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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.
Retired. 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 ...
National origin. United States. Manufacturer. War Aircraft Replicas International, Inc. Introduction. 1975. The W.A.R. F4U Corsair is a 50% scale homebuilt replica of the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Second World War carrier fighter. [1][2]
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader; in comparison with the F-8, the A-7 is both smaller and ...
Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved 2012-02-12. From a contemporary press report: John Thomas Blackburn, 81, decorated World War II fighter pilot and air squadron Commander, died of cancer March 21, 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida. The son and younger brother of Naval officers, he was born and grew up in the District.
Air National Guard use. Quonset Point Air National Guard Station is the home of the 143rd Airlift Wing (143 AW), a Rhode Island Air National Guard unit operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the U.S. Air Force. The mission of the 143 AW is to provide air logistics support pursuant to both its state and federal missions.
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 ...