Aviation Republic on MSN

Why Britain flew the F4U Corsair

Facing a shortage of modern naval fighters, Britain turned to the American F4U Corsair despite its dangerous carrier handling ...
On June 7th 1943 a squadron of F4U Corsairs took to the skies over the South Pacific to intercept a massive Japanese raid on ...
A plane landed at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport without a pilot's help on Saturday in what appears to be the first real-world use of new safety technology. According to Garmin, their ...
The plane was carrying four civilians, including a child who was being flown to Texas to be treated for burns, and four crew members when it crashed into Galveston Bay, the authorities said. By ...
The authorities did not immediately release the names of the victims. The plane was registered to Greg Biffle, a NASCAR driver, the local sheriff said. By Amanda Holpuch and Michael Levenson Seven ...
A passenger onboard the plane that crashed Thursday morning, killing former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, frantically texted a family member before the tragedy. The text read: "Emergency landing," ...
TOLUCA, Mexico -- A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing Monday, killing 10 people, including three minors, Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián ...
Federal investigators on Friday will begin sifting through the wreckage of a business jet that crashed in North Carolina and killed all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle ...
The U.S. government admitted the role Army pilots and air traffic controllers played in the deadly collision involving a military helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 people near Washington, ...
Three children are among ten people who were killed when a plane crashed into a football field in Mexico. The private jet came down while trying to make an emergency landing but hit a warehouse on an ...
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his immediate family and others on board a business jet were killed after the plane crashed and burst into flames in western North Carolina on Thursday, Dec. 18, ...