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The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.
VMA-323 was the Marine fixed-wing attack squadron with the longest overseas service during the Korean War, accumulating a total of 48,677 hours of flight time since their August 1950 arrival in Korea. [8] In total, 16 Death Rattlers were Killed In Action (the same number of losses as in WWII) and 4 became POWs. [7]
F4U-4 at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida. This list of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs by country location includes information about the aircraft, including model number, bureau number, fuselage markings, location within the country, and status (airworthy, on display, and in restoration).
English: U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-4 Corsairs of Marine Attack Squadron 312 (VMA-312) "Checkerboards" aboard the escort carrier USS Bairoko (CVE-115) off Korea, in early 1952. Marine Fighter Squadron 312 (VMF-312) was redesignated VMA-312 on 1 March 1952.
In addition to being the Korean War's only navy ace, he was the only night ace and the only American ace to do so flying a piston engined aircraft, the F4U Corsair. [3] Bordelon, nicknamed "Lucky Pierre", was credited with three Lavochkin La-9s or La-11s, and two Yak-18s between 29 June and 16/17 July 1952. [4]
F4U-4s of VF-92 on the USS Valley Forge in 1953. VF-92 was established on 26 March 1952 at Naval Air Station Alameda flying the F4U-4 Corsair. The squadron first deployed on the USS Valley Forge, deploying to Hawaii and Yokosuka Japan. It operated off the coast of Korea from 3 January until 25 June 1953 conducting ground attack operations.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:24, 11 March 2008: 576 × 728 (137 KB): Cobatfor {{Information |Description=Vought F4U-4 ''Corsair'' fighters assigned to U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-212 aboard the escort carrier ''USS Rendova (CVE-119)'' in 1951 during a deployment to Korea. |Source=U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News February 19
VF-113 F4U-4B Corsair flies over U.S. ships at Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950. In March 1950, the squadron transitioned to the F4U-4B Corsair.Attached to Air Group 11, the squadron flew their first combat strikes on 5 August 1950 from USS Philippine Sea and USS Valley Forge against targets near Kunsan, Korea.