The U.S. Naval Aviation Museum is must see. If you haven't been there, it is worth your time to make plans to go see it. The tour guides are top notch, the airplane displays are first class and the layout is well thought out. Our family has enjoyed seeing the museum many times on our vacations to the gulf coast, your family will too. So proud of those that serve our country!
Totally agree. I've been there twice. My father flew an F4U during late 1944 and into 1945 testing ordnance before it was deployed to the fleet. This was at the what is now titled NAWS (Naval Air Weapons Station) in China Lake California. Before that he flew an SBD off the USS Hornet CV-8 the the USS Lexington CV-16 and saw combat at the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz, Philippine Sea and at Truk Lagoon.
@@BP-1988 I am very thankful for your fathers service to our nation. I too have a father who served in the Navy and participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa on the USS New York. He just turned 95 this past year. You can see an interview he did on RUclips. Look up Minnis Roberts. Thanks
Just out of curiosity, why does the RUclips panel for this video feature a BF-109? There were a few minor exceptions, but In general, US Navy fighters were largely absent from the European Theater of the war.
So much public opinion supports the P-51 Mustang because it’s such a beautiful aircraft but in truth the Corsair was an overall superior aircraft as it was able to provide both ground support as well as air superiority over enemy aircraft plus other mostly ground operations compared to the Mustang. When the Korean War began the Mustang was withdrawn after the first year because of it’s inability’s to provide air and ground support compared to the Corsair. It’s sad that most people chose to compare the two aircraft to WWll when the long term overall performance shows the Corsair to be the absolute winner in capability and performance.
Ahhh, no, two different aircraft with wildly different missions, operating in two wildly different theaters. Could the Corsair have fought off the Luftwaffe at 28 -33,000 feet? Could it have the legs to get to central Germany and back? The P-51 did both escort and ground attack duty, and was successful enough to be used in another war. The Corsair saw a little duty in Korea, but would have been better replaced by the P-47, simply due to its durability.
@@warbuzzard7167 P51D Engine: 1590 hp Packard V-1650-7 (License built Rolls Royce Merlin 61 Series) Liquid cooled V-12 Speed: 437mph Rate of Climb: 3475 ft/min Ceiling: 41900 ft Combat range on internal fuel: 950 miles Range with drop tanks: 1300 miles Weight empty: 7125 lbs Weight with full combat load: 11,600 lbs Typical armament: 6 50 cal Brownings in the wings with around 400 rounds each F4U-4 (roughly concurrent build to P51D) Engine:2459 hp with water and methanol injection. Speed: 448mph (F4U-5 December 1945, 470mph) Rate of Climb: 4500 ft/min (F4U-5, 4800 ft/min) Ceiling: 44000 ft Range on internal fuel: 1000 miles (No range specified for drop tanks) Weight empty: 9900 lbs Weight with full combat load: 15079 lbs Typical armament: 6 50 cal Brownings in the wings with around 400 rounds each Comparably equals and winner is probably the best pilot. If forced to choose, I would take the radial F4U over the vulnerability of the liquid cooling system of the P51. The P47 was a fine bird and superior over the P51 for ground attack, but unlike the F4U it couldn’t operate from a carrier. The British showed how to operate the Corsair from carriers, and the USN and Marines flew off carriers regularly in Korea.
The USAF F-51 liquid cooled engine was an issue flying low and slow. Even a small arms hit in the cooling system was dangerous. The air cooled engines of the Corsair were better in that respect.
I haven’t been there in years. I Remember coming when i was in High school and did the flight simulator with real instructors. Always a good experience when i come
You probably know this, but the F4U was actually the 2nd Vought Corsair, so the A-7 was the Corsair III. I guess they swept the first one (O2U) under the rug?
Aesthetics are by nature subjective. I think they're both beautiful planes, but their lines are different, so I would be hard put to say that one is better looking than the other. To me, it would make more sense to compare the looks of a Mustang to that of the Spit; more apples to apples, IMHO. But hey, ya like what ya like :).
If you have chance to sit in one you will realize how big the Corsair is l have a chance once life time to volunteer to restore a Corsair for a museum . There is a lot of history were where this Corsair hanger it's where they design & tested the first Corsair it in the original production line.
The editing of this video was jarring at times 🤪 During the 1969 "Soccer War" Corsairs faced off against P 51 Mustangs and even other Corsairs albeit older models of the Corsairs. Fernando Soto of the Honduran Air Force shot down 2 Corsairs and one Mustang.
