The U.S. Navy has a storied history of utilizing some of the most advanced and iconic aircraft in the world. From the early ...
On this day in aviation history-85 years ago, on May 29, 1940-the prototype Chance Vought F4U Corsair took to the skies for the first time. Designated XF4U-1 (bureau number 1443), the aircraft was ...
AKRON—The Japanese called it "Whistling Death" for the sound its iconic gull wings produced in a dive. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots called it the best air-to-air fighter in the Pacific theater ...
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 ...