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Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Depends how you want to count . . .
In an F4U-2 (the night fighter version) VF(N)-75’s LT Hugh Daniel O’Neil Jr was credited with shooting down a G4M at approximately 2300 on 31 October 1943 about 12 mi southeast of Shortland Islands, 300 deg, 12 min from west tip of Vella Lavella.
The next day VF-17’s LT Shelton Roy Beacham was credited with shooting down an A6M, LTJG Douglas H C Gutenkunst – a D3A, LTJG Tom Kiliefer – an A6M and sharing another A6M with ENS Frederick James Streig; all between 0745 and 0800 near 6-30S,155-10E.
Me, I’d go with VF(N)-75’s O’Neil . . . G4M shoot downs were usually pretty spectacular and I’d bet even more so at night.
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