Keywords: Crashed F4U of VMF-112 on USS Bennington (CV-20) in 1945.jpg U S Navy firefighters battle flames engulfing a U S Marine Corps Vought F4U-1D Corsair of Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-112 after a crash on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bennington CV-20 VMF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 82 aboard the Bennington The carrier joined Task Group 58 1 on 8 February 1945 at Ulithi Operating out of Ulithi she took part in the strikes against the Japanese home islands 16 “17 February and 25 February http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 58777 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 271 040 1945-02-14 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy F4U-1D Corsair Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 Aboard USS Bennington CV-20 Pacific War in February 1945 Aircraft accidents aboard aircraft carriers |