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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought | |
| Base model: | F4U | |
| Designation: | F4U | |
| Version: | -4B | |
| Nickname: | Corsair | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Modified Mission: | British (Lend-Lease) version | |
Specifications
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Known serial numbers
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| Fugazi , NH | The F4U-4B, like his older brother -1B was the official US designation of the F4U-4 for the British Fleet Air Arm. All F4U-4B ordered were cancelled at the end of the war by the Fleet Air Arm, that did not consequently received any -4 at all. Later this designation was reused in the US Navy for the the cannon version of the F4U-4, replacing de facto the designation -4C that was used before. The consequence is that the -4C and the -4B were later the same (one of the reason why you have no trace of -4C operating in Korea, but ample traces of -4B).
It is also important to notice that the -4C/B (US Navy designation) did not see combat operation during the second world war. 04/10/2004 @ 03:43 [ref: 7192] |
| John , OTH | As has been said the Fleet Air Arm did not receive any F4U-4Bs. The versions used by the FAA were:
Corsair Mk I : Fleet Air Arm designation of F4U-1 Corsair Mk II : Fleet Air Arm designation of F4U-1A Corsair Mk III : Fleet Air Arm designation of F3A-1D Brewster built F4U-1D Corsair Mk IV : Fleet Air Arm designation of FG-1D Goodyear built F4U-1D Also the Corsair was originally considered unsuitable by the USN for carrier ops - hence the first deliveries to the USMC however the FAA had no such qualms about operating from carriers though FAA corsairs had 41cm clipped from their wings to enable them to fit in RN carrier hangers. 09/27/2003 @ 16:09 [ref: 6720] |
| Wade S Grant Sarasota, FL | The British DID NOT Receive any F4U-4's at all. This info is incorrect. 02/15/2001 @ 06:57 [ref: 1640] |
| Wade S Grant Sarasota, FL | To learn more about this aircraft, visit "Whistling Death" - The Vought, Goodyear and Brewster Corsair: http://12.8.19.66
02/15/2001 @ 06:55 [ref: 1638] |
| Leland Streeter Irmo, SC | The F4U-4B Corsair's engine was a Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp 18 cyl. radial air-cooled. The Max. speed was 417mph
It's Initial climb rate was 2,890 ft/min. And the range was 1,596 miles or 2,215 miles with drop tanks. 01/27/2001 @ 14:22 [ref: 1478] |
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