| Caption | US Marine Corps AU-1 Corsair fighter in flight, 1952, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | ||||
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| Photo Size | 800 x 591 pixels | ||||
| Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | ||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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BILL says:
5 Mar 2009 10:56:29 AM
USMC AU-1 designed for ground attack. Aircraft was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83W Double Wasp rated at 2,300 hp for take-off and 2,800 hp with water injection. Speed 439mph, Range 484 mls, Armament Four 20mm T-31 cannons with 924 rounds in all. Up to 4,000 lbs of bombs, or 10 x 5-in rockets. About 111 aircraft were built and mainly going to the US Marine Corps in 1952.
BILL says:5 Mar 2009 10:56:29 AM
USMC AU-1 designed for ground attack. Aircraft was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83W Double Wasp rated at 2,300 hp for take-off and 2,800 hp with water injection. Speed 439mph, Range 484 mls, Armament Four 20mm T-31 cannons with 924 rounds in all. Up to 4,000 lbs of bombs, or 10 x 5-in rockets. About 111 aircraft were built and mainly going to the US Marine Corps in 1952.
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1 May 2008 03:41:24 PM
Red Bars in National Insignia date this as after 14-Jan-1947.