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F4U Marine Ace Pilot McClurg of Black Sheep Squadron VMF-214 1943
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F4U Marine Ace Pilot McClurg of Black Sheep Squadron VMF-214 1943
F4U Corsair 735 VMF-214
F4U-1A BuNo 17883 of VMF-214 after a wheels up landing.
L-R: Bob McClurg 7 victories, Jim Hill 1 victory, Junior Heier 4 victories, and Chris Magee 9 victories ham it up for the PRO cameraman.
Keystone State Black Sheep. Front row L-R: Henry Miller, Bob McClurg, Moon Mullen, Ned Corman, Fred Losch. Back row L-R: Glenn Bowers, Bob Bragdon and Sandy Sims.
Ned Corman VMF 214
Corsairs of VMF 214 on Espritu Santo- the largest island in the group of islands that make up present day Vanuatu
Lt. Henry A McCartney Jr. Was an ace with five victories. Hank was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1918. During WWII he flew a tour with VMO-251, one with VMF-121 and flew his third and last tour with VMF-214. McCartney scored victories with all three units. He retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of Colonel in 1966.