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Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs Part one
Early Birdcage Corsairs were determined to be unsuitable for carrier operations in the Pacific. However, the Marines gladly pressed this high performance fighter into service as part of their island hopping campaign.
Viva! BuNo 02310 White 13 VMF-124 May 1943
Pilot: 2nd Lt. Ken Walsh. The first Corsair Ace and Medal of Honor recipient.
Daphne C BuNo 03829 White 15 VMF-213 S...
Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs Part two
My Bonnie BuNo Unknown White 7 VMF-124 May 1943
Spirit of '76 BuNo 02714 White 76 VMF-215 August 1943 Pilot: Maj Robert G Owens Jr. Co of the unit
BuNo Unknown 17-F-13 VF-17 August 1943 Pilot: Lt(jg) James Halford
Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs Part three
Nearly 2000 F4U Corsairs were pressed into service with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) under a Lend-Lease agreement. Of these, 95 were birdcage variants that were designated Corsair 1s. Training was conducted in the U.S. at Quonset Point or Brunswick before the aircraft shipped to the UK.
Gus's Gopher BuNo 02324 White 10 VMF-213 July 1943 Pilot: 1st Lt Wilbur 'Gus' Thomas
JT 152 3BH 738 S...
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II
XRD P7308 71 Sqn Pilot P/O Bill Dunn
NK-K P8088 Just Jake 118 Sqn Pilot P/O Alec Lumsden
QV-J P7849 Armagh 19 Sqn Pilot F/L Walter Lawson
PK-K P7833 Krysia 315 Sqn
Re-printed! Vought F4U-1 Corsairs
Big Hog BuNo Unknown VF-17 Feb/Mar 1944
Brat III BuNo Unknown VMF-225 Aug 1944
Lucybelle BuNo 18086 VMF-214 Nov 1943
Luscious Lil Nan BuNo Unknown VMF-321 Aug 1944
Vought F4U-1 Corsairs Part 2
White 29 BuNo 17684 VF-17 Jan 31 1944 Pilot: Lt.(jg) Ira "Ike" Kepford. This is the second aircraft flown by the 16 victory ace, but the first to be numbered "29".
White 3 BuNo Unknown VF-17 Feb 1944 Pilot: Lt.(jg) James "Big Jim" Streig. He flew two tours with VF-17 and is credited with 5.5 confirmed victories.
L.A. City Limits BuNo Unknown VF-17 Mar 1944 Pilot: Lt.(jg) Doris C. "Chico" Freem...
FAA Vought Corsairs
Fleet Air Arm Corsairs Royal Navy F4Us
Corsair II JT 410, 1836 NAS, H.M.S. Victorious, January 1945
Corsair IV KD 244, 1842 Sqn. H.M.S. Formidable
Corsair IV KD 578, 1843 NAS, H.M.S. Arbiter, March 1945
Dornier Do-335
Do 335A-02, VG+PH, W. Nr. 240102, December 1945
Do 335A-0, W. Nr. 240105, Munchen-Riem, April 1945
Do 335A-0, VG+PN (PO?) W. Nr. 240108, December 1944
Do 335A-1, W. Nr. 240162, Oberpfaffenhofen, April 1945 [Dornier Do-335B-2]
de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI. The Mosquito FB VI was the natural evolution of the early bomber version adapted with an additional fighter capability.
EC 169 includes two sets of codes for MM403. One set is the half codes of "SB" for the post invasion Mosquito. The other set includes "SB" in its entirety. This for those who want to trim that two letter combination themselves or those wishing to apply the letters and then spr...
Messerschmitt Me-262B-1A/U1 Nightfighters of NJG 11
The study of late war camouflage schemes of the Me-262 B nightfighter mirrors the confusion of the late war. Available references provide all kinds of variations in schemes for the same aircraft. More than ever, modelers should consult their own references to draw conclusions. Notes created by Ronald Belling of "Red 8", W.Nr, 110305, before its re-paint, remain the best so...
Curtiss P-40s of the A.V.G. 1st and 2nd Pursuit Squadron
Four interesting and colorful Hawk 81-A2 aircraft (the export version of the P-40B/C) appear on this sheet.
#3 Serial Number: P-8103 Pilot: Dick Rossi 1st Pursuit Sqn.
#21 Serial Number: P-8182 Pilot: Greg "Pappy" Boyington 1st Pursuit Sqn.
Note non-standard camouflage pattern on mid-port fuselage forward of cockpit. Fuselage numbers have faded to a Grey col...
Curtiss P-40s of the A.V.G 3rd Pursuit Squadron
#47 Serial Number: P-8127, Pilot: R.T. Smith 3rd Pursuit Sqn.
Note scalloped design applied to main wheel hubs.
#49 Serial Number: P-8133 Pilot: Tommy Haywood, 3rd Pursuit Sqn.
#68 Serial Number: P-8109, Pilot: Charles "Chuck" Older, 3rd Pursuit Sqn.
Note scalloped design applied to main wheel hubs. "FIRST AID INSIDE DOOR" stencil on rear fuselage is non-standard Red...