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, ...

Ater nearby three years of restoration, the Planes of Fame Air Museum's Vought F4U-1A Corsair reemerges as the world's oldest airworthy F4U Corsair!

如果让一位军事航空爱好者说出二战中最出色的战斗机，沃特（Vought）F4U“海盗（Corsair）”几乎肯定出现在答案中。 沃特F4U战斗机有众多改进型。 虽然沃特F4U可能不如北美P-51“野马”、共和P-47“雷电”、“喷火”战斗机那么有名，但它是一款高性能军用飞机。

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, ...

The Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter and carrier-based bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by Chance Vought. The Corsair gained popularity soon after its introduction and received ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought ...

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 ...

Embark on an aerial adventure in the Mariness most famous World War II fighting plane in this twopart installment of the Roaring Glory Warbirds series Warbird pilot Steve Hinton leads an exciting ...

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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 ...