He has also overseen the restoration of an F4U-4 (Bureau Number 97382 ... he muses, comparing the Corsair's complexity to other aircraft. “If you hold a -1D parts book next to a P-51D parts ...

Captain Jesse Folmar plunged his aging F4U-4B Corsair fighter into a turning dogfight with a MiG-15 jet. He came out on top, downing the speedier and more advanced aircraft with a burst of 20mm fire.

In 2005, the Connecticut legislature unanimously declared the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the renowned World War II fighter with an inverted gull wing, its Official State Aircraft. “It was a no ...