Introducing the F4U Corsair. In 1938, the U.S. Navy issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a single-engined fighter capable of hitting high speeds, a minimum stalling speed below 70 miles per ...

The F4U Corsair is one of the most iconic and powerful aircraft ever built, renowned for its role in World War II and its unique design. While many know of its success in combat, there are several ...

In production longer than any other U.S. fighter to see service in World War II, Vought, Goodyear, and Brewster built a total of 12,582 F4Us. The United States Navy donated an F4U-1D to the National ...

Ask the Captain: Which World War II fighter is better, a P-51 or F4U? John Cox. Special to USA TODAY. Question: Which was a better aircraft in World War II, a P-51 Mustang or F4U Corsair? ...

The Corsair was a veritable hotrod of a fighter plane, and with a top speed of 446 miles per hour, it was briefly the fastest plane in the U.S. arsenal.

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.

An F4U-4 Corsair, a fighter-bomber which mainly flew in World War II and the Korean War, is in San Diego on a long-term loan from the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla.

Charles Lawrence Wilcox was decorated for his combat service as an F4U Corsair fighter pilot during World War II. He flew missions from the carrier USS Essex that included an attack on Tokyo on ...

Introducing the F4U Corsair. In 1938, the U.S. Navy issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a single-engined fighter capable of hitting high speeds, a minimum stalling speed below 70 miles per ...

In production longer than any other U.S. fighter to see service in World War II, Vought, Goodyear, and Brewster built a total of 12,582 F4Us. The United States Navy donated an F4U-1D to the National ...