April Group Build--F4U Corsair

[ta152c]

Sorry, CV-16 CV-14 was USS Ticonderoga.

[ta152c]

Nice work, neat finish

[Second Air Force]

Sorry, CV-16 CV-14 was USS Ticonderoga.

Yes, you're correct, this airplane was from Air Group 16 on the Lexington. I actually just found a diagram of the geometric markings in use by the USN during that timeframe.

Thanks for the I.D!

[Jicehem]

Okay, the Corsair II photos. First, a "before and after" pair

Hi, 

Very amazing result. Bravo !
Restoration is always a hazardous work.

Jicehem 

[draken35]

 

[Jicehem]

Here's the old F4U-4 rejuvenated from the first attempt. It's not pretty but still better than my first attempt with the French scheme all those years ago. One of these days I'll do another Aeronavale airplane--I've always liked the markings of those machines .

Hi Scoot, 

Your model is very nice 
You were right to put markings of an F4U-4, because French markings are inaccurate for this model. The French Corsairs (F4U-7) were basically AU-1 fuselages with the raised cockpit fitted with the F4U-4 engine. 94 F4U-7s were produced only for the French navy. France received also 11 AU-1s. I saw some of them still active in 1964 at Nîmes-Garons navy base and others at Rochefort in 1965 where they were used to train mechanics of the French Aéronavale.

Cheers,
Jicehem 

[No.1]

Jicehen- great info about this machine in French service. Any options to make article for magazine?

[Sall]

Excellent! I like it!