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127-GW-524-128521: Vought F4u Corsair, circa 1945

127-GW-524-128521: Vought F4u Corsair, circa 1945. F4U “Corsairs” of the “Death Rattlers” Fighter Squadron, VMF-323, in various formations on a rocket strike against Japanese positions south of the front lines on Okinawa. The “Rattlers” were commanded by Major George A. Axtell, Jr, circa 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 127-GW-524-128521: Vought F4u Corsair, circa 1945. F4U “Corsairs” of the “Death Rattlers” Fighter Squadron, VMF-323, in various formations on a rocket strike against Japanese positions south of the front lines on Okinawa. The “Rattlers” were commanded by Major George A. Axtell, Jr, circa 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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