Vought 4Fu Corsair Planewreck - Midway Island

PH The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A. The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II.[2] Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio.[3][4] Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's initial prototype in 1940.[5] Instead, the Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.[6] (source wikipedia) Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Kauihelani, lit.???'the backbone of heaven'; Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds')[2][3] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory. The largest island is Sand Island, which has housing and an airstrip. Immediately to the east of Sand Island across the narrow Brooks Channel is Eastern Island, which is uninhabited and no longer has any facilities. Forming a rough, incomplete circle around the two main islands and creating Midway Lagoon is Spit Island, a narrow reef.(source wikipedia) Additional Info Link: https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/historyculture/mandalay.htm, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-941-2020 |

沃特F4U海盗式（Vought F4U Corsair）战斗机是一款美国战斗机，主要服役于第二次世界大战与朝鲜战争时期。该机型由钱斯沃特（Chance Vought）公司设计并最初制造，随即获得大量订单；后续生产合同分别授予固特异（Goodyear）与布鲁斯特（Brewster）两家公司，其中固特异生产的该机型编号为FG，布鲁斯特生产的编号为F3A。

海盗式战斗机设计并作为舰载机使用，于1944年末至1945年初大规模列装美国海军，很快便跻身二战期间性能最卓越的舰载战斗轰炸机之列[2]。部分日本飞行员将其视作二战中美国最具威慑力的战斗机，该机的海军航空兵乘员组更是取得了11:1的空战交换比[3][4]。

早期舰载着陆与后勤保障方面的问题，使其作为主力舰载战斗机的地位被格鲁曼F6F地狱猫（Grumman F6F Hellcat）取代——后者搭载的双黄蜂（Double Wasp）引擎，于1940年首次在海盗式战斗机的初始原型机上完成首飞[5]。此后，海盗式战斗机早期被部署于美国海军陆战队与美国海军的陆基航空兵中队中[6]。（数据来源：维基百科）

中途岛环礁（俗称中途岛群岛；夏威夷语：Kauihelani，字面意为"天穹之脊"；Pihemanu，意为"群鸟喧鸣"）[2][3]是北太平洋海域一处面积为2.4平方英里（约合6.2平方千米）的环礁。中途岛环礁为美国海外岛屿领地，属于未组织化且未合并的领土。其最大岛屿为桑德岛（Sand Island），岛上设有居民区与机场跑道。桑德岛东侧隔狭窄的布鲁克斯水道（Brooks Channel）即为东岛（Eastern Island），该岛无人居住且现已无任何设施。环绕两大主岛、形成中途岛潟湖的是斯皮特岛（Spit Island）——一处狭长的暗礁。（数据来源：维基百科）

附加信息链接：https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/historyculture/mandalay.htm, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-941-2020 |