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Description: Formation photograph of six British Naval Airmen in training over the Maine countryside. They are flying American built Chance-Vought Corsairs, with British markings. These pilots will soon leave Lewiston where they are training and proceed to Norfolk for their deck landing exercises. - November 1944 Might be Brewster built F3A-1D (Mk III) or Goodyear built FG-1D (Mk IV), equivalent to the Chance-Vought F4U-1D. See also : File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26703.jpg File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26704.jpg File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26728.jpg File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26734.jpg
Title: Chance-Vought Corsairs with British markings
Credit: This photograph A 26734 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Navy official photographer
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1973; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1973.HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
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License: Public domain
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