Vought F4U Corsair 915 VMF-214 "Black Sheep" Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington - USMC 1944 1/48 Scale Diecast Metal Airplane by Hobby Master (Copy)

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1:48 Scale  Metal Diecast - Vought F4U Corsair 915 VMF-214 "Black Sheep" Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington's last mission - USMC 1944 – Length: 8.5"  Wingspan: 10”

This model is already assembled and painted. It needs minor assembly for the optional landing gear and propeller.

Optional attachments for the wings and fuselage are included.

A display stand is included.

This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up.

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that 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 principally operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy and Marines in World War II. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of the war. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter and U.S. 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. The Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.