The Vought F4U Corsair was designed originally as a carrier-based fighter that saw service primarily during World War II and the Korean War. Soon after it went into service, demand for the aircraft overwhelmed Vought’s manufacturing capability, resulting in Goodyear and Brewster building the aircraft. In all 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured in 16 separate models from 1942 to 1953, the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history.