Did the US Navy use the Corsair?

[CynicAl]

You've posted this before. While the facts are not inaccurate, they are incomplete and therefore misleading. In fact, VF-17 demonstrated in 1943 that experienced pilots could safely operate the F4U from carriers; VF(N)-101 deployed afloat in January 1944 and proved that it could be done at night, with a big honkin' radar pod hanging off one wing! In fact, once the Navy finally decided to get serious about operating F4Us from CVs, it took less than six months to make the bugs go away (and the Brits did it even faster). There certainly were reasons why that didn't happen historically until late 1943/early 1944, principally the availability of the F6F in even greater numbers; there were, however, no reasons why it couldn't have happened: the desired changes to the F4U were all things that could be done by maintenance at the squadron level, plane by plane, or in bulk at the depot level.

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How very fitting - in so many ways! - that someone should quote Inherit the Wind in a discussion of fighter aircraft!

[Brady]

It is in no way misleading it is quiet clear at least to me that they have no place operating before then, as the Navy did not Operate them untill then, it makes no differance that they could of been, they simply were not. If were sighting historical precedent to determine the availability of units withen UV and WiTP then it is revelent if operational dates (historical ones) are not the criteria for the avalibality I would like to know what is.