| Caption | A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 3 of 5. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via VMF216.com | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 900 x 1,054 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos in Series | See all 5 photos in this series | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 19 Dec 1943 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. Please support Robert Marshall, Jr. and John Kemper's effort with their VMF216.com project. Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories |
| Lat/Long | -6.2472, 155.0488 |
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6 May 2014 04:24:16 PM
ZEROS (1) CORSAIRS (0): LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
The F4U Corsair was a powerful fighter with its
6 x .50 caliber machine guns. However, In the hands of a veteran pilot, the A6M Zero was still a deadly combat aircraft.
Zero pilots would use the 7.7mm machine guns for ranging, and get in close with the 20mm cannons. This action didn't say the type of zeros that were in the dogfight.
Could it have been the older A6M2-21, or Model 22(Zeke)maybe even the A6M3 Model 32 (Hamp)and A6M5 Model 52 (Zeke)