It is ironic that whilst both the Corsair and Zero‑sen were designed principally to fly from aircraft carriers, for the entire Solomon Islands campaign they met as land‑based fighters. The contest over the Solomons and, later, Rabaul between the huge and powerful F4U‑1 Corsair and the slighter but more maneuverable Zero‑sen showcases the rapidly changing nature of air power in the Pacific War from 1943. The Corsair was able to take the fight to the Japanese instead of fulfilling the defensive role undertaken by the F4F Wildcat, bolstered by a mix of Guadalcanal‑based fighters, throughout 1942.
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