Click to open image viewer. By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, Corsair pilots had amassed an 11:1 kill ratio against enemy aircraft. The aircraft's distinctive inverted gull-wing design allowed ground ...
The combat debut of the Vought F4U Corsair in February 1943 was nearly catastrophic. During the infamous “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” over Bougainville, Marine squadron VMF-124 suffered heavy losses ...
The Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA, will begin 2026 with a special program on Saturday, January 3, centered on one of its most significant World War II aircraft: the combat-veteran Vought F4U-1A ...
Kenneth Walsh worked up a tactical doctrine for the Vought F4U-1 - and put it to the test.