It was not until the British proved that the Corsair could safely operate from carriers that the Navy put the type into service in January of 1944. In March of 1943, the land-based Marines were the first US forces to fly the Corsair in combat. First flown on May of 1940, its entrance into the combat arena with the US Navy was delayed due to concerns about visibility and landing characteristics. Widely regarded as the most capable carrier-based fighter of the Second World War, the F4U Corsair was designed to employ the largest engine and propeller ever fitted to a fighter up to that point. BuNo 124692 still takes to the skies, no longer fighting enemy forces, but helping to preserve history from a half century ago. Below, thousands of UN soldiers fight against bitter-cold temperatures and advancing communist troops. Roaring through the blue-black North Korean sky,Ĭorsair Bureau Number (BuNo) 124692 skims past the top of a snowy mountain peak in search of adversarial aircraft.
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