On February 22, 1939, Vought received an order for 20 aircraft to equip the Aéronautique Navale (French Naval Aviation) carrier Béarn and the planned Joffre-class aircraft carriers. Three months ...

On March 25, 1955, the Vought F-8 Crusader made its first flight, marking the beginning of its legacy as a supersonic carrier-based fighter. Known as "The Last of the Gunfighters," the Crusader was ...

During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft as the most capable aircraft in the conflict. This belief was based on more than a feeling; by the end ...