F4U Factory Shots

[zorro9]

F4U Folks:

LIFE Mag managed to capture a poss AU-1 showing all the main components of a fine flying machine. Built with precision,.... & built to last! c. WW II. Hopefully we'll see more the Goodyear & Brewster samples also. Photo via LIFE mag.

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[mike furline]

[zorro9]

F4U Folks/Mark:

Good Day!

What a nice find!! I'm glad to see other angles of it. It looks more like an AU-1 sample. Tks

p.s Ck the nice tricycle stand for the prop!!

[mike furline]

F4U Folks/Mark:

Good Day!

What a nice find!! I'm glad to see other angles of it. It looks more like an AU-1 sample. Tks

p.s Ck the nice tricycle stand for the prop!!

It's most likely an F4U-1A, photographed at Chance Vought in March 1944.

I'm guessing you thought of the AU-1 based on the lack of paint on the fuselage and several pictures of gull grey AU-1s. All AU-1's left the Dallas factory in blue paint. They were most likely changed to gull grey during a subsequent depot overhaul (1956/57).

AU-1's would have had a flat windscreen, 4 x 20mm cannons, fuselage bump just above headrest to accommodate the raised canopy, non-round engine cowling, and a red bar in the insignia.

[Pat Carry]

neat/interesting photos, thanks

[RMAllnutt]

This is an F4U-1A (although technically an F4U-1, as the -1A variant was never officially acknowledged). There are more photographs in the Life Magazine article, which came out in the May 8th, 1944 issue. There are even more shots from this shoot though, which should be in the Time Life collection people often post from here. I've yet to see any factory shots from the Brewster production line, although there are some nice air-to-air shots of Brewster Corsairs around.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mark Allen M]

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/0d ... c6078.html

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/3d ... db4e4.html

[zorro9]

F4U Folks:

LIFE Mag managed to capture a poss F4U-1 showing all the main components of a fine flying machine. Built with precision,.... & built to last! c. WW II. Hopefully we'll see more the Goodyear & Brewster samples also. Photo via LIFE mag.

F4U Folks/Mark:

Good day!

Tks for the xtra links. You can almost read the L/S mod plate at the tail Buno 02239 on the L/fuselage also. F4U-1! Photo via LIFE Mag.

[mike furline]

This is an F4U-1A (although technically an F4U-1, as the -1A variant was never officially acknowledged). There are more photographs in the Life Magazine article, which came out in the May 8th, 1944 issue. There are even more shots from this shoot though, which should be in the Time Life collection people often post from here. I've yet to see any factory shots from the Brewster production line, although there are some nice air-to-air shots of Brewster Corsairs around.

Cheers,
Richard

This report shows a distinction in designation between the F4U-1(02390) and F4U-1A(17930) in comparison with a P-51B/C.
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/ ... vycomp.pdf

[zorro9]

F4U Folks:

Good day!

..more factory shots! F4U-1As c. 1942. Photo Vought via LetLetWarplanes.com

[RMAllnutt]

This is an F4U-1A (although technically an F4U-1, as the -1A variant was never officially acknowledged). There are more photographs in the Life Magazine article, which came out in the May 8th, 1944 issue. There are even more shots from this shoot though, which should be in the Time Life collection people often post from here. I've yet to see any factory shots from the Brewster production line, although there are some nice air-to-air shots of Brewster Corsairs around.

Cheers,
Richard

This report shows a distinction in designation between the F4U-1(02390) and F4U-1A(17930) in comparison with a P-51B/C.
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/ ... vycomp.pdf

That's fascinating Mike! This is the first time I've seen a reference to the -1A variant in official, period documentation. You never see it in the manuals... well, I haven't come across it in the ones I have at least. Thanks very much for the reference!

Cheers,
Richard

[zorro9]

F4U Folks/FG-1A:

Interesting observations! Most of the photos floating around only show the "FG-1" logo. In another subject, other than the manufacturer what are the most visible diff between the F4U-1A/D & The FG-1A/D aircraft? Tks

p.s Does anyone know how the factory ID plates (Cabin) were made?? At what point were they installed on a Corsair?? Has anyone seen any pictures of the process?? Tks

[zorro9]

F4U Folks:

...the poss origens of a fine flying machine!! Photo Vought 143 test flights. c. Jul-1936.

[rtwpsom2]

I love searching the Time Archive on Google.

[rtwpsom2]

A little person working in the confined space below the floor of an F4U Corsair at the Vought factory in Conneticut, Jan. 1944.