xx1/16 F4U-4 CorsairGUI 1004 Guillows Vought F 4U 4 Corsair Nicknamed the Sweetheart of Okinawa by the U. S. Marines and Whistling Death by the Japanese, the Corsair performed effectively in two years the Pacific conflict of World War 2 and the Korean engagement of the early 1950s. The first production Corsair flew on June 25, 1942 at a time when the Japanese offensive seemed irresistible. It was not until late that year, with the delivery of the first Corsair squadrons