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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #180 on: January 01, 2012, 02:30:14 AM »
Sorry, CV-16 :) CV-14 was USS Ticonderoga.

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #181 on: January 01, 2012, 02:36:24 AM »
Nice work, neat finish :)

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #182 on: January 01, 2012, 06:17:15 AM »
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! :-clap :-flo

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #183 on: January 01, 2012, 09:03:14 AM »
Okay, the Corsair II photos. First, a "before and after" pair

Hi,  :-salut :-salut

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

Jicehem  :-wave :-wave

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #184 on: January 01, 2012, 09:16:35 AM »
 :-ok :-ok :-ok

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #185 on: January 01, 2012, 09:24:30 AM »
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 :-ok.

Hi Scoot,  :-salut :-salut

Your model is very nice  :-clap :-clap
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.

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Jicehem  :-wave :-wave

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #186 on: January 01, 2012, 11:46:45 AM »
Jicehen- great info about this machine in French service. Any options to make article for magazine?

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Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« Reply #187 on: January 01, 2012, 02:55:00 PM »
Excellent! :-clap :-clap I like it! ;)