F4U Corsair (History)

Variants

• F4U-1 (Corsair Mk I):
• F4U-1A (Corsair Mk II):
• F3A-1 (Corsair Mk III):
• F3A-1D (Corsair Mk III):
• FG-1A (Corsair Mk IV):
• FG-1D (Corsair Mk IV):
• F4U-1B:
• F4U-1C:
• F4U-1D (Corsair Mk II):
• F4U-1P:
• XF4U-2:
• F4U-2:
• XF4U-3:
• XF4U-4:
• F4U-4:
• F4U-4B:
• F4U-4E:
• F4U-4N:
• F4U-4K:
• F4U-4P:
• XF4U-5:
• F4U-5:
• F4U-5N:
• F4U-5NL:
• F4U-5P:
• F4U-6 (AU-1):
• F4U-7:
• FG-1E:
• FG-1K:
• FG-3:
• FG-4:
• F2G-1:
• F2G-2:

Operators

Argentina

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F4U Corsair Operators

Argentine Navy operated 26 F4U-5/5N/5NL Corsairs from 1956 to 1968

Brazil

Brazilian Navy operated 30 F4U-1D from 1950 to 1976

Canada

Royal Canadian Navy operated 130 F4U-1D from 1948 to 1960

Chile

Chilean Navy operated 30 F4U-1D and 20 F4U-4 from 1953 to 1978

El Salvador

Air Force of El Salvador operated 25 F4U/FG-1D from 1957 to 1976

France

French Navy operated 69 AU-1 and 94 F4U-7 from 1954 to 1964

Honduras

Honduran Air Force operated 19 from 1956 to 1979

Netherlands

Royal Netherlands Navy operated 35 F4U-1D from 1943 to 1956

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Air Force operated 368 F4U-1 and 60 FG-1D from 1944 to 1949

United Kingdom

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm operated 2,012 Corsairs of all types during World War 2, including 95 Corsair I (F4U-1), 510 Corsair II (F4U-1A), 430 Corsair III (F3A-1D), and 977 Corsair IV (FG-1D)

United States

United States Navy and Marine Corps operated Corsairs of all types from 1942 to 1953