Korean War photos

[edwest2]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226520202872
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146304884642

[Buckeye30]

Ed... this is an F4U-4B from VF-113 "Stingers" on USS "Philippine Sea" off Korea 1950, with VF-114 on board too. Their tail code was "V"; the white triangle by 314's windscreen is probably 113's insignia, a "beehive and hornet".
VF-113 fuselage numbers 300+ and light blue prop hubs and tail tips, VF-114 cowling numbers 400+ with yellow hubs / tail tips.


Nick

[twocee]

This aircraft was F4U-4B BuNo 62964, which was stricken as a result of the damage incurred. The date was 3 August 1950.

[Buckeye30]

Thanks George. Not sure what "BACRL" means in the loss code for 314; I can only think "Barrier Crash Landing".


Nick

[twocee]

Nick,

The accident did indeed involve a barrier engagement but where does the "loss code" and "BACRL" come from? Is this an official abbreviation?

[Buckeye30]

George this is where it came from, I think this is a reliable reference; the codes for 62964 Aug. 3 1950 say Action Code "BACRL" and Damage Code "A".
Thought you would appreciate a very nice photo of sister Sqn. VF-114 at same time.



Regards
Nick



https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/...N_Type_F4U.asp


https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/C...-47_Korea.jpeg

[twocee]

Thanks for confirming that BACRL is just an abbreviation that someone---presumably the owner of the website---made up.

An attractive photo indeed, but the aircraft are F4U-4Bs and so it must be the 1950/1 cruise. Plain F4U-4s were employed in 1951/2.

[edwest2]

Thank you gents.

[Buckeye30]

Hi George. Would you know of a list of F4U/AU tail codes for Korea? I've found quite a few. Many thanks if so.

This is a couple of F4Us I did 26 years ago for Jim Sterling's long-gone "Web-birds" site. He had a part on VMF-312, not sure about the Sea Blue Gloss colour now though.

Regards
Nick
Found a list of carriers and F4U designators, from the NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER. Cheers.
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vmf-312 by Nicholas King, on Flickr

[twocee]

Nick,

Thanks for letting me see those beautiful Corsair profiles.

It seems that VMF312 had two '530' Corsairs at Okinawa. The first, 57530, an F4U-1D, was lost on 6 May 1945, while the second, FG-1D 76530, was received the same month. They were accepted by the Navy in July and December 1944 respectively, so both should have been in Sea Blue Gloss.