This model depicts a
British Corsair Mark I (F4U-1) stationed at Brunswick Maine in 1944.
JT 169 (18191) was
the last Birdcage Corsair built by Vought for the British.
This aircraft was
destroyed when it collided with another Corsair and crashed into the sea off
Pemaquid Point, New Harbor Main, June of 1944.
The surviving
Corsair Mark Is were returned to the US Navy in August of 1945.
The Corsair Mark II
(F4U-1A) and Mark IV (F4U-1D) were the only versions used in combat.
FAA Corsairs
originally fought in a camouflage scheme, with a dark gray / olive drab
disruptive pattern on top and a light gray belly, (the early Navy scheme with
the O.D. added), but were later painted overall blue.
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This model is
finished with Model Master Paint and kit decals.
Colors used on this
model;
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ANA 602 Light
Gray MM 1730
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ANA 603 Sea Gray
MM 1723
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ANA 611 Interior
Green MM 1715 tinted with MM 1723
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ANA 613 Olive
Drab MM 1711 tinted with MM 1708
Enjoy the photos.
Dave
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