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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
Vought F4U Corsair |
"Ole 122 "
F4U-1A # 122 of VMF-111 was the only aircraft in WWII to receive an official citation in its own name. Operating from the Gilbert and Marshall Islands against Japanese forces “Ole 122” as it came to be referred to, flew 100 missions carrying heavy bombs, logged over 400 flying hours, covered over 80,000 miles, never required and engine change and never had to turn back because of mechanical problems. The aircraft even made Robert Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not” newspaper column in 1945.