F4U-4E and F4U-4N: Developed late in WWII, these nightfighters featured radar radomes projecting from the right wingtip. The -4E was fitted with the APS-4 search radar, while the -4N …

So, Vought engineers came up with the distinctive inverted gull-wing design which forever characterized the F4U Corsair. This "bent wing" design allowed the huge prop to clear the …

The Vought F4U Corsair was a high performance fighter aircraft, either carrier or land based. The primary mission was the destruction of enemy aircraft and was armed with bomb and rocket …

The F4U Corsair is another most famous fighter and fighter-bomber of WWII, although it saw action mostly against the Japanese in the Theatre of the Pacific, therefore being primarily used …

One of the best fighters of World War II, the F4U Corsair tormented the Japanese from Guadalcanal until the end of the war. Aircraft from the World War II era, more often than not, …

The AU-1 was a variant of the F4U Corsair developed from the F4U-5, and was originally designated as the F4U-6 but was renamed to AU-1. It was designed as a dedicated ground …

The Vought F4U Corsair was initially designed and produced by Chance Vought as an American fighter aircraft that primarily served during the Second World War and the Korean War.

Do you know this about the Corsair? That on October 3, 1942, the Navy took delivery of the first production models of the F4U Corsair.

The F4U was conceived to use the most powerful engine and largest propeller a fighter plane ever had; these long propeller blades caused ground clearance problems. The “W” shaped-wings …

Navy pilots soon nicknamed the F4U the 'ensign eliminator' for its tendency to kill these inexperienced aviators. The Navy refused to clear the F4U for carrier operations until late in …