File:Maj Overend USMC in F4F 1945.jpeg
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U.S. Marine Corps Major Edmund F. Overend in the cockpit of a Grumman F4F/Eastern Aircraft FM Wildcat fighter (not an F4U) at San Diego, California (USA), in 1945. Maj. Overend was commanding officer of Marine fighter squadron VMF-321 in the Solomons from October 1943 to October 1944 (flying the Vought F4U-1 Corsair). He shot down three Japanese aircraft during that time. He had shot down the others as a pilot of the "American Volunteer Group" (the "Flying Tigers") in China. Original caption: "World War II (WWII) era photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ), Edmund F. Overend, taken at San Deigo, California (CA), 1945 as he sits in the cockpit of a US Navy (USN) F4U "CORSAIR" aircraft. MAJ Overend is an Ace Pilot credited with 9 kills." |
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| Source | U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: 021206-M-JR139-100 |
| Author | USMC |
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