CHANCE VOUGHT F4U–5N "CORSAIR" F-FIGHTER -4-4^TH MODEL U-CHANCE VOUGHT 5-MODIFICATION N-NIGHT FIGHTER The Corsair first flew on 29 May 1940 and was built by three different companies, Chance Vought (F4U) Goodyear (FG-1) and Brewster (F3A). The Corsair was in production longer than any other World War Two fighters were. The F4U started production in June 1942 with the last Corsair rolling off the assembly line in December 1952 for a total production run of 12,571 Corsairs built. There were 88 Marine Aces in 20 Marine squadrons flying the F4U Corsair during World War Two. The F4U-5 Corsair, too late for World War Two, started coming off the assembly line in April 1946. The night fighting units flying the F4U-5N Corsair, F7F-3N Tigercat and the F3D Skyknight accounted for 11 enemy aircraft during the Korean War. Sept 10^th 1952 Capt. Jesse G. Folmar of VMF-312 is credited with shooting down an Russian made MIG-15 while flying the Corsair. This F4U-5N was delivered to the Navy on 8 November 1948 and was retired from active inventory in 1953 with total of 1,392 hours. It has been restored in Marine Night Fighting Squadron VMF(N)-513 markings as it served in Korea. SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 41’ WING AREA 314sq ft LENGTH 33’ 6" HEIGHT 14’ 9" EMPTY WEIGHT 9,683lbs GROSS WEIGHT 14,106lbs ENGINE PRATT & WHITNEY R2800-32W, 2300 HORSEPOWER MAX SPEED 470 MPH CRUISE SPEED 227 MPH CLIMB 3,780 feet per minute RANGE 1.120 MILES ARMAMENT 4 x 20MM CANNON 2 x 2000lb BOMBS or 8 x ROCKETS