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F4U-1D Corsair fighter with HVAR rockets being tested by Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake, California, United States, 1945; seen in 15 Apr 1945 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

Caption     F4U-1D Corsair fighter with HVAR rockets being tested by Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake, California, United States, 1945; seen in 15 Apr 1945 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News ww2dbase
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Added Date 27 Jan 2013

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
25 Dec 2015 07:41:15 AM

TESTING, TESTNG

Naval Ordnance F4U-1D testing HVAR rockets looks like a low pass for the camera. During WWII
both aircraft manufacture's and the armed forces tested various weapons and modified aircraft on the production-line.

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