F4U-U Corsairs of VMF-312 / VMA-312 The WR code on the Corsairs above identify them as being either from VMA-312 or VMF-312. The Curator is not sure if this is the same unit or not, however both are designated as being in Korea in 1950 on ground station. A veteran website refers to VMF-312 as the Checkerboard Squadron, which is clearly a reference to the cowl decoration seen here. Later in the war this squadron flew from the U.S.S. Bataan, U.S.S. Sicily and U.S.S. Bairoko. Note the Black circle in sky behind aircraft is a marking on back of photo showing through and is not in the original photo. Po Hang Airfield, Korean War, 1951 ----- Oliver R Smith orlesmith@lasercom. net Links Back To Air Force Photographs Back To Marine Photographs Back to Biography of Oliver Smith LINKS BACK TO JUSTIN ORAL HISTORY CENTER BACK TO JUSTIN ORAL HISTORY MARINE PHOTOGRAPHS PAGE JAMES F. JUSTIN CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS MUSEUM For links and documents on CCC Please Share your Stories! E-mail me to share or discuss or with any questions! Photograph Copyright 2000 Oliver Smith Webpage Copyright 2000 John Justin
F4U-U Corsairs of VMF-312 / VMA-312
The WR code on the Corsairs above identify them as being either from VMA-312 or VMF-312. The Curator is not sure if this is the same unit or not, however both are designated as being in Korea in 1950 on ground station. A veteran website refers to VMF-312 as the Checkerboard Squadron, which is clearly a reference to the cowl decoration seen here. Later in the war this squadron flew from the U.S.S. Bataan, U.S.S. Sicily and U.S.S. Bairoko. Note the Black circle in sky behind aircraft is a marking on back of photo showing through and is not in the original photo.
Po Hang Airfield, Korean War, 1951
----- Oliver R Smith
orlesmith@lasercom. net
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