| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 1009 |
| Military Code: | 1-MF-2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman Model 11 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F3F (G-11/19/22/32/37) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F3F-2 |
| C/n (msn): | 407 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMF-1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Quantico - Quantico MCAF / Turner FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNYG IATA: NYG Local: NYG Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1938 to 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 449450 |
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A very regimented line-up of VMF-1. An 18-aircraft squadron's first section's colour was red, the second section was white, the third blue, the fourth black, the fifth green and the sixth yellow. A section leader's aircraft had a fully coloured cowling and a fuselage band, while the first wingman had the upper half of the cowling coloured and the second wingman the lower half. This system was dropped in 1940. VMF-1 became VMF-111 on 1 July 1941. Photo by: Dmitri Kessel / Life This photo was added on 29 March 2022, and has since been viewed 470 times. |