CORSAIRS COMPOUNDED - F4U Boyington Royal Navy Marines belly landing National Archives Airailimages

This spectacular skidding Royal Navy Corsair footage was tacked onto other Corsair film depicting U.S. Marine F4Us on Espiritu Santo in 1943, and located in the National Archives.
U.S. F4U Corsairs are seen on Espiritu Santo in 1943. The white tape on the forward fuselage in some scenes was applied to stop gasoline leaks from a forward fuel tank, a problem solved on later Corsairs.
As fighter pilots gather for a mission briefing, it looks like Greg "Pappy" Boyington, on the left side of the frame, is giving the brief. His Blacksheep squadron, VMF-214, was at Espiritu Santo in 1943 when the film was made.
The scene shifts to patients in a Navy hospital, presumably on Espiritu Santo, and construction by Seabees of a Quonset hut.
That British Corsair belly landing is identified in captions as occurring at NAS New York, the former Floyd Bennett airfield. More than 20,000 new aircraft were said to be delivered to Naval Air Station New York for dispatch to the military services acquiring them.
This historical film is presented by Frederick A. Johnsen, award-winning Air Force historian and author of more than 25 historical aviation books. His NASA volume, "Sweeping Forward", a history of the forward swept wing X-29, earned the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) History Manuscript Award.
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[@ChiefAUS]

As always, I really enjoy these snippets of time in our history. Thank you for sharing them with us.

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[@redr1150r]

The back ground for the Royal Navy Corsair wheels up looks like it could be NAS Norfolk , Virginia. I was stationed there in the early 70's and many of the WW2 hangars and buildings were still in place.

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That British Corsair belly landing is identified in captions accompanying the film as occurring at NAS New York, the former Floyd Bennett airfield.

[@redr1150r]

@@airailimages Thanks.

[@davidwoolsey2300]

Great fun seeing the war time Corsairs!

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Glad you enjoyed it. It is satisfying to find these gems in the archives.

[@olsurferguy1]

These guys were just so cool. My father’s generation.

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Yes. We grew up with good role models.

[@silviog.4211]

Just beautiful video! Thank you.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@briancooper2112]

Munda or Vella Lavella?

[@32shumble]

White tape to stop gasoline leaks??? Good grief!!!!

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it was a quick field repair until the problem was solved.

[@32shumble]

@@airailimages and a real moral-booster I bet!

[@marcolovato9882]

La squadriglia delle Pecore nere con Boyington.😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@briancooper2112]

Old cage planes and F4U with bubble cockpit

[@Kickinpony66]

@4:45... Some offroad 4x4 action, in an M6?

[@RmasterD]

So funny: knowing the back story of the briefing footage with the Black Sheep. It was a staged propaganda film. When I was around eleven years old, I saw Pappy Boyington at an air show at Hamilton Field. I was so star struck that I didn't go meet him. I still have the newspaper clipping from his obituary. I was in high school at that time. It wasn't until later in my adult life and having gained some maturity, after reading his book, that I understood his greatest victory was not against the Japanese, but alcoholism.

[@briancooper2112]

Bid drunk. He wasn't the best husband or father. He last name helped him with alcoholism. He son joined the USAF.

[@robstanton9215]

Man! Great footage all in all. You know I love anything Corsair related. Awesome to see Boyington’s 214 rally for a mission.

[@airailimages]

Yes -- this was a real find in the archives. Thanks, as always, for watching.

[@briancooper2112]

I met boyington. He wanted 10 bucks to sign my book in mesa,az in 1978 or 1979. Can't remember year.

[@briancooper2112]

I was 10.

[@jonyoung6405]

What would his signature be worth today ? $5:00 ?

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

5,000​@@jonyoung6405

[@larryjenkinson5525]

Not the easiest AC to access with all that gear on!

[@airailimages]

Right. It looks awkward. They were in good physical condition.

[@davidrivero7943]

My fàve prop warbird even before the tv series. Cox ukies màde it happen ,here.

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.049! We grew up with them. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@briancooper2112]

Boyington worked in the kitchen at his pow camp. He fed himself but nobody else. When i found that out i lost all respect for him! I didnt 28 kills. He got 26 which were confirmed. He also lost his wingman George.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Their were many reasons why he didnt.Had the japanese found out,and they would have,he would have been beaten and tortured.Once he did,everyone else would have wanted extra to,and they could have snitched him out,if he didnt.

[@LTTUSA]

Nobody asked you and nobody cares so stfu 🤡

[@briancooper2112]

@@markpaul-ym5wg he fed himself and not fellow pows. No excuses

[@briancooper2112]

I met boyington in the late 70's. He was a arrogant sob. The real Blacksheep hated that tv show from the 70's

[@briancooper2112]

@@markpaul-ym5wg I don't believe so. The code.