CORSAIR F4U-1D
Adult collector/Diecast Metal
Pristine Condition Model
Awesome! WWII USAF FIGHTER/BOMBER CORSAIR F4U-1D. Highly detailed, adult collector-constructed of heavy die cast metal. Hard to find vintage model! Scale= 1:87. Measures-measures 3 1/2"L x 4"W x 1 1/4"H. This model is in pristine condition and has never been handled or displayed (until today for your photos). Ships boxed in collectors' bag. Perfect gift for Military aircraft, vintage toy collectors, pilots, veterans and military history buffs! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day! READ Aircraft bio below...
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Role: Carrier-based fighter-bomber
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: Chance Vought
Built by: Goodyear Brewster
First flight :29 May 1940
Introduction: 28 December 1942
Retired: 1953 (United States), 1979 (Honduras)
Primary users: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Produced:v1942–1953
Number built : 12,571
Variants: Goodyear F2G Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which 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 operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II.[3] Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio.[4][5] 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.[6] Instead, the Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.
The Corsair served almost exclusively as a fighter-bomber throughout the Korean War and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.[7] In addition to its use by the U.S. and British, the Corsair was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, French Naval Aviation, and other air forces until the 1960s.
From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured[2] in 16 separate models. Its 1942–1953 production run was the longest of any U.S. piston-engined fighter.