Vought F4U Corsair - In The Movies
Video from the channel Johnny Johnson about Vought F4U Corsair, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 8:24. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
What it's about
A brief overview of the Vought F4U Corsair that combines historical facts with scenes from films, TV series and video games in which it appears, sometimes with real aircraft and sometimes with computer-generated imagery. According to the video, more than 40 Corsairs are still flying today.
Historical background
The Corsair first flew in 1940. Because of its early carrier-landing problems, the Marines used it first from land, and the Navy did not adopt it in large numbers until late 1944. It had an 18-cylinder, 2,000-hp radial engine, a three-blade propeller over 4 m across, and inverted gull wings to keep the landing gear short. Its long nose, which also housed a fuel tank, earned it the nickname "hog." It was built from 1942 to 1952, with over 12,500 units. It served with the British and US navies, and France was the last country to receive it, with the F4U-7.
Key facts
The video cites six .50-calibre Browning machine guns, up to 2,450 hp, about 720 km/h, a 2,400 km range with drop tanks, and up to 1,800 kg of payload. Among the works reviewed are Flat Top, Flying Leathernecks with John Wayne, The Thousand Plane Raid, the Asian productions about the Korean War Tae Guk Gi, Operation Chromite and The Sacrifice, and the series Baa Baa Black Sheep. The latter was inspired by Gregory "Pappy" Boyington's squadron and used rented F4Us and FG-1s, with T-6 Texans standing in for Japanese aircraft.