WWII AIRCRAFT OF THE WEEK: VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR; Country of origin: USA Type: fighter(carrier-based) Crew: 1 Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Armament: -Guns: 6x Browning M2 .50 HMGs -8x HVARs, or -4,000 lbs.(1,800 kg) worth of bombs; THE CORSAIR WOULD COME TO GAIN A SOLID REPUTATION DURING WWII, LATER GOING ON TO SERVE IN THE KOREAN WAR. IT WAS INTRODUCED IN JULY OF 1942, WHEN THE US NAVY WAS EAGER TO SUPPLEMENT THE F6F HELLCAT, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL DECEMBER THAT THE VISIBILITY AND HANDLING ISSUES WERE RESOLVED AND THE CORSAIR WAS ADOPTED. IT FOUND A NICHE WITH THE US MARINES, PRIMARILY USED AS A BOMBER ESCORT AND FIGHTER-BOMBER TO REPLACE THE F4F WILDCAT. JAPANESE PILOTS QUICKLY CAME TO RESPECT THE CORSAIR AND ITS 11:1 KILL RATIO.