It appears that the museum's Corsair still has the fabric covered outer wing panels that all WW2 Corsairs had? Nobody seems to know about that today because all the ones we see flying at airshows have had the wings metalized at some point since 1945.
Just found out. Ed McMahon was a Marine flight instructor of F4U Corsairs during WWII and was about to be sent to the Pacific when the war was won. He did see action in Korea with 85 missions and six flight medals. A hell of a guy.
XF4U was the first Corsair variant tested by the US Navy and Marine Corps. The US Naval Aviation Museum spokesman evidently isn't familiar with the PB1(B-17) or PB2 (stock B-24) which were designed for the Army, although they have a Marine Corps Corsair on display (most Navy Corsairs had four 20mm cannons and were the first cannon armed aircraft deployed on US Navy Carriers)
Great job! Thanks. I finally saw a AU-1 (F4U-7) at Oshkosh in 2018... live.staticflickr.com/65535/48467108931_75303dfda2_b_d.jpg and have seen a Super Corsair there in 2008.... live.staticflickr.com/3323/3662774383_fb57291946_b_d.jpg It's great to see and hear these grand birds fly!
Let's not worry too much about the Bf109 on the opening frames -- let's give a thought to the poor fliers whose crashes are shown from 2:09 onward. Clearly these poor fellows lost control because at the last minute of landing, they suddenly found that they were not flying a Corsair! The aircraft at 2:09 lacks not only the distinctive anhedral of the Corsair's inner wing, it also has a dramatically different engine cowl. Another image shows a crashing plane, also lacking anhedral, pursuing a crewman across the flight deck and into the island. Another show shows the ventral gun position of what is probably an Avenger as it slides across the deck.I could go on, but really, how credible is an historical film that can't even consistently identify its principal subject?
At 17:16 to about 15:23 is a still shot of a Marine pilot in the cockpit. Can he be identified? I think he is my father, probably as a major or Lt. Colonel, late 40’s or early 50’s. He flew the last F4U off Quantico about 1956.
Do you or one of your siblings have your father's logbook? If so it will have the tail number of every plane he flew along with the number of hours for each flight.
Hello NOTE 📝 General Arnold never issue a order to utilize a type of engine to America Airforce. Sad that the presenter is completely conditioned by the English. Prove me erroneos if you can. Saludos 👋
No. Boyington typically flew whatever plane was available. The "86" was used as part of the US war bond fundraising drives. That said, I do love my old Revell "Baa Baa Black Sheep" 1/32 scale kit. All it amounted to was a different decal set from their standard Ira Kepford "White 29" kit.
Boyington said in his book that he tried to always fly the most beat-up bird in the squadron. He was known to embellish himself a bit, but I've not seen anyone deny this.
Greatly enjoyed this video. Thank you for posting it and creating it. If you enjoyed this video you should check out this one from Greg's airplanes. Greg is a pilot and a meticulous researcher. He has several interesting videos about the Corsair. ruclips.net/video/rNcV13uayxw/видео.html
18:36 Yeah well, you might wanna tell War Thunder this. Because they believe the German & Japanese planes were far more superior than This ole bird. They under rated it. Everything will out fly it. As a matter of fact, all the axis and Japanese planes out perform ANY America or British plane. And to me that's just wrong. A major injustice with the game. I can win with them. But it's not easy.
yes try US Marine had before UK but am taking about Navy not land use as a New Zealand we use them to with US Marine. How RNZAF use it in ww2 on the lands from 1944 to 1948
U Focus on the speakers to much. Allow him to speak and cam man walk all over and record everything and u can dub speaker audio over the video. No one wants to look are your speaks
Hello 👋I have a Question. Who invented the erroneos identity and the appropriation of culture from Latina, Latium, peninsula Italica, and called it LATIN AMERICA. saludos
AWESOME!! I never knew there were so many versions of this amazing piece of history. My favorite aircraft of all time. Ba ba
Oooh yea, they where planning to make a jet one as well
The U.S. Naval Aviation Museum is must see. If you haven't been there, it is worth your time to make plans to go see it. The tour guides are top notch, the airplane displays are first class and the layout is well thought out. Our family has enjoyed seeing the museum many times on our vacations to the gulf coast, your family will too. So proud of those that serve our country!
Love the place.
