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A very nice photo Gary.

The CAF’s FG-1D “530” is one of the original airframes that launched the Commemorative Air Force.
good history read at http://cafcorsair.org/about-530/

My fav. Beauty and the Beast.

Wonderful picture.

My dad flew Corsairs in Marines in WWII & Korea. The only surviving one in is log book is in NAS Pensacola museum - 30 minutes from his house! How fun is that to take him there still!

not much longer though sadly...

Thanks for the great photo

Assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11 on June 25, 1944, the squadron (VMF-312) was transported to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, where they received 24 new F4U-1D Corsairs. VMF-312's first combat action came on April 12, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa as part of Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33). VMF-312 continued to operate from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa until the cessation of hostilities. ...Between September 1945 and February 1946 VMF-312 participated in the occupation force stationed on Okinawa.