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Fighter Aircraft: Vought F4U Corsair "The Bent Wing Fighter"

The Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter and carrier-based bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by Chance Vought.
The Aviationist

The Legenday F4U Corsair as you have never seen it before

More than 12,500 examples of this aircraft were manufactured by Vought beginning in 1940, with final delivery of 1953, in what is known as the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U ...
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Corsair slice on the 14th fairway

On July 11, 1940, the only Vought Corsair prototype crash-landed on a Connecticut golf course, nearly ending the program ...
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Vought F4U Corsair Was Angel for Americans, Demon for the Japanese

The airplanes of the Second World War have been incredible machines. Designed and built on fast-forward to meet the ever-changing requirements of combat situations, they all, almost without exception, ...
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Vought F4U-1D Corsair

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, ...
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Historic World War II plane returns to Fargo Air Museum

The Vought F4U Corsair plane restored by the late Gerry Beck is on display in the Fargo Air Museum on Thursday, May 18, 2023, after being in a Minnesota air museum for the last six years. FARGO — An ...
Times of San Diego

WWII-Era F4U Flown by Marine Corps Arrives at USS Midway Museum

The F4U-4 as workers placed it on board the Midway this week. Photo credit: Courtesy, Midway Museum The USS Midway Museum on Friday opened a new exhibit featuring a famous historical military aircraft ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

A vintage F4U Corsair fighter-bomber goes on display at USS Midway Museum

A vintage F4U Corsair fighter-bomber — the type that helped the U.S. win World War II — has been added to the exhibits of the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. The Midway is the latest in a series of ...
USA Today

Ask the Captain: Which World War II fighter is better, a P-51 or F4U?

Answer: They were designed for totally different purposes. The F4U was designed for operations from an aircraft carrier without the need of very long range. The P-51, especially after being fitted ...
Kotaku

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Aircraft Factory F4U Corsair

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Aircraft Factory F4U Corsair The F4U Corsair is truly a unique aircraft with its bent wings, long nose, and ...
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Vought F4U-1D Corsair

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, ...