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Shuttleworth Collection to Host Combat Veteran F4U-5NL Corsair at 2025 Festival of Flight
A legendary warbird is set to make its debut at Shuttleworth Collection! The combat veteran Chance-Vought F4U-5NL Corsair ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
How the Navy Tamed the “Killer Corsair”
The Corsair legend is that it was too mean for the Navy so they gave it to the Marines. Here's the real story. The initial carrier-landing qualifications for the Chance Vought F4U Corsair were a ...
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Inside the F4U-4 Corsair
The F4U-4 Corsair was produced for longer than any ... In this film we show you F4U-4 version - the last one created by the Chance-Vought Company that designed this plane originally.
Smithsonian Magazine3y
Restoration: Connecticut’s State Warbird
In 2005, the Connecticut legislature unanimously declared the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the renowned World War II fighter with an inverted gull wing, its Official State Aircraft. “It was a no ...
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America’s Vought F4U Corsair Terrified the Japanese Military in WWII
During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft as the most capable aircraft in the conflict. This belief was based on more than a feeling; by the end ...