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 ...

The Corsair’s cockpit was so far back in its fuselage that Porter found it difficult to see the Sangamon’s landing signal officer on the port side of its deck. The fighter’s ultra-long ...

The FG-1D Corsair (BuNo 67089) available listed by Platinum Fighter Sales , was originally built by Goodyear under contract ...

Isley and his FG-1D Corsair fighter never made it back to the Intrepid, shot down and declared missing in action or lost at sea a year later. On Friday, nearly 80 years to the day since Isley's ...

The Intrepid’s elevator originally had a wide-mouthed opening. The fighter-bomber being moved, a Corsair on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla., would have gone in ...

The moment you walk onto the hangar deck of the Intrepid Museum, there it is — a newly restored World War II FG-1D Corsair fighter-bomber. Corsairs were among the most flown aircraft from the ...

In this issue, you’ll find the story of the outstanding aviators and innovative engineers who nudged the Vought F4U Corsair fighter into shipshape for carrier service during World War II.