Corsair
Subtitle: the saga of the legendary bent-wing fighter-bomber
By: Walter A. Musciano
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Atglen, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780764332326
Subjects: American Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; Fighter pilots; Korean War, 1950-1953; Corsair (Fighter plane); Biography; History
Other titles: Saga of the legendary bent-wing fighter-bomber
Description: "This book describes the development of the legendary F4U Corsair, and follows it into battle from Guadalcanal to the Indian Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Korea, Africa, and Central America, and throughout its lengthy military career into Korea. Also included are chapters on the most decorated Corsair pilots, surviving examples of various models, as well as detailed appendices, and the author's own detailed line schemes and maps. A total of 2,814 F4U-1, F4U-1A, and F4U-2 Corsairs were constructed and delivered. Musciano's book describes how this naval fighter was transformed to perform a myriad of functions for which it was never intended."--P. [2] of cover.
Notes: "A Schiffer Military History book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-343).
Table of contents: title: The Corsair is born; title: Corsair development and production; title: Corsairs into the Solomons; title: Corsairs break the Bismarck barrier; title: Corsairs through the Central Pacific; title: Corsair carriers strike Japan; title: Corsair power in Korea; title: Aircraft accidents on carriers; title: Corsair aviators and decorations; title: Surviving Corsair aviators; title: Experimental Corsairs; title: Surviving Corsairs and racers; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix A : Corsair fighter organizations; title: Appendix B : Squadron histories; title: Appendix C : Corsair targets and destruction; title: Appendix D : Corsair crash sites; title: Appendix E : Foreign flag Corsairs; title: Appendix F : Corsair colors and insignia.