"Nearly 2000 F4U Corsairs were pressed into service with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA)under a Lend-Lease agreement. Of these, 95 were birdcage variants that were designated Corsair 1s. Training was conducted in the U.S. at Quonset Point or Brunswick before the aircraft shipped to the UK.
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"Gus's Gopher" BuNo: 02324, White 10, VMF-213, July 1943 Pilot: 1st Lt Wilbur "Gus" Thomas
British Fleet Air Arm: JT 152 of 738 Squadron, 1943
British Fleet Air Arm: JT 150 of 1835 Squadron, 1943
Includes Extensive Photos of Clipped-wing Corsairs.
For Tamiya 60324 1/32 Vought F4U-1 Corsair "Birdcage".