Taken in 1955 the cool video in this post is an 8mm home movie film footage showing the US Navy F7U Cutlass fighter…
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Flying the Seafire: a comparison with the Vought F4U Corsair and Hawker Sea Fury
by Dario Leone“We had several interesting dogfights with the much larger and more powerful F4U Corsair. In turning dogfights, the Corsairs were unable…
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The story of Thomas Hudner, the US Navy F4U Pilot, MOH Recipient who Crashed His Corsair On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman
by Dario LeoneAs the other Corsairs concentrated on keeping the enemy troops away from the downed aircraft, Hudner decided that he would not…
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Pappy Boyington’s F4U Corsair “Lulubelle” and the Nose Art that Never was
by Dario LeoneDozens of artists, model makers, die-cast companies, and custom decal printers issued innumerable renditions of Boyington’s F4U. But Lulubelle was not…
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F4U Vs MiG-15: the story of how the WWII Corsair became a MiG Killer
by Dario Leone“When his parachute opened, I could see his “G” suit burning from head to foot. I glanced down and saw the…
