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Brits can’t fly Corsairs!
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Thank goodness this was just a couple junkers and not some sweet ass crotch rockets. It would have been a real shame to see this happen to a Honda or a Suzuki.
Would have agreed until I looked it up
The Royal Navy received 2,012 Corsairs. It was the fleet air arm that first used the Corsair from a carrier. Ironically for an aircraft that made its name in the Pacific, the Corsair’s first carrier action came in the North Sea. On 2 April 1944, Corsairs of No. 1834 squadron, based on H.M.S. Victorious took part in an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz, providing fighter cover. Further strikes against the Tirpitz followed in July and August, this time supported by 1842 squadron.
Chance Vought Corsairs of the Fleet Air Arm
The Royal Navy received 95 F4U-1s (designating them as Corsair Is) and 510 F4U-1As (Corsair II) from Chance Vought production. They also received 430 Brewster produced F3A-1Ds (Corsair III) – just over half of the Brewster company's total production of Corsairs, and 977 Goodyear produced FG-1Ds (Corsair IV). If the war had continued in 1946, F4U-4Bs were allocated for the Fleet Air Arm, but were never delivered.
Despite their early European venture, the British Corsairs spent most of the war in the Indian and Pacific oceans. They entered British service just as the fleet returned to the Indian ocean in strength, and took part in strikes against Japanese targets in Burma and Sumatra, including the oil refineries at Palembang. In 1945 the British fleet carriers moved to the Pacific, to take part in the final attack on Japan. British Corsairs saw action against Kamikaze attacks as the British Pacific Fleet attacked the Sakishima Islands, at the southern tip of Japan, before finishing the war making attacks on the Tokyo area.
Send her over here; I'll handle that for you.
Brits taught the US how to land them on carriers.
i thought so too at first, but believe it’s a F4F…landing gear looks to retract into fuselage (narrow stance) and a bit small for a F6F. F4Fs were flown by Brits as the “Martlet”. Interesting video.
Brits also wanted and got 6 x .50 caliber wing guns over the 4 x .50 installed in original models that US Navy flew during Midway and Coral Sea battles. Navy aviators (pilots) preferred the 4 guns over the 6 guns but Grumman production line was not to be adjusted for US Navy. The 6 gun configuration added weight and reduced the total trigger pulls as less ammo per gun was carried. Additionally, the folding wing components added additional weight as did the self-sealing fuel bladders(reduced fuel capacity too). The F4F-4 folding wing allowed more fighters on the carriers (which Navy wanted) but it was a trade off in performance. The Wildcat was already sluggish and became even worse with added weight.
For a great read on Navy history checkout
“The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942”
The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign
From huddled command conferences to cramped cockpits, John Lundstrom guides readers through the maelstrom of air combat at Guadalcanal in...
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