The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio of over 11:1.

In 1952, Lieutenant Guy Bordelon Jr. became the U.S. Navy’s only Korean War ace when he shot down his fifth intruder in his Corsair night fighter nicknamed “Annie-Mo.” In September of that ...

Several had flown in the Korean War. The Salvadoran air force also had ... came to the aid of a third Corsair pilot who’d been jumped by a pair of Salvadoran Mustangs while strafing targets ...