The F4U Corsair is one of the most iconic and powerful aircraft ever built, renowned for its role in World War II and its ...

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? ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

WWII production count: 12,571 Aircraft type: Fighter Country of origin: United States The Vought F4U Corsair was a flexible fighter aircraft suitable for land and carrier-based operations.

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.

The F4U Corsair was made famous during World War II thanks to a powerful engine that allowed it to fly faster than 400 miles per hour and a deadly machine gun, according to the National WWII Museum.

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 ...