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Any pictures of a crashed F4U Corsair?
denizp
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California, United States
Joined: May 25, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 05:06 PM UTC
Hi guys,
I made the mistake of buying the Revell 1/48 F4U-4 Corsair thinking it was a boxing of the Academy kits. However, the kit inside is barely a toy (engine molded inside cowling, a toy wing-fold mechanism and completely laughable landing gear), so I decided to build a crashed Corsair right after a belly landing on a Pacific beach.
Are there any photos/resources (other models etc.) I can find online or anywhere else that show crashed Corsairs? I am curious to see how various surfaces and parts look/behaved after the crash...
Thanks in advance.
17thVa
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Virginia, United States
Joined: April 21, 2008
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Posted: Monday, July 28, 2008 - 04:07 PM UTC
"Baa Baa Blacksheep" by Gregory Boyington, one of the "blacksheep" went down on an island, and skidded into a tree (unfortunately the pilot was KIA), that would make a fitting memmorial, no pics though

Pat Jones
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