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| Keywords: F4U-1 Corsairs of VMF-213 on Guadalcanal 1943.jpg U S Marine Corps Vought F4U-1 Corsair aircraft of Marine Fighting Squadron 213 VMF-213 Hell Hawks are standing by on Fighter Strip No 1 of Henderson Field Guadalcanal with the American flag waving in the background In the early days of the battle the flag was raised at Henderson Field but had to be taken down when Japanese artillery units used it to sight in on The No 9 aircraft was that of the Commanding Officer of VMF-213 Greg J Weissenberger Note the Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats in the background http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 15867 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7154 019 1943-06 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy F4U-1 Corsair Marine Fighting Squadron 213 Cactus Air Force | ||||
