Hobby Master HA82211:48 F4U Corsair USN VF-17 Jolly Rogers, White 17-F-13, USS Bunker Hill

Hobby Master HA82211:48 F4U Corsair USN VF-17 Jolly Rogers, White 17-F-13, USS Bunker Hill

The USN received the first F4U-1 on July 31, 1942. Immediately there were a few problems observed, the Bird Cage canopy restricted the pilot’s visibility; the aircraft would bounce when landing and could cause the arrestor hook to miss the cable. The long nose greatly reduced forward visibility for carrier deck maneuvering. The long nose earned the Corsair the nicknames “Hose Nose”, “Hog and “Bent Wing Widow Maker”. The decision was made to assign the Corsair to the land based Marines with 2 USN squadrons: VF-12 and later VF17 keeping them.

• 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.