Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Very few F4Us, and no AUs as far as I know, were lost in aerial combat in Korea. All USN and USMC aircraft losses are cataloged in Douglas E Campbell's U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and MATS Aircraft Lost During the Korean War.
Enjoy! Frank. |
Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Good evening,
does the OSPREY COMBAT AIRCRAFT volume by Warren Thompson reveal the number of Corsairs lost in aerial combat during the Korean War ? Michael |
Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Frank is correct and I should have been clearer, almost all of the F4U and AU combat losses were to ground fire.
Rich |
Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Good afternoon Rich,
thanks for your assessment. Can you tell me how many British Commonwealth Corsairs were lost in combat ? Michael |
Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Better late than never. Somehow I missed the question . . . my apologies.
In Korea? None. KORNWALD shows 12 Sea Furies, 2 Fireflies, 2 unknown. www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_all.pdf During WW2? I have not a clue. |
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Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
Campbell is for me a source of absolute last, last resort. He makes too many mistakes of names and units for my purposes.
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Hello Leonard,
I didn't knew that the British flew the Corsair in Korea. Did they shoot anything down with it ? Cheers, Michael |
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:) They did not use them to my knowledge, which explains why they lost none.
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Re: Vought F4U Corsair - top ten ace list
A bit late, but here's the loss info from the Osprey volume. Presented in a very odd manner .....
Peter |
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