The Snapshots in Time Collection

Vought F4U-5N Corsair Night Fighter, 'NA-48,' USS Leyte (CV-32), 8 January 1950

Vought F4U-5N Corsair Night Fighter, 'NA-48,' USS Leyte (CV-32), 8 January 1950

A U.S. Navy F4U-5N Corsair night fighter, tail-coded 'NA' and numbered 48, banks over open water on 8 January 1950 while assigned to USS Leyte (CV-32). Equipped with an underwing radar pod for night interception, this aircraft represents the last and most advanced generation of Corsair fighters. Just months later, Leyte and her air group would be among the first American forces committed to combat in the Korean War. Project: 218308