sdj420 -> RE: Corsair Tranfere? (8/26/2004 5:26:35 AM)
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Historical notes: "The first Navy squadron to receive the F4U-1 was VF-12 at North Island, California, followed shortly by VF-17 at NAS Norfolk, Virginia. The first Marine Corps squadron to receive the Corsair was VMF-124. Despite the F4U-1s high speed and maneuverability, the Navy was disappointed with the Corsair after carrier trials pointed out some undesirable landing characteristics. The port wing drop at landing speed was dangerous enough on land bases, but it was unforgivable for carrier operations. This problem, coupled with the tendancy to bounce during arrested landing and the obstruction of visibility in a three-point attitude , caused by the long nose of the Corsair, lef the Navy to declare the big figher unsuitable for carrier operations. Vought set out the remedy these problems and dis so eventually, but in the meantime, the F4U-1 was relegated to operations from land bases. As it turned out, the Navy's loss was the Marine Corps' gain, since most of the early Corsairs wer assigned to the Corps." ... "The British Royal Navy had the honor of beig the first to operationally fly the Corsair from the descks of their carriers. Due to the overhead space limiation of the hanger decks on their carriers te British Corsairs had eight inches clipped from their wingtips." (pgs 7-8) - Sullivan, Jim; F4U Corsair In Action; Squadron Signal Publications; Carrollton, TX; 1994.
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