AU-1 129401, WS 24, VMA-323 USMC, Korea 1953 In my quest to have a complete set of Corsairs I picked up this Italeri kit. It was part of the batch build started 17 years ago and finished this summer. The Subject VMA-323 was commissioned in 1943 with the Corsair and worked up at secure Pacific […]
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McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee, 124969/210R, VF-172 Blue Bolts, USS ESSEX, Korea, October 1951 This is a kit purchased back in the 1980’s when I was under the mistaken impression that the Fighting Redcocks, VF-63, flew the Banshee during the Korean War. At the time, the Redcocks were designated VA-22, and VF-22 did operate the Banshee during
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F4U-5N NP-21, VC-3, K6 Korea, July 1953, Lt Guy Boredelon When this kit was first released I grabbed it and quickly started the build. Thoroughly enjoyed it and I finally had a -5N. It was much later that I found out it was “not quite right” in the aft fuselage, and until then I was
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Vought Corsair, F4U-4B, VF-63 Fighting Redcocks, USS Midway (CVB-41), Korean War This was actually a rebuild of this model. It was originally completed back in 1984 as part of a collection of “Fighting Redcock” squadron aircraft. This is the only one that still survives from all the moves since then. It was originally an in-flight
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CMR Seafire FR.47 Vickers-Supermarine Seafire FR.47, VP459, 179/P, 800 Squadron, HMS Triumph, 1950 Introduction I’d longed for a Seafire FR.47 for years; I was tempted to get the old vacform by Rareplanes but kept putting it off. Mainly due to cost as it was a rare kit to find but also because the other Rareplanes
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