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New!  USMC Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter - "Lucybelle," Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, CO of VMF-214 "Black Sheep," Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, November 1943 (1:72 Scale)
USMC Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter - "Lucybelle," Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, CO of VMF-214 "Black Sheep," Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, November 1943

Legion USMC Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter - "Lucybelle," Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, CO of VMF-214 "Black Sheep," Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, November 1943


 
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Legion LEG14619LE USMC Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair Fighter - "Lucybelle," Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, CO of VMF-214 "Black Sheep," Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, November 1943 (1:72 Scale) "Why should we have a navy at all? There are no enemies for it to fight except apparently the Army Air Force."
- General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the US 8th Army Air Force, after WWII

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.

The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio. Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's initial prototype in 1940. Instead, the Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.

The Corsair served almost exclusively as a fighter-bomber throughout the Korean War and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria. In addition to its use by the U.S. and British, the Corsair was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, French Naval Aviation, and other air forces until the 1960s.

From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured in 16 separate models. Its 1942-1953 production run was the longest of any U.S. piston-engined fighter.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a US Navy Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair fighter that was piloted by Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, the commanding officer of VMF-214 "Black Sheep," then deployed to Vella Lavella, in the Solomon Islands, during November 1943. Pre-order! Ship Date: November 2024.

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 7-inches
Length: 6-inches

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Historical Account: "Pappy" - Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington USMC, (December 4th, 1912 - January 11th, 1988) was an American fighter ace. Boyington flew initially with the American Volunteer Group ("The Flying Tigers") in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He later commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps squadron, VMF-214 ("The Black Sheep Squadron") during World War II. Boyington became a prisoner of war later in the war. For his U.S. Marine Corps service he was awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor.

Boyington resigned his commission in the Marine Corps on August 26th, 1941, to accept a position with the Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (CAMCO). CAMCO was a civilian organization that contracted to staff a Special Air Unit to defend China and the Burma Road. The unit later became known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the famed Flying Tigers of China. During his months with the "Tigers", Boyington became a flight leader. He was frequently in trouble with the commander of that outfit, Claire Chennault. As a member of the AVG 1st Squadron, Boyington was officially credited with 3.5 Japanese aircraft destroyed in the air and on the ground, but AVG records suggest that one additional "kill" may have been due to him. (He afterward claimed six victories as a Tiger, but there is no substantiation for that figure.) In the spring of 1942, he broke his contract with the American Volunteer Group and returned to the United States in order to be re-instated in the Marine Corps.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning propeller
  • Interchangeable landing gear
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with seated pilot figure
  • Comes with display stand

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