Revell 03983 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair

Vought F4U-1D Corsair

The Corsair is considered one of the best fighter planes used by the US Navy in World War II. Feared by the Japanese enemy, who gave her the nickname Whispering Death, she fought in the Pacific theater from 1943 to 1945 and achieved record-breaking successes. The Corsair's concentrated firepower consisted of six 12.7 mm Browning MGs.

Features

• New kit form
• structured surfaces with countersunk panel joints
• detailed R 2800 double radial engine
• Cooling flap ring either closed or open
• detailed cockpit with instrument panel
• 2 additional tanks
• moveable propeller
• detailed chassis

Authentic representation of the following version:

• Vought F4U-1A Corsair, VMF-214 Squadron, US Marine Corps, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, December 1943. "Pappy Boyington"
• Vought F4U-1A Corsair, VF-17 Squadron, US Navy, Bougainville, Soloman Islands, February 1944

Specifications

• Scale: 1:72
• Age recommendation: 10+
• Number of parts: 63
• Length: 148mm
• Span: 173mm

Includes

• Kit including building instructions and decal