The F4U-4 Corsair was produced for longer than any other American piston-engine fighter. Its design started in 1939 and the last planes retired from military service in the late 1970s. It's last ...

The massive flaps, normally left extended on the ground, do the rest. Scaling up the Corsair’s steep flank to the cockpit via wide-set, spring-loaded steps and hand-holds cut into the skin, you need ...

Connecticut’s aviation history is as diverse as the toppings at a New Haven pizza joint. Chance Vought, another aircraft manufacturer with deep Connecticut roots, is well represented in the museum.

In 2005, the Connecticut legislature unanimously declared the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the renowned World War II fighter with an inverted gull wing, its Official State Aircraft. “It was a no ...

During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft as the most capable aircraft in the conflict.

Working in the 1930’s with the Chance Vought Division of the United Aircraft Division, Zimmerman built a scale remote controlled model of a rather flat disc-shaped aircraft.

The USS Midway Museum on Friday opened a new exhibit featuring a famous historical military aircraft, an F4U-4 Corsair.

The F4U-4 Corsair, flown by both the Navy and Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, went on exhibit at the USS Midway Museum on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

In one sense, the almost 80-year-old Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft has come home.

The VMF-214 Black Sheep faced numerous challenges during the battles of WWII. This is how they not only survived but thrived in conflict.

Utilizing the proven Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine, which was also used in the Douglas DC-6, Chance-Vought F4U Corsair, and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, among others, just over ...