Vought F4U Corsair was one of the best and most famous fighters of World War Two era. Developed since 1938; it didn’t see serial production until mid-1942. Initially disqualified for carrier operations; it was handed over to land-based US Marine Corps fighter units. The first volume deals with the design and development phase from the XF4U-1 prototype through F4U-1; F4U-1A and F4U-1D models to F4U-2 night fighter version and the high-altitude XF4U-3 prototype. A separate chapter has been devoted to camouflage and markings of the Corsairs serving with the US Navy and US Marine Corps between 1942 and 1945. Another chapter; based on hundreds of pages from original war diaries of Marine squadrons operating Corsairs; details their operational service during the Solomons campaign and the aerial offensive against the Japanese fortress of Rabaul; covering the period between February 1943 and early 1944. It was in the South Pacific that Corsairs proved their worth and earned a well deserved fame.
#4577960 in Books 2013-03-05 8.46 x 1.10 x 5.51l; 1.37 #File Name: 8178224216477 pages
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