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Aircraft Wallpapers > Antique > Vought F4U-4 Corsair

Vought F4U-4 Corsair

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Vought F4U-4 Corsairs with anti-aircraft fire in the background.
circa 1945

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Posted by Vintage_Flieger on 12/11/14 at 03:17 PM

This photo shows the amount of AAA the Marines fired to repulse a Japanese commando-style raid on Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, in May, 1945. I believe over a dozen twin-engine transports each carrying 14 raiders were shot down, but one did manage a gear-up landing. Judging by the amount of damage done by the 8 or so grenade/incendiary-wielding suicide-driven survivors, the attack would have been catastrophic had it not been for the AAA. Semper Fi!