"Pappy" shot down 22 Japanese aircraft. In one particularly noteworthy engagement on October 17, 1943, then-Major Boyington ...

John O'Connor's Vought F4U-7 Corsair, BuNo. 133710 ... of the famed VMF-214 "Black Sheep" Squadron led by Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Several further ownership changes followed, one of ...

“Pappy” Boyington stomped off the jungle-hemmed field, vowing that he and his Corsair would buzz up every day until they notched a new mark. Pappy, pugnacious ex-wrestler and father of three ...