Aircraft History
Built by Vought. Delivered to the U. S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1 Corsair bureau number 02618.

Wartime History
Assigned to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212) "Hell Hounds / The Musketeers". No known nickname or nose art.

Mission History
On March 9, 1944 took off from Efate piloted by 2nd Lt. Ralph L. Roush on a training mission. Over Moso Island suffered a mid air collison and crashed.

References
Thanks to Ted Darcy / WFI Research Group for additional information

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Last Updated
June 29, 2019