| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 14513 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought V-166 Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought V-166 F4U/F3A/FG/AU/F2G Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought FG-1 Corsair |
| Licence-built by: | Goodyear |
| C/n (msn): | [ 14513 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | PeleliuMap |
| Country: | Palau |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 26 September 1944 to 3 October 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 287853 |
| Photo Comment |
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Taken during the bloody Battle of Peleliu, one of the Palau islands. The photo source is positive this is BuNo 14513, listed as lost on 6 November 1944 off Palau, belonging to VMF-114. That squadron landed on the Peleliu airfield on 26 September. Note the Curtiss Commando in the background. Photo from: Naval History and Heritage Command This photo was added on 11 October 2020, and has since been viewed 388 times. |