{"id":10920,"date":"2024-02-13T23:03:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/?p=87473"},"modified":"2024-02-13T23:03:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:03:52","slug":"black-sheep-chronicles-part-2-corsairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=10920","title":{"rendered":"Black Sheep Chronicles, Part 2: Corsairs!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second episode of Black Sheep Chronicles: VMF-214 in World War II<\/strong> is now on YouTube.<\/a> During the summer  Gamble announced (HERE<\/a>) a new and exciting series of episodes about the famed Black Sheep Squadron (VMF-214). Gamble published his first book, The Black Sheep, <\/em>in 1998, a highly readable account that serves to both correct and extend the record of the VMF-241 and its renowned squadron leader Greg “Pappy” Boyington. With a total of four titles now in print, Bruce is recognized as one of the top authors on the air war in the Pacific.<\/p>\n

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Using rarely-seen video footage and still photographs, author Bruce Gamble has produced Part 2: Corsairs<\/strong>, a 25-minute documentary of the famous squadron’s creation and its first tour of combat. Part 2 of Black Sheep Chronicles covers VMF-214’s second combat tour during the summer of 1943, when they fought intense air battles in the Central Solomons and adopted their first name: “Swashbucklers.”<\/span><\/span> The video shows numerous aspects of the squadron’s combat experiences and daily existence on the fabled island.<\/p>\n