article AU-1 Corsair NAS North Island (1956)Historical ContextOn January 19, 1956, at Naval Air Station North Island, California, a rare appearance of the AU-1 Corsair was photographed wearing a new Navy paint scheme. This aircraft …
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article FG-1D Corsair #94-“Big Hummer” at Reno 1971 / Pilot ~ Bob Mitchem.FG-1D Corsair “Big Hammer” – Reno 1971A Vintage Build Revisited: Handcrafted Tribute to a Racing LegendThis is the first public appearance of one …
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F4U-4 Corsair NAS Olathe Naval Reserve: The Last Fortress of the Bent-Wing Legends
article F4U-4 Corsair NAS Olathe: The Last Fortress of the Bent-Wing LegendsDiscover the story of Corsair No.5 (SN 97286), the unique paint schemes of the NART Corsairs from Olathe, and full instructions for the ultimate …
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article F4U-4 Corsair – NAS Olathe, KansasBuilding a Hybrid from Hasegawa & Tamiya Kits (1/48)InspirationThis project began with a simple idea: could I combine two different Corsair kits into one unique and convincing F4U-4 build? …
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article FG4u-1D Corsair «Sally» SS-11 Espiritu Santos, VMF 122“Sally” was no ordinary Corsair. It was literally created from the remnants of war: five damaged F4U-1As were assembled by the engineers of SS-11, a maintenance and …
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article F4u Corsair Prepping for the Korean WarMajor Overhaul at NAS Jacksonville – March 1950Five years after the end of World War II, the United States unexpectedly entered another conflict: the Korean War. When the …
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article Clear the DeckPREPARATIONI had to rebuild some styrene pieces that had been damaged during stripping. I also found scratches and dents that I had to fill with cyanoacrylate. The level of surface finish I …
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article F4U-1A Corsair By: Hubert OrtingerMy Project Tamiya 1/48 scaleHaving outdone myself with my Wildcat with folded wings and a highly detailed kit, I intended to do the same with this Corsair, so I wanted to …
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F4u Corsair Factory Assembly Line – Production Details & Scale Modeling Guide
article F4u Corsair Factory Assembly LineFrom Production Reality to Scale Modeling AccuracyThe Vought F4U Corsair is often approached by modelers as a finished war machine, heavily weathered and placed on a Pacific airstrip. Yet the …
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article VF-84 Fighter Squadron 1944-1945HistoryFighter Squadron 84 or VF-84 was a United States Navy aviation unit. Originally established on 1 May 1944, it was disbanded on 8 October 1945. It was the first squadron in …