The Snapshots in Time Collection
Vought F4U-5N Corsair (Bort #48, Tail Code NA) from USS Leyte (CV-32), January 8, 1950
A U.S. Navy F4U-5N Corsair night fighter, bort number 48, photographed in flight from USS Leyte (CV-32) on January 8, 1950. The distinctive gull-winged Corsair remained a frontline Navy fighter into the early 1950s and would see extensive combat service aboard Leyte during the opening months of the Korean War later that year. Project: 218184