WWII production count: 12,571 Aircraft type: Fighter Country of origin: United States The Vought F4U Corsair was a flexible fighter aircraft suitable for land and carrier-based operations.

Although the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the heaviest single-engine fighter plane used in WWII, it remained a versatile and highly capable aircraft used for a variety of roles.

A Vought F4U Corsair will show how its sleek and curving wings — built to fold and fit inside U.S. Navy aircraft carriers — used to shoot out and soar over the Pacific Ocean.

A refurbished FG-1D Corsair fighter, like ones that set off from the flight deck of the USS Intrepid during World War II, on display at a new exhibit in Manhattan at the aircraft carrier's museum.

Aviation enthusiasts have been hearing about it all week. Now they’ll get a chance to see it. Selfridge Military Air Museum will host a public unveiling for their newly restored FG-1D Corsair ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A famous piece of history is now on display at the USS Midway Museum. An F4U-4 Corsair, a fighter-bomber which mainly flew in World War II and the Korean War, is in San ...

The fighter-bomber being moved, a Corsair on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla., would have gone in and out easily, as aircraft did during World War II.