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My dad's Corsair WWII Pictures. My father, Donald R, Wilson, was assigned to Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-121 and also assigned to VMF-122 while based on the island of Peleliu, in the Western Caroline Islands of the Pacific Ocean

WHICH WORLD WAR TWO AMERICAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST? It must be said that any fighter aircraft is only a good as the pilot who is flying it. The top speed of a fighter is generally considered paramount. When comparing the top speeds of the five best American World War II...

The pictures shown are of my dad, then 1LT Donald R. Wilson, and his VMF-122 FG-1D Corsair. Dad was assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-121 and later VMF-122 stationed on Peleliu, in the Palau, Western Caroline Islands. In July of 1945, Dad was shot down and crash landed just off a reef in...

The pictures shown are of my dad, then 1LT Donald R. Wilson, and his VMF-122 FG-1D Corsair. Dad was assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-121 and later VMF-122 stationed on Peleliu, in the Palau, Western Caroline Islands. In July of 1945, Dad was shot down and crash landed just off a reef in...

The pictures shown are of my dad, then 1LT Donald R. Wilson, and his VMF-122 FG-1D Corsair. Dad was assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-121 and later VMF-122 stationed on Peleliu, in the Palau, Western Caroline Islands. In July of 1945, Dad was shot down and crash landed just off a reef in...

The pictures shown are of my dad, then 1LT Donald R. Wilson, and his VMF-122 FG-1D Corsair. Dad was assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-121 and later VMF-122 stationed on Peleliu, in the Palau, Western Caroline Islands. In July of 1945, Dad was shot down and crash landed just off a reef in...