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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.
F4U-1D 50375 coded 56 at the NASM- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. F4U-4 97264 coded B 210 of VF-192 owned by Dan Friedkin. F2G-1 88458 coded 57. F4U-4 97369 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. F4U-5N 124692 coded NP 5 of the Collings Foundation. F4U-4 97142 coded WR 18 at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
Ling-Temco-Vought. (1962-1992) Vought was the name of several related American aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought-Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace (part of Ling-Temco-Vought), Vought Aircraft Companies, and Vought Aircraft Industries. The first incarnation of Vought was established by ...
Developed into. Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III LTV A-7 Corsair II. The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft [ 2 ] designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title ...
Fighter-bomber. The Republic P-47D was armed with eight .50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns, and could carry a bomb load of 2,500 lb (1,100 kg). A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft. It differs from bomber and attack aircraft primarily in its origins, as a fighter ...
1945. Developed from. Vought F4U Corsair. The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the " Super Corsair ", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial ...
A and T Recovery. Vought F4U-1 "Bird Cage" Corsair Bureau Number 02465 being lifted from Lake Michigan by A and T Recovery. A and T Recovery (Allan Olson and Taras Lyssenko) is an American company that has the primary purpose to locate and recover once lost World War II United States Navy aircraft for presentation to the American public. [2 ...
2 September 1937. Retired. 1945. The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. [2] First used by the British in the North Atlantic, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the ...