F4U-2 Corsair night fighters with Night Fighting Squadron VF(N)-101 lining up for an exercise flight aboard USS Intrepid as the ship sailed south from Hawaii toward the Marshall Islands, Jan-Feb 1944. Photo 1 of 2.

Caption     F4U-2 Corsair night fighters with Night Fighting Squadron VF(N)-101 lining up for an exercise flight aboard USS Intrepid as the ship sailed south from Hawaii toward the Marshall Islands, Jan-Feb 1944. Photo 1 of 2. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
13 Apr 2023 02:19:04 PM

Note the radar dome on the right wings of the Corsairs. This is what identifies them as Night Fighters. This was among the first operational carrier deployments of the Corsairs where many of the aircraft’s low speed handling quirks were identified. Note also the F6F Hellcats and SBD Dauntless aircraft on the flight deck.
Other sources identify this image as showing the Corsairs taking off for a strike on Truk but the Corsair night fighters were not used in that operation.

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