File:F4U-4B Corsair of VMF-214 aboard USS Sicily (CVE-118) off Korea, in 1950 (80-G-419929).jpg

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English: A U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-4B Corsair of Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214) "Blacksheep" being readied for take-off between August and November 1950 aboard the escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) for a strike in Korea.
Original caption: "U.S. Marine Corps F4U-4B Corsair fighter-bomber receives final checks to its armament of bombs and 5-inch rockets, just prior to being catapulted from USS Sicily (CVE-118) for a strike on enemy forces in Korea. The original photograph is dated 16 November 1950, but was probably taken in August-October 1950. Note battered paint on this aircraft."
Date between August 1950 and October 1950
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1319,+1950-08-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1326,+1950-10-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-419929
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-419929

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current16:04, 6 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 16:04, 6 September 20155,696 × 4,540 (8.29 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
01:08, 3 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 01:08, 3 April 2007740 × 581 (82 KB)Editor at Large (talk | contribs)Losslessly cropped caption
18:59, 13 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:59, 13 March 2006740 × 605 (90 KB)Crux (talk | contribs)This image was copied from wikipedia:de. The original description was: F4U-4B Corsair - Bereit zum Start, 1950 *Photo #: 80-G-419929 [http://history.navy.mil/photos/images/g410000/g419929.jpg (1.)] *''Receives final checks to its armament of bombs and 5

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