Vought F4U Corsair 1/72 Scale Model

American F4U-1A - This is a model of a Navy fighter that flew against the Japanese in mid-1943 from the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The F4U was developed as a carrier fighter, but the U.S. Navy found the first models were too difficult to land on carriers. Subsequently, when it entered service in 1943 it was flown from land bases. The F4U achieved enormous success against the Japanese, but it wasn't until late 1944 that the Navy began operating them from U.S. carriers, alongside Hellcats. Corsairs were also provided to Britain and New Zealand during WWII, and the U.S. used the plane again in the Korean War, as its production continued until 1952. They were also provided to other countries after WWII, including the French who used them in Indochina in the 1950s.

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