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F4U Corsair

The day VMF-214 Black Sheep CO Gregory “Pappy” Boyington shot down three Zeros in 60 seconds

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the mission where VMF-214 Black Sheep CO Gregory “Pappy” Boyington shot down 5 Japanese fighters and became “ace in a day”

Dario Leone

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The “accidental” arrival of the legendary F4U Corsair in the South Pacific and the story of Ken Walsh, the first man to become a “Corsair ace”

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The “accidental” arrival of the legendary F4U Corsair in the South Pacific and the story of Ken Walsh, the first man to become a “Corsair ace”

Dario Leone

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Corsair Vs Yak-9: how two F4Us shot down four Yak fighters and scored USMC first aerial kills of the Korean War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Corsair Vs Yak-9: how two F4Us shot down four Yak fighters and scored USMC first aerial kills of the Korean War

Dario Leone

Here’s how the Royal Navy fixed the F4U shortcomings for which the US Navy deemed the Corsair unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Here’s how the Royal Navy fixed the F4U shortcomings for which the US Navy deemed the Corsair unsuitable for aircraft carrier operations

Dario Leone

Rare Colored Video Shows F7U Jets in action aboard USS Hancock (along with the Infamous Cutlass Ramp Strike Accident)

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Rare Colored Video Shows F7U Jets in action aboard USS Hancock (along with the Infamous Cutlass Ramp Strike Accident)

Dario Leone

Seafire Sea Fury Corsair

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Flying the Seafire: a comparison with the Vought F4U Corsair and Hawker Sea Fury

Dario Leone

The story of Thomas Hudner, the US Navy F4U Pilot, MOH Recipient who Crashed His Corsair On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of Thomas Hudner, the US Navy F4U Pilot, MOH Recipient who Crashed His Corsair On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman

Dario Leone

Pappy Boyington’s F4U Corsair “Lulubelle” and the Nose Art that Never was

Military Aviation / Warbirds

Pappy Boyington’s F4U Corsair “Lulubelle” and the Nose Art that Never was

Dario Leone

F4U Vs MiG-15: the story of how the WWII Corsair became a MiG Killer

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

F4U Vs MiG-15: the story of how the WWII Corsair became a MiG Killer

Dario Leone

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