F4U Corsair in Action - Aircraft No. 220

F4U Corsair in Action - Aircraft No. 220

Bringing to mind the exploits of â€œPappyâ€ Boyington and his Blacksheep Squadron and Tommy Blackburn with the Jolly Rogers, the Corsair is among the most formidable US fighters of WWII. The F4U maintained a kill ratio of 11:1 according to the US Navy and went on to serve in Korea, holding its own in the early years of the Jet Age. The Corsair was first conceived as a high-speed, high-altitude fighter for the Navy in 1938 when Chance Voughtâ€™s design team drew up plans for a fighter with an 1,800-hp engine and a huge 13-foot propeller. The Corsairâ€™s famous inverted gull wing design was introduced to allow prop clearance. Handling problems delayed the aircraftâ€™s deployment aboard carriers, but Marine Corps pilots quickly took to the powerful, rugged fighter and VMF-124, the first Marine squadron to fly the Corsair in combat, also produced the first Corsair air ace, Kenneth A. Walsh, by the summer of 1943. A total of 12,571 Corsairs were built between 1940 and 1952, most of them by Vought, but hundreds by Goodyear and Brewster as those companiesâ€™ assembly lines had to be pressed into service to meet soaring demand for the remarkable aircraft. This exhaustive volume surveys the history of the Corsair from its first prototype to the restored warbirds that have continued to delight air show audiences to the present day.
Country USA
Brand Squadron Publications
Manufacturer Squadron/Signal Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber SS10220
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780897476232
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Squadron Publications
Manufacturer	Squadron/Signal Publications
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	SS10220
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780897476232
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

F4U Corsair in Action - Aircraft No. 220

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