Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

Specifications
Aircraft Type:	Fighter
First Flight:	XF4U-1, May 1940
Wingspan:	41 feet
Length:	33 feet 5 inches
Height:	15 feet
Weight:	8,694 pounds
Capacity:	One
Status:	Display - Flyable

Two aircraft are credited with turning the tide of the Pacific air war, Chance Vought’s Corsair and Grumman’s Hellcat. The Corsair has a distinctive look, with multi-angled “bent” wings, a long snout and a massive propeller. Roughly equal in speed to the much-feared Zero, the Corsair was a heavy-gunned, armor-plated, powerful juggernaut that blasted Japanese aircraft at a ratio of over eleven to one. Built by the Goodyear Corporation, this Corsair began United States Navy service on May 29, 1945. It first flew with VBF-80 (Fighter-Bomber Squadron 80) and later was assigned to Marine fighter squadrons. Today, the Corsair wears the paint scheme of the famed “Jolly Rogers Squadron” (VF-17) and Navy ace Oscar Chenoweth Jr., who scored 8.5 victories. This aircraft remains airworthy.