Product Highlights
This 1:48 scale diecast model by Hobby Master replicates a Vought F4U-4 Corsair, N51, marked for Lt. John Glenn, VMF-155, China, 1945.
Features
- Model is approximately 8.25" long with a 10" wingspan
- Die cast metal construction with some plastic components
- Includes pilot figure
- Optional-position landing gear
- Detachable ordnance loads
- Opening canopy
- Display stand included
- Rotating propeller
About the F4U Corsair
First flown in 1940 and entering combat in 1943, the Vought F4U Corsair featured an inverted gull wing to accommodate its large propeller and 2,000-horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine. Armed with six .50-caliber machine guns and capable of over 400 mph, it was initially rejected for carrier use due to visibility and landing issues, finding success instead flying from U.S. Marine Corps island airstrips before later carrier modifications. Nicknamed "Whistling Death" by Japanese forces, the Corsair was credited with an 11:1 kill ratio against the Mitsubishi Zero.
