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John F Bolt Died : 8 / 12 / 2004

Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased) John Bolt is one of only seven American aces to shoot down 5 or more enemy aircraft in both WWII and Korea. He was also the only Marine Corps ace in Korea. Commissioned in 1942, he joined VMF-214 in 1943. Flying the F4U Corsair, John Bolt downed six Zekes in just 90 days from September to December 1943 to become and ace. He also saw action in the last few weeks of the war with VMF-472. Returning to combat duty in the Korean War he served a tour with the Marines before flying a tour with the Air Force where he shot down six Mig15s. John F Bolt passed away on 8th December 2004.

Items Signed by Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased)

	Clipped Signature - John F Bolt. Price : £50.00	Flew the F4U Corsair with VMF-214, scoring 6 victories in 90 days to become an Ace. He later served a tour in the Korean War, shooting down 6 MiG-15s to become one of only 7 American Aces of both World War Two and Korea. He died in 2004. ......
	Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT	Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £290.00	Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide......
	Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £280.00	Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide......
	Black Sheep Sweep by Troy White. SOLD OUT	Lt John Bolt and Maj Henry Miller of VMF-214 begin their attack on a formation of Japanese Zekes over St George's Channel on December 23rd 1943. In the ensuing air battle Lt. Bolt shot down two Zekes and Maj. Miller accounted for one. This Fig......	NOT AVAILABLE

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased)

	Pack 594. Pack of two F4U Corsair prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £380	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP)
	Pack 595. Pack of two Black Sheep Squadron Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £165	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. (B) Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP)

Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased)

Squadrons for : Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased)
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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VMF-214 Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of VMF-214	VMF-214 Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft for : Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased)
A list of all aircraft associated with Lieutenant Colonel John F Bolt (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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Corsair Click the name above to see prints featuring Corsair aircraft. Manufacturer : Chance-Vought Production Began : 1940 Number Built : 12000	Corsair The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair was arguably the finest naval aviation fighter of its era. Work on this design dates to 1938 and was headed-up by Voughts Chief Engineer, Rex Biesel. The initial prototype was powered by an 1800-HP Pratt & Whitney double Wasp radial engine. This was the third Vought aircraft to carry the Corsair name. The graceful and highly recognizable gull-wing design of the F4U permitted the aircraft to utilize a 13-foot, three-blade, Hamilton Standard propeller, while not having to lengthen the landing gear. Because of the rigors of carrier landings, this was a very important design consideration. Folding wings were also required for carrier operations. The F4U was thirty feet long, had a wingspan of 41 feet and an empty weight of approximately 7,500 pounds. Another interesting feature was the way the F4Us gear rotated 90 degrees, so it would lay flush within the wing when in the up position. In 1939 the Navy approved the design, and production commenced. The Corsair utilized a new spot welding process on its all aluminum fuselage, giving the aircraft very low drag. To reduce weight, fabric-covered outer wing sections and control surfaces were fitted. In May of 1940 the F4U made its maiden flight. Although a number of small bugs were discovered during early flight tests, the Corsair had exceptional performance characteristics. In October of 1940 the prototype F4U was clocked at 405-MPH in a speed test. The initial production Corsairs received an upgraded 2,000-HP radial giving the bird a top speed of about 425-MPH. The production models also differed from the prototype in having six, wing-mounted, 0.5 caliber machine guns. Another change was a shift of the cockpit about three feet further back in the fuselage. This latter change unfortunately made naval aviators wary of carrier landings with the F4U, due to its limited forward visibility during landings. Other concerns were expressed regarding a severe port wing drop at landing speeds and a tendency of the aircraft to bounce off a carrier deck. As a result, the F4U was initially limited to land-based USMC squadrons. Vought addressed several of these problems, and the Royal Navy deserves credit for perfecting an appropriate landing strategy for the F4U. They found that if the carrier pilot landed the F4U while making a sweeping left turn with the port wing down, that sufficient visibility was available to make a safe landing. With a kill ratio of 11 -to- 1 in WW 11 combat, the F4U proved superior in the air to almost every opposing aircraft it encountered. More than 12,000 F4Us were built and fortunately a few dozen remain in flyable condition to this date.

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