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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.
Vought Corsair is the name of several former aircraft of the US Navy: Vought O2U Corsair, a biplane scout and observation aircraft; Vought O4U Corsair, a biplane scout and observation aircraft prototype; Vought SBU Corsair, a biplane dive bomber aircraft; Vought F4U Corsair, a monoplane shipborne fighter/dive bomber aircraft
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This 1952 photograph shows an F4U-4 Corsair from VMF-212 for a combat sortie over Korea. ... A Grumman S-2A ...
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.
[1] [2] During World War II the Vought F4U Corsair was one of the main aircraft used in this role as the Corsair was an excellent fighter aircraft that could carry up to 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg) of bombs. [3] VBF also is sometimes called an Attack Bombing Squadron. [4] [5] [6] Grumman F6F Hellcat could also
Marine Fighting Squadron 422 (VMF-422) was a Vought F4U Corsair squadron in the United States Marine Corps.The squadron, also known as the "Flying Buccaneers", fought in World War II but is perhaps best known for its role in the worst accident in naval aviation history when 22 of the squadron's 23 aircraft were lost flying through a typhoon on 25 January 1944.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The W.A.R. F4U Corsair is a 50% scale homebuilt replica of the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Second ... Specifications (W.A.R. F4U ...
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 engine.