After over two years of refurbishment, the Planes of Fame Air Museum's Vought F4U-1A Corsair has now completed its first post-restoration flight and is set to make its return to the museum’s Flight ...
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The airplanes of the Second World War have been incredible machines. Designed and built on fast-forward to meet the ever-changing requirements of combat situations, they all, almost without exception, ...
Keegan Chetwynd walked through the museum hangar doors Monday toward what is perhaps America’s most legendary fighter plane. He looped around the tail, strolling up the portside, stopping underneath ...
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 ...
The F4U was arguably the finest propeller-driven fighter on the Allied side. It was the first single-engine American fighter to break 400 miles per hour in level flight. It was first driven by a Pratt ...