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Vought F-4U Corsair Airplane Crashed in the Jungle of Guam Island

Photo by Dan Collier.

Night Victory for the Vought F4U Corsair in WW2 in the Pacific Ocean War

The Vought F4U Corsair was used in the military by both the Navy and Marines.

It is a radial engine fighter known for both its bent wings and its unique sound. The corsair was 33' 4" long, 16' 1" high and had a wingspan of 41'. It had an empty weight of 8,982 lbs and a gross weight of 14,000 lbs. The f4u corsair used one Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine which produced 2200 - 2300 hp. The corsair had a cruise speed of 182 mph, a max speed of 417 mph and a max climb rate of 2,890 ft/min. The corsairs maximum range was 1,015 miles. This airplane was mostly a carrier based airplane however it was also used from land based runways in the pacific by now well known pilots like Pappy Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron. Webmasters Note: The specs on this page are only for one variation of this plane. There are many other variations that have different specs.

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Dan Collier and his Wife

Dan Collier and his wife standing next to an F4U that was crashed on this island of Guam during WW2

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Direct from Guam

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Dan Collier and his wife on Guam. Here is a F4U Corsair that was crashed in the jungle since WW2.

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