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The speed with which the Corsair was rushed into service as a land-based fighter obliged the pilots to learn on the job. The aircraft soon proved to be superior to the Japanese Zero and played a major part in the destruction of Japan's elite air forces in the South Pacific. Later, in an effort to counter the Kamikaze threat, the Corsair was once again hurriedly pressed into service; this time in its originally intended role as a shipboard fighter. This versatile aircraft saw service with the US Navy and Marines, the British Fleet Air Arm and the RNZAF. Most of the 4FU pilots who recount their experiences within these pages considered it to be the best all-round fighter in the Pacific theatre.

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Guadalcanal Debut/More F4Us Arrive/Tororkina and Munda/The 'Black Sheep' Squadron/US Navy Corsairs/Success in the South West/British Corsairs/The Central Pacific/Appendices

Corsair Aces of World War 2

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/11/1995
      ISBN13: 9781855325302, 978-1855325302
      ISBN10: 1855325306

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The speed with which the Corsair was rushed into service as a land-based fighter obliged the pilots to learn on the job. The aircraft soon proved to be superior to the Japanese Zero and played a major part in the destruction of Japan's elite air forces in the South Pacific. Later, in an effort to counter the Kamikaze threat, the Corsair was once again hurriedly pressed into service; this time in its originally intended role as a shipboard fighter. This versatile aircraft saw service with the US Navy and Marines, the British Fleet Air Arm and the RNZAF. Most of the 4FU pilots who recount their experiences within these pages considered it to be the best all-round fighter in the Pacific theatre.

      Table of Contents
      Guadalcanal Debut/More F4Us Arrive/Tororkina and Munda/The 'Black Sheep' Squadron/US Navy Corsairs/Success in the South West/British Corsairs/The Central Pacific/Appendices

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