F4U Corsair – The Bent-Wing Beast of World War II
Path to Greatness · October 22, 2025 · 2:29 · English · Documentary
Video from the channel Path to Greatness about Vought F4U Corsair, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:29. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
A short piece about the Vought F4U Corsair, the US Navy fighter recognizable by its long nose, large propeller and inverted gull wings.
It was born in the late 1930s around the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine, with over 2,000 hp, which let it exceed 400 mph. The propeller, more than 13 feet long, forced the wings to be bent to shorten the landing gear. Due to poor visibility and problems landing, the Navy initially rejected it for carrier use and it was adopted by the Marines.
Armed with six .50-caliber machine guns and able to carry bombs or rockets, it outmatched the Zero in speed and power. It earned the nickname "Whistling Death" and from 1944 also operated from Navy carriers.
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