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    F4U-4C Corsair  (*)      

    The F4U-4 was configured as a fighter and bomber airplane, but preference was given for a more dedicated grount support variant, this resulted in the F4U-4C.

    Note that the Royal British Navy cancelled an order of 300 F4U-4Cs.

    The F4U-4 Corsair variant F4U-4C was renamed into F4U-4B (B= British).

     

    In januari 1945, the F4U model 4B was built under the U.S. government’s Lend-Lease program for the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm, but were retained by the U.S. for its own use, the British Fleet Air Arm received no F4U-4's.

    The F4U-4B was equipped with four M3 (T-31) 20-mm cannons with 924 rounds instead of the six 50-calibre machine guns,used in the early F4U-4 production, and eight 5-inch rockets under wings or up to 4000 pounds of bombs on centerline and pylon racks.

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    Only 297 cannon armed F4U-4Bs were produced by the Vought Corporation.

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    This made it an ideal platform to provide ground support of troops in the invasion of Japanese held Pacific Islands and also as an air superiority fighter aircraft.

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    Nevertheless the F4U-4B  has never been used in the World War 2, they were taken in service by the Navy in 1946 and by the Marine in 1947.

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    The U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214) "Blacksheep" used Vought F4U-4B Corsair  between August and November 1950 on the escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) for battle strikes in Korea.

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