The magnificent CV Corsair at Duxford about ten years ago. It was reluctant to start - see my next videos. Great sights and sounds!

WW2 CARRIER FIGHTER
The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service in World War II and the Korean War (and in isolated local conflicts). Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated   more...FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. The Corsair served in some air forces until the 1960s, following the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in history (1940 - 1953). During World War II, it was the fighter the Japanese feared the most. The US Navy counted the average kill-rate as for every F4U shot down, 11 enemy aircraft were shot down.It had a supercharged engine, which made a whistling sound when it was in the air. The Japanese nicknamed it "Whistling Death".
The Corsair first entered service in 1942. Although designed as a carrier fighter, initial operation from carrier decks proved to be troublesome. Its slow speed handling was tricky due to the port wing stalling before the starboard wing. This factor, together with poor visibility over the long nose (leading to one of its nicknames, "The Hose Nose"), made landing a Corsair on a carrier a difficult task. For these reasons, most Corsairs initially went to Marine Corps squadrons who operated off land-based runways, which in turn led Goodyear to build some early Corsairs with fixed, non-folding wings. The USMC aviators welcomed the Corsair with open arms as its performance was far superior to the F4F-3 and -4 Wildcat, which were being used at that time, and superior in a number of ways to the F6F Hellcat, which replaced the Wildcat  less

Voo de um A7 em Adis Abeba

Very good on the visuals but the narration is all over the place. Here we see some scenes form the Spitfire gathering at IWM Duxford and then an aerobatic routine at Biggin Hill with a Corsair. Interesting   more...contrast in sounds from a mix of Merlin and Griffon engines counterpointed by the PW radial of the Corsair.  less

Breitling Fighters - Spitfire, Corsair, Mustang

The magnificent CV Corsair at Duxford about ten years ago. It was reluctant to start - see my next videos. Great sights and sounds!

Swordfish, Sea Fury, Wildcat, Bearcat, Corsair - a great display in those halcyon daze.

lucky he can land his jet safely

Duxford - Spit & Harvard arrive then tour round workshop