Why Did Britain Use American F4U Corsairs? The Full Story

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Britain, the powerhouse of aircraft development throughout the 1930s and 40s, with such legendary developments such as the Spitfire and Hurricane, opted to make significant use of the American F4U Corsair on their aircraft carriers. Here is the story of why these aircraft came to serve under the Fleet Air Arm, and what happened once they did. Consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AviationDeepDive Join our Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/WCevgcufwJ Donations to support the channel: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3F6D98ZXY48N Sources: https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/[email protected] http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=44491 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26165576 https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/BPF-EIF/Ships/PIONEER.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/6301888959 https://www.key.aero/article/white-ensign-corsairs https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/16635-fleet-air-arm-colours https://www.armouredcarriers.com/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/spoiler-alert-1-180977803/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair https://www.quora.com/How-much-did-an-F4U-Corsair-cost-during-WWII#:~:text=The%20Corsair%20was%20one%20of,called%20%E2%80%9Cpatriotism%2C%E2%80%9D)%E2%80%A6 https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-British-have-their-own-version-of-the-F-4U-Corsair https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/SQUADRONS/1834_Squadron.htm https://shortfinals.org/2013/12/19/a-unique-fighter-fleet-air-arm-cosair-iv-kd431/ https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/19339-faa-corsair-whats-the-difference/ https://www.quora.com/How-well-did-the-F4U-Corsair-perform-with-the-British-Navy-and-US-Marines-and-navy-I-do-not-see-a-lot-of-write-ups-on-the-Corsair-in-the-British-service 0:00 - 1:27 Introduction 1:28 - 4:40 Why Did Britain Choose The Corsair? 4:41 - 6:56 Early Days & Teething Problems 6:57 - 8:32 Modifications in British Service 8:33 - 9:10 Variants in Service 9:11 - 9:58 Camouflage Changes 9:59 - 15:26 Service Life With The FAA 15:27 - 17:10 Post-War Retirement 17:11 - 18:37 Conclusion