US Navy A/C History Card question

[DaveM2]

All

Does anyone know why a stricken date would have a 'V' notation in place of the year? Example: 7-4-V for Corsair 82640

I have seen this a couple of times on Corsair cards.

TIA
Dave

[twocee]

The 'V' symbol has nothing to do with the date. It simply denotes stricken on account of obsolescence and you will find it used frequently in relation to F4Us at Barbers Point in December 1945.

[Stig Jarlevik]

George

Presuming you are referring to the BuNo above, how do you know the year is 1945, if no year
is listed?

Cheers
Stig

[DaveM2]

George / Stig

The info I have is as follows:

With the surrender of Japan 82640 was returned to CASU F-47, Saipan, pending reassignment. By October 1944 the Corsair was with CASU F-13, New Guinea prior to transfer to NAS Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where it was held at Barbers Point aircraft pool.

Date out is listed as being 31/12/45

I am 'assuming' that it being stricken '7-4-V' would mean that the year would be 1946?

However, it is also reported that it was stricken on that date in 1948. I have yet to find out the source of that information, but it may be an assumption based on the fact that it went to the Virginia Museum in 1949......

If it were stricken three years after wars end I would think a year would have been noted on the card....or not! Thoughts?

Thanks
Dave

[twocee]

Stig,

The strike date is shown separately on the card, being in this case 31 December 1945.

Dave,

For CASU 13 I think you mean CASU 12, which was on Guam, so the aircraft was transported from Saipan to Guam to Pearl and finally to Barbers Point.

[DaveM2]

Thanks George.

I guess you have the same card as me, but I attach a link to it it as I am still confused.

The 'Date out', 31/12/45, is that when it left Barbers to be shipped back to the US?

The 'STRICKEN' stamp line shows '7-4-V' so obviously not 1945...

Dave

82640 (2) by davemcdonald5150, on Flickr

[twocee]

I think that if 31 December 1945 had been the "date out" the entry would simply have been "12/31" in the same dark ink as the narrative entry and there would have been later entries made.

[DaveM2]

Originally Posted by twocee

I think that if 31 December 1945 had been the "date out" the entry would simply have been "12/31" in the same dark ink as the narrative entry and there would have been later entries made.

But that is what it says on the card, I assume you can see the image attachment?

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Guys

Interesting card....
No acceptance date
No delivery date
The only indication we have is 'Date in 23 May' and 'Date out 24 May'
No transfer dates to units (except one date out)
One single note that the year is 1945

The record keeper must have believed the year 1945 was the beginning of a new era and that year
would last forever.....

Cheers
Stig

[DaveM2]

Stig

This is the second part of the history card, those details are on the first part....

cheers
Dave