Corsairs won the prestigious Thompson Trophy twice. In 1952, Vought manufactured 94 F4U-7s for the French Navy, and these aircraft saw action over Indochina but this order marked the end of Corsair ...

Photo via Bruce Gamble Collection Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, Bu. No. 02170, with test pilot Willard Bartlett Boothby, 24 October 1942. This is the twenty-fifth production F4U-1.

The Chance Vought F4U Corsair is one of the products of that time. In the skies over the Pacific since 1942, the warbird was designed primarily as a carrier-based aircraft, and during its ...

As did most other nations involved in the conflict, America had its fair share of killer fliers. Among them was the Vought F4U Corsair, one of the most common fighters in the skies over the ...

The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—as noted, an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. The Corsair was also used, extensively, as a ...

FARGO — A historic plane with local ties has made its way back to the Fargo Air Museum after more than five years away. The Vought F4U Corsair 310 was restored by the late Gerry Beck of Wahpeton ...

Corsairs won the prestigious Thompson Trophy twice. In 1952, Vought manufactured 94 F4U-7s for the French Navy, and these aircraft saw action over Indochina but this order marked the end of Corsair ...