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Old 4th Sep 2009, 13:37
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RAF Vought Corsairs in WWII?

My wife's grandfather recently passed away. He was a submariner (radio operator) during the war. In the stuff we have been sorting out are a number of files of his days in the Navy.

One of his photos which particularly struck me, from when he did a stint on an auxiliary aircraft carrier (the ones where they bolted on a flight deck to a merchantman), was of a flypast of three Vought Corsairs which are clearly sporting RAF roundels and tail markings.

Now I now of many American types either purchased or loaned to the RAF, but I have never heard of Corsairs being used. Can anyone shed any light on this please?
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