
Interesting Corsair II Trivia:
While the F-117 Stealth Fighter was becoming operational at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the pilots needed an aircraft to maintain flight currency when not flying the F-117. The Corsair II was chosen because it had a similar cockpit and avionics layout. To account for the increased activity at the Tonopah base, the Corsairs were left outside on the ramp during the day so Soviet satellites passing overhead would see nothing more interesting than Corsairs while the F-117s were tucked away in hangers.