The Men Who Flew the Vought F4U Corsair
$53.44
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
Corsair Aces: True Stories from the Pilots Who Mastered the Bent-Wing Bird
First flown in 1940, the prototype Vought F4U Corsair instantly became the fastest fighter in the world and the fastest US aircraft of any description. Powered by a huge 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine driving an enormous 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the first Corsairs were capable of 417mph. This figure would rise to nearly 450mph in later versions despite the fact that fuel load and overall we…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399014946 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399014943 |
| Author: | Martin W. Bowman |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Aviation |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 158mm |
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About The Author
Martin W. Bowman
Martin W. Bowman is one of Britain’s best-known aviation historians and authors. His previous books have included works such as Legend of the Lancaster, Confounding the Reich, Duxford and the Big Wings, Clash of Eagles, Lost Wings of World War I and numerous titles in the exhaustive Air War series providing extensive coverage of operations carried out on D-Day and during the Market-Garden offensive at Arnhem.
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