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.

Vought’s answer was the F4U Corsair. The Corsair became the first single-engine U.S. fighter to exceed 400 miles per hour. The record was achieved when a Corsair flew at an average speed of 405 ...

Fernando Soto in 1970 atop his Honduran Corsair, with symbols marking his ... Nearly a dozen were military-surplus Vought F4U-4, F4U-5, and F4U-5N Corsairs bought privately and imported through ...

The initial carrier-landing qualifications for the Chance Vought F4U Corsair were a disaster ... unleashed from the fighter’s powerful R-2800 engine and its 13-foot, 4-inch propeller would ...