File:F4U-4s VMA-332 CVE-119 27Jul53.JPEG

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English: Vought F4U-4 Corsair fighters assigned to U.S. Marine Corps attack squadron VMA-332 Polka-dots aboard the escort carrier USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) on 27 July 1953 during a deployment to Korea.
Official caption: "READYING FOR COMBAT - Planes of the Marine "Polka Dot" squadron await ordnance on the last day of the Korean War. "Corsair" attack bombers flown by squadron pilots racked up an impressive record of destruction in the short time they took part in the Korean War."
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Source U.S. www.defenseimagery.mil photo no. HM-SN-98-06901, NARA file no. 127-GK-1-A348757
Author photographer: Cpl. G.R. Corseri, USMC

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