Totally agree. I've been there twice. My father flew an F4U during late 1944 and into 1945 testing ordnance before it was deployed to the fleet. This was at the what is now titled NAWS (Naval Air Weapons Station) in China Lake California. Before that he flew an SBD off the USS Hornet CV-8 the the USS Lexington CV-16 and saw combat at the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz, Philippine Sea and at Truk Lagoon.
@@BP-1988 I am very thankful for your fathers service to our nation. I too have a father who served in the Navy and participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa on the USS New York. He just turned 95 this past year. You can see an interview he did on RUclips. Look up Minnis Roberts. Thanks
@@markr831 I will definitely look up your father. Be grateful he is still with us and never get tired of his stories if and when he repeats them.
@@BP-1988 Thankyou for your kind comments. It has been a pleasure chatting with you via RUclips. May you have a blessed day.
Just out of curiosity, why does the RUclips panel for this video feature a BF-109? There were a few minor exceptions, but In general, US Navy fighters were largely absent from the European Theater of the war.
I figured it was just a fiendishly clever disguise.
The British flew, all our fighters off all their carriers. They taught the US navy how to finally land the F4u on a carrier!
Click bait or somebody really doesn't know their airplanes.
Lots of good Hellcat footage at the beginning of the video.
Oh cmon....Goodyear Corsairs VS. 109-Ds' over Alsace....err......
This aircraft is "Hands Down" my all time favorite aircraft. Love this airplane!
Have been enjoying these talks from Denmark. Thank you for sharing, it's interesting stuff. 🙂
Great talk!!! I hope to get down to the museum some day! Thanks ! 🇺🇸🙋♂️👍🖖🏻
So much public opinion supports the P-51 Mustang because it’s such a beautiful aircraft but in truth the Corsair was an overall superior aircraft as it was able to provide both ground support as well as air superiority over enemy aircraft plus other mostly ground operations compared to the Mustang. When the Korean War began the Mustang was withdrawn after the first year because of it’s inability’s to provide air and ground support compared to the Corsair. It’s sad that most people chose to compare the two aircraft to WWll when the long term overall performance shows the Corsair to be the absolute winner in capability and performance.
Ahhh, no, two different aircraft with wildly different missions, operating in two wildly different theaters. Could the Corsair have fought off the Luftwaffe at 28 -33,000 feet? Could it have the legs to get to central Germany and back? The P-51 did both escort and ground attack duty, and was successful enough to be used in another war. The Corsair saw a little duty in Korea, but would have been better replaced by the P-47, simply due to its durability.
If Carroll Shelby built fighters it would look like this.
@@warbuzzard7167
P51D
Engine: 1590 hp Packard V-1650-7 (License built Rolls Royce Merlin 61 Series) Liquid cooled V-12
Speed: 437mph
Rate of Climb: 3475 ft/min
Ceiling: 41900 ft
Combat range on internal fuel: 950 miles
Range with drop tanks: 1300 miles
Weight empty: 7125 lbs
Weight with full combat load: 11,600 lbs
Typical armament: 6 50 cal Brownings in the wings with around 400 rounds each
F4U-4 (roughly concurrent build to P51D)
Engine:2459 hp with water and methanol injection.
Speed: 448mph (F4U-5 December 1945, 470mph)
Rate of Climb: 4500 ft/min (F4U-5, 4800 ft/min)
Ceiling: 44000 ft
Range on internal fuel: 1000 miles (No range specified for drop tanks)
Weight empty: 9900 lbs
Weight with full combat load: 15079 lbs
Typical armament: 6 50 cal Brownings in the wings with around 400 rounds each
Comparably equals and winner is probably the best pilot. If forced to choose, I would take the radial F4U over the vulnerability of the liquid cooling system of the P51. The P47 was a fine bird and superior over the P51 for ground attack, but unlike the F4U it couldn’t operate from a carrier.
The British showed how to operate the Corsair from carriers, and the USN and Marines flew off carriers regularly in Korea.
@@EASTSIDERIDER707 But with Stripes!!
The USAF F-51 liquid cooled engine was an issue flying low and slow. Even a small arms hit in the cooling system was dangerous. The air cooled engines of the Corsair were better in that respect.
Why is the Naval Aviation Museum loading this wonderful presentation in 360p in 2020? Doesn't their budget allow for a 4k video camera?
Fantastic presentation. Thank you for passing on Naval history. Please keep this up.love to hear more about the aircrafts that change history.
Great job, Kim! It would be great if you could do a session like this on the CH-46!!
