| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 81624 |
| Military Code: | MN-8 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought V-166 Corsair |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought V-166 F4U/F3A/FG/AU/F2G Corsair |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought F4U-4 Corsair |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | EnewetakMap |
| Country: | Marshall Islands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PKMA IATA: ENT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1954 to April 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 479952 |
| Photo Comment |
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USMC F4U-4s were used to provide security patrols during the Operation Castle nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll and also decontamination testing, with four operated as drones. 81624 is seen here being decontaminated. This photo is sometimes said to be at Parry Island. This comes from photos in a report purporting to show aircraft being decontaminated on Parry. However there was no airstrip on that island and elsewhere the same report says the aircraft were based at Enewetak. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 24 July 2022, and has since been viewed 275 times. |