A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair at Deck

A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of Bombing Fighter Squadron 82 (VBF-82) "Checkmates", piloted by Bud Geer, is preparing to take off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15). VBF-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 82 (CVG-82) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 22 October to 21 December 1946. During that cruise, VBF-82 was redesignated VF-18A and CVG-82 was redesignated CVAG-17 on 15 November 1946.

 

 

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