Excellent presentation, sir. Thank you.
I haven’t been there in years. I Remember coming when i was in High school and did the flight simulator with real instructors. Always a good experience when i come
Would Love To See A HISTORY UP CLOSE On The LTV A-7 Corsair II!!
You probably know this, but the F4U was actually the 2nd Vought Corsair, so the A-7 was the Corsair III. I guess they swept the first one (O2U) under the rug?
Excellent. Very informative.
Might choose a different thumbnail?
Is it me, or does the F4U looks way better then lets say a Spitfire? Never realized untill now
how big it is.
Aesthetics are by nature subjective. I think they're both beautiful planes, but their lines are different, so I would be hard put to say that one is better looking than the other. To me, it would make more sense to compare the looks of a Mustang to that of the Spit; more apples to apples, IMHO. But hey, ya like what ya like :).
big motor and prop.
If you have chance to sit in one you will realize how big the Corsair is l have a chance once life time to volunteer to restore a Corsair for a museum . There is a lot of history were where this Corsair hanger it's where they design & tested the first Corsair it in the original production line.
@@hvacrnortheastern2110 Nice to hear, you were lucky then!
The editing of this video was jarring at times 🤪
During the 1969 "Soccer War" Corsairs faced off against P 51 Mustangs and even other Corsairs albeit older models of the Corsairs. Fernando Soto of the Honduran Air Force shot down 2 Corsairs and one Mustang.
Hosted many Corsair aces who spoke at our SoCal Friends ofAmerican Fighter Aces air combat symposiums back in 90’s.
2:20 commonly shown but I love the physical and mental speed of those guys scrambling for shelter. :D
Excellent presentation, even if the video editing is very crude. Grateful to all involved!
It appears that the museum's Corsair still has the fabric covered outer wing panels that all WW2 Corsairs had? Nobody seems to know about that today because all the ones we see flying at airshows have had the wings metalized at some point since 1945.
Just found out. Ed McMahon was a Marine flight instructor of F4U Corsairs during WWII and was about to be sent to the Pacific when the war was won. He did see action in Korea with 85 missions and six flight medals. A hell of a guy.
Great Camo ....... the " Teaser Pic " on youtube homepage looked just like a BF 109
I love that the US Navy used color film in it's gun cameras, as well as ship board cameras.
XF4U was the first Corsair variant tested by the US Navy and Marine Corps. The US Naval Aviation Museum spokesman evidently isn't familiar with the PB1(B-17) or PB2 (stock B-24) which were designed for the Army, although they have a Marine Corps Corsair on display (most Navy Corsairs had four 20mm cannons and were the first cannon armed aircraft deployed on US Navy Carriers)
This Gentleman is a walking encyclopedia of Navel aircraft.
should have HD quality video for this excellent program .
love the thumb nail pic!
The British loved the F4U as a carrier plane.
the RNZAF use the F4U in the lands from 1944 to 1948
_NICE MESSERSCHMIDT ME-109 ON THE THUMBNAIL-!_ ... Or ----- MAYYYYY-beeee ... the Germans were on our side in a mirror universe (??)
D.A.
The Corsair had a powerful engine, a sleek racing body and probably the best supercharging system of the war, what could possibly go wrong?
Why does RUclips have a photo of a WW2 German aircraft as a lead-in to this video about Corsair aircraft?
Great job. I learned a lot
When were you there? A, CSC, C 2/504, 84-87.
@@johnthomas2485 about Jan 85 to 1995. 10 straight years
@@pfrost4011 What unit?
@@johnthomas2485 1/325
Might not wanna have a bf109 as the thumbnail....
This plane was a honey!!!!
UP close with the Corsair, but the thumbnail is of the Bf-109? Looks like somebody needs an editor!
Not too mention all the Wildcat and Hellcats making carrier landings.
I am more interested in the marine squadron from the tv show.
My grandfather flew these in the pacific in WW2
An engine is inline, fine. It's a V, also fine. But even thinking about an inline V configuration likely requires added hallucinogens.
You are so close, VF 17 was carrier deployed, on Bunker Hill in Sept 43. BEFORE the British navy 'solved' the problems.
the UK navy and RNZAF used it in WW2 . The UK navy used it in the lands to as did RNAZF did to
Best USA airplane of WWII.
This video has a German aircraft on the statr page, the picture you click on to view it.
