The Corsair has two little windows on the leading edge of its wings. One contains the gun camera while the equipment in the other helps the plane land on an aircraft carrier at night. The “Approach ...

Andrew J. Coppola Sr., who helped design the folding wing “Corsair” and other planes that established American air superiority during World War II, died Friday. He was 91. Coppola died in New Britain ...

The sky would be a lonelier place if it weren’t for Paul Baker. Baker is a lover of birds – big and little. The big ones, like the F4U Corsair and the OS2U Kingfisher, he designed, test flew, and ...

In close formation, a Vought Corsair (top), P40 Kittyhawk and North American Harvard. A 99-year-old World War II fighter pilot will be reuniting this week with a model of the plane he flew during the ...

Though it fly with the wings of angels, a combat aircraft is no demonstrable good until it has met and passed the final test of battle. Last week the U.S. had a glow ing report on the first combat ...