![]() The Corsair served almost exclusively as a fighter-bomber throughout the Korean War and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945, it quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. When the Corsair entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy counted an 11:1 kill ratio with the F4U Corsair. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II, and the U.S. and British, the Corsair was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, French Naval Aviation, and other air forces until the 1960s. carrier based fighter aircraft was thus filled by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's first prototype in 1940. ![]() Due to logistics issues and initial problems with carrier landings, the role of the dominant U.S. The Corsair was designed as a carrier-based aircraft, but it came to and retained prominence in its area of greatest deployment: land based use by the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Variants - Brewster and Goodyear Corsairs 2 Primary users: United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Navy Royal New Zealand Air Force.Retired: 1953 (United States) 1979 (Honduras).Vought F4U-5NL “Corsair” (BuNo 124486) c.1989 on display during the Northrop 50 'N Flying Family Day and Airshow, Palmdale, California () (John Shupek photos) ![]() Single-engine Single-seat Gull-wing Night Fighter, USA Chance Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Single-engine Single-seat Gull-wing Night Fighter, USA
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