The Corsair had an unusually long production run for a World War II-era aircraft with 12,571 examples, the last in 1952. Besides its role in air-to-air combat, Corsairs were used as night fighters and as fighter-bombers at the tail-end of World War II and throughout the Korean War. The Corsair, along with the Grumman Hellcat, are credited with turning the tide of the Pacific air war by overwhelming the once-fearsome Japanese Zero fighter. The Chance Vought F4U Corsair is considered the premier Navy and Marine fighter of World War II.
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