Great job! Thanks. I finally saw a AU-1 (F4U-7) at Oshkosh in 2018...
live.staticflickr.com/65535/48467108931_75303dfda2_b_d.jpg
and have seen a Super Corsair there in 2008....
live.staticflickr.com/3323/3662774383_fb57291946_b_d.jpg
It's great to see and hear these grand birds fly!
brewster was in long island city queens
Queens is part of NYC and is part of the 5 points of NYC (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens)
I cant get over how big the corsair is...
A killing machine way ahead of its time.
now i know the reason for the gull like wings.
The British Navy at the end of WW2 pushed most of their F4U's overboard. Because of the terms of Lend Lease they had to be destroyed or payed for.
Hellcat Productions. That explains why the Hellcat, got so much attention in a Corsair documentary.
Your click bait promo pic is NOT a Corsair.
Very nice, editing was a bit off. But all in all a good vid
Let's not worry too much about the Bf109 on the opening frames -- let's give a thought to the poor fliers whose crashes are shown from 2:09 onward. Clearly these poor fellows lost control because at the last minute of landing, they suddenly found that they were not flying a Corsair! The aircraft at 2:09 lacks not only the distinctive anhedral of the Corsair's inner wing, it also has a dramatically different engine cowl. Another image shows a crashing plane, also lacking anhedral, pursuing a crewman across the flight deck and into the island. Another show shows the ventral gun position of what is probably an Avenger as it slides across the deck.I could go on, but really, how credible is an historical film that can't even consistently identify its principal subject?
he ignored my question :(
At 17:16 to about 15:23 is a still shot of a Marine pilot in the cockpit. Can he be identified? I think he is my father, probably as a major or Lt. Colonel, late 40’s or early 50’s. He flew the last F4U off Quantico about 1956.
Do you or one of your siblings have your father's logbook? If so it will have the tail number of every plane he flew along with the number of hours for each flight.
@@steveb6103 All of his logbooks are at the Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico.
Hello NOTE 📝 General Arnold never issue a order to utilize a type of engine to America Airforce. Sad that the presenter is completely conditioned by the English. Prove me erroneos if you can. Saludos 👋
wasn't pappy boyingtons plane no. 86
No. Boyington typically flew whatever plane was available. The "86" was used as part of the US war bond fundraising drives. That said, I do love my old Revell "Baa Baa Black Sheep" 1/32 scale kit. All it amounted to was a different decal set from their standard Ira Kepford "White 29" kit.
Boyington said in his book that he tried to always fly the most beat-up bird in the squadron. He was known to embellish himself a bit, but I've not seen anyone deny this.
It was a pain in the arse to fly, but once mastered it was probably the best fighter plane in WWII.
The UK navy F4U use on BF109 or Fw190 than later the Zero's
Greatly enjoyed this video. Thank you for posting it and creating it. If you enjoyed this video you should check out this one from Greg's airplanes. Greg is a pilot and a meticulous researcher. He has several interesting videos about the Corsair.
ruclips.net/video/rNcV13uayxw/видео.html
pappy boyington plane
Hard to believe he got shot down and spent 2 years as a guest in a Japanese prison camp.
Lulu Belle was Boyington's plane.
18:36 Yeah well, you might wanna tell War Thunder this. Because they believe the German & Japanese planes were far more superior than This ole bird. They under rated it. Everything will out fly it. As a matter of fact, all the axis and Japanese planes out perform ANY America or British plane. And to me that's just wrong. A major injustice with the game. I can win with them. But it's not easy.
It has a lot to do with the people who design the software... Russians. Axiomatically hate America, have to show it in the dumbest ways.
Or maybe you're just bad at the game. ;-)
This was one of the poorer edited videos you have published.
the USA was not fist to use it in WW2 it go's to UK navy. it was UK navy should it called be use by a navy then USA look at
Actually we were! It was used as a land plane by the US Marine Corps before the British ever got it.
yes try US Marine had before UK but am taking about Navy not land use as a New Zealand we use them to with US Marine. How RNZAF use it in ww2 on the lands from 1944 to 1948
Sorry, false. VF 17 was carrier deployed, on Bunker Hill in Sept 43. BEFORE the British navy 'solved' the problems.
U Focus on the speakers to much. Allow him to speak and cam man walk all over and record everything and u can dub speaker audio over the video. No one wants to look are your speaks
Hello 👋I have a Question. Who invented the erroneos identity and the appropriation of culture from Latina, Latium, peninsula Italica, and called it LATIN AMERICA. saludos