Corsair Pilots Tell Their Stories by Flying Leathernecks | Dec 5, 2013 | Corsair and Marine PilotsBy Frank Lorey ©2012 Over seventy years ago, in 1938, the Navy came up with a specification for a new carrier-based fighter, with the Bell, Grumman, and Vought companies entering designs in the competition. The Vought prototype flew in May, 1940, and eventually the...