Pappy Boyington
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Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with th
Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington during World War II
(Lower left) Boyington with pilots of VMF-122 (Not VMF-214, see designation of life vest in center)
Vought F4U-1A Corsair, BuNo 17883, of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, the commander of VMF-214, Vella Lavella, end of 1943
Boyington shortly after receiving the Medal of Honor
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron that currently flies the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. The squadron's home field is Marine Corps Air St
Pappy Boyington
…deployed to the South Pacific and began flying combat missions in the F4U Corsair fighter. On August 14, 1943, he took command of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 ("Black Sheep"). In January 1944, Boyington, outnumbered by Japanese "Zero" planes, was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after downing one of the enemy…
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F4U of VMF-214 at Turtle Bay Airfield, Espiritu Santo
VMF-214 F4U-4Bs on USS Sicily in late 1950