Thanks Micdrow, for posting the data on Navy and Marine sorties, etc. It was eye opening and shows why the Navy recommended that the Corsair replace the Hellcat on Carriers as soon as possible. The data that jumped out at me was the Corsair's operational losses were not as high as the Hellcat's. Also the Corsair, since the majority of it's missions were apparently air to ground, was a more survivable ac in that role.