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F4U-5: A 1945 design modification of the F4U-4, first flown on 21 December 1945, was intended to increase the F4U-4 Corsair's overall performance and incorporate many Corsair pilots' suggestions. It featured a more powerful Pratt and Whitney R-2800-32(E) engine with a two-stage supercharger, [ 137 ] rated at a maximum of 2,760 hp (2,060 kW).
F4U-1. 02465 -National Naval Aviation Museum The only surviving birdcage Corsair in the world, it crashed into Lake Michigan within two months of its delivery while operating from USS Wolverine. It was recovered in 2010 and restored by the museum and placed in a hanging display in the World War II gallery. [72] [73] F4U-1D
Vought F4U-1 "Bird Cage" Corsair Bureau Number 02465 being lifted from Lake Michigan by A and T Recovery. A and T Recovery (Allan Olson and Taras Lyssenko) is an American company that has the primary purpose to locate and recover once lost World War II United States Navy aircraft for presentation to the American public. [2]
A Vought F4U-1D Corsair assigned to the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS), China Lake, California (US), in 1945. Promoted to Chief Engineer at Vought, Beisel headed up the design team that produced the F4U Corsair, the first fighter aircraft to exceed a speed of 400 mph in level flight with a full military load. Beisel’s ingenious design ...
[1] The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing covered in a shell of polyurethane foam and fiberglass. Its 24.80 ft (7.6 m) span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of 127.5 sq ft (11.85 m 2). The cockpit width is 21 in (53 cm). The standard engine used is the 230 hp (172 kW) Ford Motor Company V-6 automotive conversion powerplant. [1]
The squadron moved back to Tutuila in December 1943 where they transitioned to the F4U-1 Corsair. [3] On 1 January 1944, VMF-441 joined Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) on Roi-Namur. By March 1944 the squadron was again on the offensive conducting raids against Mili and Jaluit. [4]
A U.S. Navy F2G-1 in 1945. Using experience gained building the F4U-1 under license – a variant known as the FG-1 – in early 1944, Goodyear modified seven standard Corsair airframes to take advantage of the 50% increase in take-off power provided by the Pratt and Whitney R-4360 engine.
In the postwar period the squadron flew the F4U-4 Corsair, F8F-2 Bearcat, F9F-2 Panther, F9F-8 Cougar and F3H-2M Demon.It was disestablished on 15 April 1959. Following its disestablishment, two other U.S. Naval Aviation squadrons have used the name and insignia of the Jolly Roger: VF-84 (1955-95) and VFA-103.