Pallanne At the end of 1944. In this picture, the plane is painted in Sea Blue FS-25042 and has the number 894, in white. The keel (Vertical fixed) is also a white stripe.
In the Pacific War, it was easy for cannibalism to take off on other aircraft, so that others could be put on high alert. In times of war, it was not the easiest thing to do. For these reasons, the engineers tried their best to keep the Squadrons in full flight. These are the main reasons we see, many modifications and differentiations, from plane to plane. At the same time, the same Squadron.
Unit: SS-11, US Navy
Serial: 894 (BuNo.57797)
This aircraft was formed by divisions of five damaged Corsairs from the Service Squadron Eleven – SS-11 in Espiritu Santos, New Hebrides in 1944. It flew as an educational (target) with the aluminum color. He was later transferred to Peleliu, where he painted the whole and used FS-25042 as a reconnaissance. At the end of 1944 it collapsed and was destroyed
F4U-1D Sally, Turtle Bay / Espiritu Santos / New Hebrides, VMF 122.
In early 1944
This mysterious Corsair, was absolutely the creation of workers and skilled sailors made by personnel from garbage and spare parts from Squadron 11 (SS-11). He did not carry weapons, an arrest hook, a catapult hook or ammunition. Generally painted in Aluminum (FS17178) with black markings. Later in 1944 the machine was camouflaged in deep blue sea and marked with the numbers 894 to represent a fictitious office number and then transferred to reconnaissance flights.
Of the name (Sally), to be red. The symbols are black. (SS 11) On the spindle and on the front cover, the wheels. In black there is also a strip in front of the cockpit, up to the engine accessories. To have a reflection from the Sun to the pilot.