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The F4U Corsair, one of the most iconic fighters of World War II, goes head-to-head with the formidable MiG-15, a jet-powered ...
In-Town Gallery presents Flip Flop Flutter, a collection of new artwork by sculptor Denice Bizot through July 31. A reception will be held on Friday, July 11 from 5-8 p.m. Officials saic, ... more ...
The F4U Corsair is one of the most iconic and powerful aircraft ever built, renowned for its role in World War II and its ...
Air show announcer and producer Lunar Sawyer is ready to see her husband take to the sky in “Wild Blue,” the “little RV-8A ...
Located aboard the historic Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, Florida, the National Naval Aviation Museum is the largest naval aviation museum in the world. Established in 1962 and opened in 1963, ...
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.
The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—as noted, an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. The Corsair was also used, extensively, as a ...
Former U.S. Army Master Sgt. Edwin Beck, 100, served in both WWII and the Korean War. During WWII, he and other members of his unit were captured and imprisoned in a German POW camp for six months.
Songwriters Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb were inspired to write "Rosie the Riveter" by Rosalind P. Walter, a woman working on an assembly line riveting Vought F4U Corsair fighters.
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.
In the later stages of World War II, pilots in the fighter had an 11-to-1 victory ratio over enemy aircraft. Built in 1946, Midway’s new F4U flew in multiple U.S. Marine Corps squadrons until 1953.
The F4U-4 Corsair was flown by both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, known for its role in helping win the aviation battle in the later stages of World War II. During this time, it had an 11 ...