The combat debut of the Vought F4U Corsair in February 1943 was nearly catastrophic. During the infamous “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” over Bougainville, Marine squadron VMF-124 suffered heavy losses ...
In 1938, the U.S. Navy demanded one thing from its next-generation fighter: speed. The result was the radical Vought F4U Corsair, built around the massive Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine and ...