corsair of WW2-Korea and the Sikorsky HUS-1 (UH-34D after 1962) of the 1950s and particularly the early years of Vietnam.
Here's a little Corsair love for you and one Sikorsky as a bonus.