The F4U Corsair, with its innovative inverted gullwing design and the powerful Pratt & Whitney R2800 engine, became a pivotal ...

Lieutenant Kenneth Walsh and his squadron mastered the formidable F4U Corsair amidst perilous Pacific combat. Despite initial ...

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. The Midway is the latest in a series of ...

On June 12, 1943, the F4U-1 Corsair fighter crashed into the lake near Waukegan during practice landings and takeoffs from the USS Wolverine. The pilot, Carl Harold Johnson, survived the crash but was ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, ...

In one sense, the almost 80-year-old Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft has come home. The warbird, which served from the end of World War II through the Korean War, along with a host of other ...

The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. Here’s What You Need to Remember: And what of the awesome ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On September 16, 1943, Gregory “Pappy” Boyington returned to base having successfully shot down five Japanese “Zeroes.” It was proof that his F4U ...