The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.

Here are 5 things you never knew about the F4U Corsair, the famous World War II fighter aircraft.

The Vought F4U Corsair was a flexible fighter aircraft suitable for land and carrier-based operations. Adopted by U.S. Marines in the Pacific and integrated into British and New Zealand fleets ...

As a fighter-bomber, the F4U Corsair could also carry bombs and rockets for ground strikes or dropping on opposing aircraft squadrons. Operating from land by the Marine Corps and carriers by the ...