The Museum’s F4U-1A is a WWII Combat Veteran. The Museum's F4U-1A was manufactured in Stratford, Connecticut and delivered on August 31, 1943. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured,in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. Between April and June 1945, Planes of Fame's Corsair served with a carrier air support unit (CASU-33) before being withdrawn from active service on August 31, 1945. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Service Notes for Model F4U-1, FG-1, and F3A-1 Airplanes. Erection and Maintenance Handbook for F4U-4, F4U-4B. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. F4U MANUALS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE WITH MEMBERSHIP (34 documents) Preliminary Information for F4U-1, F3A-1 and FG-1 Water Injection System. The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. *Takeoff: Flaps full and half power, not full Massive thanks to EternalDarkness and Ian1231100 for helping out with this build, wouldn't have been possible without them. I'm proudly presenting the Vought F4U-4 Corsair, a masterpiece of aviation. A wonderful looking plane in real life and hopefully faithfully recreated in SP. A week of hard work, persistence and dedication, this plane has become reality, or virtuality? Featuring my first ever detailed cockpit and some of the most realistic looking details I've made.
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