Platinum Fighter Sales has recently listed an FG-1D Corsair (BuNo 67089), formerly known as "Skyboss," which has been ...
By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft ...
In the crucible of battle, pilots of the US Army Air Corps, US Navy and Marines would perform heroic feats to see through the ...
The F4U Corsair "Whistling Death" is one of the most iconic Warbirds ... While the -4 has a more powerful engine, it also weighs more than the F4U-1. This marked increase in climb rate can be ...
The Selfridge Military Air Museum, located on the grounds of the base in Harrison Township, has a vast collection of historic ...
[U.S. Air Force] Not all cargo aircraft begin their ... Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine, which was also used in the Douglas DC-6, Chance-Vought F4U Corsair, and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ...
Chance Vought Corsair aircraft, probably FG-1D model - Gold winged aircraft - folding wings, radial engine, reserve aircraft held at the base for use by the British Pacific Fleet. After the Second ...
Records indicate that exposure of this aircraft to the radioactive cloud ... It would also power the Corsair and is considered to be one of the best reciprocating engines ever produced. At the same ...
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War ... powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's first prototype in 1940. Instead, ...
The Vought Corsair, an American fighter aircraft, crashed into Lough Foyle close to Ballykelly on 9 October 1944. Local historians have said the crash happened due to engine failure. The Canadian ...
Starved for space as annual visitors increase, the New England Air Museum plans a $25 million expansion meant to widen ...
The Bridge Fire ignited on Sept. 8 and has been growing ever since, spreading from 3,000 to 30,000 acres in just one day.