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F4U CORSAIR
A CO M P RE H E N S I VE G U I D E
by Rafe Morrissey and Joe Hegedus
THE VOUGHT
M DF
F4U Corsair
18
M DF
F4U Corsair
18
F4U CORSAIR
A C O M P RE H E N S I VE G U I D E
by Rafe Morrissey and Joe Hegedus
THE VOUGHT
Cover illustration by John Fox:
F4U- 1A Corsair flown by Lt
(jg) Ira Cassius Kepford DFC
Naval Fighter Squadron VF 17
‘Blackburns Irregulars’, US
Navy. Based on Bougainville
Island in March 1944
MDF 18
The Vought F4U Corsair
by Rafe Morrissey and Joe Hegedus
First produced in 2010 by SAM Limited, under licence from SAM Publications
Media House, 21 Kingsway, Bedford, MK42 9BJ, United Kingdom
© 2010 SAM Publications
© Rafe Morrissey and Joe Hegedus – Text
© Vincenzo Auletta – Colour Artwork
© John Fox – Cover Artwork
© Srecko Bradic – Scale Plans
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopy, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
ISBN 978-1-906959-12-8
Typeset by SAM Publications, Media House, 21 Kingsway, Bedford, MK42 9BJ, United Kingdom
Series Editor Andy Evans
Designed by Simon Sugarhood
Printed and bound in the United Kingdom by Buxton Press, United Kingdom
The MDF Series
• No.1 – De Havilland Mosquito *
• No.2 – Hawker Hurricane *
• No.3 – Supermarine Spitfire (Part 1: Merlin-Powered) *
• No.4 – Avro Lancaster (Inc Manchester & Lincoln)
• No.5 – Supermarine Spitfire (Part 2: Griffon-Powered)
• No.6 – Bristol Beaufighter *
• No.7 – English Electric Lightning
• No.8 – Gloster (& Armstrong-Whitworth) Meteor
• No.9 – Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Part 1 Prototype to E Variants)
• No.10 – Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Part 2 F to K Variants)
• No.11 – British Aerospace Sea Harrier
• No.12 – The F-4 Phantom II (Part 1: USAF)
• No.13 – The F-4 Phantom II (Part 2: US Navy & Marine Corps)
• No.14 – The F-4 Phantom II (Part 3: Overseas Operators)
• No.15 – The Grumman F-14 Tomcat
• No.16 – The Hawker Hunter
• No.17 – The BAe (Hawker Siddeley) RAF Harrier
* Out of print
Acknowledgments
Setting out to write a book is a daunting proposition under any circumstances, but is particularly difficult for the first time. The authors greatly
appreciate the assistance and patience of our editor, Andy Evans, and the fine staff at SAM Publications in guiding a pair of novices through this
process. We are also grateful for the excellent work of our profile artist, Vincenzo Auletta, who graciously accepted our many requests for changes to get
them ‘just right’. Many people assisted in the production of this manuscript but we especially want to recognize the contributions of Dana Bell, Larry
Webster, Lynn Ritger, Craig Sargent, Gary Hatcher, Brian Cable, Gary Michel, Stan Piet, Floyd S. Werner Jr, Robert Lawson, Mike Wilson, and Tommy
Thomason who went out of their way to offer advice and provide information and photographs for this work.
We also thank Dave Powell and Scott Bricker for their tremendous assistance with graphics and photographs. We also would like to thank the fine
staff at the National Air and Space Museum and the National Archives at College Park who provided enormous research assistance. Sincere thanks are
also due to the staff at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton for their exceptional support in allowing us photographic access to their Corsair.
Rafe would like to thank his wife and children for their patience during the preparation of this manuscript. To my father, who almost did not get a
chance to see this book printed, I thank you for nurturing my passion for aviation and building me that first Corsair, and to my Tante Rae for making
me believe I can do anything. This book is for you all.
Joe also thanks his wife and children for their support and tolerance during the preparation of this book, without which this project could not have
been complete. I also thank my parents for not only tolerating my sometimes single-minded interest in all things aeronautical, but for encouraging it
during the years I was growing up. I would not be where I am today if that had not occurred.
Rafe Morrissey Joe Hegedus
November 2010
Contents
Introduction – 7
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Development and Prototype - 8
Birth of the Corsair
Corsair F4U-1 (FG-1) - 18
From Prototype to Production
Corsair F4U-1A (FG-1A & F3A-1A) – 28
'The Wildman'
Corsair F4U-1D & F4U-1C (FG-1D) – 40
Corsair at its Zenith
Corsair F4U-4 (FG-4) – 54
Advancing the Design
Corsair FG2 – 72
Birth of the Super Corsair
Corsair F4U-5 – 84
Stretching the Capabilities
Corsair AU-1 & F4U-7 – 100
‘Marines Ground Pounder’
Colour Side-Views – 109
Chapter
Chapter
9
10
Corsairs in Foreign Service – 116
The Clipped Wing Corsair
Modelling the F4U Corsair – 126
1/72 Scale – 126
1/48 Scale – 131
1/32 Scale – 135
Bibliography – 137
Corsair Kits – 138
Corsair Accessories – 140
Corsair Decals – 142
Appendix
I
Appendix
II
Appendix
III
Appendix
IV
Fold out plans

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