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135 HP ain't much if the water is glassy and you're ferrying out a moose.
 

F-4 Phantom II​

One of the most adaptable fighters ever created was the McDonnell, twinjet, all-weather F-4 Phantom II, with top speeds exceeding the speed of sound. The F-4 was the fastest, highest-flying, and longest-range fighter in the U.S. Navy. As a result, more Western air forces used it than any other front-line plane.
The F-4 set sixteen records for speed, altitude, and time to ascend. At 98,556 feet, the prototype broke the world altitude record in 1959. On a 15-mile circuit, an F-4 achieved the world speed record in 1961 at 1,604 mph.
 
Had a friend that piloted several versions of the Corsair . He had great stories to tell .
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Corsair F4U​

The F4U saw service throughout WWII and the Korean War and amassed more than 2,000 victories flown by naval and marine aviators. Due to the Corsair's characteristic whistle when in attack mode at lower altitudes, the nickname “whistling death” was given to it by ground forces.
 
I was talking, some time back, with a Corsair WW11 pilot, he commented they were quicker than the P51, he knew as he had a few races against them from time to time. He did rattle off all the performance numbers, it was hands down faster and would pull away in a straight line.
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Corsair F4U​

The F4U saw service throughout WWII and the Korean War and amassed more than 2,000 victories flown by naval and marine aviators. Due to the Corsair's characteristic whistle when in attack mode at lower altitudes, the nickname “whistling death” was given to it by ground forces.
 
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