Nov 30, 2017 · Fighting Squadron 17 was selected to fly the new Vought F4U-1 Corsair, a gull-winged fighter built around a powerful Pratt-Witney 18 cylinder radial engine on the new Essex-class carrier Bunker Hill. It was the second Navy fighter squadron to receive the F4U-1 Corsair and the most successful of them all.

Fighter Squadron 61 (VF-61), the Jolly Rogers, was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as VF-17 on 1 January 1943, it was redesignated as VF-5B on 15 November 1946, and then later as VF-61 on 28 July 1948.

John Thomas Blackburn (January 24, 1912 – March 21, 1994) was an American naval aviator, World War II flying ace, [2] and the first commanding officer of the famed F4U Corsair squadron VF-17 Jolly Rogers.

May 25, 2024 · The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A.

One of the outstanding contributions made by Fighting 17 was providing proof, under battle conditions, of the suitability of the F4U for carrier operations and were first into combat flying off a carrier with the Corsair.

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.. The Corsair was designed and principally operated as a carrier ...

One Navy fighter squadron (VF-17) known as the "Jolly Rogers" shot down 154 Japanese aircraft over a seventy-six day period including sixty in one five-day period. Corsair F4U-1A Marines Corps From our Premier Series. 1/28th scale. 14" wingspan by 14" long

The Jolly Rogers shot down 152 Japanese aircraft and produced 11 aces during their combat tours flying Corsairs. By war’s end, Corsairs had shot down 2,140 Japanese aircraft, achieving a kill-to-loss ratio of 11:1. Nicknames: The Corsair garnered a number of unofficial nicknames during its service. The aircraft’s inverted gull wings ...

May 24, 2017 · Blackburn’s use of the fearsome “Jolly Roger” skull and crossbones was to emphasize the daring attitude of his pilots. On November 8, 1943 six VF-17 Corsairs engaged fifteen Val Dive Bombers and twenty four Zeros downing three Zeros and damaging four others with no VF-17 losses.

The Vought F4U Corsair was literally built around the Pratt & Whitney 2,000 HP radial engine. The engine was so massive and produced so much energy that a Hamilton Standard 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the largest of WWII, was required. The F4U was the first American fighter aircraft to exceed 400 MPH.