The Vought F4U Corsair by Martin Bowman
First flown in 1940, the prototype Vought F4U Corsair instantly became the fastest fighter in the world and the fastest US aircraft of any description. Powered by a huge 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine driving an enormous 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the first Corsairs were capable of 417mph. This figure would rise to nearly 450mph in later versions. Production began in 1941, not only by Vought but also by Goodyear and Brewster, and the F4U entered service with the US Navy in September 1942. The aircraft subsequently came to be extensively used from land and sea by the US Marines, Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Air Force. Famous squadrons like VMF-214 'The Black Sheep' and VF-17 'Jolly Rogers', along with many others, maintained total ascendancy over the Japanese for the rest of the war - a remarkable achievement for a single type. After the Second World War the Corsair remained in production and was used with distinction by the French in Indo-China and again by the US Navy in Korea. Since then Corsairs have achieved significant success in air races and more and more are being restored to fly for museums and warbird enthusiasts the world over. This comprehensive new book combines technical information and detailed development history with a fascinating combat history told, in many cases, by the Second World War and Korean War pilots themselves. Well researched, readable and illustrated with scores of rare and previously unpublished photographs, Vought F4U Corsair is the perfect book for any fan of the 'bent wing bird'.-
The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940-1943
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Normandy 1944: The Battle for Caen
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The Malayan Emergency
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The Waffen SS Ardennes Offensive
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The Eighth Army in North Africa
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Himmler's Death Squad - Einsatzgruppen in Action, 1939-1944
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The Waffen SS at Arnhem
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Siege of Malta 1940-42
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Wingate's Men
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Dunkirk Evacuation - Operation Dynamo
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Monte Cassino: Amoured Forces in the Battle for the Gustav Line
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The Battle for Arnhem 1944-1945
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The Americans on D-Day and in Normandy
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FV430 Series
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The Desert Air War 1940-1943
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M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants
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M36/M36B1 Tank Destroyer
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M65 Atomic Cannon
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Hermann Goring: The Rise and Fall
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German Self-propelled Artillery at War 1940 1945
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The Italian Campaign, 1943 1945
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The Warsaw Uprisings, 1943-1944
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Saipan 1944
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
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US Marine Corps in the Second World War
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German Reconnaissance and Support Vehicles 1939-1945
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Montgomery's Rhine River Crossing: Operation PLUNDER
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6th SS Mountain Division Nord at War 1941-1945
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The Fall of Berlin
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Tank Wrecks of the Western Front 1940-1945
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The Battle of Okinawa 1945
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Armoured Warfare in the Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945
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The Battle for Burma, 1942-1945
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M7 Priest
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M12 Gun Motor Carriage
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The Battle for Warsaw, 1939-1945
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Rommel's Ghost Division: Victory in the West
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US Naval Aviation, 1945 2003
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Narvik and the Norwegian Campaign 1940
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Red Army Auxiliary Armoured Vehicles, 1930-1945
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Operation Hoss
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Heydrich: Butcher of Prague
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Panzergrenadiers 1942-1945
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The Battle of Tinian
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The Ghettos of Nazi-Occupied Poland
Martin Bowman is one of Britain's best-known aviation historians and authors. His previous books have included works such as _Legend of the Lancaste_r, _Confounding the Reich, Duxford and the Big Wings, Clash of Eagles, Lost Wings of World War I_ and numerous titles in the exhaustive _Air War_ series providing extensive coverage of operations carried out on D-Day and during the Market-Garden offensive at Arnhem. He lives in Norwich.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781526705884 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526705885 |
| Title | The Vought F4U Corsair |
| Author | Martin Bowman |
| Series | Images Of War |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 121 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |