Chance Vought F4U Corsair

Mantelli - Brown - Kittel - Graf

• Publisher: R.E.I. Editions
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9782372972253
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

This famous US fighter produced by the United Aircraft Corporation, was used primarily in World War II and during the Korean War.
It was the best fighter aircraft carrier embarked on the war, even if proved extraordinarily effective even ground-based and unbeatable in the attack on the ground.
The Vought F4U Corsair was without doubt the best fighter of World War II based on aircraft carriers.
It was extremely powerful and as fighter-bomber was so effective against the Japanese that they nicknamed him the "whistling death".
As tactical air support, he was afraid even to "hear" his wing radiators produced a hissing sound worthy of a Stuka, and the Japanese soon became very respectful of their presence.
The Vought F4U Corsair was a US fighter produced by Chance Vought Corporation (a company which later became the United Aircraft Corporation).
It was mainly used in World War II and during the Korean War. It was the best fighters boarded the aircraft carrier of World War II, although it proved extraordinarily effective even ground-based and unbeatable in the attack on the ground, in many respects superior even to the P-51 Mustang.
Despite its qualities, he spent half of his career working on bases on the ground, because, initially, the Navy considered it unsuitable for use on aircraft carriers. Nevertheless, he recorded an extraordinary amount of aerial victories.