More than 12,500 examples of this aircraft were manufactured by Vought beginning in 1940, with final delivery of 1953, in what is known as the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U ...

In the European Theater of World War II, the P-51 Mustang was the top aircraft when it came to shooting down or otherwise nullifying Axis airpower. In the Pacific, planes like the P-38 Lightning ...

Explore the legendary fighters that defined the Vought legacy, from the iconic F4U Corsair to the trailblazing Crusader and A-7 Corsair II. Dive into the remarkable evolution of Vought fighter ...

The F4U-4 Corsair was produced for longer than any other American piston-engine fighter. Its design started in 1939 and the last planes retired from military service in the late 1970s. It's last ...

The airplanes of the Second World War have been incredible machines. Designed and built on fast-forward to meet the ever-changing requirements of combat situations, they all, almost without exception, ...

The F4U-4 as workers placed it on board the Midway this week. Photo credit: Courtesy, Midway Museum The USS Midway Museum on Friday opened a new exhibit featuring a famous historical military aircraft ...

Enclosed in its own hanger at the Bamberg County Airport is one of the U.S.'s greatest fighter planes, a 1945 Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair. One of the few to survive foreign wars, as well as the hungry ...

The Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair is a Tier 6 fighter plane for the U.S.A. The F4U-1 Corsair is required in order to unlock the Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair. Every plane ...

When you ask Trent Latshaw what's the best thing about owning an F4U, he will struggle to put his answer into words. Latshaw, 61, has owned the Vought F4U-4 for about a year. Latshaw said his F4U was ...

The Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair is a Tier 7 fighter plane for the U.S.A. The F4U-4 Corsair is required in order to unlock the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair. Every plane ...

Answer: They were designed for totally different purposes. The F4U was designed for operations from an aircraft carrier without the need of very long range. The P-51, especially after being fitted ...

Click to open image viewer. By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, Corsair pilots had amassed an 11:1 kill ratio against enemy aircraft. The aircraft's distinctive inverted gull-wing design allowed ground ...