Hobby Master HA8203 1:48 F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair 1st LT. Edwin L Olander VMF-214 Oct 1943

Hobby Master HA8203 1:48 F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair 1st LT. Edwin L Olander VMF-214 Oct 1943

The Vought F4U Corsair was literally built around the Pratt & Whitney 2,000 HP radial engine. The engine was so massive and produced so much energy that a Hamilton Standard 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the largest of WWII, was required. The F4U was the first American fighter aircraft to exceed 400 MPH. The Corsair was referred to by the Japanese as “Whispering Death” and became a legend in its own time. This aircraft was one of the most distinctive designs with it bent wings making it an icon.

1st Lt. Edwin Olander served two tours with the VMF-214 “Black Sheep”. From mid-September 1943 until December 30, 1943 he is credited with shooting down 5 Zeroes along with 3 probable. On October 17th and 18th 1943 while flying Corsair White 576 BuNo. 02576 “Marine’s Dream” Olander scored two of his 5 kills and 1 of his 3 probables. The aircraft had a field modified paint scheme and the national insignia had 2 white bars and no blue surround. This aircraft was written off as the result of an accident on Bougainville.

Hobby Master 1:48 F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair HA8203

• 1:48 scale pre-finished.
• Straight wing section can be removed and replaced with a section that makes it look like the wings are folded, no hinges.
• Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic
• Professionally painted
• All markings pad applied for superb results
• Canopy slides open
• Comes with a pilot that can be removed
• Comes with display stand
• Option to easily remove the landing gear and cover the openings with doors.
• Extremely sought after by collectors.