Chance Vought produced thousands of planes during World War II, including the F4U Corsair. Vought became independent again in 1954, and was purchased by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) …

The Company traces its origin in 1917 to a small Long Island, N.Y., aircraft firm established by Chance Milton Vought, a young aeronautical engineer and aviation pioneer. The first Vought …

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is the world's largest independent aerostructures manufacturer. The firm traces its origins back to the pioneering designer Chance Vought.

The early history of Vought Aeronautics is in part the biography of its founder - Chance Milton Vought, pioneer pilot, aeronautical engineer, and aircraft manufacturer whose company bore …

Vought aircraft — a brand of aircraft manufactured in the United States since 1917. The manufacturers' names have included: Lewis and Vought Corporation , Chance Vought , …

Vought Heritage is a web site dedicated to the preservation of the history of Chance Vought and Vought Aircraft Companies.

May 23, 2020 · Situated in Long Island City, N. Y., the new company and its successor, the Chance Vought Corporation, were among the leaders in American aviation industry, …

Chauncey Milton "Chance" Vought (February 26, 1890 in Long Island, New York – July 25, 1930) was an American aviation pioneer and engineer, who was the co-founder of the Lewis and …

The first aircraft that Chance Vought was associated with was the McCormick-Romme "Umbrella" plane which flew on March 11, 1910. He learned to fly from Max Lillie in 1912 using a Wright …

Vought reorganized his company into the Chance Vought Corporation in May 1922, where he would produce his famous Corsair aircraft. The first Corsair was the O2U-1 in 1926. It was the …