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Post by Antonio on May 2, 2023 22:42:28 GMT 12
I came across these wee gems while researching FAA Corsairs with a Kiwi connection. March 27th 1945: Sub Lieut (A) J H Clarke, RNZNVR, 1833 Sqn enters the barrier in Corsair JT634 (147/Q') landing on ILLUSTRIOUS.  © IWM A 29271 © IWM A 29272 © IWM A 29273 |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 3, 2023 9:43:22 GMT 12
Ooops.
Loads of the Fleet Air Arm Corsairs were flown by Kiwis.
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Post by Antonio on May 7, 2023 0:36:01 GMT 12
 Corsair Mk.I JT172 of 1835 Squadron, flies over the New England landscape.. c August 1943.
No photo credit.1943: 25th August. Sub-Lt. I.A.M. Williamson RNZNVR. Operating out from USNAS Quonset Point. Brake failure while taxying and swung into JT150: SF, which was parkedBrake failure while taxying and swung into JT150: SF, which was parked. Rather rudimentary roundel & codes |
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Post by Antonio on May 7, 2023 18:02:12 GMT 12
Two photos of Corsair II, JT282: 6S of 1833 NAS / 15 NFW, HMS Illustrious. 1944: 25th July. Sub-Lt. N.N. Brynildson RNZNVR. Operation CRIMSON. Strikes on Japanese airfields in the cities of Sabang, Lhoknga & Kutaraja, Sumatra. Ki-21 "Sally" shared destroyed which crashed into the sea 20 miles West of Sabang. c09:30.  1830NAS Corsairs aboard HMS Illustrious off Surabaya, 5th-27th May 1944.
IWM-A24277.
 Operation PEDAL, June 21st 1944: Sub Lt J. R. Baker, RCNVR taxies his Corsair ‘6C’ past the crash barrier into the aircraft park, his aircraft was tail hit by a Japanese anti-aircraft shell in the raid on Port Blair, Andaman Islands ripping a large hole in the starboard horizontal stabilizer.
© IWM A 24705 |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 7, 2023 19:29:10 GMT 12
These are great photos. Keep 'em coming please!
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Post by baz62 on May 8, 2023 13:48:54 GMT 12
Two photos of Corsair II, JT282: 6S of 1833 NAS / 15 NFW, HMS Illustrious. 1944: 25th July. Sub-Lt. N.N. Brynildson RNZNVR. Operation CRIMSON. Strikes on Japanese airfields in the cities of Sabang, Lhoknga & Kutaraja, Sumatra. Ki-21 "Sally" shared destroyed which crashed into the sea 20 miles West of Sabang. c09:30. 1830NAS Corsairs aboard HMS Illustrious off Surabaya, 5th-27th May 1944.
IWM-A24277.
Operation PEDAL, June 21st 1944: Sub Lt J. R. Baker, RCNVR taxies his Corsair ‘6C’ past the crash barrier into the aircraft park, his aircraft was tail hit by a Japanese anti-aircraft shell in the raid on Port Blair, Andaman Islands ripping a large hole in the starboard horizontal stabilizer.
© IWM A 24705I was wondering why there was a pilot tube pointing at the deck in the left of the first photo.....it looked familiar. Then I looked closer and saw a familiar elevator. It's an Avenger with its wings folded as the port wing has the pilot tube sticking out of the wing tip. And when the wing is folded down and back that's what you see. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 8, 2023 13:53:18 GMT 12
Guessing you mean a pitot tube, Baz?
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Post by oj on May 8, 2023 19:01:18 GMT 12
It's the bloody computer "auto-correct" spelling that probably caused that.
Dumb computer wouldn't know what a pitot tube was ...
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Post by baz62 on May 9, 2023 21:23:36 GMT 12
Guessing you mean a pitot tube, Baz? Yeah stupid auto-correct! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 9, 2023 21:43:58 GMT 12
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