F4U Corsair

The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. It was designed as a carrier-based aircraft. However its difficult carrier landing performance rendered the Corsair unsuitable for Navy use until the carrier landing issues were overcome when used by the British Fleet Air Arm. After the carrier landing issues had been tackled it quickly became the most capable carrier-based fighter-bomber of World War II. The Corsair served almost exclusively as a fighter-bomber throughout the Korean War and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.

Vought F4U Corsair in Joe Steele
Corsairs were the primary fighter-bombers of the Pacific Theater. During the landing on Kyushu Corsairs would attack strong-points just ahead of the punishment brigade troops with heavy machine-gun fire, dropping napalm bombs or ripple firing rockets to soften up the Japanese defenses for the ground troops.