|
Japanese and Allied Air Forces in the Far East Please use this forum to discuss the Air War in the Far East. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
F4U Corsair downed over Japan
Here's a picture I cropped from a Japanese video. The markings looks like USS Essex (CV-9) according to a Corsair book I have. Can anyone identify?
Last edited by kaki3152; 1st February 2012 at 03:18. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: F4U Corsair downed over Japan
On 25 February 1945 Ens. Donald A. Carlson of VMF-124 was one of the pilots taking off from USS Essex (CV-9) for a fighter sweep over Japan. Carlson failed to return from the mission and was listed as missing in action. In fact, he force landed his F4U-1D Corsair Buno 57251 Code 69 in a rice paddy in Hirano, Kamiotsu-cho, Shinji-gun (present Tsuchiura-shi), Ibaraki-ken. The present town of Tsuchiura has since merged with the village of Kamiotsu.
Carlson advised his wingmen by radio that he was OK, and was then taken prisoner by the Japanese civil defense guards. He was interrogated at Tokyo Kempei Tai for 40 days, and then moved to Omori POW Camp. At the end of the war, Carlson was liberated from Tokyo POW Camp (Shinjuku) and repatriated to the United States. Almost intact, the wreck of his fighter was inspected by the Japanese. Source: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/f4u/57251.html http://www.powresearch.jp/en/pdf_e/pilot/tobu.pdf http://www.youtube.com/user/kinsei1560#p/u/5/ged0wsMJ12k http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuchiura,_Ibaraki http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.066667,140.2&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=36.06666 7,140.2 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: F4U Corsair downed over Japan
Thnaks Laurent, I knew someone had the answer.BTW have you seen the video? Its great lots of Japanese fighters and shot down B-29,F4Us and F6Fs.
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Caleb Flerk and an F4U Corsair .. | chicoartist | Japanese and Allied Air Forces in the Far East | 0 | 4th May 2009 18:06 |
FAA Corsair I, Informations needed | Antoine | Allied and Soviet Air Forces | 9 | 28th January 2009 10:54 |
Factors that supported militarism in Japan | lancemaria | Japanese and Allied Air Forces in the Far East | 1 | 8th July 2007 18:29 |
Original F4U Corsair Service Handbooks | Revi16 | On Offer | 0 | 21st June 2007 21:07 |
What if Japan....? | carpenoctem1689 | The Second World War in General | 17 | 9th February 2007 12:13 |