F4U-1C - War Thunder Wiki
The F4U-1C "Corsair" was a single-seater, single-engine carrier-based fighter. The unusual W-shaped wings of the F4U required propeller of a diameter of about four metres. Those were the biggest propellers ever used in a single-engine fighter.
F4U Corsair (Family) - War Thunder Wiki
In 1943, the Corsair started to be used by the Marine Corps, operating out of the Solomon Islands, notably, Guadalcanal. The first combat action was on 14 February 1943, when Corsairs of VMF-124 were escorting B-24 Liberator bombers, along with P …
F4U 'Corsair' - Scharch
The prototype F4U-1C appeared in August 1943, was based on an F4U-1. A total of 200 built Jul-Nov 1944; all were based on the F4U-1D. The F4U-1C was introduced to combat during 1945, most notably in the Okinawa campaign.
Pilot's handbook for Navy model F4U-1, F4U-1C, F4U-1D, F3A-1, …
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Vought F4U Corsair (1940) - Naval Encyclopedia
Jan 10, 2022 — Probably the most famous fighter ever designed for any Navy, arguably, was the Vought F4U Corsair. Not only for its production, which went further than the Hellcat, and went shy of their land rivals, the P51 Mustang and P47 Thunderbolt, but certainly outlived them all …
Vought F4U Corsair - Plane-Encyclopedia
F4U-1C – Ground attack and fighter version, with the 6 X 12,7mm guns replaced by a set of 4 X 20mm AN/M2 (Hispano-Suiza) cannons thus providing considerable firepower for ground attack missions. Based on the F-4U-1.
Designing the Bent-Wing Bird | Naval History Magazine
The F4U-1C carried four 20-mm cannon—two per wing. The F4U-1 D fighter-bomber (the production version of the fighters that Pacific Marines and Chance Vought field representatives had jury-rigged with bomb rack s) eventually carried a 2,000-pound bomb load.
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: F4U Corsair, U.S. Fighter
The F4U-1C was armed with four 20mm Hispano M2 cannon. The F4U-1D was the first fighter-bomber version, with racks for 2 1000 lb (454 kg) bombs or eight rockets and a 160 gallon (606 liter) drop tank. It also replaced the birdcage canopy with a bubble canopy, which greatly improved visibility.
F4U-1A - War Thunder Wiki
The F4U-1A Corsair is a rank II American naval fighter with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB) and 3.3 (SB). It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.
Chance-Vought F4U Corsair (Goodyear FG Corsair) - Pacific Wrecks
The F4U-1C was a batch of three hundred Corsairs with 4 x 20mm cannons installed for use as a fighter-bomber. F4U-4 Corsair Built by Vought Aircraft Division of United Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut.
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