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The Corsair record from Guadalcanal to V-J Day showed: 2,140 enemy planes destroyed in air combat, with a loss of 189 corsairs in air combat - a victory ratio of 11.3 to 1. Total action sorties by Corsairs amounted to 64, 051. Targets of sorties Enemy airfields 10,210 Other military targets 32,770 Land transportation 2,818 Harbor areas 2,095 Unknown land targets 2,177 Armored warships 263 Unarmored warships 245 Merchantmen (over 500 tons) 799 Merchantmen (under 500 tons) 3,172 Ships (type unknown) 23 Corsair losses By combat 189 By enemy anti-aircraft) 349 Operation during action sorties 230 On other flights 692 On ship or on ground 164 More F4U: Operation Summary WWII
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