Kenneth Walsh worked up a tactical doctrine for the Vought F4U-1 - and put it to the test.

In 1938, the U.S. Navy demanded one thing from its next-generation fighter: speed. The result was the radical Vought F4U Corsair, built around the massive Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine and ...

The legendary Vought F4U Corsair delivers one of the most unforgettable sounds in aviation. Powered by the massive Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine, this WWII carrier-based fighter was ...

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 ...

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, ...

Part one: Checkout and Mission in the F4u Corsair -- Part two: The young pilots - true adventures of America's fighter aces in WWII Summary In part one, Warbird and air racer Steve Hinton takes you on ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A famous piece 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 ...