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Royal Navy Chance-Vought Corsair Mk. II Fighter - Sub Lt. Donald J. Sheppard, No. 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious, Sakishima Islands, East China Sea, May 1945 (1:48 Scale)
Royal Navy Chance-Vought Corsair Mk. II Fighter - Sub Lt. Donald J. Sheppard, No. 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious, Sakishima Islands, East China Sea, May 1945

Hobby Master Royal Navy Chance-Vought Corsair Mk. II Fighter - Sub Lt. Donald J. Sheppard, No. 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious, Sakishima Islands, East China Sea, May 1945




 
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Hobby Master HA8205 Royal Navy Chance-Vought Corsair Mk. II Fighter - Sub Lt. Donald J. Sheppard, No. 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious, Sakishima Islands, East China Sea, May 1945 (1:48 Scale) "Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror."
- Greg "Pappy" Boyington

Its gull-wing shape made it instantly recognizable. Its characteristic sound while in an attack dive led the Japanese to call it "The Whistling Death." Combined with its high speed, agility and toughness, the Vought F4U Corsair was one of the finest fighters ever built. Originally thought to be too powerful to fly from a carrier, the Corsair weaved a path of destruction in battle after battle during WWII, totally outclassing the much-feared Zero. The last of the great piston-engine fighters, the Corsair went on to become an important component of the US naval air power during the Korean War. Even while it was being replaced by jet aircraft, pilots flying this tough warbird were credited with downing a few MiG-15 jet fighters.

In part because of its advances in technology and a top speed greater than existing Navy aircraft, numerous technical problems had to be solved before the Corsair entered service. Carrier suitability was a major development issue, prompting changes to the main landing gear, tail wheel, and tail hook. Early F4U-1s had difficulty recovering from developed spins, since the inverted gull wing's shape interfered with elevator authority. It was also found where the Corsair's left wing could stall and drop rapidly and without warning during slow carrier landings. In addition, if the throttle were suddenly advanced (for example, during an aborted landing) the left wing could stall and drop so quickly that the fighter could flip over with the rapid increase in power. These potentially lethal characteristics were later solved through the addition of a small, 6 in (150 mm)-long stall strip to the leading edge of the outer right wing, just outboard of the gun ports. This allowed the right wing to stall at the same time as the left.

Other problems were encountered during early carrier trials. The combination of an aft cockpit and the Corsair's long nose made landings hazardous for newly trained pilots. During landing approaches, it was found that oil from the opened hydraulically-powered cowl flaps could spatter onto the windscreen, severely reducing visibility, and the undercarriage oleo struts had bad rebound characteristics on landing, allowing the aircraft to bounce down the carrier deck. The first problem was solved by locking the top cowl flaps in front of the windscreen down permanently, then replacing them with a fixed panel. The undercarriage bounce took more time to solve, but eventually a "bleed valve" incorporated in the legs allowed the hydraulic pressure to be released gradually as the aircraft landed. The Corsair was not considered fit for carrier use until the wing stall problems and the deck bounce could be solved.

Pictured here is a 1:48 scale replica of a Royal Navy Chance-Vought Corsair Mk. II fighter that was piloted by Sub Lt. Donald J. Sheppard, who was attached to No. 1836 Squadron, then embarked upon the HMS Victorious, which was deployed to Sakishima Islands, East China Sea, during May 1945. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 10-inches
Length: 8-1/4-inches

Release Date: August 2012

Historical Account: "Illustrious Career" - HMS Victorious (R38) was the third Illustrious-class aircraft carrier after Illustrious and Formidable, ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme. She was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939. Her commissioning was delayed, however, until 1941 due to the greater need for escort vessels for service in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Her service in 1941 and 1942 included famous actions against the battleship Bismarck, several Arctic convoys and the Pedestal convoy to Malta. She was loaned to the United States Navy for a brief period in 1943 and served in the south west Pacific as "USS Robin". Victorious contributed to several attacks on the Tirpitz. The elimination of the German naval threat allowed her redeployment first to the Eastern Fleet at Colombo and then to the Pacific for the final actions of the war against Japan.

After the war, her service was broken by periods in reserve and an extensive rebuild in the 1950s. The reduction in Britain's naval commitment in the late 1960s prompted her final withdrawal from service and she was scrapped in 1969.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning propeller
  • Interchangeable landing gear
  • Interchangeable wings to display the model in a folded or unfolded wings configuration
  • Accurate insignia and markings
  • Comes with display stand

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